The CREST swim team hosted a swim meet at the Crossett City Pool last weekend. Because of COVID-19, however, the meet had some non-traditional elements.
Several Ashley County baseball teams have competed in their leagues' respective championships in recent weeks.
Though COVID-19 has forced things to change up a bit, area coaches are slowly getting to resume practice and workouts for school sports.
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Two Hamburg High School seniors placed in the top three out of more than 300 teams during the High School Fishing World Finals in Wisconsin.
The 9U Ashley County Regulators are preparing to compete at the state and world championships after spending June playing tournament ball. They will attend the state tournament in Russellville in July 11 and followed by the World Series in Gulf Shores. They are shown above at the Summer Sizz…
The Ashley County Aces came home 13AA champions from the USSSA Battle on the Border tournament held in Vicksburg, Miss., last weekend. Team members are, from front, Drew White, Landon White, Will Harrington, Bryson Battaglia, Brooks Bays; from back, Cayden Meeks, Caleb Neal, Ethan McElroy, S…
The Impact fast pitch softball team won the 2020 Fast pitch State Championship last weekend. They included, from front left, Ainsley Jones, Allie Chandler; middle left, Barrett Bays, McKinley Jackson, GG Tucker, Zoey Jones, Alaiza Middlebrooks, Alaina Robinson; and rear left, Beckham Hartley…
The Crossett Eagles will fly under a new coach this season.
The Crossett Lady Eagles remain undefeated after two away games last week.
The Crossett Eagle baseball team won both of their games last week and are now 6-2 so far this season.
The Lady Lions lost to the Star City Lady Bulldogs in a close match on the road last week.
The Lady Eagles lost a heartbreaker in Farmington as they played in the state tournament last Wednesday.
The Crossett Eagles opened this year’s soccer season with a 7-0 win over the Lake Village Beavers on Friday.
The Hamburg High School Bass team fished in the state finals last weekend and three of Hamburg’s pairs placed in the top ten.
The Crossett Lady Eagles beat the Fordyce Lady Redbugs 6-0 in Fordyce Friday night.
The Crossett Lady Eagles started their softball season with a win against Dumas on Monday night.
The Hamburg Lions took a 4-1 loss to Quitman on the road Monday.
The Hamburg Lady Lions beat Quitman in a road softball game Saturday.
The Lady Eagles basketball team placed third at regionals last week and will be competing in the state tournament in Farmington this week.
The Crossett Middle School Eagles beat Bearden 10-0 and 5-2 in their double header season opener on Monday night.
Crossett athlete James Hampton won the state title in the boys’ high jump last weekend at the state indoor track meet.
Crossett’s Junior Lady Eagles hosted the district tournament and claimed the championship title last week.
After making it to the regional tournament for the first time in five years, the Crossett Lady Eagles will play host to the tournament.
The Hamburg Lady Lions beat the Monticello Lady Billies in a nail biting overtime on Thursday night.
All four of the Crossett Eagle teams grabbed a win over their inter-county rivals from Hamburg on Friday night.
The Crossett Lady Eagles lost to the Star City Bulldogs last Tuesday, but came back on Friday with a win against the Monticello Lady Billies.
The Hamburg Lions lost 80-56 to the Star City Bulldogs on Friday night. Kalil Williams led the offense with 20 points. Nick Bridges, James Johnson and Trey Brown each scored seven points. Above, Williams prepares to shoot the ball for the Lions.
The Crossett Eagles and the Junior Eagles both lost their games against Monticello on Friday night.
The Crossett Eagles and the Lady Eagles both lost in close matches to Warren last week.
Hamburg High School’s Kyran Smith and Trey Brown bring the ball down the court during their recent game against the Monticello Billies. The Lions lost both of their games last week. On Tuesday they traveled to Monticello and lost 45-27. On Friday they hosted the Magnolia Panthers and lost 80…
The Hamburg Elementary Archery team won second place at the Bow Bash in Bryant Saturday morning. They also had three archers place and receive individual medals.
The Crossett Eagles beat Camden with a buzzer beater on Tuesday and then flew past the Hamburg Lions by one point on Friday.
The Lady Eagles won their first conference game of the season in Monticello last week.
The Hamburg Lions played their first two conference games of the season last week against Star City and Warren.
The Hamburg High School Bass Club fished a tournament at Lake Enterprise earlier this month.
The Eagles played two games on the road last week and fell short.
The Lady Eagles finished second in the Drew Central Holiday Classic, which wrapped up early last week.
The Crossett Lady Eagles advanced to the Monday night championship round of the Drew Central Holiday Classic over the weekend.
The Crossett Eagles played two games in the Drew Central Classic last weekend.
The 2019 All-State and All-Conference awards were announced last week and several Ashley County players made the list.
The Crossett Lady Eagles won second place in the Dumas Holiday Classic last weekend and are now preparing to play in a Monticello tournament this weekend.
The Crosett Eagles and Lady Eagles were unable to play in McGhee Monday night as shortly after arriving the power went out.
The Crossett Eagles basketball teams hosted the Lakeside Beavers on Thursday and are now playing in the Harmony Grove tournament in Camden, which started on Saturday.
The Crossett Eagles ended their season on Friday night, but the players and coaches said they are proud to have finished fourth in the state.
The Crossett Eagles knocked off the No. 1 team in the state by stopping a two-point attempt in the nail-biting last minutes of play Friday.
All three Lady Eagle teams hosted Rison on Thursday night, and the junior high and high school teams both won.
The Crossett Eagles won Round 2 of the high school football playoffs Friday night at Yarborough Stadium.
The Eagles won 67 to 46 over the Smackover Buckaroos last week.
The Crossett High School Eagle players say that this is thieir year and that they are not stopping until they win a state championship.
The Crossett girls’ basketball team played at home on Friday night for the first time this season and grabbed another win.
The Crossett High School football coach and five players from Ashley County are on the Hooten’s Arkansas Football staff’s radar as shown on the Farm Bureau Insurance watchlist which was released last week.
