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I cannot believe what I've just seen. UCA wins it 27-24 on a tipped, 46-yard Hail Mary.
This team has won some crazy games this year, but man, this might take the cake.
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2024 4⭐️Charleston Collins (@Charleston_C10) and Courtney Crutchfield (@courtney_C2024) both commit to @RazorbackFB.
#arpreps @ArRecruitingGuy
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The OU wrestling facility is playing an instructional video as to how wrestling works and when to cheer.
GIA would never.
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Officially official: Central Arkansas will face Florida State and UCA alum Mike Norvell on Sept. 26, 2026.
Florida State adds FCS opponent to 2026 football schedule
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“Anytime you tie or break a record at Oklahoma State in wrestling you’re doing something.”
#okstate wrestling won its eight straight Big 12 title today — a feat only accomplished in the 1920's.
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Sunrise Christian’s Layden Blocker (@Laygogetit2) has committed to Arkansas.
He is the first member of @EricPMusselman’s 2023 recruiting class.
#arpreps @ArRecruitingGuy @ETTaylor79
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I’m here at Mills for 2024 4⭐️ Charleston Collins’ commitment.
Fellow 4⭐️ Courtney Crutchfield — who is also commiting today — is here in attendance.
#arpreps @ArRecruitingGuy
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FINAL: #OKState 23 - OU 9.
OSU gets it done in the first Bedlam dual of the season.
That was a really competitive dual and I can't wait to see it in GIA.
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Central Arkansas turns a game-ending double-play to pick up the win over Arkansas State.
Bears get revenge for the loss last week in Conway.
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This is how @BvilleFB punched its to the Class 7A state championship game.
Ryan Fernstrom (@ryanfernstrom) nailed the 43-yard field goal.
Third straight trip for the Tigers.
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I know it is only one match, but Boo Lewallen looked really good in his first match in months getting a first-period pin. #okstate
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Malachi Henry seems to have one of these a game at this point.
The R-Fr. from Van Buren takes this one 79 yards to cut it to a score.
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FINAL: Chelsea Alexander came on as a pinch runner, and just got herself a walkoff to beat No. 10 Oregon in the ninth inning. #okstate wins it 5-4.
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For those not in attendance here is the pose that @IPickAnkles1 brought out after his semifinal win. 📸: an absolute heater from @tbrew28
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FINAL: OSU 3, Baylor 0.
#okstate captures its fourth regular season Big 12 title and its second in three years.
The Cowgirls were voted No. 7 in the preseason Big 12 poll, just saying.
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Goodness gracious Layne Taylor has willed UCA back into this one.
Mind you, Taylor had a sling on an hour before tip.
We’re headed to OT tied at 70.
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That’s Malachi Henry’s second TD tonight.
2 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD for the redshirt freshman.
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Good-ness
Another crazy play by Trejan Bridges makes it 14-3.
QB Caleb Koger is 12/12 for 121 yards. Beidges has 52 yards on 3 catches.
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It’s Draft Day here in Stuttgart.
Central Arkansas edge rusher David Walker is waiting to hear his name called here with friends and family.
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"I had a goal to be a national champion, and I had it taken away from me, and it was kind of out of my control. It just brought a different hurt to it."
With the Big 12 tournament tomorrow, here is a look at the highs and lows of Boo Lewallen's journey.
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OH MY GOD
This is the shot Courtney Crutchfield hit to send us to 2OT.
PB was issued a tech for the celebration, but it counts towards 2OT not the first.
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I'm excited to share the @ArkansasOnline All-Arkansas Preps 1st team, 2nd team and all-underclassmen team.
OPOTY — @JalenDupree02, Malvern
DPOTY — @501_Mosley, Bryant
UOTY — @OwenMill6, Harding Academy
COTY — John Fogleman, Little Rock Catholic
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FINAL:
#okstate 3, Oklahoma 1.
OSU is now one win away form a Big 12 title and can clinch next Thursday against Balyor.
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NEWS: The Salt Bowl will no longer be held at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
Instead, it will alternate between the home stadiums of Bryant and Benton, starting with the latter this fall.
The Salt Bowl has been held in Little Rock each season since 2000.
#arpreps
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Conway beats Bryant for the second time today, 19-13, to win the @SonicAirRaid7v7.
@DonovynO is your offensive MVP
@HaroldLynch_ is the defensive MVP
#arpreps @ConwayAthletics
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Whenever you ask someone inside the UCA program who they think is going to make *that* jump this fall, you're likely to get the same answer.
Thanks to a few tough conversations with himself, Myles Butler (@IamMb14) is ready to do just that.
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I covered my first, and possibly only #okstate baseball game of the season today.
But I came away with a glimpse at what being a baseball player means to Max Hewitt.
