The state tennis tournament held in Conway Oct. 11 and 12 saw Shawn-Hudson Seegraves receive a bye in the first round and Aden Baggett was defeated by eventual fourth place finisher, Miles Caldwell, with a 4-6 and a 0-6 score.
Scott Tracer (center), of Rector recently won a major trophy at Crowley’s Ridge Dirt Track. Tracer is pictured with his grandson BrysonTracer (right) and David Blankenship. Tracer is the son of the later Harold and Dottie Tracer.The Tracer family has been involved with speedways and racing for generations. Artifacts related to racing and this Rector family are on display at the Rector Community Museum. (Courtesy photo)
In a last minute “holding down the fort” win after a fumble recovered by Brinkley Tigers, the Rector Cougars came away with a 38 to 34 victory in the make-up game Monday night held at Brinkley. .
For the Spring 2022 season, two of BRTC’s female trap team members placed second and third against all 53 female shooters in their conference. Bre Burrow of Marmaduke finished second overall with a 21.5 average. Aaryon Vaughn of Paragould finished third overall with a 21.4 average. First place went to Emily Brantana from Western Michigan University with an average of 22.2.
On Friday Oct. 14, the Piggott senior high Mohawks hosted the Hoxie Mustangs, one of the best teams in the conference. The Mustangs lead 14-0 at the end of the first quarter and 42-0 at halftime, which was the final score.
The Mohawks Homecoming game last Friday was against one of the best teams in the conference, the Walnut Ridge Bobcats. And they were as advertised VERY good! The Mohawks played a good first quarter and only trailed 14-0 going into the second quarter.
Rector High School Cougars traveled to Brinkley to take on the Brinkley Tigers on Friday night. During the junior high game, the Brinkley field’s electric service kept the scoreboard and the press box alternately serviceable and in the dark.