Sports

JONESBORO – Dr. Todd Shields has been appointed as the next chancellor of Arkansas State University, ASU System President Dr.

These golfers enjoyed a Sunday afternoon playing golf at the Victory Lake Golf Course. .

Black River Trap & Skeet Club held the June Jamboree Trap Shoot recently. Winners were: Singles Winner-Hannah Sullivan 100. Singles R/U-Cole Cureton 99. Handicaps Winner-Blaine West 94. Handicaps R/U-Hannah Sullivan 94. Doubles-Jax Goad 97. Double R/U-Austin Stoner 96. HOA-Jax Goad 283. HOA R/U-Seth Smith 279

NEA Chosen, an 11U baseball team based out of Corning, is a finalist in the Arkansas State 11U Championship in Cabot, Arkansas. Members of the finalist team pictured are: Top Row - Coach Kelly Grooms, Zane GIbson, Gatlyn Haire, Coach Jason Haire, Hunter Chasteen, Lane Lucas of Corning, Kyson Owens, Coach Chris Denton or Corning. Second Row - Caden Denton of Corning, Thomas Herring of Corning, Brayden Grooms, Jake Kingston, Parker Lane of Corning and Kody Shrable.

The Corning High School Football program held a Youth Football Camp for all youth in grades 1-6 on June 14 - 17 at Bobcat Stadium. Left Photo: On Thursday morning, June 16 the younger group had their photo taken with the Rice Bowl trophy. During camp the kids worked on stance, passing, receiving and kicking and enjoyed playing games. Right Photo: Grades 1-3 football campers with the Rice Bowl trophy. Photo credit: Coach Farrell Shelton

The Lady Bobcats participated in the Women’s Basketball Team Camp at the Harding University Team Camp June 16-18. The Varsity Sr.

Scorpions Midwest 9U are champions of the Sikeston Summer Slam with a tournament record of 4-1. The team is coached by Chris Smith, Jarred Green, Ben Foster, and Brandon Sisco. The players are from Corning and the Missouri towns of Neelyville, Poplar Bluff, Greenville, Doniphan and East Prairie. This is the second year in a row they’ve won the tournament on Father’s Day.

The 12U Heat took home the gold at the Centennial Bank Classic on June 17-19, 2022 at Cabot/Burns Park, Arkansas. .

Corning baseball swept the Clay County Tournament last week. All three teams 12U, 10U, and 8U won both pool play games then won the finals at Rector.

The NEA Strikers traveled to Fenton, Missouri last weekend to participate in the June Bash. The team played in record heat to battle their way to 2nd place in the tournament.