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The Lamar Lady Warriors overpowered all three of their opponents in the 3A-1 Regional Tournament at Elkins last week to win the regional championship and secure a top seed in the state tournament this week. Lamar defeated West Fork, Paris and Elkins on its way to the regional title. West Fork The Lady Warriors opened…

The Clarksville High School swim teams competed in the 1A-4A State Swim and Dive Championships at the Russellville Aquatic Center last week, with the boys team finishing as runner-up. The team cut a total of 13.76 seconds and Jalen Floyd broke his school records in both the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle. Both of the…

The Lamar High School girls bowling team competed in the 3A-4A State Tournament on Friday, Feb. 14, at Ozark Lanes in Fayetteville, finishing in third place. The Lady Warriors were the highest-scoring 3A team, finishing behind Pea Ridge and Brookland, both 4A schools. Out of 116 bowlers, Haley Burns finished in ninth place, with a…

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS—The Clarksville High School boys swim team won the 4A-1A West Conference meet on Friday, Feb. 14, at the Russellville Aquatic Center. Three school records were broken, including the 200-medley relay team of Noah Bailey, Jalen Floyd, Jack Mize and Zeke Jones, which shaved 2.51 seconds off the record time. Floyd set a new…

The Lamar Junior High boys basketball team finished the 2024-25 season as conference and district champions. Team members include (from left) Coach Nick Fisher, Shaun Hilliker, Quintin Williams, Cash Manning, Sylis Kraus, Kyler Parmenter, Carsten Nordin, Brailon Carr, Kaden Humphrey, Easton Leeds, Karsten Schluterman, Aiden Harkreader, Dalton Kemp, Hank Cowell, Talon Jedrysek, Skyler Duncan, Luke…

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS—The Ozark Junior High Hillbillies finished the 2024-25 season as regular season champions and as runner-up in the 4-4A Conference tournament. Team members include (from left) Coach Kaleb McAnally, Ryder Daniels, Rawlen Gattis, Levi Bowen, Jamison Triplett, JaKsen Ross, Ryder Skaggs, Jackson Tedford, John Skolarski, Cooper Perrin, Ethan Harris, Noah Debo, Cooper Satterfield, Blandon…

The Lamar Warriors wrapped up the regular season with solid wins over four conference opponents recently, securing their title as 3A-4 Conference champions. Lamar is set to play in the district tournament at 5:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Booneville. Lavaca The Warriors hosted the Lavaca Golden Arrows on Feb. 6 and defeated the visitors…

The Lamar Lady Warriors wrapped up their sweep of conference opponents last week with wins over Charleston, Cossatot River and Booneville to clinch the 3A-4 Conference championship. With an overall record of 27-2 and conference record of 14-0, they are competing in the district tournament this week at Booneville, with a game scheduled for 4…

NATIONAL BRONZE MEDALISTS—The Ozark High School cheer team won third place at the 2025 National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 10, and brought home bronze medals for super varsity non-tumbling division II game day. The team was also the 4A Arkansas state champion. Team members include (front row, from left) Kadynce…

COACH HONORED—The Clarksville High School athletic department and basketball teams honored retired Coach David Ross in a ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 5, honoring the 50-year anniversary of the first game in the CHS gym, coached by Ross on Feb. 5, 1975, against the Lavaca Golden Arrows. Ross was recognized at center court prior to the…