By Richard Sharp Lake Area Sports After having a successful start to the 2020-21 basketball season, COVID-19 has reared its nasty head and forced cancellations and postponements all across the Natural State, some of those games including key conference matchups that will need to be made up at a … [Read more...]

By Richard SharpLake Area Sports HECTOR-Leading 8-6 at the half and 22-20 after three quarters of play, the Hector Wildcats got some much needed insurance in the final session while holding their opposition in the Quitman Bulldogs scoreless to hold on for a 30-20 victory in each team's conference … [Read more...]

By Richard Sharp Lake Area Sports LITTLE ROCK-Competing in their very first state playoff game in school history in their first season of eight man football, the Rose Bud Ramblers seen their 2020 campaign come to a close in the state semifinals at the hands of the Little Rock Episcopal Wildcats by … [Read more...]

By Richard Sharp Lake Area Sports The Concord Pirates, West Side and Rose Bud basketball teams have all blazed a trail across their early 2020-21 campaigns, combining for an overall record of 15-4 thus far. With conference play now underway for most of the Greers Ferry Lake area teams, expect the … [Read more...]

By Richard Sharp Lake Area Sports HOT SPRINGS-For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Quitman Lady Bulldogs hoisted the Class 2A Girls Cross Country state championship trophy this past Thursday at Oaklawn, while the Bulldogs brought home a runner-up finish for the third straight year. … [Read more...]

By Richard Sharp Lake Area Sports QUITMAN-Clinging to a slim 35-30 lead at the half in yet another crucial 2A-4 league battle, the Quitman Bulldogs marched back out and added one final score to their cause while holding their opposition in the Mountainburg Dragons to one score as well over the … [Read more...]

By Richard Sharp Lake Area Sports ROSE BUD-The Rose Bud Rambler football program added more on their already historic 2020 campaign, sending off their seniors with a big 49-12 victory over Woodlawn, clinching a spot in the state playoffs for the first time in school history in the process. The … [Read more...]

Richard Sharp Lake Area Sports QUITMAN-The Bigelow Panthers gave themselves some breathing room atop the 2A-4 football conference schedule, traveling to Quitman last Friday night and piecing together a statement victory in the form of a 47-9 decision against the Bulldogs. The visitors set the tone … [Read more...]

By Richard SharpLake Area SportsThe West Side, Shirley and Concord senior high varsity basketball teams tipped off their respective seasons this past week, turning the page to a new chapter in the history of roundball in the Natural State after COVID-19 brought a handful of the state championship … [Read more...]

By Richard Sharp Lake Area Sports MAGAZINE-Looking to stay unbeaten in the new 2A-4 league, the Quitman Bulldogs took to the road at Magazine last Friday night, but it would be the host Rattlers who would be spoiling those plans and present a shift on the leaderboard, claiming a 43-31 victory in … [Read more...]