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Volleyball makes up much of the local Thursday schedule and includes Mountain Home High School’s team back on the road for a 5A-West outing with Van Buren. The junior varsity match begins at 4:30 followed by the

Thursday’s junior high football schedule includes Mountain Home’s freshmen in Jonesboro for a matchup with Annie Camp. Kickoff is scheduled for 6. Elsewhere, Yellville-Summit travels to Quitman, Salem is home against Melbourne, and Harrison heads to Greenwood.

Mountain Home has tennis and cross country scheduled for Thursday. The Bomber and Lady Bomber tennis teams will have one more tuneup before the state tournament as they go to Springfield to meet Kickapoo. The start time

Izard County is the host school for Thursday’s Class 2A State Boys’ Golf Tournament. The Cougars will be represented by Elijah Wilkes, and he’ll be joined by Brayden Adams, Olin Davidson and Wyatt Black of Cotter and

Thursday’s fall baseball schedule includes Gainesville hosting the championship game of the Summit Conference Baseball Tournament. The Bulldogs will be paired with Seymour. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:30. Elsewhere, Bakersfield is home against Koshkonong. WebReadyTM

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Oneil Cruz, center, heads home to score between St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore (52) and catcher Andrew Knizner, left, on a double by Diego Castillo during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday

A sporting event is coming up this month to raise funds for the Peitz Cancer Support House. The second-annual Kick Cancer in the Bass Benefit Fishing Tournament Tournament is scheduled for Oct. 15 at Bull Shoals Lake

Tuesday was a good night for Mountain Home volleyball as they swept Harrison in four matches. The Lady Bombers took the varsity match in straight sets with scores of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-10. Lindsay Jensen led Mountain

Several of Mountain Home’s cross country runners were in Cave City on Tuesday for the Caveman Open. The Bombers finished fourth in the high school boys’ race. Zach Daugherty led Mountain Home by finishing 13th in a

Tuesday was a successful night for the Mountain Home eighth grade football team. The Eighth Grade Bombers were able to beat up on Annie Camp from Jonesboro by a final of 40-8. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI

St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols hits a two-run single against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday in Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of Associated Press) PITTSBURGH (AP) – Albert Pujols drove in two

Tuesday golf schedule includes one of Mountain Home’s boys looking to finish his season with the state’s top prize. Chace Berwald will represent the Bombers in the Class 5A State Tournament at Bryant. Tee time at Hurrican

Tuesday’s cross country schedule includes Mountain Home’s high school and freshman teams being joined by Flippin, Melbourne and Mountain View at the Caveman Invitational in Cave City. Action begins at 3:30. Also on the high school level,

Tuesday’s high school volleyball schedule includes Mountain Home returning to the Hangar for a conference outing with Harrison. The eighth grade match begins at 4 followed by the freshman, junior varsity and varsity matches. Elsewhere, Mountain Home

Two of Mountain Home’s junior high football teams will are set to welcome Annie Camp in from Jonesboro on Tuesday. The seventh grade game kicks off at 5:30 at Bomber Stadium followed by the eighth grade contest.

The Mountain Home cross country program’s annual fundraiser is Saturday. The annual Run with the Bulls will be held on the high school campus, and all participants (runners, walkers, strollers, dogs, etc.) are welcome. Registration and packet

The Mountain Home junior varsity football team remains unbeaten on the season. The J.V. Bombers defeated Batesville on Monday by a final of 13-6. Mountain Home’s touchdowns came on an 11-yard pass play from Brenton Setzer to

Braden Williams (Photo courtesy of Jason Hughes) The Viola High School boys’ golf team wrapped up its season Monday by finishing fifth in the Class 1A State Tournament at Fairfield Bay. The Longhorns ended up with a

St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols celebrates as he heads to first base after he hit career home run No. 703 during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday in Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy

Following is the Overall Top 10 high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state