Brett Sampley News Today

On Wednesdays we feature an in-state prospect who could be flying under the radar of college coaches. This weeks prospect is Lamar’s Benjamin Noonan.

Parents of middle school-aged boys in the community of Lamar appear to have much in common with those who have students of similar age enrolled in the Huntsville School District.

Nothing seemed to define -- or change the course -- of Friday's matchup between Baptist Prep and Lamar quite like a three-possession stretch early in the fourth quarter.

For their recent efforts, Bella Cates of Pea Ridge and Bradlee Kemp of Lamar are the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Players of the Week.

MAYFLOWER -- The Braxtyn McCuien era of Mayflower basketball ended last March with a heartbreaking loss to Harding Academy in the Class 3A state championship game in Hot Springs.