David Showers
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Recent Stories
4A playoff bracket includes local teams
Posted: November 1, 2009 1:25 a.m.One week remains in the regular season, but several area teams have already secured spots in the Class 4A playoffs that begin Nov. 13.
Cedarville spoils Pirates’ postseason chances
Posted: October 31, 2009 5:20 a.m.Twentyone unanswered points in the fourth quarter Friday night at Glen Wisely Field ended the Greenland Pirates’ playoff hopes.
‘A huge chore’: Har-Ber’s imposing defense puts FHS streak in peril
Posted: October 30, 2009 6:30 a.m.It doesn’t have a Mike Singletary or a Richard Dent to menace quarterbacks, but Springdale Har-Ber’s defense evokes memories of the fearsome Chicago Bear team that terrorized offenses in the mid 1980s.
Clean sweep: Lady Bulldogs on to semis after sweeping Belles
Posted: October 29, 2009 6:26 a.m.Its anticipation for Wednesday night’s quarterfinal round of the 7A State Tournament was at a fevered pitch by the time Fayetteville took the floor at Clair Bates Athletic Arena.
Scheming : Cardinals embrace unconventional defense
Posted: October 28, 2009 5:41 a.m.The traditional 4-3 and 3-4 defensive looks are tried and true, but they aren’t for everyone.
CLASS 4A FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK : West Fork one win from postseason
Posted: October 28, 2009 5:34 a.m.Last week’s 35-0 loss at undefeated Booneville has given West Fork’s game this Friday an added sense of urgency.
Lady Bulldogs ready to make run at 7A State Tournament
Posted: October 27, 2009 5:47 a.m.The momentum that spurred the Fayetteville Lady Bulldogs to the top of the league standings flagged during the final week of 7A-West Conference play.
Out of the shadows : Haydar, Cochran expected to shoulder more responsibility
Posted: October 26, 2009 4:30 a.m.The production of allstate Bulldogs Fred Gulley and Cable Hogue accounted for 43 percent of Fayetteville’s scoring and 40 percent of its rebounding during last season’s 30-0, state championship season.
Cupboard not bare for Lady Bulldogs
Posted: October 26, 2009 4:28 a.m.Three all-state players and an all-conference player graduated from an undefeated Fayetteville Lady Bulldog team that set school records for wins (32), assists (527), steals (375), 3-pointers (199) and scoring average (68.2 ppg.).
West Fork tries to regroup after Booneville blowout
Posted: October 25, 2009 6:35 a.m.Heading into Week 9, the pecking order in the 4-4 A Conference couldn’t be clearer.