Before the Arkansas Activities Association’s (AAA) decision to sus-pend the 2020 season, due to concerns of COVID-19, the Malvern Leopards baseball team was able to start the season by playing in five games.

After their benefit game against Bryant on Feb. 25, the Leopards opened the season on the road in Cam-den. The Leopards faced the Camden-Fairview Cardinals and lost 10-4. The Leopards then went on to compete in the 2020 Border Battle in Texarka-na. The Leopards faced three teams from Texas, Longview, The Colony, and Texas High School. The Leopards fell to all three schools, 10-2, 7-1, and 11-1, respectively. In their last game before the suspension, the Leopards took on 4A-7 conference opponent Nashville. The Leopards took Nashville into extra innings, but

couldn’t get the win. TheLeopards fell 2-1 to openconference play with aloss.

So far for the 2020 sea-son, the Leopards havebeen able to rack up nineruns, have had 23 hits, sixRBIs, six stolen bases, andhave had 20 strikeouts.The Leopards overall re-cord stands at 0-5 and theirconference record stands at0-1. The AAA is scheduledto reassess the COVID-19situation on March 30 andannounce further plans.

The Leopards are underthe direction of first yearhead coach Jordan Knightand first year assistantcoach Brooks Balisterri.The Leopards’ goal is toimprove upon their 2019record of 17-11 overall and8-4 in conference. In 2019,the Leopards participatedin the 4A state tournamentwhere they lost to Bates-ville in the first round. TheLeopards return 14 mem-bers from the 2019 seasonand added 12 more playersfor the 2020 season.

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Here’s to aPitch-Perfect Season!Good Luck to the Malvern Schools Baseball/Softball Team!We hope your season covers all the bases: teamwork, victory,

MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT

AAA suspends all spring sports and activities

It was announced Friday morning that the Arkan-sas Activities Association (AAA) will suspend all spring interscholastic com-petition beginning Sunday and lasting until March 30 due to the growing concerns over COVID-19 virus.

On March 30, the AAA will reassess the COVID-19 situation, and announce fur-ther plans.

The AAA is the primary sanctioning body for high

school sports and activities in the state. The sports and activities sanctioned by the AAA are as follows:

BaseballBasketballBowlingEsportsFootballGolfSoccerSoftballSpiritSwim/DiveTennisTrack/Cross CountryVolleyballWrestling

Arkansas Communica-tion and Theatre Arts Asso-ciation

Arkansas Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Arkansas SkillsUSABand/OrchestraChoral MusicChessEducational Theatre As-

sociation of ArkansasFCCLAFFAQuiz BowlScholastic PressSpeech/Debate/TheatreStudent Council

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Malvern baseball

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1 Jacobe Hart Jr.2 Andrew Edwards Jr.3 Seth Stewart Jr.4 Alan Alvarez Sr.5 Braxton Allen Jr.6 Malaki Asher Jr.7 Cole Carey Jr.8 Christian Warren Sr.9 Chace McAlister So.10 Robert Bowman Jr.11 Tyson Cooper So.12 Tyler Golden Fr.

13 Colby Bergan Jr.14 Dilan Threlkeld Fr.15 Logan Paul So.18 Carter Martin So.19 Jacoby Lock So.20 Dalen Weaver Fr.21 Nicholas Demopoulos Fr.21 Jacoby Lock So.22 Johnathan Robinson Fr.23 Jase Wise Fr.24 Perry Allen Sr.25 Leonard Leach Fr.

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Sports Editor

Photos by Alexis Meeks

Left photo: Malvern head baseball coach Jordan Knight watches the Leop-ards from third base during a recent game.Right photo: Malvern assis-tant baseball coach Brooks Balisterri watches the pitch during a recent game.

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1 Aeila Saling So.2 Brandin Thomas Sr.3 Josie Nix So.5 Kayla Smith Sr.6 Cheyenne Keenan Jr.7 Hannah Carey So.9 Star Casey So.10 Maliyah Bates Fr.11 Katelyn Minge Fr.