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"It's funny because from day one, we were always like 'We're literally sisters.'"
Kylie Griffin and Madi Young didn't know one another this time last year.
Now, they're closer than ever and at the heart of a historic season for @UCASoftball.
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So, so impressive what Clifton McDowell has done this season.
Was the back-up at UCA last season and bet on himself, transferring to his fourth school in Montana.
Now he's the starting QB for a Top-3 FCS team.
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Happy to share the 2023 All-Arkansas Preps football teams. Stories to follow.
OPOY — @Drakelindsey5, @FayBulldogsFB
DPOY — Kaden Spencer, @FayBulldogsFB
Underclassmen — @KaneArcher9, @GreenwoodFball
COTY — Brad Bolding, @ParkviewLr
#arpreps @AllArkansasPrep
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#okstate’s Anthony Montalvo gets the first period pin to move on to the quarters.
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#okstate’s Nick Piccininni was named the outstanding wrestler for the tournament.
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I understand it was by design, but I would advise against not blocking David Walker.
That brings Walker to 6.5 this season.
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Just a routine 81-yarder from ShunDerrick Powell.
Darius Hale gets the short TD run to make it 34-10.
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Central Arkansas MBB picks up a commitment from Mississippi College G Rashad Bolden.
The rising senior was No. 7 in all of D2 basketball with 24.3 PPG. Also led his team with 98 assists.
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Heck of a play by R-Fr. receiver Malachi Henry.
The 62-yard catch and run is his first career TD.
UCA leads 21-10 with 12:53 left in the half.
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Final: #okstate 21, Minnesota 12.
Some strong performances from GIA first-timers in Witcraft and Wittlake as well as Boo Lewallen getting a victory in his return.
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"I'm really just grateful they found something."
@Frazier__Rose will never play football again. But that doesn't mean he can't be a benefit to @UCA_Football.
Here's my story on the gruesome injury, the medical scare and life after football.
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#okstate soccer gets the first Bedlam series trophy of the year. Appropriately still wet from tonight's win.
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A bit of news: Starting this week I'm the new Preps and @ucabears reporter @ArkansasOnline.
Let's make some magic!
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"I've never heard of the numbers he put up this year."
Kane Archer (@KaneArcher9) is the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Offensive Player of the Year.
The Greenwood QB had 4,675 total yards, 67 touchdowns and more TD passes (57) than incompletions (56)
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FINAL: #okstate 30, Pittsburgh 10.
OSU improves to 7-1 with some impressive performances tonight.
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Central Arkansas hosting its pro day this morning.
Looks like there are nearly 30 NFL personnel here to watch.
The main draw for teams is obviously edge rusher David Walker.
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Fifty-six seconds was all it took for Nick Piccininni to let the Bedlam fans know what they were in for.
Here's my story on how OSU's fast start led to a dominant Bedlam victory. bit.ly/2B3kQqY
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“Like I’ve always said ‘If the other team doesn’t score, you can’t lose’.”
The #okstate softball swept UIC and Louisville today behind two shutouts.
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"I was prepping myself for this time right now.”
With all of one collegiate catch to his name, Malachi Henry is the next man up for UCA at wide receiver.
@pointerfootball
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🚨 NO HITTER 🚨
Razorbacks commit Landon Schaefer (@LandonSchaefer2) racks up 10 Ks in Fayetteville’s 1-0 win over Catholic.
#arpreps @ETTaylor79 @ArRecruitingGuy @KBoBaseballGuru
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Crazy impressive play by David Walker to strip the ball, pick it up and hurdle a man on the return.
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Central Arkansas alum Noah Cameron is set to make his MLB debut tomorrow for the Royals.
Has been pitching for AAA Omaha this season.
Cole Ragans will not make his regularly scheduled start here in Tampa, manager Matt Quatraro said. #Royals will call up prospect Noah Cameron for tomorrow’s start.
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Nice to see ShunDerrick Powell break one more of these runs in his final college game.
Hasn’t been a factor recently due to a hamstring strain, but he’s toughed it out today for 95 yards so far.
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The #okstate wrestling team came away with nine individual titles at the OCU open today. There were also some notable performances Boo Lewallen and Reece Witcraft.
Here are my takeaways: bit.ly/2qyzTHr
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In #okstate's 30-10 win Pittsburgh there were multiple notable performances.
But Anthony Montalvo's might end up being the one that makes the biggest difference.
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His celebration said it all.
Boo Lewallen will wrestle in the #Big12WR final tomorrow, and he got there in style.
#okstate.
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UCA coming out super aggressive with back-to-back deep shots.
This 48-yard score is Arlie Lee’s first TD with the Bears.
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With the 121st overall pick (4th round) in the NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected Central Arkansas edge David Walker.
