May 22, 2023
9/6/22 It took quarterback Joe Trusty a couple of offensive series to find himself in last week’s win over Siloam Springs.
Backed up on his goal-line, and facing third-and-13...
May 22, 2023
9/2/22 The Alma Lady Airedales dropped a hard-fought five-set decision to Vilonia Thursday.
The Lad Eagles won the first two games, 25-18, 25-15.
Alma forced a ...
May 22, 2023
8/31/22 Rachel Ray still embraces the same traits she had while running hurdles for Zach Jones almost eight years ago — up early, work hard, be accountable.
Except for a ...
May 22, 2023
8/31/22 Alma’s tennis teams split with Greenbrier Tuesday.
Logan Evans, the team’s No. 1 singles player, earned an 8-5 victory. Jeremiah Schlegel dropped an 8-4 decision...
May 22, 2023
8/31/22 There’s a unique bond between Alma’s nine senior volleyball players that will keep bond them together long after their final match.
“Being able to create friends...
May 22, 2023
8/30/22 Alma volleyball coach Kim Weaver is ready for her players to take the next step. Her players are ready, too.
Alma finished 2-1-1 at the Alma Volleyball Tournamen...
May 22, 2023
8/31/22 Chase Parker completed all nine of his passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns to power Alma to a 16-8 win over Siloam Springs.
Alma (1-1) had several big plays ...
May 22, 2023
8/29/22 Alma junior high volleyball coach Whitney Adams is excited about her group of players.
The 2022 junior high squad includes Chloe Gregory.
“(Gregory) is ...
May 22, 2023
8/24/22 The weight of a community rested on the strong legs of Joe Trusty. On third-and-goal with under half a minute to play, the big quarterback burled his way into the end to ...
May 22, 2023
8/29/22 Former Arkansas high school football coach Barry Lunney Sr. told me a long time ago how important it was for administrators to have the school's football team win an earl...
May 22, 2023
8/23/22 CHARLESTON — Beating a 3A school in the first week of the season isn't something that will make those you're chasing in the 5A-West take notice.
But the team's...
May 22, 2023
8/22/22 The hay is in the barn. The turf at Citizens Bank Field at Airedale Stadium has been picked clean. After months of preparation, Alma football coach Rusty Bush is eager fo...
May 22, 2023
8/22/22 HUNTSVILLE — Alma coach Kim Weaver saw plenty of good things in Monday's benefit match with Huntsville and Springdale.
She also will use the next few days working on ...
May 22, 2023
Alma junior high football coach Derrick Haney was pleased with his team’s effort this week in Tuesday’s scrimmage with Ozark.
“I am really proud of how hard we played dur...
May 22, 2023
8/16/22 OZARK - The Ozark Hillbillies’ running game isn’t where coach Jeremie Burns expects it to be by mid-October.
But the Hillbillies did more than enough to fend off...
May 22, 2023
8/15/22 Joe Trusty’s biggest off-season loss may be his biggest gain.
In 2021, Trusty threw for 2,192 yards and 19 touchdowns. Of that, Conner Stacy accounted for 1,306 ...
May 22, 2023
8/12/22 Alma officials spent the week fine-tuning a state-of-the-art video board that will be placed in the north end. The board, which will be 27 ½ feet high and 40 feet wide, i...
May 22, 2023
8/12/22 Kim Weaver isn’t the only coach to have been affected by the events of COVID-19. There were other first-year coaches who had to overcome numerous obstacles such as the sp...
May 22, 2023
8/12/22 Second-year Alma tennis coach Bryan Jernigan plans to use the first week of the tennis season as a measuring stick.
The Airedales kicked off the 2022 campaign t...
May 22, 2023
8/8/22 The look on Reagan Birchfield’s face told the story within the story.
“It was bad for me last year to stand there, because I couldn’t stand it, really,” Birchfiel...