April 30, 2008 Edition

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Walnut Ridge's Logan Gaither slides into second during the Bobcats' 8-3 win over Marked Tree. More images can be seen at www.lawrencecounty.biz
Submitted Photo ~ Robert Warden

Cats earn wins
Walnut Ridge defeated Marked Tree 8-3 in regular season action on April 22 at Walnut Ridge.
Bobcat pitchers Mitchell Thompson, Curtis Jackson and Bennett Dudley combined to hold the Indians to three runs. Thompson started and pitched four shutout innings, recording five strikeouts. Jackson and Dudley pitched the final three innings.
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WR girls win two
The Lady Bobcats defeated Bay 6-0 on Thursday at Bay.
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Zebras qualify for regionals
The Weiner Cardinals eliminated host Black Rock from the 1A-3 South District Baseball Tournament with a 14-2 win over the Zebras in semifinals on Monday.
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LawCo teams meet
in tourney semi-finals
Walnut Ridge's Noah Burnside slammed a three-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Bobcats a 12-9 win over Hillcrest in the semifinals of the 2A-2 District Baseball Tournament on Monday at Tuckerman. Burnside's blast capped a furious seventh-inning rally, which saw Walnut Ridge score five runs after two were out.
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Lady Screamin' Eagles season
ends in second round of districts
The Hillcrest Lady Screamin' Eagles softball season ended Saturday with a 4-3 loss to the Midland Lady Mustangs in the second round of the district tournament at Judsonia.
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Screamin' Eagles
earn tourney wins
The Hillcrest baseball team won two games in the 2A-2 District Baseball Tournament on Saturday at Tuckerman.
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Hoxie competes
in track meet
The Hoxie junior and senior high boys track teams competed in the Arnold Relays at Paragould on Thursday.
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Hoxie boys' season ends
The Hoxie Mustangs saw their 2008 baseball season end with a 12-0 loss to Marmaduke in the 3A-3 District Tournament Saturday at Brookland.
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Hoxie girls sweep EPC
The Hoxie Lady Mustangs traveled to Lepanto on April 21 and swept the East Poinsett County Lady Warriors in a softball doubleheader by scores of 8-1 and 11-1.
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Greyhounds qualify for regionals
The Sloan-Hendrix Greyhounds baseball team won two games in the 2A-2 District Tournament before falling to host Tuckerman 10-1 in the semifinals on Monday. With the wins, the Greyhounds secured a berth in the 2A-North Regional Tournament, which begins on Saturday at Tuckerman.
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Hoxie girls end season
The Hoxie Lady Mustangs concluded the 2008 softball season with a 6-5 extra-inning loss to Marmaduke on Saturday in the 3A-3 District Tournament at Corning.
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