By TODD TRAUBLeader sports editorIt remains to be seen which area football teams are still standing by the time the state playoffs roll around, but it’s clear those in the 7A/6A classifications are going to have to brush up on their math to find out where they rank.In a wrinkle designed to improve the geography of the large-school conferences while […]
SPORTS>>Teams face new opponents as conferences change
By TODD TRAUBLeader sports editorIt remains to be seen which area football teams are still standing by the time the state playoffs roll around, but it’s clear those in the 7A/6A classifications are going to have to brush up on their math to find out where they rank.In a wrinkle designed to improve the geography of the large-school conferences while […]
SPORTS>>Raiders add some fun to daily routine
By JASON KINGLeader sportswriterRiverview coach Stuart Hill is not too concerned about his players falling into a routine, as long as improvement is part of that routine.The Raiders coaching staff has done its part in breaking up the monotony of August practices with a free “fun day” on Friday, but Hill believes his players understand the importance of the daily […]
SPORTS>>Raiders add some fun to daily routine
By JASON KINGLeader sportswriterRiverview coach Stuart Hill is not too concerned about his players falling into a routine, as long as improvement is part of that routine.The Raiders coaching staff has done its part in breaking up the monotony of August practices with a free “fun day” on Friday, but Hill believes his players understand the importance of the daily […]
SPORTS>>Lions take their time to prepare for season
By JASON KINGLeader sportswriterSearcy coach Tim Harper is anxious for the season to start, but by no means in a hurry.The Lions have taken slow but steady strides in the first two weeks of August football practice. Most of the offensive and defensive schemes have been installed, and the methodical approach has the Lions game ready with plenty of time […]
SPORTS>>Lions take their time to prepare for season
By JASON KINGLeader sportswriterSearcy coach Tim Harper is anxious for the season to start, but by no means in a hurry.The Lions have taken slow but steady strides in the first two weeks of August football practice. Most of the offensive and defensive schemes have been installed, and the methodical approach has the Lions game ready with plenty of time […]
SPORTS>>Wildcats looking for more success
By TODD TRAUBLeader sports editorThere isn’t much reason to change things at Harding Academy.The only thing the Wildcats would like to do differently this year is play one more game — and finish with a healthy Seth Keese at quarterback.Keese was injured on the third play of Harding Academy’s state semifinal loss to eventual 3A champion Fountain Lake last year. […]
SPORTS>>Beebe off to strong start for most part
By JASON KINGLeader sportswriterThe good news for Beebe players heading into the second week of August football camp was the Badgers’ daily schedule being cut from two sessions a day to one. The bad news was the one daily session fell in the sweltering afternoon heat.“The kids are working real hard, and we know it’s hot, but for the most […]
EDITORIAL >>Candidates against pork
Utter the words “earmarks,” “federal spending” or “pork barrel” and everyone’s blood pressure rises, which accounts for some irrational political behavior in 2010. Sensing the great public concern about the mushrooming national debt and the anger over absurd earmarks like the Alaskan “Bridge to Nowhere,” the Republican leadership in Congress recommends that the party’s candidates this year vow not to […]
TOP STORY > >City officials visit Ft. Smith for ideas
By PEGGY KENYONSpecial to The LeaderOn a bus heading for Fort Smith on Thursday, Jacksonville leaders looked for ways to rebuild their city’s blighted areas from the ground up. “The trip reaffirmed to me that what I wanted to do by replacing old homes with new ones is a doable project,” said Jacksonville Mayor Gary Fletcher. At the same time, […]