By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
There's a full course on the high school spring sports table today.
However, if you're thinking of attending any of today's events, consider that it's all on the road.
The Forrest City Lady Mustangs will try once again to earn their first AAAAA-East Conference victory of the season today when they make the trip to Little Rock to take on Little Rock Mills.
The Lady Comets downed the Lady Mustangs 16-5 earlier in the season.
Forrest City, coming off a 9-2 loss to West Memphis on Tuesday, are 0-6 against the league opponents and 2-7 overall for the season.
Game time is 4 p.m.
The Forrest City Mustang and Lady Mustang track teams will compete today at the Cougar Relays in West Helena.
Aside from a practice meet last month, this is the first ribbon meet for the senior girls.
The Mustangs ran at Marion on Monday with a "patch-work team," according to head coach Jeff Hudson.
"We were just coming back from spring break and we had some kids who were absent from class that day and some others who were under the weather, so we weren't anywhere close to being at full strength," Hudson said.
The Forrest City Mustang golf team will return to the course today when they make the trip to Bald Knob.
It is the second matchup between the two schools this season.
The Mustangs, coming off a win Monday in a trimatch against Wynne and Marion, won the first match against Bald Knob, 168-219.
The Mustang baseball team will return to conference play on Friday when they host Jacksonville for a varsity doubleheader, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The Hughes Lady Blue Devils couldn't hold off Clarendon Wednesday in slow pitch conference softball played at Hughes.
Hughes led 5-2 through five innings before Clarendon rallied for two runs in the top of the sixth inning to close the gap to 5-4 and then pushed three runs across the plate in the top of the seventh inning to claim a 7-5 win.
Clarendon stays unbeaten at 2-0 in the conference while Hughes slips to 0-2 for the season.
Jordan Julian went the distance on the mound for Clarendon.
Hughes is in their first-ever full season of girls' softball.
Clarendon is one of a handful of schools across the state which are still playing slow pitch.
The Lady Blue Devils will travel to West Helena today to take on the Lady Cougars in a softball game set to begin at 4 p.m.
The Hughes Blue Devils, also in their first season of baseball, will travel to Trumann today to take on the Wildcats in a game set to start at 4 p.m.
The Blue Devils are coming off a 10-0 loss to Barton on Tuesday.
The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots hosted Clarendon on Wednesday in conference baseball action, but as of press time, the game results were unavailable.
The Patriots will host Barton Friday while the Lady Patriot softball team travels to Gillett for a conference matchup.
Tickets are still available for the "Evening of Influence" Fellowship of Christian Athletes-sponsored rally, set for Monday, April 8, at Mustang Arena.
Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the rally. The gate will open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $10 each.
Florida State University Head Football Coach Bobby Bowden is the featured speaker at the rally, which begins at 7 p.m.
HiStrung, a Christian musical group from Bellevue Baptist in Memphis, will start the rally at 6:30 p.m.
Others scheduled to appear include ASU Football Coach Steve Roberts and assistant David Gunn as well as former Miss Arkansas Sara Harris and Amber Bennett, Miss Teen Arkansas.
For more information about the rally or to purchase tickets, call Bill Baxter at (870) 633-0780 or Lewis Etheridge at (870) 633-0310.
An adult men's and women's Class D and below slow pitch softball tournament will be held Saturday, April 13, at the Forrest City Sports Complex.
Team entry fees for the double-elimination tournament are $125 and the tourney will follow ASA rules.
For more information call Guy Brown at (870) 731-1216 or Andy Wallis (870) 238-4399.
* PREP SPORTS
FAST PITCH SOFTBALL
Thursday, April 4
Forrest City at Little Rock Mills, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 5
Palestine-Wheatley at Gillett, 4 p.m.
SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL
Wednesday's Score
Clarendon 7, Hughes 5
Thursday, April 4
Hughes at West Helena, 4 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Tuesday's Score
Blytheville 6, Forrest City 2
Barton 10, Hughes 0
Wednesday's Score
Clarendon at Palestine-Wheatley
Thursday, April 4
Hughes at Trumann, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 5
Jacksonville at Forrest City, 4:30 p.m.
(Varsity Doubleheader)
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF
Thursday, April 4
Forrest City at Bald Knob, 3:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
Thursday, April 4
Forrest City at West Helena - Cougar Relays
(Senior Boys, Girls)