Walnut Ridge defeated Hoxie 65-47 in senior boys basketball on Jan. 11 at Hoxie’s Mustang Gym.

The Hoxie Mustangs earned victories over the Harrisburg Hornet on consecutive nights last week.

Hoxie’s Lady Mustangs defeated the Corning Lady Bobcats 67-47 in senior girls basketball action on Jan. 11 at Corning.

Jaedyn Brown scored her 1,000th career point and grabbed her 500th career rebound in leading the Hoxie Lady Mustangs to a 67-20 win over Harrisburg in senior girls basketball action on Jan. 5.

Recent boys’ high school basketball results involving Lawrence County teams included:

Walnut Ridge High School seniors Sam Lewis and Michael Steele made history when they signed their letters of intent to join the Williams Baptist University Eagles wrestling team.

Walnut Ridge High School basketball standout Bailey Augustine has committed to continue her career with the Lady Bulldogs at Union University in Jackson, Tenn.

Eight members of the Walnut Ridge Bobcat senior high football team received 3A-3 All-Conference honors for the 2020 season.

Hoxie High School standouts ShunDerrick Powell, Daylon Powell and Stefan Coleman have all committed to play Division 1 college football following their senior season with the Mustangs that ended in the state semifinals.

Several members of the Hoxie Mustang senior high football team have received 3A All-State and 3A-3 All-Conference recognition following the 2020 season. Those honored include:

The McGehee Owls defeated the Hoxie Mustangs 20-18 in the semifinals of the 3A state football playoffs Friday night at McGehee. The loss ended the Mustangs’ season with an 11-1 record.

Daylon, ShunDerrick and Davie Powell combined to rush for 671 yards and nine touchdowns as the Hoxie Mustangs overwhelmed the Paris Eagles 65-35 in the quarterfinals of the 3A football playoffs Friday night at Crider Field.

ShunDerrick Powell rushed for 346 yards and three touchdowns and the Hoxie Mustangs pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 48-28 win over the Newport Greyhounds in the second round of the 3A state football playoffs Friday night at Crider Field.

Walnut Ridge High School senior Mari Thomas recently signed his letter of intent to play baseball for Crowder College, located in Neosho, Mo.

Hoxie quarterback Daylon Powell ran for four touchdowns and passed for two, all in the first half, as the Mustangs built a 48-14 lead before the intermission and cruised to a 55-29 win over the Lakeside Beavers in the 3A state football playoffs Friday night at Crider Field.

The Lakeside Beavers defeated Walnut Ridge 21-14 in the first round of the 3A State Football Playoffs Friday night at Lake Village. The loss ends the Bobcats’ season with a 2-8 overall record.

Hoxie quarterback Daylon Powell has been accustomed to putting up big rushing numbers this season. Friday night, however, he showed off his arm, passing for 353 yards and five touchdowns in the Mustangs’ 48-19 win at Walnut Ridge. The victory capped an undefeated regular season for the Musta…

The Sloan-Hendrix cross-country track team competed in the 2A State Meet on Thursday in Hot Springs.

Daylon Powell rushed for 224 yards and four touchdowns as the Hoxie Mustangs ran over the Osceola Seminoles for a 55-21 win in a matchup of teams who were undefeated in 3A-3 conference play. The victory clinched the conference championship for the Mustangs and earned them the league’s top se…

Walnut Ridge quarterback Mari Thomas rushed for 168 yards and four touchdowns and teammate Blane Wade ran for 160 yards and a touchdown as the Bobcats snapped a six-game losing skid by defeating the Manila Lions 33-24 on Friday night.

Hoxie’s undefeated season came to an end in the semifinals of the 3A State Volleyball Tournament last week in Little Rock. The Lady Mustangs fell to Paris in three sets, 17-25, 18-25, 23-25 on Thursday.

The Walnut Ridge senior high volleyball team participated in the 3A State Tournament last week in Little Rock. The Lady Bobcats dropped a four-set match to the Jessieville Lady Lions in the first round, 17-25, 18-25, 25-18, 16-25, on Oct. 27.

The Sloan-Hendrix boys basketball teams swept three games from Marmaduke on Oct. 27 at McCurley Gym in Imboden.

Cody McEntire of Walnut Ridge recently competed in the Bassmaster National Finals on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tenn.

The Hoxie Mustangs trampled the Manila Lions 42-6 in senior high football action Friday night at Hoxie. The senior night victory improved the Mustangs record to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in 3A-3 Conference play and sets up a showdown this week against the Osceola Seminoles, who are 3-0 in the conference.

The Hoxie Lady Mustangs won the 3A Northeast District Tournament championship. Hoxie defeated Piggott in four sets, 25-22, 21-25, 25-9, 25-12 in the title match on Thursday at Mustang Gym.

The Osceola Seminoles defeated Walnut Ridge 35-14 in 3A-3 football action Friday night at Osceola.

Corning defeated Walnut Ridge 38-14 in the annual battle of the Bobcats Friday night at Walnut Ridge’s Sexton Field.

The Walnut Ridge senior high volleyball team concluded the 2020 regular season by sweeping a doubleheader from Cave City on Oct. 13. The Lady Bobcats won the first match, 25-15, 25-20, 25-23 and took the nightcap 25-12, 25-21, 25-7.

Hoxie defeated Palestine-Wheatley in 3A Northeast volleyball action on Thursday at Palestine. The Lady Mustangs swept the match 25-14, 25-19, 25-7.