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CONWAY, Ark. (05/26/24) – The COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) readies for a three-race run through Oklahoma and Kansas on May 30 – June 1. The three-race run includes visits to Red Dirt Raceway, Humboldt Speedway, and Caney Valley Speedway. Morgan Bagley holds the distinguishment of being...

It was a stellar spring season for Quitman. Not only did the softball team capture its first state title in school history, the QHS baseball squad made its first championship game in its first appearance at the state tournament two weeks later. So, it should come as no surprise that...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Central Arkansas track and field teams competed in four events in the NCAA First Round Regionals, and over the course of four days, the Bears competed at the top of their game. "This weekend was a huge step forward for our program. Anytime you have...

Magnolia High School’s Athletic Department is going through sweeping changes in management, and in the leadership of three sports. Head basketball coach Ben Lindsey, who notched a 127-6 overall record in Magnolia, has been named head coach at Conway High. The Wampus Cats suffered through a 7-19 record in...

DELAND, Fla. _ The University of Central Arkansas Bears saw their memorable run through their first Atlantic Sun Championship end on a hot Saturday afternoon with a hard-fought 6-5 semifinal loss to No. 4 seed Kennesaw State at Melching Field at Conrad Park. The sixth-seeded Bears, who swept through Pool...

Tne transfer portal is still open, looks like. High-school football players have been transferring from school to school for a competitive advantage for generations. No transfer portal required. But now that one exists at the college level, high-schoolers moving draws a bit more interest than it once did. That’s the case for Grayson Wilson, who is set to leave Central Arkansas Christian this late spring and will play his senior season at Conway High in the fall, instead. CAC is located in North Little Rock and plays at the 4A level. Conway is about 25 miles north of Little Rock and plays...

CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Bears Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams are sending athletes to the NCAA West First Round this coming week. The meet started yesterday and continues through Saturday and is held at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. To represent...

CONWAY, Ark. - The third time proved to be the charm for the Ouachita Warriros Saturday afternoon as they used a stellar defensive effort and a two-hit performance from junior righthander Trey Cox to get past the Woodlawn Bears, 2-1, in a wellplayed Class 2A State Championship game at Bear Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas at Conway.The loss spoiled Woodlawn’s bid to win a fourth consecutive state title, and also snapped the Bears’ 23-game win streak.Woodlawn is now 9-4 in the 13 championship baseball games it has played in since 2007. The Bears remained tied with Junction City for the most state high school baseball championships with nine.While it was a disappointing end to the season, Woodlawn Coach Tommy Richardson seemed to take it in stride, telling his team that they had not given the game away, but it was simply a matter of Ouachita playing a nearly perfect game. Neither team was charged with an error.“We never got rolling,” Richardson said on the field as the Warriors celebrated in the background. “It had a lot to do with that Cox guy on the mound.”Cox managed to kept the Woodlawn offense at bay. Woodalwn starter Peyton Wells and reliever Tate Hall actually had more combined strikeouts in the game than Cox (10 to 6), but Cox was able to force a lot of pop ups and infield grounders.“He threw more fast balls than I thought he would,” Richardson said. “I kind of planned on him throwing more off speed, but his off speed didn’t bother us. He hurt us with his fastball. That’s normally not the case with a Woodlawn team.”Still, the Bears did get off a few shots against Cox but some outstanding defensive plays by the Warriors’ outfield prevented those from falling for possible extra-base hits. Woodlawn’s Garrett Weatherford had two blasts that looked like they may go for extras but Ouachita sophomore rightfielder Tyler Abernathy made a couple lunging catches to rob Weatherford of two possible hits.Meanwhile, Brayden Jones, the Bears’…

DELAND, Fla. _ The University of Central Arkansas Bears scored six unanswered runs in the final three innings Thursday to rally past the Jacksonville Dolphins 10-7 and moved to the Pool B winner-take-all game on Friday night at Melching Field at Conrad Park. The sixth-seeded Bears never led until the...

DALLAS, Texas — The ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour (formally the WAPT) continues expanding its partnerships and providing the best support, development, and opportunities for women golf professionals dreaming of playing on the LPGA Tour. Today, the ANNIKA WAPT announces a five-year umbrella partnership with Callaway Golf to provide ANNIKA athletes support on many fronts.

CONWAY — University of Central Arkansas Bears graduate Jesse Barker was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year on Monday. Barker, a righthander from Benton, Ark., is UCA’s second pitcher to earn the honor in three seasons in the ASUN. Tyler Cleveland was the pitcher of the year in 2022.

Take me out to the ball game! Take me out to the crowd! This is a familiar tune to all who love baseball and here at Conway, we love supporting our great baseball program! This year the Conway Varsity Baseball went 18-9. They had a first-round bye then fell to the Har-Ber Wildcats 1-6. Overall, it was a pretty successful season for the Wampus Cat Varsity Boys Baseball Team, which was led by Will Thompson, Braden Bramblett, Owen Davenport, Beau Billeck, Max Holland, Tucker Satterfield, Drake Naylor and Shuan Cover. Beau, Shuan, Owen, Max, Tucker, and Drake were all named to All Conference.

CONWAY, Ark. — Quachita squeaked past Woodlawn 2-1 to win the Class 2A baseball state championship on Saturday at Bear Field. It's the Warriors' third state title in school history.

Winning state championships is nothing new for the Woodlawn High School baseball team, but this year's squad has a chance to make state history. Woodlawn will play for its 10th state championship at 4 p.m. Saturday when the Bears face Ouachita in the Class 2A finals at the University of Central Arkansas' Bear Stadium in Conway.

Woodlawn played for its fourth consecutive high school baseball state championship Saturday, but it was no guarantee the Bears would beat conference rival Ouachita for a third time this season. A sixth-inning rally led to the go-ahead run, and Ouachita won its first state championship since 2015, beating the Bears...

CONWAY, Ark. (KAIT) - State championships are on the line this weekend in baseball, softball, boys soccer, and girls soccer. Several area teams look to win it all in Conway. Baseball and softball games will be televised on Arkansas PBS. 2024 Weekend of Champions - UCA. Thursday, May 16th. 1A...

THREE-PEAT! Conway will keep the Class 6A boys soccer crown after outlasting rival Catholic. Senior Noah Schoop scored the Wampus Cats' lone goal and was named MVP.

DELAND, Fla. _ The ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year did his thing Wednesday as graduate right-hander Jesse Barker shut out the Lipscomb Bisons 3-0 in first-round action at the ASUN Championship at Melching Field at Conrad Park. Barker, who was named the league's top pitcher on Monday, allowed just...

CONWAY, Ark. _ The University of Central Arkansas has added more size and shooting touch to the roster with the signing of Marko Vuckovic. Vuckovic is a 6-foot-9, 210-pound guard/forward from Novi Sad, Serbia. He averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game and was the fifth-leading scorer in the U19 Serbian League (Roda JLS). Vuckovic shot 57 percent from the field (8th in the league) and 49 percent from three-point range (fifth in the league) and finished in the Top 10 in rebounding.

CONWAY, Ark. (KAIT) - Gosnell baseball won its first State Championship on May 18, 1990. Fast forward 34 years later, the Pirates repeat history, beating Central Arkansas Christian 6-2 to win its second State Title in school history at Bear Stadium Saturday morning. The Pirates (26-8) struck first in the...