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The Clarksville Panthers earned their first win of the season with a 72-50 rout of the Waldron Bulldogs on Friday, Feb. 6. The victory came on the Panthers’ senior night, when three senior team members, Colton Harp, Ben Holland and Jeremiah Wilkerson, were honored prior to the game. Clarksville trailed 14-9 at the end of…

Members of the 2026 Lamar basketball homecoming court included (front row, from left) ball bearer Maverick Jedrysek; flower bearer Myla Crotts; crown bearer Eleanor Brown; sash bearer Samuel Bowles; (second row) sophomore maid Emma Bolduc, freshman maid Carys Miranda, freshman maid Kadence Burton, sophomore maid Claire Harkreader; (back row) senior maid Noelle Carreno, junior maid…

The Ozark High School cheer team competed at the Universal Cheerleaders Association National High School Cheer Championships in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 30-Feb. 1, placing sixth out of 21 teams in the Super NT Game Day Division. The team won the 2025 4A Game Day Cheer Arkansas State Championship in December, the fourth consecutive state title…

ALL-STATE—Members of the Ozark High School football team who received All-State honors for the 2025 season (from left) senior Blaine Childers, junior Easton Fox and sophomore John Skolarski.   ALL-CONFERENCE—Members of the Ozark High School football team who received All-Conference honors for the 2025 season (from left) junior Cade Capp, senior Braydon Sampley, senior Spencer…

by Janice Penix When the Westside Rebels begin a new era of eight-man football this fall, they will have an old hand to guide them. But he’s an old hand with a new outlook. A graduate of Clarksville High School, Khris Buckner led the Panthers to a 26-10-1 record in three seasons at quarterback. After…

The Lamar Lady Warriors hosted Booneville on Tuesday, Jan. 20, and took a 59-45 win over the Lady Bearcats in conference action. The win improved Lamar to 13-6 overall and 3-4 in conference play. The Lady Warriors jumped out to a 13-8 lead in the first quarter. Lamar outscored the Lady Bearcats 16-15 in the…

The Westside Rebels fell in a pair of conference games against Hector and Hackett in basketball action recently. Hector The Rebels hosted the Hector Wildcats on Friday, Jan. 16, and fell by a score of 76-32. Westside trailed 17-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats outscored the Rebels 29-11 in the second…

Members of the 2026 Ozark basketball homecoming court included (front row, from left) attendants Madilyn Reid and Jack Irvin; (second row) sophomore maid Starlie-Belle Hopkins, junior maid Sara Abulawi, Queen Brooklyn Akers, senior maid Maria Hermios, senior maid Isha Patel, Maid of Honor Taylor Ball, junior maid Cassandra Cook, sophomore maid Ashlyn Powers; (back row)…

Members of the 2026 Clarksville basketball homecoming court included (front row, from left) attendants Mateo Diaz Picazo, Kylie Masterson, Kenneth Salcedo Rodriguez, Kelenna Tuck, Cora Bean; (back row) sophomore maids Loren Efurd, Allie Willis, Shelby Yarbrough; senior maids Adilene Arroyo and Danielle Dickerson; Queen Alexandra Rodriguez; senior maids Presleigh Montgomery and Lillian Clark; and junior…