Stories from Wednesday, April 27, 2005

County residents will gather at Heritage Park in Piggott from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. this Saturday for the Seventh Annual Clay County Relay for Life. Bank night was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, April 25, at the Piggott Community Center. The night provided an opportunity for team captains to turn in funds raised and luminary money prior to Relay day and served as the pick-up point for team t-shirts. ...

McElvoy's team is coached by Delane Burns. Members of the team are Brett Burns, Grayson Murray, Kattie Dobbins, Kyle Dobbins, Kameron Balling, Jonathan Rush, Dallas Dale, Patrick Cobb, Alek Gossett, Mazin Chase, Alex Baber and Hattie Mauldin. The American Legion Team is coached by Chad Reaves. ...

The Piggott Little League Association's Little League Juniors for ages 13-14 will be coached this year by Shawn Hearn and Ronald Johnson. Members of the team are Sam Yates, Jonathan Wright, Justin Tompkins, Kalem Rouse, Garrett Short, Kamryn Smith, Cord Pike, Michael Morgan, Chord McIntosh, Austin Hartsfield, Tyler Grubb, Travis Faughn, Trent Edwards, Chase Dunlap, Daniel Cheshire, Logan Burdin, Daniel Baldwin and Joshua Pitts...

The Piggott State Farm 11 and 12-year-old boys traveling baseball team played their first tournament of the year in Marmaduke the weekend of April 14-17. They played five games coming out on top in the Gold Division. They made 54 runs and only allowed 21 runs. They played for the championship on Sunday against Trumann and won...

The 2005 AAA Team is sponsored by Double Play and is coached by Chris Crawford The traveling team consists of nine and ten-year-olds. Members of the team are Ethan Burns, Jim Copelin, Austin Murray, Enoch Richardson, Jacob Richardson, Trevor Grubb, Logan Murray, Will Winberry, Beau Wicker, Brody Williams, Jeff Harris and Cane Haywood...

The Senior Mohawk track team participated in a practice meet at Pocahontas on Thursday, April 21. "This was a good meet to help us prepare for the district meet, which is scheduled for May 4," coach Ken Schumate said. "Not all the athletes participated in the meet due to the many activities that are happening at this time of year," Schumate continued...

The Piggott Lady Mohawks scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 6-1 lead and earn a victory over the Lady Mustangs from Buffalo Island Central in the semifinals of the 3AA-North District Tournament at Rector. The game had been tied at 1-1 before Laura Hickson hustled down the first base line, reaching on a dropped fly ball. ...

The Piggott Mohawk baseball team played its final week of games for the season, beginning on Monday, April 18, with a home game against the Walnut Ridge Bobcats. "It was a good ball game," coach Brock Swann said. "Going into the sixth inning, we were only one run behind with the score being 6-5, but our pitching just gave out," Swann continued...

Lawrence Grazevich, 82, of Piggott, died Saturday, April 23, 2005, in the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born on March 25, 1923, in Benld, Ill., the son of the late Carl and Augusta Grazevich. He married Maxine Showmaker in 1941. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Grazevich of Piggott, and other relatives and friends...

Delona M. Spinks, 79, of Piggott died Tuesday, April 19, 2005, in the Gideon Care in Gideon, Mo. She was born on May 8, 1925, in Crockett, the daughter of the late Barney Richard and Ilah Bertha Goodwin Morrisett. She married Doyle M. Parrish in May of 1943. He preceded her in death in 1944. She married Harrison Houston Spinks on October 5, 1946. He preceded her in death in 2002...

Darren and Elizabeth Poe of Greenway were selected as the recipients of the makeover being offered by the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Piggott. The family's home will be remodelled much like the homes in the television show "Extreme Makeover--Home Edition." The house will get new siding, carpet and windows during the reconstruction...

Three young men from the Piggott High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter are bound for the National Leadership Conference on June 22-28 in Orlando, Fla. Caleb Morris, Jonathan Morris and Austin McDaniel placed first in the state of Arkansas in the Website Development competition at the Arkansas State Leadership Conference in Little Rock on April 15 and 16. ...

There are five teams for the 2005 Junior Minor League, which is under the Piggott Little League Association. This league is for boys and girls who are seven and eight years old. The league utilizes the pitching machine. The Horner Flying Service team is coached by Shawn Morris. ...