SEARCY -- Two future Division I track and field athletes from Fayetteville High School secured victories in state high school decathlon and heptathlon competitions on the campus of Harding University on Thursday. Ava Goetz won the heptathlon for the second consecutive year with a score of 4,626 points. In the decathlon, Cooper Williams pulled off a dominant win with a score of 7,046 points. Goetz topped second-place finisher, first-day leader Mikaela Miller (4,402)of Lake Hamilton by more than 200 points. Kenzie Pruett of Cabot (4,401), Paisley Hight of Bentonville (4,292) and KJ-Keirstin Moore of Yellville-Summit (4,143) rounded out the top-five finishers. To read more please click the link below. ...

SEARCY -- It was all Bulldogs during Wednesday's opening day of the state high school decathlon. Fayetteville teammates Cooper Williams, Trace Foreman and Sloan Jones held the top three spots after the first five events at Harding University. The event concludes Thursday. Williams holds a 329-point lead as he finished the day with 3,879 points. Foreman was a distant second with 3,550, while Jones was third after closing the first session with 3,517 points. To read the full article, please click the link below. ...

BRYANT -- Fayetteville started off its postseason Thursday the same way it kicked off its 2024 campaign two months ago. The Lady Bulldogs got goals from three different players as they ran past Jonesboro 3-0 during the first round of the Class 6A girls state soccer tournament at Hornet Stadium. Addy Collins, Abby Heinzelmann and Eleanor Lock all scored for Fayetteville (10-2-2), which begin the season with a 6-0 victory over the Lady Golden Hurricane in its opener March 2. The final margin in the rematch wasn't as wide, but the Lady Bulldogs were just as thorough. To read the full article, please click the link below. ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- To see Solara Koser perform as she competes in the hurdles, sprints or long jump leaves the initial impression that she's been doing so for a long time. But that wasn't the case for the Fayetteville junior, who will split her time between the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, the 400 and the long jump during today's Class 6A state meet at Fort Smith Southside. It wasn't until she tried a variety of sports before she finally found her niche in track and field. "I basically tried everything, except basketball," Koser said. "I did soccer, softball, tennis, a little bit of volleyball. I did soccer for about six years with the city of Fayetteville. I did softball for a year. I tried out for the volleyball team and didn't make it, so I cut that out." To read the full article, please click the link below. ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Landon Schaefer provided a spark Monday after Fayetteville fell behind early against Bentonville West. Schaefer slammed a two-run home run to put Fayetteville ahead and the Bulldogs went on to defeat the Wolverines 10-3 in 6A-West Conference action at Bulldog Stadium. Schaefer also pitched six strong innings to earn the victory on the mound for the Bulldogs. To read the full article, please click the link below. ...

Fayetteville will have a new offensive coordinator and a different starter at quarterback after the Bulldogs went undefeated for the first time in school history. Former Nashville Scrappers Coach Mike Volarvich will take over as offensive coordinator at Fayetteville, which won the Class 7A state championship with a 13-0 record last season. Volarvich also has college coaching experience as an offensive coordinator at Henderson State..... Senior Garyt Odom (pictured) is a transfer who'll compete to replace Drake Lindsey, an all-state quarterback who signed with Minnesota. To read the full article, please click the link below. ...