Sports Shorts
Whitney Frazier receives accolade
RUSTON - Louisiana Tech senior Whitney Frazier earned first team all-state honors while junior Brandi Wingate was named the state Newcomer of the Year on the 2015 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Women's College Basketball team released late Saturday night.
Lady Techster senior Kelia Shelton was named third team all-state.
Frazier for the Lady Techsters was a firstteam All-Conference USA choice with averages of 14.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Frazier made 99 consecutive starts to end her collegiate career and shot 49 percent from field, 69 percent from the free throw line and 7-of-29 from the three-point line this season. She Scored in double figures 23 times and recorded five double doubles. She is one of only 14 players in LA Tech history to score at least 1,500 points and grab at least 800 rebounds.
Glow Run event will
be held June 6th
The Glow For Children's 5K is scheduled to take place June 6 at the El Dorado Fairgrounds.
The race is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. and conclude at 11:55 p.m. For persons 13 and older, the entry fee is $35. For youth participants, the enrollement fee is $15. Children under six who partake in the event can do so free of charge. But, they will not receive a t-shirt. Registration the day of the event is $45.
All persons who register by May 16 are guaranteed a t-shirt. The proceeds from the race benefit Arkansas Childrens Hospital.
For more information long onto https://giving. archildrens.org/glow . Or you can call Jillian Hastings at (501) 364-7231.
Festival City Shootout
to be held in May
The Festival City Shootout will be held on May 30-31 in El Dorado.
Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. with games starting at 9 a.m. Teams will have a three-game guarantee.
For more information or to register, visit www.festivalcityshootout.com.
Baseball players can sign up for UCSBR
Registration for the Union County Senior Babe Ruth baseball league has begun and will continue until May 1st.
Players must be 16-19 years of age. Individuals who are 19 must turn 19-years old in 2015.
For more information contact one of the following coaches: Jeff Rogers (870) 918-8198 or (870) 8145700; Lavon Worthy (870) 918-9716; Mike Meeks (870) 814-7627 or Cindy Woolsey at (870) 862-1244.