Mississippi State goes down ...
Auburn goes down ...
Texas A&M goes down ...
The football powers-that-be have definitely smiled on Arkansas this weekend.
PREP BKB: Just received word from Bentonville AD Scott Passmore that the
@NFHS_Org
has officially approved the use of a 35-second shot clock for Arkansas' Class 6A games next season.
#arpreps
The heart is broken once again ...
My mother, Mamie Evonne McAnally Apple, passed away this morning.
Prayers for the family are welcomed and appreciated.
PREP FB: Pea Ridge has promoted Brey Cook to head coach during tonight's school board meeting.
Yes, the former Springdale Har-Ber standout and former offensive lineman at Arkansas ... that Brey Cook.
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BREAKING NEWS: Chris Hutchens, the Bentonville High School AD the past 4 years, was promoted to athletic director over the Bentonville school district during Tuesday's board meeting.
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OK ... time for a little personal news.
I won't be on here for an extended amount of time because I'm headed for the injured list.
I will be having surgery done at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Rogers.
Thoughts and prayers are appreciated ...
MAXPREPS CUP: Bentonville High finishes 10th nationally in the final standings for the 2018-19 school year.
Bentonville earned 1,667 points with six state championships and five state runnerups.
No other Arkansas school finished in the top 100.
#arpreps
6A STATE TRACK: On his first try at the long jump,
@isaiahsategna1
went 24 feet, 8 inches.
That not only broke the meet record of 24-3.5 by Pine Bluff's Basil Shabazz, set in 1991, but it also broke the OVERALL mark of 24-5.75 set by Conway's Joseph Wright in 1996.
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Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers ...
These next few hours are going to be tough, and I need a little strength to pull myself through it today.
PREP FB: I like the idea Booneville has this year.
Instead of waiting for the final game of the regular season to have Senior Night, Booneville will hold it during its season opener against Dardanelle.
Should be a great game as well.
#arpreps
COLLEGE SB: Former Bentonville standout Tymber Riley, now a freshman at Arkansas Tech, has been named
@GACAthletics
co-player of the week after going 7 for 11 with 9 RBIs and a home run.
See, Arkansas? It can be done! Now quit cowering and schedule Arkansas State!
Florida and South Florida agree to future three-game football series starting in 2022 via
@CBSSports
PREP FB: Are you ready for this?
With LR Christian's win over Benton, the Warriors have enough equity points to become a Class 7A school for the next 2 years.
FS Southside will drop to Class 6A and FS Northside now moves to the 7A-West.
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GIRLS BKB: Farmington coach Brad Johnson said the entire gym stood up when Vanzant entered the game, then the place erupted when she hit her first shot.
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WOMEN’S BKB: Five former 7A-West Conference players are bringing a championship ring back home!
Paige Redmond — Har-Ber
Sydney Crockett — Fayetteville
Emilie Jobst — Heritage
Peyton Taylor — Bentonville
Madison Sandor — Rogers
Yes … NWA represents!
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National Champions!
Jennies Basketball defeats Ashland University, 66-52, for the
@NCAADII
National Championship!
#Together
, we finish the year with a record of 30-3 as the National, Central Region, and MIAA Champions!
#teamUCM
It’s “mandatory vacation day” for me ... otherwise known as a wedding anniversary. I’ve been blessed to be married to this lovely lady for 32 years!
@SallyAApple
I'm nowhere near the Class 6A state baseball tournament this week.
Yet, on the final day of his high school career,
@joey_aden
drops me a message, thanking me for my coverage the last three years.
A class act, through and through. I wish I could cover 12 more Joey Adens.
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BOYS BKB: BREAKING NEWS — Bentonville has hired Little Rock Christian's Kyle Pennington as its new boys basketball coach during tonight's school board meeting.
Pennington, who led the Warriors to back-to-back 4A state titles, replaces Dick Rippee.
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PREP SB: Bentonville West 10, Bentonville 5, final.
Lady Tigers’ shot at perfect 7A-West season spoiled, as well as a 21-game conference win streak.
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BOYS BKB: Bentonville’s Michael Shanks sings his NLI with Belmont University this morning. He is the second Tiger in recent years to join the Bruins, following Nick Smith.
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Lauren Tininenko, a former swimmer at Bentonville and University of New Mexico, swam the English Channel today. Her time was 11 hours, 15 minutes over the 43.5 kilometers she was in the water.
Incredible!
PREP BKB: Your state tournament sites are as follows ...
6A — Fayetteville
5A — Hot Springs
4A — Morrilton*
3A — Clinton
2A — Melbourne*
1A — Greers Ferry West Side
* — won by vote. Others were uncontested.
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6A STATE TRACK: Bentonville’s Bryant Parlin throws a personal-best 64-9 to win the boys shot put ... just 13 3/4 inches from the state record!
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Introducing ...
Henry Charles Nicholas Wilson!
TOB: May 31, 2018 — 9:22 a.m.
Length — 18 1/2 inches
Weight — 7 lbs. 8 oz.
Parents — Anthony and Kayla Wilson.
Sisters — Emily and Abigail Wilson.
Maternal grandparents — Henry and Sally Apple.
#proudpapa
PREP TRACK: Heather Wade of Pea Ridge has been named the 2018-19 girls track coach of the year by the
@ArkActAssn
and the Arkansas High School Coaches Association.
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PREP FB: Also in Bentonville’s win over Bryant last night …
WR Kam’Ron Mays-Hunt surpassed the 1,000-yd. mark in receiving with a 7-catch, 155-yd. effort. He now has 66 catches for 1,085 yards this season.
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7A BOYS BKB: Bentonville West records the first state tournament win in school history with a 72-62 decision over Fort Smith Southside. Wolverines play at 5:30 p.m. Friday against NLR.
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PREP FB: On seven occasions Friday night, Bentonville West soph QB Dalton McDonald completed passes to his older brother Dakota McDonald.
It was being called the "McDouble."
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BOYS BKB: This became lost in the shuffle earlier this week, and I truly apologize ... but ...
With his team's win Tuesday over Springdale,
@WEAREBVILLE
coach
@coachripp
recorded his 300th career victory, and he picked up No. 301 tonight.
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PREP FB: Since becoming Bentonville’s beat writer in 2010, I have spent my Black Friday in the usual fashion … with black-clad Tigers in the playoffs. Not a bad string.
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BOYS BKB: This is not a misTweet folks ...
Final from the 4A-1 Conference Tournament championship in Berryville ...
@FarmingtonMBB
112
Huntsville 46
Layne Taylor with 44 to lead the Cardinals.
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