A new league in town
By: TONY LENAHANStaff Writertonylenahan@yahoo.comTuesday, July 5, 2016BENTON, AR There is a new league in town. With the Future Panthers no longer offering seventh-grade athletics, the Panther...
View ArticleInfiniti edges Lakeside
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterWednesday, July 6, 2016BENTON, ARThe Benton Everett Infiniti junior American Legion team was engaged in a back-and-forth affair Tuesday at Bernard Holland Park. But despite...
View ArticleSox sweep Everett
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterThursday, July 7, 2016BRYANT, ARThe Bryant Black Sox senior American Legion baseball team swept the Benton Everett senior American Legion ball club in two games Wednesday at...
View ArticleJr. Sox sweep Smackover
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterWednesday, July 13, 2016SMACKOVER, ARThe Bryant Junior Black Sox traveled to Smackover for a doubleheader Monday night and came away with a pretty easy sweep to close out...
View ArticleWilliams Tire throws no-hitter
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterWednesday, July 13, 2016BENTON, ARBenton Williams Tire wrapped up the regular season in fine fashion as it no hit Benton Gingles in a 13-2 win after taking down Sheridan on...
View ArticleJr. Panthers go 2-2
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterThursday, July 14, 2016BENTON, ARBENTON – The Benton Junior Panther ninth- and eighth-grade teams competed in 7-on-7 football Wednesday morning at the Benton Athletic...
View ArticleWilliams Tire misses chance on finals appearance
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterWednesday, July 20, 2016BENTON, ARSHERIDAN – It was a nail-biter throughout until the sixth inning. Benton Williams Tire, playing the Little Rock Eagles for a shot at...
View ArticleSport Shop takes Zone chamionship
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterWednesday, July 20, 2016BENTON, ARCHAMPIONSHIP: Sport Shop, 14 Texarkana, 8 Benton Sport Shop defeated Texarkana 14-8 in the Junior Zone tournament championship game Tuesday...
View ArticleSport Shop rolls in Round 1
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterFriday, July 22, 2016LITTLE ROCK, ARBenton Sport Shop starting left-handed pitcher Austin Bull started the 2016 Junior State Tournament a lot like he began the Junior Zone...
View ArticleBlack Sox headed to title game
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterWednesday, July 27, 2016CONWAY, AR The Bryant Black Sox were up 1-0 with the bases loaded in the second when cleanup hitter Austin Kelly came to the plate. With Kelly...
View ArticleDefense, cold bats doom Sport Shop
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterWednesday, July 27, 2016LITTLE ROCK, ARAfter shutting out Beebe 7-0 in the opening round of the Junior American Legion State Tournament, Benton Sport Shop’s season came to...
View ArticleTexarkana tops Sox for state title
Staff WriterWednesday, July 27, 2016BENTON, ARGoing undefeated in the AAA Senior American Legion State Tournament until a 6-4 loss to the Texarkana Razorbacks in the first game of the championship...
View ArticleSox squeak by in 1st round
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterFriday, August 5, 2016LITTLE ROCK, ARWhat probably should have been a Bryant Black Sox blowout in the first round of the Mid-South Regional at Gary Hogan Field in Little...
View ArticleBlack Sox beat Braves
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterFriday, August 5, 2016LITTLE ROCK, ARSame old, same old for future Razorback, former Bryant Hornet and current Bryant Black Sox pitcher Zach Jackson. Jackson gave up no runs...
View ArticleBlack Sox with title shot
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterSaturday, August 6, 2016LITTLE ROCK, ARLITTLE ROCK – Three state championship teams up, three state championship teams downed by the Bryant Black Sox. After defeating Kansas...
View ArticlePostponed, Black Sox take on Razorbacks in final today
Staff WriterMonday, August 8, 2016LITTLE ROCK, ARThe Bryant Black Sox will take on the Texarkana Razorbacks, the team which beat Bryant in the state tournament, today at 1 p.m. in the Mid-South...
View ArticleSOUR TASTE: Black Sox miss shot at WS
By: TONY LENAHANStaff WriterWednesday, August 10, 2016LITTLE ROCK, ARThe Bryant Black Sox and Texarkana Razorbacks were set to play for the Mid-South Regional Championship on Sunday after the...
View ArticleLocal opens dance studio, registration today
Staff WriterWednesday, August 10, 2016BENTON, ARIn June of 2016, Chelsea Tarver purchased Dancer’s Edge Dance Studios in Benton. Dancer’s Edge was built by Dianna Prickett in 2009 and has been a source...
View ArticlePanthers have Maroon & Gray game on Friday
Staff WriterThursday, August 18, 2016BENTON, ARMaroon & Gray Football Schedule4 p.m. – Setup for the tailgate spots5:30 p.m. – Junior High Pep Rally6 p.m. – 8th grade football scrimmage 6:40 p.m. –...
View ArticleCardinals declaw ‘Cats in scrimmage
By: JOSH BRIGGSStaff WriterWednesday, August 24, 2016HASKELL, ARIn first game action under new coach Paul Calley, the Harmony Grove Cardinals came out knocking on all cylinders. Taking on former 5-3A...
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