14 Makia Manuel Fr.15 Lauren Golden So.18 Lexi Thornton Fr.21 Hannah Hunter Sr.22 Cassie Dedman So.23 Audrey Carr So.25 Kym Summerville Sr.30 Alexus Taylor Sr.

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The Malvern Lady Leopards softball team is under the direction of head coach Darryl Baker. Baker is assisted by Ja-cob Keeney and Kristen Weigand.

Before the suspension of the season by the Ar-kansas Activities Asso-ciation, the Lady Leop-ards went 3-1 in the four games they were able to play. The Lady Leopards opened the 2020 season against Lake Hamilton and won 11-1. The Lady Leopards then went on to win against Bismarck, 10-0, and Fordyce, 7-0. The Lady Leopards first loss came on the road at Nash-ville in 4A-7 conference play. The Scrapperrettes defeated the Lady Leop-ards 9-0 to give them a 0-1 conference record.

So far for the 2020 sea-son, the Lady Leopards have had 28 runs on 29 hits and 23 RBIs. Pitch-ing, the Lady Leopards have allowed 10 runs on 20 hits and have had 16 strikeouts.

In 2019, the Lady Leopards went 14-12 overall and 5-7 in con-ference. The Lady Leop-ards competed in the 4A regional tournament, but lost to Magnolia in the first round.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

Top photo: Malvern head softball coach Darryl Baker addresses the team after a recent game.Left photo: Malvern sophomore Au-drey Carr runs for home base during a recent game.Bottom photo: The Lady Leopards infeild meets at the pitcher’s circle during a recent game.

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HSC Baseball & SoftballMagnet Cove Baseball

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1 Brennon Koller Sr.3 Tyler Hodges Sr.4 Beau Verser So.5 Jaryd McJunkins Sr.6 JR Tolleson Sr.7 Levi Horton Jr.8 Rowdy Lathrop Jr.9 Julius McClelland Fr.10 Brayden Campbell So.11 Jake Harmon Sr.12 Landon Stone Jr.

14 Alex Ordonez Sr.15 Joby Terry Sr.16 Evin Ashcraft So.17 Javin Shirley Sr.18 Luke Upton Sr.19 Kevin Ednsley Fr.20 Maceon McCutcheon Fr.21 Owen Tillery So.22 Corey Martin Fr.23 Lucas Smeltzer Jr.24 Ethan Knight Sr.

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2 Kaitlyn Fletcher Sr.3 Riley Green Sr.5 Bella Laughlin Sr.6 Haylie Helton So.7 Lexie Zarate Sr.8 Hailey Rimmer Sr.10 Emma Golden Jr.

12 Madison Lawrence So.14 Mikayla Kernan So.16 Haley Petty Fr.20 Kailyn Harville Sr.21 Bethany Woods Fr. Ally Zarate Fr.

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The Magnet Cove Pan-thers baseball started the 2020 season by going 5-2 overall before the Arkansas Activities Association’s (AAA) decision to suspend the season due to concerns of the COVID-19 virus. The AAA will meet on March 30 to reassess the COVID-19 situation.

The Panthers opened the season on the road at Nash-ville where they lost 6-5. The Panthers then went on a three

game win streak defeating Jessieville, 16-1; St. Joseph, 9-5; and Conway Christian, 16-3. The Panthers then lost in the Indian Classic Tour-nament, held at Poyen High School, to Woodlawn, 11-7 before bouncing back with a 12-0 win over Mountain Pine, also in the Indian Clas-sic Tournament. The Panthers last win was against Abundant Life on March 12. The Pan-thers won 16-6.

The Panthers are under the direction of head coach Rob-ert Webb.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

The Magnet Cove Lady Panthers softball team went 2-1 overall to start the 2020 season.

The Lady Panthers had defeated Mount Ida in their opening game, 16-2 and defeated Lakeside

11-6. The Lady Panthers’ only loss this season came from South Side out of Bee Branch 4-2.

So far, the Lady Pan-thers have totaled 29 runs on 26 hits and 16 RBIs. Pitching, the Lady Pan-thers have allowed 12 runs on 15 hits and have had 28 strikeouts.

