Cochran ranks
football roster will feature sophomores), the Blackhawks return a number of skilled players in key positions that bodes well for potential success. There are lots of reasons to be optimistic about the coming season.
With the inclusion of Huntsville and the exit of Ozark, there will be a little less travel this year for our conference activities. The 4A-4, on the other hand, will extend from the Fort Smith area all the way into Little Rock.
Pea Ridge track athlete Mikhaela Cochran is ranked among the top athletes regardless of class in two events in the Northwest Arkansas Track and Field weekly rankings.
Cochran has seasonal bests of 100’0” in the discus throw and 5’2” in the high jump. The two marks also place among the state’s leaders among 4A athletes.
The Blackhawks were in action last night in Cassville, Mo., and will conclude their regular season schedule tomorrow night in Gravette. Next week the Lady ’Hawks will be in the 4A-1 District meet set to be held in Gravette with qualifiers moving on to the state 4A meet in Heber Springs in May.
You’ve seen it before. The batter takes ball four but the runner at first breaks for second during the pitch. The catcher failing to remember that the runner on first can’t be out on a walked batter, throws the ball to second. The second baseman doesn’t get the ball and it sails into the outfield, allowing the runner to move to third. Then the outfielder attempts to throw out the runner but throws it away allowing the run to score. Meanwhile, the pitcher retrieves the ball, then tries to throw out the runner still on the bases and, you guessed it, he throws it away, too.
I have seen this before — in little league. I have never seen it happen in the majors but would have last night if I had seen the Angels/Tigers game. The Angels were the ones with the triple error that allowed what turned out to be the winning run in a 2-1 contest. With one of the highest payrolls in baseball, the Angels continue to have a losing record. Money can’t buy you happiness or a good won/loss record either.
••• Editor’s note: John McGee is an award-winning columnist and sports writer. He is the art teacher at Pea Ridge elementary schools, coaches elementary track and writes a regular sports column for The Times. He can be contacted through The Times at prtnews@nwaonline.com.