PEMBROKE, N.C. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced its second NCAA Division II Top 25 rankings on Wednesday and holding at No. 4 is Southern Arkansas; the top ranked team in the Central Region for the second straight week. Following a 3-0 week, with only one win counting toward the current poll and…
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Smiley announces completion of first coaching staff
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas Football first-year head coach Brad Smiley has announced the completion of his first coaching staff for the 2022 season. Smiley, who became the 21st head coach of the Mulerider Football program this past December, added four new hires and retained two current members of the staff to complete one of…
Tournament seeding at stake for Muleriders in final weekend
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – March is just around the corner, but for tenth year head coach Andy Sharpe’s Southern Arkansas squad it’s what’s in front of that turn into the Shamrock month that could make all the difference in the Muleriders making a deep run through the madness. SAU enters the final weekend of the regular…
Hampton Bulldogs name Chris Morphis new head football coach
HAMPTON, Ark. – According to an announcement on Twitter Tuesday night, February 22, 2022, Chris Morphis has been hired as the next head football coach of the Hampton Bulldogs. Morphis is currently an assistant football coach for the Poyen High School Indians. He has been the offensive and defensive line coach for Poyen. He has…
#18 Arkansas gets first win at Florida since 1995
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jaylin Williams Stanley Umude and JD Notae each drained key 3-pointers inside the final 5:30 to lead #18 Arkansas to an 82-74 come-from-behind win at Florida Tuesday night. Also playing a key part in the win was Davonte Davis, who had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists. The win snapped a…
Razorback rally falls short, Hogs lose at Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss. – Arkansas Women’s Basketball (16-11, 6-8) fell in Tuesday’s makeup game inside the Pavilion, as Ole Miss (21-6, 9-5) defeated the Razorbacks, 70-62. The loss was the third straight for the Razorbacks, their second three-game losing streak of the season. Ole Miss won the battle on the glass, 42-35, and as a result,…
Wiggins, Ramage punch out 11; Hogs win series against Redbirds
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The first series of the year belongs to the Razorbacks. Led by Jaxon Wiggins and Kole Ramage’s 11 combined strikeouts on the mound, No. 2 Arkansas held off Illinois State, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium to bring home a series win on Opening Weekend. Since Dave Van Horn’s first season…
Razorbacks close weekend with win over Western Illinois
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 10 Arkansas secured its fourth win of the Razorback Invitational after piecing together 13 hits to down Western Illinois 13-3 (5 inn.) Sunday at Bogle Park. The Razorbacks fell to Illinois, 8-6, in their first game of the day. Senior Taylor Ellsworth ignited Arkansas offensively against the Leathernecks, going 3-for-4 with…
Lumberjack 2021/2022 season review
WARREN, Ark. – The 2021/2022 Warren Lumberjack basketball season is complete, as the Jacks finished regular season play Friday evening, February 18, finishing 4-17 overall with a 3-11 Conference record in the 8-4A. Things got off to a rocky start November 12, 2021 when the season began with the Lumberjacks hosting Pine Bluff. The Zebras…
Lady Jack 2021/2022 season review
WARREN, Ark. – Warren’s Lady Jack basketball program closed the book on its 2021/2022 season Friday night, February 18, 2022, finishing the season 10-15 overall with an 8-4A Conference record of 5-9. As we take a look back at the season in review, a team emerges which came so close to picking up five or…
Offensive onslaught continues as #4 Muleriders sweep Northwestern Oklahoma
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The offensive onslaught continued for #4 Southern Arkansas in Sunday’s Great American Conference series finale against Northwestern Oklahoma State as the Muleriders, led by junior Brett McGee’s 3-for-4, five RBI effort, collected 11 hits with seven going for extra bases and received six strong innings from junior Wyatt Marr (W, 3-0) to…
Women Muleriders fall in final out of state game
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Playing in their final out of state game of the season, the Southern Arkansas University women’s basketball team fought hard for 40 minutes, but ultimately fell short 62-61 at the buzzer as Oklahoma Baptist made a layup with .03. SAU now moves to 11-14 (6-13 GAC) with three games remaining. OBU would…
Fordyce Ladybugs win third district tournament in a row
The Fordyce Ladybugs won their third 8-2A District tournament championship in the last three years this week. Fordyce’s women’s team has grabbed the title seven of the last nine years. The team includes(not in this order in the photo) 1-Sanaa Bailey 3-La Kaylia Highsmith 4-Arbany Ricks 5-Malacia Childs 10-Tyjah Lewis 11-Jahda Moore 12-Kendyl Kemp 15-Ne…
Weevils close out Oklahoma trip with low-scoring, heartbreaking loss to SNU
BETHANY, Okla. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s basketball team took the court again this afternoon, eventually falling to Southern Nazarene University in a Great American Conference match up to close out their Oklahoma trip. The Weevils would compete with the Crimson Storm to the very end of the match, eventually losing, 52-39.…
Johnson ties GAC home run record as Weevils split day one of SWOSU series
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Weevils Baseball team splits the day with Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Saturday. UAM would get shut out the first game 11-0 in nine innings, and win the second match 12-4 with an incredible display of power. UAM Baseball is no stranger to hitting for power. Although they struggled to find…
Muleriders bested by Oklahoma Baptist
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Senior forward Devante Brooks recorded his 17th double double of the season with 25 points and 13 rebounds, junior combo Jalen Brooks followed with 15 points and 18 rebounds and two other Muleriders scored in double figures on Saturday afternoon, but Southern Arkansas came up just short on the road at Oklahoma…
Razorbacks battle past Tennessee
FAYETTEVILLE – Jaylin Williams recorded his fourth-straight, double-double – including a career-high 16 rebounds – and the Razorbacks were 6-of-6 at the foul line inside the final minute to lead #23/24 Arkansas to a 58-48 victory over #16/13 Tennessee Saturday afternoon at Bu Walton Arena. Arkansas wins its 11th game over the last 12 and…
Smith, Moore shine in Arkansas’ win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks are in the win column. True freshman Hagen Smith dazzled in his first collegiate start, striking out five over six scoreless innings on the mound to lead No. 2 Arkansas to a 5-1 win against Illinois State on Saturday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium. Smith was sharp all day long, pumping…
Warren Lady Jacks’ season comes to an end Friday against Magnolia
WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Lady Jacks closed the book on a hard fought season Friday evening, February 18, 2022 dropping their final game of the 2021/2022 season to 8-4A Conference Champions Magnolia by the final of 50-32 at home in Warren’s Seminary Street gym. The opening quarter of play showed encouraging signs. Although the…
2021/2022 Lumberjack basketball season comes to a close Friday against Magnolia
WARREN, Ark. – Warren’s Lumberjack men’s basketball finished their 2021/2022 season Friday evening, February 18, 2022 at home, falling to the undefeated 8-4A Conference Champion Magnolia Panthers by the final of 82-28. Coach Joseph Anders’s team gave the talented Magnolia a job in the early minutes. The Jacks were scrappy on the defensive end. Turnovers…
Hogs Fall To #17 Florida, 76-67
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Arkansas Women’s Basketball (16-9, 6-6) had its two-game winning streak snapped on Thursday night in Exactech Arena, as No. 17 Florida (20-6, 10-3) downed the Hogs, 76-67. Turnovers were the story of the night – Arkansas came into the game averaging just under 11 per game, second best in the nation, but…