By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
In the first meeting of the year between the two teams, Poison took home a 13-5 win over Elite Security in men's softball action Monday.
The two teams were locked in a first-place tie headed into the game and the win leaves Poison with the league lead at 10-1 while Elite slips to 9-2.
Poison erased an early 2-0 Elite lead by scoring five runs in the bottom of the first inning. They added five more runs in the second and cruised to the win.
Sanyo remained in third place in the league by putting down Boar's Head 15-5.
Sanyo improves to 7-3 for the year after using a 10-run second inning to roll up Boar's Head.
In other games, Miller Insurance pounded the Forrest City Young Guns 22-14; Patton and Taylor ran past Food Giant 11-2 and Kerby's defeated S.S.A. 12-10.
In the women's softball league, Whatever, formerly First National Bank took down Super Center 19-2; Chism beat Clark Appraisals 11-7 and the Odd Sox edged Purple Haze 8-7 to keep their hold on the league's top spot.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
White Hall walked away with the 13-year-old District 7 Babe Ruth Tournament championship Monday night by putting down previously undefeated Pine Bluff twice at the Sports Complex.
White Hall, which lost to Pine Bluff 14-9 in Saturday's winner's semifinal, worked their way back to the championship game by defeating Wynne 18-3 Sunday afternoon.
White Hall would have to win twice Monday to capture the district title.
They did just that, downing Pine Bluff 10-5 in the first game and winning 10-7 in the "if" game.
In both games, White Hall put together big single innings to do most of the damage.
In the first game, trailing 2-1, White Hall scored eight times in the bottom of the third inning, sending 13 batters to the plate and connecting for seven hits.
In the second game, White Hall trailed 7-3 going into the bottom of the sixth inning. They plated seven runs using two hits and seven walks to take the win and the title.
The Calvary Junior High Cheerleaders recently attended the ACSI Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders Camp at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The squad placed third at the camp and won three ribbons for categories in home cheer, superiority and excellence. Members of the Calvary squad are Gabrielle Curl, Courtney Burns, Amber Hart, Hannah McMahand, Crysta Roberts, Melissa Smith, Katie Hornbeak, Danielle Busby and Wendy MCluskey. Sponsors attending were Tempie Busby and Kathy Clarkson assisted by mothers Tina Burns and Sue Hornbeak.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
After trying all weekend, the Forrest City American Legion teams finally got to play Monday night.
On Saturday, the Forrest City A squad picked up two forfeit wins when Cabot failed to show up for a scheduled doubleheader at the Sports Complex.
"We don't know why they didn't come," said Forrest City Coach Jason Long. "They never showed and they didn't call."
Then Wynne cancelled a scheduled A-AAA doubleheader on Sunday.
Monday night, Batesville did make the trip and then made quick work by taking a 14-5 win over the A squad and then putting away the AAA squad 14-2 in the nightcap.
Forrest City got single runs in the first inning when Mark Lewis and Marcus Hancock each scored but the rest of the game belonged to Batesville, who scored four times in the first inning, five times in the third and four times in the fifth.
Lewis pitched the complete game for Forrest City.
It was much the same in the first game when Batesville put together a five-run, third inning to erase a 3-2 Forrest City lead.
Batesville added four runs in the fourth to lead 11-3.
Logan Knight, Colby McKennon, Hancock, Dustin Gore and Adam Kennedy scored single runs for Forrest City.
Forrest City will host Searcy today at the Sports Complex for a doubleheader beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The Forrest City A squad will open district tournament play on Thursday, July 12, at Paragould.
The Arkansas Fellowship of Christian Athletes will conduct a sports camp for fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth-grade Forrest City students, boys and girls, July 16 through July 19.
The camp will be held in Mustang Arena at Forrest City High School and each session will start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m.
Cost per student is $10 and scholarships are available.
College athletes from the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State, Arkansas Tech, John Brown University and Ouachita Baptist University have been traveling the state this summer leading the sports camps which will include Bible studies.
Forrest City was chosen as one of the host cities for the 10-week tour.
Each camper will receive an FCA t-shirt and a camp Bible.
Local coaches will help with the camps.
For more information or to sign up, call (870) 633-9625; Chris Anderson at (870) 910-4990 or (501) 454-5949 or stop by First Baptist Church.
Registration forms may also be obtained from Forrest City coaches Dwight Lofton and Sue Jayroe by calling 261-1892 and 1893.
Organizers are hoping to make this an annual event in Forrest City.
SEARCY--The Forrest City APAC/Travelers All-Star team finished second at the Searcy Pitching Machine Tournament.
Forrest City lost to Jonesboro 10-8 in eight innings in Monday's final.
Losing their opening game to Bald Knob 5-4 on Saturday, Forrest City worked they way through the loser's bracket defeating Wynne 8-5; Searcy North 12-8, Batesville 13-3 and Searcy South 11-10 to get back to the title game.
The Travelers, along with the Forrest City All-Stars, will open play Friday at the Cal Ripken pitching machine state tournament in Sylvan Hills.
The Travelers play North Garland County, Friday, July 13, at 6:15 p.m.