Local sports roundup

BENTONVILLE HIGH 2, SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 1

Jose Castro and Rodrigo Mouron provided first-half goals, and Bentonville held off Har-Ber’s aggressive second-half play to knock off the Wildcats and break their winning streak at 10 matches.

Castro used a penalty kick to give the Tigers (8-3-1, 7-3) a 1-0 lead with 13 minutes, 16 seconds remaining in the first half. The penalty kick came after Har-Ber’s Oscar Lemus was issued a red card during a Bentonville free kick attempt.

Mouron then picked up his goal off a corner kick with just under 5 minutes before halftime and gave the Tigers a 2-0 cushion. Har-Ber (14-2-1, 8-2) picked up its goal when Sandro Ramirez scored with 18:42 remaining, and a defensive play by a Bentonville defender kept the Wildcats from tying the match off a late corner kick.

SPRINGDALE HIGH 3, BENTONVILLE WEST 0

The Red’Dogs snapped a three-match losing streak with a win against the Wolverines on Monday night at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium.

Salvador Gonzalez, Jose Vega and Richie Godinez each tacked on a goal for Springdale, which scored in a match for the first time since April 7 against Fayetteville.

The Red’Dogs move to 10-5 overall and 6-4 in the 7A-West. West falls to 6-11-1 and 2-8 in league play. Springdale travels to Bentonville High today.

BENTONVILLE HIGH 6, SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 1

Bentonville scored its first three goals over a span of 4 minutes, 5 seconds and rolled past Har-Ber to remain unbeaten in 7A-West Conference play Monday at the Tiger Athletic Complex.

Lauren Hargus scored the Lady Tigers’ first goal off an assist from Tylerann Reash with 27:40 left in the first half. Reash then scored at the 24:20 mark off an assist from Lauren Holly, and Ginger Olsen added her goal off a penalty kick with 23:35 before halftime. Victoria Mitchell then scored twice, getting her first one at the 14:02 mark and adding her second goal off an assist by Emma Welch at the 9:56 mark.

Bentonville (15-2, 10-0) forced the sportsmanship rule when Welch scored with 28:08 remaining and cut the remaining time in half. Har-Ber (9-6, 6-4) avoided a shutout on Sydney Wyler’s goal with under 2 minutes remaining.

SPRINGDALE HIGH 3, BENTONVILLE WEST 2

Zoe Downum scored twice and Chela Razo added another goal as Springdale ended a four-match losing streak Monday at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium.

The win was the first for the Lady Red’Dogs since April 4 at Van Buren. Springdale faces Bentonville, undefeated in league play at 10-0, today on the road.

Springdale improves to 5-8 overall and 3-7 in conference action while West drops to 4-14-1 and 3-7 in the 7A-West.

PREP SOFTBALL ROGERS HERITAGE 10, FAYETTEVILLE 8

Kelsey Hamlin hit a game-tying solo home run in the top of the seventh inning and the Lady War Eagles added two more on a Fayetteville miscue to rally for the 7A-West Conference win.

Fayetteville took an 8-4 lead with five runs in the fifth highlighted by a grand slam by Shalin Charles, but the Lady War Eagles chipped away with three in the sixth and three more runs in the seventh for the win.

Fayetteville loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh with one out, but Heritage pitcher Sarah Pollock got a strikeout and pop-up to end it.

Hamlin and Allyson Fultz led Heritage with two hits each. Hamlin and freshman Kayla Paulo drove in two runs each. Katy Beth Ezell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs for Fayetteville, while Charles also drove in four.

ROGERS HIGH 3, VAN BUREN 2

The Lady Mounties scored three runs in the top of the first inning and held on for the key 7A-West Conference win.

Faith Edwards slammed an RBI-double and Sadie Beeman added a two-run single in the first and the left-hander made that lead stand up.

Beeman picked up the complete-game victory in the circle, allowing two runs (both earned) on seven hits. She struck out six and walked three. Van Buren scored its only runs on a two-run home run by Janella Parga.

GREENWOOD 1, BENTONVILLE WEST 0 (8 INNINGS)

Rheding Wagoner’s two-out single drove in Karli Fisher with the only run as Greenwood edged West in an extra-inning nonconference game in Greenwood.

With extra innings played under international tiebreaker rules, Hamilton was placed on second to start the eighth but was retired on a fielder’s choice at third for the second out. Wagoner, however, followed with her hit to score Fisher, who served as a courtesy runner after Cartwright drew a walk.

West (18-9) had its eighth begin with Jazmine Dodd on second, but she could only get to third on Hallie Wacaser’s fly ball before the inning ended on a ground out.

GRAVETTE 7, ELKINS 0

Cally Kildow threw a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts and helped Gravette knock off Elkins in a 3A/4A District 1 game Monday in Elkins.

Gravette (18-6) scored four runs in the second inning — two on passed balls, one on a wild pitch and the other on a bunt single by Keely Bulza. That was all Kildow needed as she had a no-hitter going until Hannah Hurst singled to begin the seventh inning.

The Lady Lions are the No. 1 seed and received a bye in this week’s 4A-1 Conference Tournament in Gravette. They’ll play Friday at 6 p.m. against the Gentry-Lincoln winner.

FARMINGTON 9, ALMA 2

A five-run fourth inning carried the Lady Cardinals to a 5A-West Conference win Monday.

Paige Devecsery (13-2) earned the win for Farmington (19-7, 10-0 5A-West). Devecsery went six innings, allowed one run, four hits and struck out eight. Taylor Coulson took the loss for Alma.

Brandi Wallace belted a three-run triple to pace the Lady Cardinals. Anna Bennett, Wallace and Carley Antwine each collected multiple hits for Farmington. Wallace went 2-for4 with four RBIs.

PREP BASEBALL PEA RIDGE 9, ELKINS 2

The Blackhawks jumped ahead early and cruised to a road win Monday.

Chandler Tidwell homered and drove in two runs for Pea Ridge. Jakota Sainsbury also drove in a pair of runs.

SILOAM SPRINGS 7, PRAIRIE GROVE 3

The Panthers took an early lead and held on for a nonconference win.

Siloam Springs bashed 11 hits and took advantage of three Prairie Grove errors.

Josh Hunt was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI for the Panthers. Chance Junkermann had two RBIs.

Reed Orr was 2-for-3 with a triple for the Tigers, and Drew Cates was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

COLLEGE BASEBALL COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS 6, ECCLESIA COLLEGE 2

The Royals fell behind early and could not climb out of the hole in a loss to College of the Ozarks on Monday.

JT Stalnaker homered and drove in two runs for the Royals (27-18). Cameron Dougherty was 2-for-4 and Robbie Rodriguez added a double.

Chad Reusch, Tad Mitchell and Dylan Heitz each drove in two runs for Ozarks.

Five Royals saw time on the mound with starter Mason Alexander taking the loss. Alex Stephens earned the win for Ozarks.

The Royals will return to action at home on Friday to open a three-game series against Arlington Baptist College.

— Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette