Alma Sports Roundup

Lady Airedales fall in four

By Kevin Taylor

Alma Schools

The Alma Lady Airedales dropped a four-set decision (24-26, 25-16, 25-18, 25-22) to first-place Farmington in 5A-West play Thursday.

Alma (8-12, 2-6) travels to Shiloh Christian on Tuesday.

“There is a reason they’re (Farmington) in first-place for a reason,” Alma coach Kimberly Weaver said. “We were able to contain Emmerson (Rehkopf) in the first set, which allowed us to get a big lead, and then they were able to get her the ball in the second set.”

Sparked by Maggie Brogan’s two early kills, Alma opened the match with a brisk 10-4 lead in the first set. Farmington rallied to tie the match at 20, but back-to-back kills by Ryleigh Floyd and Breella Hughes helped Alma build a 22-20 lead.

Up one late, Brogan’s kill ended the first set. Brogan led Alma with 14 kills.

Chloe Gregory and Josie Welborn had five and four kills, respectively. Hughes finished with three kills.

Football

The Alma Airedales junior high football team suffered a 21-20 loss to Pea Ridge Thursday night.

Quarterback Nate Risley scored twice and threw a touchdown pass to Peyton Broadway.

Richie Remington led the defensive charge with a team-high 10 tackles. Billy Burdon had eight tackles, and Risley and Jaxon Loyd had six stops.

Aiden Sharum added five tackles, and Cole Chanthaseny had four tackles and a fumble recovery.

This Day In Airedales History

Oct. 5, 1984

John Housley’s fourth-quarter interception helped seal Alma’s 6-0 win over the Greenwood Bulldogs, helping coach Frank Vines’ squad improve to 5-0-1. John Douglas hit Shea Carr with a late second-quarter TD to account for the game’s lone score.