The Arkansas Activi-ties Association (AAA) suspended the 2020 sea-son on March 13 due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus. The AAA will reassess the situation on March 30.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

Photo by Alexis Meeks

Magnet Cove sophomore Madison Lawrence swings at a pitch during a recent game.

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1 Presten Demorrow Jr.2 BradenEfird So.3 JoshGreer So.4 Kalem Rorie Fr.5 GradyHowell So.6 Zachary Weeks Jr.7 JamesKegley Sr.8 BarrettSchultz So.10 Triston Grant Jr.

11 IanSmith Fr.12 AldenCastelberry So.14 ConorKopkau So.17 DaneStephenson Fr.18 JacobLoy Sr.19 Chase Wright Jr.21 LukeFalco Sr.25 ChaseSmith Sr.

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Bismarck Softball

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00 Mirissa Kegley Jr.1 EmberHughes So.2 AliviaGordon So.3 Joy Park Jr.5 JessicaSallee So.6 Emily Becker Jr.7 Hannah Hoffmann Fr.9 TelaWilliams Sr.10 Mia Vincent Jr.11 FaithBillings So.12 Makenna Norris Jr.

13 BiancaPettus Sr.14 HannahCollie So.15 KatelynThomas So.18 Kali Wood Fr.20 Amber Ledford Jr.21 Alex Wesson Fr.22 AnnaCain So.23 AudreyKizziar So.24 KyleeFehr So.30 ErinFendley So.32 Veronica Tenbrink Jr.

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The Bismarck Lions baseball team went 1-1 for the 2020 season before the Arkansas Activities Associ-ation (AAA) suspended theseasonduetoconcernsoftheCOVID-19 virus. The AAAis to meet on March 30 to reassess the COVID-19 sit-uation.

The Lions faced Cutter

Morning Star in their firstbout on the diamond, 15-0.The Lions then lost their sec-ond game to Camden Harmo-ny Grove 5-3.

So far, the Lions havetotaled 18 runs on 11 hitsand 15 RBIs. Through twogames,theLionshavegivenupfiverunsonninehitsandhavestruckout16batters.

The Lions are under thedirection of head coach Bry-an Lee.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

Before the suspension ofthe2020 season, through theaction of the Arkansas Activ-itiesAssociation (AAA) dueto concerns of the COVID-19 virus, theBismarckLadyLi-ons softball team had gone 2-3-1 for the season.

The Lady Lions tied Ben-ton in their opening game. The Lady Lions then lost their next three games be-fore getting two wins. The Lady Lions lost to Malvern,10-0; Searcy, 6-4; and Lake

Hamilton 7-5. The Lady Li-ons’ first win came againstCamden Harmony Grove 7-5. The Lady Lions then kept the winning momentum as theydefeated arch rivals Center-point 7-1.

For theseason,sofar, theLady Lions have scored eight runson12hits,andhavehad4RBIs.Pitching,theLadyLi-onshaveallowed20 runson17 hits and have had 11 strike-outs.

The Lady Lions are coached by Bradley Loy.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

Bismarck sophomore Audrey Kizziar gets ready to pitch during a recent game.

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1 Logan Greeno Jr.2 Landon Greeno Sr.3 Chris Miller So.4 Gavin Chaney Sr.5 Garrett Anderson So.6 Keith Hardage So.7 Tagg Haynes So.

8 Colton Hixon Jr.9 Wesley Launius Jr.10 John Scotti So.11 Cohen Carter So.12 Trey McKim Sr.13 Lucas Aaron Jr.15 Bradley Tillery Fr.

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Glen Rose Softball

1 Emma McJunkins Jr.2 Abby Dammann So.3 Katelyn Kester Sr.4 Kennedy Frost So.5 Macy Carver Fr.6 Love Doddridge Jr.7 Kaleigh Chaney Jr.8 Maddi Callison Fr.9 LaneyCrutchfield So.10 Sydney Riggan Fr.11 Nikki Schneider Sr.

