Articles from the January 28, 2018 edition
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Ladybugs complete weekend sweep
ENID, Okla. – The Alva Ladybugs had a bad taste in their mouth leftover from a loss to Chisholm at the Wheat Capital Tournament on Jan. 4. On Friday, a second quarter run helped get that taste out a...
ECU Men's Basketball Falls at Arkansas Tech
RUSSELLVILLE, ARK. – The East Central University men's basketball team dropped an 83-68 decision to Arkansas Tech in Great American Conference action. The Tigers (10-7, 8-5 GAC) were led by senior Tyler Armstrong, who tallied a career-high 20 p...
ECU Women's Basketball Drops Road Game at Arkansas Tech
RUSSELLVILLE, ARK. – The East Central University women's basketball team had a strong first half, but a cold second half, resulting in a 68-53 loss to Arkansas Tech in Great American Conference action. The Tigers (6-11, 6-8 GAC) were led by junior L...
Lady Bison First Half Wilts Blossoms
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist exploded for 51 first half points and cruised to an 84-68 win at Arkansas-Monticello Saturday. "We kind of went on cruise control on defense and let them do what they wanted late, but we started the game like we ne...
Buckingham Drops 26 in Road Loss
SEARCY, Ark. – Kevin Buckingham turned in a game-high 26 points, but it was not enough to lift Southeastern past Harding as it fell 73-67 on Saturday afternoon in Searcy, Ark. The loss drops the Savage Storm to 9-9 overall on the year and 8-5 in G...
SE Drops Back End of Road Swing
SEARCY, Ark. – Southeastern's offense struggled to find traction on Saturday afternoon in a 63-46 road loss at Harding in Searcy, Ark. The loss drops the Savage Storm to 8-10 overall on the year and 6-7 in Great American Conference play. Tracy J...
Muleriders Weather Storm
MAGNOLIA, Ark. — Southern Nazarene shot just 28.4 percent from the field, and turned the ball over 20 times in a 76-53 loss to Southern Arkansas on Saturday. The Crimson Storm (7-10, 5-8 GAC) went 8-for-26 from three-point range, while the M...
Late Defensive Stop Helps No. 11/9 SWOSU Avoid Upset Bid
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Tyra Aska knocked down a clutch three with just 48 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, giving the No. 11/9 Lady Bulldogs their first and most important lead of the entire second half. SWOSU went on to stave off Ouachita's ups...
Beauregard Goes for 41 in SWOSU's Overtime Thriller at Ouachita
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Charles Beauregard, Jr., poured in a career-high 41 points – the most by a Bulldog player in 20 years – and helped SWOSU take Ouachita to overtime before the Tigers held on for a 97-87 victory on Saturday afternoon at Bill Vinin...
Wonder Boys run past Tigers
RUSSELLVILLE. Ark. – RJ Glasper turned in a 25-point, six-board, five-assist performance and Montrell Williams notched a 22-point, 15-rebound double-double as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (13-6, 7-6 Great American Conference) d...
Golden Suns roll past East Central
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Kylie Ladd turned in a 16-point, five-assist effort, Ke'Vonshaye Stackhouse and Lyrik Williams both hit double figures, and the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (15-2, 11-2 Great American Conference) forced 19 East C...
Goosby's triple-double leads @UAMHOOPS over OBU
MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello men's basketball team took down GAC opponent Oklahoma Baptist Saturday afternoon, by a final score of 74-65. NOTABLES UAM jumps to 12-7 (7-6 GAC) on the year. OBU drops to 8-11 (5-8 GAC) o...
@UAMWBB tripped up by Oklahoma Baptist at home
MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello women's basketball team was defeated at home Saturday afternoon by GAC opponent Oklahoma Baptist, 84-68. NOTABLES UAM drops to 7-11 (3-10 GAC) this year. OBU improves to 11-8 (6-7 GAC) on the seas...
Second-Half Spurt Keys Harding Victory over Southeastern Oklahoma
SEARCY – Harding had one of its best defensive halves of the season and used an early run after the break to defeat Southeastern Oklahoma 73-67 on Saturday at Rhodes-Reaves Field House. Harding (2-16, 2-11) held Southeastern without a field goal for...
Smothering Defense Leads Harding to Victory over Southeastern Oklahoma
SEARCY – Harding women's basketball posted its third straight outstanding defensive effort and defeated Southeastern Oklahoma 63-46 Saturday in Great American Conference action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. The win was the third straight for t...
Parker's Big Second Half Leads Reddies to 65-63 win over NWOSU
Chris Parker's 18-foot jumper with 5 seconds remaining lifted Henderson State to a 65-63 win over Northwestern Oklahoma, Saturday at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia, Ark. The win extended Henderson's Great American Conference winning streak to t...
Big Fourth Quarter Run Spurs Henderson to 78-61 Win Over NWOSU
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State had five players score in double figures on Saturday afternoon and used a big run over the last five minutes of the game to pull away and defeat Northwestern Oklahoma State 78-61 in the Duke Wells Center. NWOSU (...
Lady Tigers drop a heartbreaker to Southwestern Oklahoma State
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Ouachita Baptist Lady Tigers dropped a nail bitter of a game to conference leader Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Saturday afternoon 76-73. Ouachita (10-9, 6-7 GAC) appeared to be in prime possession to upset S...
Ouachita Baptist Lady Tigers drop game to SWOSU
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Ouachita Baptist Lady Tigers dropped a nailbiter of a game to conference leader Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Saturday afternoon 76-73. Ouachita (10-9, 6-7 GAC) appeared to be in prime possession to upset S...
Valiant effort falls short as Muleriders edged by #15 Southern Nazarene, 62-60
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – In front of a raucous W.T. Watson Center crowd, the Southern Arkansas Mulerider Basketball team, riding a seven-game Great American Conference win streak, overcame a 19-point second-half deficit and pushed No. 15 Southern Nazarene (...
Lady Muleriders conclude 3-game home stand with a 76-53 victory over Southern Nazarene
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – A 76-53 victory over Southern Nazarene on Saturday afternoon completed the Lady Mulerider Basketball team's 3-game home stand this week as Southern Arkansas benefitted from a strong offensive output inside the W.T. Watson Center that...
Bugs overcome late Perry charge; fall at Chisholm
PERRY, Okla. – The Alva boys rebounded from a disappointing 66-43 loss at Chisholm on Friday to defeat Perry on the road Saturday night, 48-46. Tuesday evening is Homecoming for Alva (12-6) against r...
Ex-guerrilla launches historic presidential bid in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono was once one of Colombia's most-wanted men. Now he is a presidential contender. The graying, spectacled man best known by his alias Timochenko launched his bid Saturday to lead the g...
Families recall spirit of Kentucky school shooting victims
BENTON, Ky. (AP) — The aunt of one of two teenage victims of a school shooting in Kentucky described her Saturday as an "old soul" who was simple, easy to love and "the salt of the Earth." Tracy Tubbs told reporters that her niece, 15-year-old B...
Michigan AG vows to find out who knew what at Michigan State
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette lashed out at Michigan State University for allowing Larry Nassar to sexually abuse girls and women for years, and he took a shot at the school's governing body. "I don't need advice f...