Wednesday, July 23, 2003

FCity summer football drills begin Aug. 4

The Forrest City Mustangs will begin two-a-day summer football drills on Monday, Aug, 4, according to Head Coach Donnie Willis.

"I believe that is the first day we can practice," Willis said. "That's what we are shooting for right now."

The Mustangs have been picked to finish fifth in the AAAAA-East Conference this season. Cabot is the prseason favorite to win the league.

Willis said that the Mustangs will practice in pads beginning Thursday, Aug. 7.

The team is scheduled to open the 2003 season on Friday, Sept. 5, when they host Wynne at Sam Smith Stadium.

Willis is beginning his fifth season as Mustang football caoch.

In other news, Forrest City Athletic Director Mike Bender said today that Ryan Wallace has been hired to replace departed Mustang assistant football coach Jeff Hudson, who resigned last month to take a similar position at Paragould.

Wallace has been a graduate assistant coach at Henderson State University the past two years.

PWHS schedules free athletic physicals

Palestine-Wheatley High School will give athletic physical examinations for all junior and senior high students who want to participate in any of the school's sports or cheerleading, on Thursday, July 31, from 8 until 10:30 a.m. The physicals are free and will be held at the high school.

Schedules & Scores

* AMERICAN LEGION

AREA 2 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

July 18-20 at Wynne -- Game Results

Wynne defeated Forrrest City

Newport defeated Brinkley

Searcy defeated Wynne

Jonesboro defeated Newport

Wynne defeated Brinkley

Newport defeated Forrest City

Newport defeated Wynne

Winner's Semifinal

Jonesboro defeated Searcy

Loser's Semifinal Game

Searcy defeated Newport

Championship Game

Jonesboro defeated Searcy

* MIGHTYMITE

2003 MIGHTYMITE TRIATHLON RESULTS

TOP 10 OVERALL FEMALE

1 Kirsten Winkler, 1:05:30, McKenzie, Tenn.

2 Bobbie Hembree, 1:10:32, Germantown, Tenn.

3 Ashlee David, 1:10:32, Cordova, Tenn.

4 Lucia Colbert, 1:10:36, Cordova, Tenn.

5 Debra Valas, 1:11:24, Germantown, Tenn.

6 Julie Davideuk, 1:13:24, Bartlett, Tenn.

7 Amy Garner, 1:13:31, Cordova, Tenn.

8 Stephanie Healey, 1:13:59, Arlington, Tenn.

9 Kara Hobart, 1:14:05, Clarksdale, Miss.

10 Pam Tate, 1:15:22, Cordova, Tenn.

TOP 10 OVERALL MALE

1 Rehan Mahmood, 58:37, Memphis, Tenn.

2 Imran Mahmood, 58:37, Memphis, Tenn.

3 Donny Forsyth, 58:40, Memphis, Tenn.

4 Miles Fortas, 1:00:40, Memphis, Tenn.

5 Willy Pickhardt,1:01:45, Fayetteville, Ark.

6 Dustin Finley, 1:02:13, Germantown, Tenn.

7 Timmy Linn, 1:02:28, Germantown, Tenn.

8 John Williams, 1:02:42, Fayetteville, Tenn.

9 Sean Norton, 1:03:10, Alexandira, Va.

10 Jarred Thweatt, 1:03:16, Germantown, Tenn.

MALE MASTERS (Age 40 - 99)

John Rohde, 1:03:32, Vilonia, Ark.

FEMALE MASTERS (Age 40 - 99)

Gayle Minard, 1:15:35, Memphis, Tenn.

MALE CLYDESDALE (Age 10 - 99)

1 John Saxton, 1:02:30, Conway, Ark

2 Richard Green, 1:06:23, Conway, Ark.

3 J. Michael Shephard, 1:08:20, Jackson, Tenn.

FEMALE ATHENA (Age10 - 99)

1 Melanie Orewiler, 1:24:58, Marion, Ark.

2 Ann Stewart, 1:32:43, Atoka, Tenn.

3 Leeanne Chittom, 1:34:15, Memphis, Tenn.

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