12 Madi Carver Jr.13 Biannca Pennington Jr.14 Madi Lambert So.15 Emma Wright Fr.16 Sarah Bailey So.18 Kaylee Ellis Fr.19 Breanna Byrd Fr.20 Lacy Crow Fr.21 CJ McCullough Fr.22 Savannah Gamill Fr.

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The Glen Rose Beavers played two games before the suspension of the 2020 season. The Arkansas Ac-tivities Association (AAA) suspended the 2020 season due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus. The AAA is to reassess the situation on March 30.

The Beavers opened the season at Bauxite where they fell 10-0. The Beavers then competed in the Baux-ite FCA Tournament where they faced the Fountain Lake Cobras and fell 7-1.

For the season, the Bea-vers have recorded one run on three hits. The Beavers are coached by Joe Lewal-len.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

Photo by Alexis Meeks

Glen Rose junior Wesley Launius squares up to bunt the ball during a 2019 Beavers game.

The Glen Rose Lady Bea-vers played four games going 2-2 overall before the Arkan-sas Activities Association (AAA) suspended the 2020 season due to the concerns of COVID-19.

The Lady Beavers lost their season opener to White Hall 4-1 but then went on a two game win streak against Lake Hamilton, 4-0, and Sear-

cy,4-3.TheLadyBeaversfi-nal game was to Beebe and ended in a 10-2 loss.

The Lady Beavers have started the season with 11 runs on 21 hits and have nine RBIs. Pitching, the Lady Bea-vers have allowed 16 runs on 16 hits and have had 28 strike-outs. The Lady Beavers are coached by Brett Haley.

The AAA is to reasses the COVID-19 situation on March 30.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

Photos by Alexis Meeks

Glen Rose junior Love Doddridge gets ready to swing during a 2019 Lady Beavers game.

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1 Payton Neal Fr.2 Kelton Fowler Fr.3 Greyson Huneycutt Sr.4 Dalton Taylor Sr.7 Kaden Fulmer Fr.8 Clayton Palmer Sr.9 Blake Abernathy Sr.11 Brady Baker Fr.12 Keith Miller Jr.

13 Landon Jackson Sr.17 Barret Ashby Fr.18 Riley Adams So.19 Kyle Thurber Jr.21 Bralyn Maynard So.22 Braxton Estes Jr.23 Hunter Hathcock Fr.24 Bradley Abernathy Fr.25 Hunter Rook Fr.

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Ouachita Soft ball

1 Chloe Ashcraft So.2 Mallory Morrison So.5 Kinzie Riley So.9 Grace Baker Sr.10 Chloe Palmer So.13 Aubree Smith So.15 Maegan Schweitzer Sr.19 Tessa Kuykendall Jr.24 Kyndall Seale Jr.

25 Hallie Duddles Jr.33 Linsey Sirratt Jr.Allison McIntosh Fr.Emma Williams Fr.Gracie Saunders Fr.Jenna Schweitzer Fr.Josie Stafford Fr.Kaylee Riley Fr.Lizzie Adams So.

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The Ouachita Lady Warriors softball team was to open the 2020 season on March 16 against Gurdon. Due to the rising concerns of COVID-19, the Arkansas Activities Asso-ciation has since suspended the season until a reassessment of the situation on March 30.

The Lady Warriors were gearing up to overcome their 2019 record. The Lady War-riors went 6-9 overall and 4-1 in conference for 2019. The Lady Warriors participated in the 1A regional tournament, but lost in the fi rst round to Bradley.

The Lady Warriors return 10 players from 2019 and added seven new players to the ros-ter. The Lady Warriors are under the leader-ship of coach Corey Brown.

By ALEXIS MEEKS

Sports Editor

Photos by Alexis Meeks

Top left photo: Ouachita sophomore Chloe Ashcraft runs home during a 2019 game.Top photo: Ouachita junior Linsey Sirratt winds a pitch during a 2019 game.

