Alma School District

9/30/22 Like most college kids, Zac Henson was ready to sit in his favorite chair for a little R&R late Monday evening. He’s earned it, too. A two-year starter on the of...

9/29/22 Dakota Stallings has been on both sides of the fence. His current view has him and his teammates eyeing the first outright conference championship since 2013. “I...

9/27/22 A great team effort helped the Alma eighth grade football team to a 13-12 win over Farmington Monday. Chase Parker had a hand in both of the Airedales’ touchdown...

9/23/22 So close. Alma volleyball coach Kim Weaver has been searching for a signature victory. The third-year coach nearly got just that in Thursday’s five-set loss to G...

9/26/22 ALMA — Alma quarterback Joe Trusty probably felt like he was on the cusp of throwing for 5,000 yards over a two-year span, which would have had him in the conversation wi...

9/23/22 It’s a long way from Alma, Arkansas to Whales, Australia. But Alma High School art student Natalia Moore used her imagination — and artistic skills — to narrow ...

9/22/22 The cool breezy air made getting up early to block and tackle teammates this week a lot easier for the Alma Airedales’ football team. Practicing football at 6 a....

9/22/22 The Alma Lady Airedales dropped a 25-22, 25-11, 24-26, 25-16 decision to Greenbrier in 5A-West play. Alma (1-5 in league play) led at some point in all four game...

9/14/22 Alma eighth-graders fall short The Alma Airedales’ eighth-grade football team suffered a 24-6 loss to Van Buren Northridge on Monday. Offensively, quarterb...

9/20/22 Alma football coach Rusty Bush spent last week critiquing his football team. Three wins in as many games is a good way to open the season. But neither of them wi...

9/14/22' Chad Powell is old-school. That’s especially true when it comes to playing football. And being a lifelong Alma Airedale? For Chad Powell, that’s just icing on t...

9/13/22 Alma built a 22-0 so quickly on Friday that they almost forgot they still had nearly 35 minutes of football left to play. The Airedales’ Carlos Gonzalez ran for...

9/12/22 It’s hard to miss Alma’s new video board. Not just from inside Citizens Bank Field at Airedale Stadium, either. “It’s the first thing you see when you drive into...

9/8/22 Jaden Mahar doesn’t look anything like the conventional defensive lineman. And that, says Alma Defensive Coordinator Kirk Benson, is what makes him such a special...

9/9/22 Alma netters top Siloam Springs Logan Evans had to wait around for a free court on Thursday afternoon in order to face Siloam Springs’ Bryan Tran. The wa...

9/7/22 Amy Benson comes across like a sweet kindergarten teacher — big smile, easy personality, motherly instincts. And that would suit her fine if she taught kindergarte...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...