High School
Madelynn Howard is Atlanta High School’s 2020 Valedictorian
ATLANTA, Texas – There may not be another pandemic anytime soon if Madelynn Howard has anything to do with it.
Articles by Louie Avery
Arkansas High
Salvation Army raising funds for needy families with home run derby at King Park
Two players from six Texarkana and area high schools will compete Saturday in the Salvation Army Home Run Derby at King Park (Field No. 1) in Wake Village. The competition begins at 11 a.m., […]
News
Chris Druhan off to Fayetteville with a shiney ring and new Hyundai Sonata
Pleasant Grove graduate Chris Druhan now has a state championship ring to remember the past, and a 2020 Hyundai Sonata for his future endeavors.
High School
Five Liberty-Eylau athletes earn college scholarships
Five Liberty-Eylau seniors reaped rewards Wednesday at the high school media center. Hard work on and off the athletic field has earned all five college scholarships.
Collegiate
University campuses plan to reopen in fall, but will there be football is still a big question mark
They’re going to play in the NFL this year. Three days ago it was announced officials at universities in Arkansas plan to reopen campuses in the fall for in-class instruction after being closed to […]
High School
Seven more Texas High athletes ink letters-of-intent
Texas High opened its doors temporarily Tuesday so seven of its athletes could sign letters-of-intent with the colleges where they’ll continue their careers.
Collegiate
Hawks’ Landon Jackson picks national champion LSU over Alabama, Texas A&M
Pleasant Grove junior Landon Jackson has verbally committed to play football at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Collegiate
Who remembers the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game?
Unless you’re 50 or older you probably never saw the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game.
Collegiate
Owner Uri Geva pushing back Texas Collegiate Baseball League season to July
Owner Uri Geva said Wednesday that the Texas Collegiate Baseball League made a decision to delay the start of its 2020 summer season, due to the coronavirus.
High School
Stanford boasts TISD students accomplishing goals with lots of homework
Athletic Director Gerry Stanford is proud of what the Texarkana Independent School District is accomplishing with homework during these unprecedented days because of the coronavirus.
Arkansas High
Arkansas High’s Norton believes something positive will come from this nightmare virus
Arkansas High’s Barry Norton believes there’s going to be something positive come from the Coronavirus pandemic.
High School
Liberty-Eylau’s King hopeful school will be back to normal in the fall
Nobody is ever going to accuse Liberty-Eylau Athletic Director Klint King of not being positive and optimistic. Not even during the Coronavirus pandemic crisis.
High School
Pleasant Grove coaches working hard to keep seniors optimistic about prom, graduation, spring sports
Pleasant Grove athletes are no different than others. The Hawks’ seniors just want to go outside to play and complete their high school careers.
News
Legendary Green Bay, Grambling, Texarkana football star Willie Davis dies
SANTA MONTICA, Calif. – William (Willie) Delford Davis was arguably the most famous football player ever from Texarkana, Ark.
Collegiate
Eddie Sutton’s selection to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is long overdue
Eddie Sutton’s selection to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is long overdue.
High School
Fox Sports Texarkana All-Star teams filled with MVP-type performers
Every boy and girl who is a first-team selection on the 2019-20 Fox Sports Texarkana All-Star Basketball Teams were on the ballot for player of the year.
High School
Fox Sports Texarkana All-Star basketball superlative winners announced
Texas High senior Kerrighan Dunn and Ashdown senior Lamar Wilkerson have so much in common. For example Dunn is the 2019-20 Fox Sports Texarkana’s All-Star Girls Basketball Player of the year. Another superlative winner […]
Golf
Coronavirus (COVID-19) hasn’t stopped regional golfers from playing
The basketball and baseball games on television today are repeats because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), but there are still games at the local and area golf courses. Craig Lach can attest to that fact.
High School
Huge inning propels Texas High past Shreveport Byrd
BOSSIER CITY, La. – Texas High scored 10 runs in the sixth inning Thursday to beat Shreveport Byrd in the Bossier Parkway Classic, 13-6.
High School
L-E beats Marshall, tumbles to Hallsville in Reich Builders Classic
HALLSVILLE, Texas – Liberty-Eylau split its first two games Thursday at the Reich Builders Classic at Hallsville High School.