A little personal news this morning. I will be leaving my position as managing editor of the Herald-Leader and I will move into the sports editor role for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in June. I am beyond excited.
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Former Siloam Springs athletics director Ken Harriman will be voted in to the Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame as well.
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Siloam Springs School District breaks ground on new softball, baseball, tennis complex today. Will be located at high school adjacent to Panther Stadium
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For what it's worth, former Siloam Springs coach Bryan Ross was a pleasure to work with. Returned every text, email, phone call, and answered every question, no matter how tough things got. I respect him tremendously. Good luck to Panthers in coaching search
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Former Siloam Springs volleyball coach Rose Cheek-Willis has been announced as an inductee for the AHSCA 2022 Hall of Fame, the Arkansas Activities Association announced today. Cheek-Willis led Siloam Springs to seven state titles, including six straight from 2004-2009.
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The Siloam Springs School District has hired Luke Shoemaker as new head boys soccer coach and Abby Ray as head girls soccer coach.
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Shoemaker is a former SSHS assistant and current Greenwood head coach. Ray been an assistant last five years.
The 5A-West boys race for the No. 1 seed will be decided in Harrison on Friday when the Goblins host Siloam Springs. Pretty great fight for 3-4 as well
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Siloam Springs has hired Doug Loughridge as its football coach. Loughridge, who led Charleston to two state championships before moving to Alma, was the Airedales' athletics director since 2019. The Panthers are mired in a 27-game losing streak dating back to the 2021.
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Siloam Springs School District has narrowed its search for a head football coach to six candidates:
• Brandon Craig - Oologah
• Jed Davis - Marion
• Doug Greenwood - Jenks
• Paul Hix - Midwest City, Okla.
• Benji Mahan - Fayetteville
• Chris Risenhoover - Stigler
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Congrats to Siloam Springs outside hitter Ellie Lampton, who earlier this week verbally committed to play volleyball at John Brown University. Lady Panthers' season coming up quick on us.
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Congrats to
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for becoming JBU's all-time leading scorer with a 3-pointer from the wing with 1:44 remaining in the third quarter. Been fun watching you play at Siloam Springs and John Brown
Siloam Springs golf coach
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reports that both Panther golf teams have qualified for the 5A state tournament today by their performance at the 5A-West Tournament at Ben Geren Park.
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Hey just saw Alma is getting an indoor facility. Seems like that one has been a long time coming. Good for the Airedales. Siloam Springs still among the bigger schools in the state without one. Tough to practice on the hot turf in temps like these. Those indoors come in handy!
Friends! The NW Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's PREP RALLY Football Preview is available in Sunday's edition. It's also available on the Digital Replica edition. Read it on our App! Be sure and check it out! 64 pages of high school football in NWA and the River Valley.
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A go fund me account has been set up for former Siloam Springs star athlete and Razorback India Lewis, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.
Congrats to Siloam Springs sophomore LB Camden Collins on being named to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's All-Sophomore team for the 2018 football season. The entire All-arkansas team can be found in Sunday's NW Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The All-NWADG teams next Sunday
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Bentonville girls soccer clinches third straight 6A-West title with 5-1 win at Rogers. Graci Jones with 2 goals and an assist. Riley Ammons with 2 goals and Devyn O’Daniel with a goal for Lady Tigers (14-2-1, 6-0-1). Deja Martinez with a goal for Rogers (8-5-1, 4-2).
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Well done
@KirkHerbstreit
on an outstanding book “Out of the Pocket: Football, Fatherhood and College Gameday Saturdays” what a great read and shows lots of guts to share so much of what’s in here. It’s a minor detail but I love that your wife is handiman at home. Same for me!
Hot Springs Lakeside soccer coach Craig Moses hired as boys soccer coach at Siloam Springs tonight. Ashdown girls coach Beau Tillery taking the same job with Siloam Springs girls basketball.
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Flurry of hires/coaching moves tonight at Siloam Springs School District.
We'll start with a few:
Michael Robertson to ninth-grade boys basketball and varsity assistant. Still in golf as well.
Former Panther Luke Loveless hired as eighth grade head boys bball coach
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The 5A-West Conference boys race is still WIDE open. Not one team has clinched a playoff spot with two games left. There is even potential for a five way tie at 9-5. Really fun league to cover this year. Girls side has been fun too. Lots of great battles.
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River Valley friends, be sure and grab a copy of today's River Valley Democrat-Gazette! The River Valley Report Football Preview for the 2024 season is chocked full of HS football previews including a feature on the Archer brothers from
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Former Siloam Springs offensive lineman Corbin Collins has been added to the West All-stars football roster for next Saturday's All-star game in Conway, per coach Brandon Craig
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Siloam Springs girls soccer with a 1-0 victory over Little Rock Christian in 5A state semifinals in El Dorado. Lady Panthers will play in their first state title game since 2018.
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Special celebration editions in today’s Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and River Valley Democrat-Gazette on Fayetteville and Greenwood state championships. Take a look in the printed copy or on the App
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Siloam Springs had 637 yards of offense tonight at Pea Ridge. I'd have to go back and look but I don't know the Panthers have had that many in a game since I've covered them. 482 rushing yards.
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Note from 5A track meet in Lake Hamilton, Siloam Springs boys 4x800-meter relay (brothers Wilson and Chance Cunningham, Levi Fox and Nate Hawbaker) sets school record with time of 8:17.20, per coach Sharon Jones
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Brendan Lashley with a 3-pointer in the corner with 3.2 seconds left gives Siloam springs a 41-38 lead. Rogers has the ball after this timeout.
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Thad Wright has been a beast tonight for Siloam Springs. He just outmuscled a LR Christian defender for an offensive rebound on a missed free throw and put it back in for the score and a 53-43 Siloam Springs lead.
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Former Siloam Springs QB Hunter Talley, who's spent the last two seasons as a walkon tight end at Arkansas, signed a letter of intent to play at TE at Missouri State.
What a night for Jackson Norberg. 30 carries for 232 yards 3 TDs. A check this out. Siloam Springs with 346 yards of offense. Russellville 345. Great game.
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In today’s Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and River Valley Democrat-Gazette we have our
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Conference Preview for basketball. Check out boys and girls basketball features and our High Fives for 1A-6A. Get a copy of todays paper or read it on the App!