Gospel Light finishes third at HCAA tournament

SHAWNEE, Okla. — Gospel Gentle Christian Faculty completed third within the Heartland Christian Athletic Affiliation match, lacking second place by simply two strokes.

Junior varsity participant Noah Lyles earned a 3rd palace end within the JV match.

AGFC RELEASING TAGGED CATFISH

LITTLE ROCK — Native anglers have an opportunity to win a prize in the event that they catch one among a choose few channel catfish that the Arkansas Recreation and Fish Fee is stocking across the state.

The AGFC is stocking lakes everywhere in the state with hundreds of channel catfish as a part of the Household and Group Fishing Program. Every of the launched fish could have a brightly coloured tag behind the dorsal fin, which may then be despatched in for an opportunity at reward playing cards from Bass Professional Retailers starting from $200 to $800, no matter whether or not the fish is stored or launched.

“Due to the Arkansas Recreation and Fish Basis Steve Smith Endowment, now we have just a little over $5,000 in reward playing cards to provide away,” mentioned the state’s FCFP coordinator Maurice Jackson. “We even have two grand prize guided fishing journeys. Every journey is a half-day fishing expertise with a information on Beaver Lake for 2 people, additionally courtesy of the Arkansas Recreation and Fish Basis.”

There are solely two stocked ponds in Garland County collaborating within the occasion — Entergy Park and Household Park. Sundown Lake, simply south of Benton, is the following closest collaborating website.

This system began in 2012, and it has been an enormous success. The tagged fish promotion has grown from getting used to gauge the hassle and success on the stocked ponds to selling extra fishing.

Tags from the launched fish must be despatched to AGFC Household and Group Fishing Program, 2 Pure Assets Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. Anglers ought to embrace their identify, handle, cellphone quantity and the situation and date of the catch, however just one entry shall be accepted per particular person. Tags must be postmarked by June 20, and the drawing for the reward playing cards shall be held dwell on the AGFC’s Fb web page at 10 a.m. on July 14.

GAC PRESENTS YEAR-END SOFTBALL HONORS

BENTONVILLE — Nice American Convention softball coaches voted Arkansas Tech’s Tymber Riley as participant of the 12 months and the Golden Suns’ Shannon Lasey as pitcher of the 12 months.

Others receiving year-end awards for softball included Southern Arkansas’ Kiana Pogroszewski getting newcomer of the 12 months honors, Harding’s Leigha Harris was named freshman of the 12 months, and Arkansas Tech’s Kristina McSweeney was named coach of the 12 months.

Harding picked up 5 All-GAC First Staff picks, together with Harris, Chelsea Blankenship, Nicole Shano, Hanna Jones and Emma Curry. Lasey and Riley have been joined by teammate Caitlyn Wells on the primary staff, and SAU’s Sydney Ward and Jade Miller additionally landed spots on the squad.

Harding’s Peyton Reynolds and Ouachita Baptist’s Heather Brown and Hope Waid have been named GAC elite scholar athletes together with Southeastern Oklahoma State’s Kamarie Wallace.