Sports

State Tournament Baseball

05/14/2026

The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots advanced to the Quarter final round of the Class 2A State baseball Tournament with a 4 to 1 win over Hackett Thursday in Palestine. The Patriots jumped out to an early lead and held on behind the strong pitching of Seniors Andrew Knowlton and Brody Parker.

The Patriots will take on Tuckerman, who defeated Parkers Chapel 10-4 Thursday, this afternoon at 3:00 in Palestine. That game can be heard on Delta County 93.5 FM KBFC.

In other tournament action;

Woodlawn 11 Sloan Hendrix 1

Bigelow 5 Life Way Christian 3

Riverside 8 Junction City 7

Southside Bee Branch 11 Cotter 5

Baptist Prep 7 Mountainburg 5

East Poinsett County 10 Ouachita 0.

In Softball Action:

Horatio 11 Cedar Ridge 1

Des Arc 7 Hector 1

Tuckerman 5 Magnet Cove 1

Bigelow 9 Hackett 8

Woodlawn 6 East Poinsett County 0

Cotter 4 McCrory 3

Quitman 14 Acorn 0

Riverside 7 Poyen 5

2026 MSAIS Athlete of the Year

Friday May 08

The MSAIS has named Ellie Hughes of Forrest City and Lee Academy as the 1A Girls track athlete of the year. Ellie brought home gold medals in the recent State Championship meet in Jackson Mississippi in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters races plus the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays. She won a Silver medal in the 4 x 400 relay. Ellie had a sesons best of 12.95 seconds in the 100 meters, 27.30 in the 200 hundred meters and 1 minute and 1 second in the 400 meters. Ellie Hughes is the daughter of Adam and Lindsey Hughes of Forrest City and the Grandaughter of Gary and Terri Hughes of Caldwell, Crystal Adams of Conway, and the late Anthony Reniger. Congratulations to Ellie Hughes.

2026 Baseball and Soft Ball Regional Play

Friday May 08

BASEBALL:

2A 3 AT CARLISLE:

Palestine-Wheatley 11 Conway Christian 1

Palestine-Wheatley plays Baptist Prep at noon in Carlisle

Bigelow 3 McCrory 0

4A 2 at Brookland:

Highland 1 Wynne 0

1A 3 at Midland:

Nemo Vista 11 Clarendon 1

Conway St Joseph 23 Brinkley 0

SOFTBALL:

2A 3 AT CARLISLE:

Bigelow 11 Palestine-Wheatley 1

McCrory 10 Mt. Vernon Enola 3

McCrory plays Bigelow at 2:30 today

4A 2 at Brookland:

Wynne 6 Pocahontas 3

Wynne Plays Jonesboro Westside at noon today