Articles from the September 17, 2017 edition
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Watson's Late Strike Gives Hillcats 3-2 Win over UTPB
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Sophomore Jordan Watson scored in the final minutes to give the Rogers State men's soccer team a 3-2 comeback victory over UT Permian Basin on Saturday (Sept. 16) at Soldier Field. With the win, the Hillcats moved to 5-1 and a perf...
Golden Suns finish Holiday Inn Express Spikefest 4-0, reach 14 straight wins
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Despite dropping the first set for just the second time this season, the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns won their 14th consecutive match on Saturday, defeating Alabama-Huntsville, 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-12). UP NEXT Arkansas...
Arkansas Tech Volleyball reaches 13 straight wins
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas Tech earned its ninth and tenth straight-set victory of the season on Friday, defeating St. Edward's and Christian Brothers in a combined six games. The Golden Suns extend their win streak to 13 matches with the...
Pyles leads UAM Volleyball over Grambling State
Magnolia, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team defeated the Tigers of Grambling State in four sets on the road on the final day of the Dr. Margaret Downing Invitational, 3-1. Final set scores from the match were 25-17,...
Harding Men's Soccer Scores Three Second-Half Goals to Defeat Southwest Baptist
SEARCY, Ark. – Harding needed a home game to get its men's soccer season back on track. After four straight on the road, Harding returned to the Stevens Soccer Field Saturday and defeated Southwest Baptist 3-0, scoring three second-half goals less t...
Volleyball Defeats St. Edward's 3-0 Saturday
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Harding volleyball team defeated St. Edward's 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 26-24) Saturday on the final day of the Holiday Inn Express Spikefest hosted by Arkansas Tech. Harding improves to 12-1 on the season. St. Edward's falls to 7...
Reddies come up short in 3-0 loss to Northwest Missouri
FORT SMITH, Ark. - Henderson State competed in all three sets on Saturday evening against Northwest Missouri State, but the Bearcats proved to be too much, defeating the Reddies 3-0 (18-25, 18-25, 24-26) in the final game of the Carr Racop...
Reddies Fall Short, Lose To Northwestern Oklahoma 36-30
Henderson State dropped its second straight game as the Reddies lost to Northwestern Oklahoma 36-30, Saturday at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium/Ruggles Field in Arkadelphia, Ark. Northwestern Oklahoma converted on three 4th-down conversions in the...
Henderson Tripped Up by Fort Smith, 3-1
FORT SMITH, Ark. - Down by two sets to Arkansas-Fort Smith, Henderson State rallied to win the third, but could not climb all the way out of the hole, as the Reddies fell to the Lions 3-1 (20-25, 19-25, 25-19, 18-25) at the Carr Racop Invitational...
Tigers lose close game against Savage Storm, 41-35
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Ouachita Tigers' football team (2-1) fell Saturday night in Great American Conference action to the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (2-1) by a final score of 41-35. The Tigers trailed 31-14 at half time, but a valiant...
Tigers Fall to No. 23 Washburn
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Ouachita Baptist volleyball team (8-4) fell in three sets (25-16, 25-17, 25-19) Saturday as it closed out the Arkansas Tech Tournament against No. 23 Washburn (8-3). The Tigers were held to a .126 hitting percentage and 29 k...
Tiger Volleyball Drops Two
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Ouachita Baptist volleyball team (8-3) fell twice Friday at the Arkansas Tech Tournament. The Tigers dropped their opening match of the tournament 3-2 (19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11) against St. Edwards (7-3) and f...
SAU Volleyball takes two matches on Friday at Dr. Margaret Downing Invitational
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – It was a successful Friday on the court for the Southern Arkansas Lady Mulerider Volleyball team as they hosted the inaugural Dr. Margaret Downing Invitational and in the process picked up two wins which included a hard fought, f...
2nd day of St. Louis protests calm at malls, restaurant area
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Noisy demonstrators disrupted shopping at upscale suburban St. Louis shopping malls and marched through a popular district of bars and restaurants Saturday in peaceful protests over the acquittal of a white St. Louis police officer w...
US coastal growth continues despite lessons of past storms
Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated Press analysis shows. The latest punishing hurricanes scored bull's-eyes on two of the country's fastest growing...
Questions of gun planting, outburst key in officer's verdict
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge's decision to acquit an officer of murder in the death of a black suspect came down to two major questions: Did the officer plant a gun, and did his outburst about killing the man seconds before the shooting signal p...
NATO concerned about Russia's transparency on military games
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A senior NATO official says there's reason to be concerned about the large-scale Zapad 2017 military maneuvers being conducted now by Russia and Belarus, since they could be seen as "a serious preparation for big war." Gen. P...
World leaders face crises in North Korea and Myanmar at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday to tackle these and other tough challenges — from the spr...
Tax cuts quiet once-deafening GOP call for fiscal discipline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans spooked world markets in their ardor to cut spending when Democrat Barack Obama occupied the White House. Now, with a GOP president pressing for politically popular tax cuts and billions more for the military, few in t...
Hurricanes increase demand for North Dakota oil
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Bakken sweet crude oil is seeing increased demand and is temporarily priced at a premium due to recent hurricanes that hit Texas and Florida. North Dakota Pipeline Authority director Justin Kringstad says r...
Arkansas man, 87, gets last climb on combine
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — At a farm outside Conway, an 87-year-old man climbed onto a combine to harvest corn for about an hour Sunday afternoon. It's an event Bernie Samuels had been anticipating for at least 15 years, since the day he turned to his w...
Opposition grows to proposed Tyson poultry plant in Kansas
TONGANOXIE, Kan. (AP) — A proposal to build a massive poultry processing complex near Tonganoxie has spawned a groundswell of local opposition and three area lawmakers now say they also will oppose the plant. The $320 million plant planned by T...
Cuba mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing
WASHINGTON (AP) — There must be an answer. Whatever is harming U.S. diplomats in Havana, it's eluded the doctors, scientists and intelligence analysts scouring for answers. Investigators have chased many theories, including a sonic attack, e...
Oklahoma boy with autism finds comfort in fishing
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Three inches of fish flesh, no more than two eyes and a wiggle on the end of a fishing line holds a world of emotion for a child, especially Sterling Snider. He calls fish "bah-pay!" and he says it with gusto. No one knows w...
Cuba mystery grows: New details on what befell US diplomats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few feet, and there was silence. He climbed back into bed. Inexplicably, the agonizing sound hit him again. It was as if h...