Turn Back The Clock To 1985
A good friend of mine sent me a link a while back from a YouTube clip. It’s amazing what you can find on YouTube. Being a techno idiot, I was stunned to see a 30-second clip from 1985 appear before my eyes. And it brought back a flood of memories. It was March 1985 and I’d been a full-time sports … Read More
Writer welcomes going home
“You Can’t Go Home Again.” Thomas Wolfe wrote about it in 1940. Country singer Lari White sung about it several years later. But I will dispute that notion — for four days, anyway. I’m heading back to my old stomping grounds today through Saturday. The opportunity to cover the Class 4A North Region basketball tournament in Pottsville, where I will … Read More
Farmington Attempts To Rebound From District Loss
There is only so much space in the sports section, so sometimes things don’t make it. Case it point: Farmington coach Beau Thompson gave me his take on how last week’s surprising loss to Shiloh Christian in the finals of the 4A-1 Conference tournament will affect his team moving forward in the postseason. It was Farmington’s first loss since Dec. … Read More
Big Day For Conley
Big Props to Fayetteville High senior Sydney Conley on Saturday. First, she goes out and sets state records in the 60-meter run (7.6 seconds) and the long jump (19 feet) events at the state Indoor Track Meet. Then after just a few hours rest, Conley helps the Lady Bulldogs even the 7A-West basketball conference race with Fort Smith Northside, as … Read More
Lee Ziemba
Former Rogers High and Auburn offensive tackle Lee Ziemba is currently in Atlanta preparing for the NFL Draft at Competitive Edge Sports. He is training with former Auburn center Ryan Pugh, former Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor and former Alabama offensive lineman James Carpenter. CES’s website says it has sent 1,000 of its clients to the NFL in the last … Read More