That makes him the highest selection in program history.
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That's a wrap on #okstate's OCU open. The Cowboys take home nine individual titles as well as the overall.
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I’ve written all of one story about it, but I can tell you UCA playing in a conference called the UAC is going to be the end of me.
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Got the chance to sit down with UCA RB ShunDerrick Powell this week. We talked about lots of things: winning football, injuries, family, sleep, diapers and playing for more than yourself.
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My Story from #okstate soccer's Big 12 title clinching performance.
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First stop of the day is at Little Rock Christian for Sunrise Christian guard Layden Blocker’s (@Laygogetit2) commitment announcement. #arpreps
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INBOX: Shiloh Christian's Eli Wisdom (@EliWisdom2) has been named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Arkansas HS football.
#arpreps @ShilohSaintsFB
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Here are a couple of stories from this week in the #arpreps world.
First, Brian Maupin (@BMop25) is looking to take Maumelle (@MaumelleFB) to the next level in his second season. He's got a new QB and QB coach to help him.
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FINAL: #okstate 18, Princeton 15.
It wasn't pretty, but the Cowboys get the job done and get the victory.
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That’ll play.
ShunDerrick Powell picks up where he left off last week with a 59-yarder on UCA’s first offensive play.
Bears lead 7-3.
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“I’ve been feeling like a different person this year,” Piccininni said. “Confidence level is through the roof, and I just knew I was a little bit different his year.”bit.ly/2SptNRQ
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A couple things to note from postgame with John Smith:
If Kaden Gfeller doesn't feature at the Southern Scuffle it could mean he is done for the season.
Smith said that Kaid Brock, who tore his ACL in the summer, will no doubt be back at some point in January barring an injury.
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Pretty cool moment pregame.
UCA announced the field here has been renamed Natalie Shock Stadium after @shocker034.
Shock, the founding coach of the UCA softball program in 1995, is retiring from her associate AD position at the end of the semester.
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Noah Argenta pitched for the first time in five years Sunday, holding SEMO to one hit in six innings.
Oh, and he did so after catching 18 innings the two days before.
Check out how he found his way back on the other side of a battery here: arkansasonline.com/news/2023…
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FINAL | Bryant 52, Conway 33
The game of the year absolutely lived up to the hype.
“We don’t need you” chants combing in from the Bryant student section are… yeah.
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UCA QB Will McElvain was recently granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.
This was set to be his final season.
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Some more coaching news:
Van Paschal has been named the head football coach at Heber Springs at a school board meeting tonight.
He spent the last five seasons at Wynne.
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Final | #okstate 27, Oklahoma 8.
It was close to start, but the Cowboys ran away with it late to clinch a Bedlam sweep.
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With #okstate wrestling season upon us here are some videos from Media Day as John Smith, Nick Piccininni and Dakota Geer prepare for a new campaign.
For a while now people have speculated that Daton Fix may take an olympic redshirt. Smith confirmed today that that is the plan.
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Austin Myers (So. from Vilonia) with his first TD of the year to tie it up for UCA.
Nice drive and response for the Bears.
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"Our plan is to come in and flip the whole program around."
Caught up with @LayneTaylor2024 and @Tyrobinson02 following their commitment to UCA. Check out how the duo found their way to the Bears and what they hope to accomplish.
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There goes Cameron Settles, 54-7 Patriots.
The Razorbacks signee has 8 carries for 156 yards and 2 TDs. He also has an INT on defense.
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UCA defensive end David Walker was named to the AP All-FCS team.
RB ShunDerrick Powell was named to the second team.
UAPB WR Javonnie Gibson also made the second team.
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The Oklahoma State baseball team forced a game three of the Lubbock super regional thanks to a walkout wild pitch.
Here's my story on how the Cowboys got the late win.
bit.ly/2QYpSfZ
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🏈COACHING NEWS
Little Rock Parkview's Bobby Bolding is set to become the team's next head coach tomorrow night at an LRSD special meeting.
Bolding will take over the program he and his brother led to three straight Class 5A titles.
Bobby has 3 state titles as a head coach.
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"I'm just glad to be back playing. You never know when it's going to be your last snap. So I come out here every day like it's going to be my last."
At his fourth school in five years, Dylan Spencer (@BigSpencer73) is relishing his time with UCA.
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BREAKING: Little Rock Christian has announced Dustin Grimmett (@Coach_Grimmett) as its new head football coach.
He served as the @WarriorvilleFB defensive coordinator the past two seasons.
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"He delivered time after time."
Isaiah Stephens (@zay_quicksand) is the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Underclassmen of the year.
The sophomore from Sheridan had over 1,500 rushing yards, 900 receiving yards and 30 touchdowns.
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