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Lewis’ mind made up

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Henry Apple

Basketball season is quickly approaching, but Bentonville senior Montana Lewis is already making plans for next year. Lady Tigers coach Tom Halbmaier informed me today through an e-mail that Lewis, the team’s leading scorer last year, has orally committed to sign with Harding University in Searcy. Lewis, who will receive a full scholarship from the Lady Bisons, will sign her … Read More

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Battle of Benton County tidbits

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Henry Apple

Here are some things I found out about the Bentonville-Rogers High rivalry after scanning the list of scores today: Friday’s game marks the 112th time the two schools have played each other in a series that dates back to 1913. Of course, in the early stages, both teams played each other three and sometimes four times per year. Rogers owns … Read More

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Tigers Go On Without Gean

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Henry Apple

How much will Bentonville’s football team miss senior quarterback Pearson Gean? Granted, the Tigers will miss having a dual threat in Gean, who went to coach Barry Lunney’s house Sunday evening to announce his decision of leaving the team because he didn’t want another injury to damage his swimming career. But the Tigers will keep going, with junior Dallas Hardison … Read More

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That time already?

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Henry Apple

It doesn’t seem it was that long ago. I had just begun my transition from the desk to being the Bentonville sports writer, and my first story was previewing Bentonville’s golf teams. Now the Lady Tigers are finishing up their regular season today with a match against Springdale Har-Ber at the Berksdale Golf Course. The Class 7A state girls golf … Read More

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Battles Start At The Top

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Henry Apple

Through four matches in 7A-West Conference play, three teams — Bentonville, Fayetteville and Fort Smith Southside — have unblemished records. For two of those teams — and possibly all three — that is going to change in the next eight days. The road begins tonight when Bentonville plays at Southside, while Fayetteville is likely to go 5-0 against Springdale High. … Read More

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