The Ouachita Warriors baseball team is coach by Anthony Nail. The Warriors started the 2020 season by going 0-5 to stout compe-tition. Due to the growing concerns over the COVID-19 virus, the Arkansas Activities Association suspended the season until reassessment of the situation on March 30.

The Warriors lost to Hot

Springs, 3-2; Rose Bud, 7-5; Prescott, 14-2; Horatio, 10-0; Junction City, 11-4.

The Warriors will look to improve upon their 2020 record once the season re-sumes. The Warriors went 17-10-1 overall in 2019 and were the 1A-7 District Cham-pions with an undefeated 6-0 record. The Warriors made the 1A state tournament in 2019 but lost to West Side in the fi rst round.

By ALEXIS MEEKS

Sports Editor

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HSC Baseball & SoftballPoyen Baseball

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1 Colton Lowe So.2 Layton Austin Sr.3 Anthony Nannamen So.4 Nate Simmons So.5 Eric Budd Jr.7 Jason Harrison Jr.8 Jaxson Carter Jr.9 Daniel Ellison Sr.10 Lane Austin Sr.12 Kinnon Dobbs So.13 Jaedon Cogburn Jr.14 Wyatt Rocha So.15 Lance Austin Sr.

16 Dylan Spurlin So.18 Lathan Aaron Jr.19 Brandon Reed Jr.20 Conner Stroud So.21 Nathan Orr So.22 Pablo Conde So.23 Hunter Murray Jr.24 Carter Webb So.31 Waylon Lisenby So.33 AJ Goodman Sr.34 Hunter Evans Sr.35 Justin Meyer Jr.54 Phoenix Chaney Fr.

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Poyen Softball

00 Madison Wilfong Sr.1 Gracen Murphy Jr.2 Ashlyn Kratz Jr.3 Falon Webb Fr.4 Madison Edwards Jr.5 Sara Hammond So.7 Elizabeth Petty Sr.8 Harper Edwards Jr.10 Lorren Austin Sr.

11 Erica Cornett Sr.15 Samantha Williams So.20 Kyla Puckett Sr.21 Kaylon Kimmel Jr.22 Lexi Russell Fr.24 Kodee Batchlor So.25 Anna Lauren Thompson So.31 Cheyenne Edwards So.42 Abreana Neal Fr.

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Top photo: Poyen sophomore Kodee Batchlor pitches during a 2019 game.Top right photo: Poyen junior Madison Edwards sets up to bunt the ball during a 2019 game.

The Poyen Lady Indians softball team has been the 2A State Runner-up the past two seasons. Despite losing key senior in 2019, the Lady Indi-ans will look to get back to the title game once again in 2020.

The Lady Indians went 2-1 to start the 2020 season before the Arkansas Activities Asso-ciation suspended the season due to rising concerns of the COVID-19 virus.

The Lady Indians lost their season opener to Bauxite, 10-

0. The Lady Indians rebound-ed with two wins against St. Joseph, 15-0 and Bearden, 14-2.

For the season, the Lady Indians have racked up 15 runs on 20 and have had 14 RBIs. Pitching, the Lady In-dians have given up 10 runs on 18 hits and have had five strikeouts.

In 2019, the Lady Indians ended the season with a 28-2 overall record and were the 2A-5 South conference cham-pions with a 7-0 record.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

Photo by Alexis Meeks

Going 2-2 overall to start the 2020 sea-son, the Poyen Indians were on a two game win streak before the Arkan-sas Activities Associa-tion suspended the season due to concerns of the COVID-19 virus.

The Indians lost their first two games to Bauxite, 10-0 and St. Joseph, 10-3. The Indians bounced back against Bearden in the In-dian Classic Tournament, hosted at Poyen, defeating

them 10-0. The Indians’ second win came against Conway Christian, 9-3.

After a reassessment of the COVID-19 virus on March 30, the Indians will look to keep the win-ning momentum moving forward.

In 2019, the Indians finished the season with a 16-7 overall record and went 5-2 in the 2A-5 South conference. The Indians made the region-al tournament, but lost to Conway Christian in the first round.

By Alexis Meeks

Sports Editor

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