Sports

Ryan Hargrove Both boys and girls golf teams at Flippin have gotten off to fast starts to the season. On August 18 they traveled to Diamond City with great results.

The Flippin volleyball team opened their season this past week and went 2-0 to start the young season. The Bobcats started the week by hosting Melbourne and earning a 3-set victory with the score of all three sets being 25-15.

Jamie Moody, Media Director, LR Marathon Media Little Rock - Registration is now open for the Little Rock Marathon Health and Fitness Expo. The Expo serves as race headquarters for all athletes, volunteers and spectators, and is a key component of the weekend’s activities, Expo Director Brandy Dixon said.

The Bobcats were able to capture multiple ribbons and medals in both of these sports, and were well represented at the district and state meets. Hannah Penn and Madi Hopson both signed to continue their track careers at Lyon College.

Nashville – The Nashville Stampede, Music City’s first-ever professional bull riding team set to compete in the inaugural PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series, announced today that the team has signed three-time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves (Pilar do Sul, Brazil) via free agency. As one of the sport’s legends, Alves has his name firmly etched in the PBR record books, as the first rider to win consecutive PBR World Championships in 2011 and 2012. Moreover, he is one of only two three-time PBR World Champions, winning a third title in 2014 to match Adriano Moraes (1994, 2001 and 2006). During that third gold buckle campaign, Alves also set the record for logging 24 consecutive rides on the elite tour. Adding to his long list of accomplishments, Alves is also one of only two riders to be named Rookie of the Year (2010) and World Champion (2011) in consecutive years. The affable Brazilian has also won more than $6.3 million in career earnings, ranking him second amongst all-time money earners. During the 2022 individual season, Alves qualified for his 13th consecutive PBR World Finals concluding the campaign ranked No. 39 in the world. Since the PBR World Finals in May, Alves has been a consistent force on the Challenger Series, registering seven Top 10 finishes across 11 entered events. Alves joins fellow PBR World Champion and first round Draft pick Kaique Pacheco, along with 12-time PBR World Finals qualifier Ryan Dirteater, who unretired to compete in PBR Teams, on the talent- packed Stampede roster, coached by two-time PBR World Champion Justin McBride. The Nashville lineup also includes Dener Barbosa, Manoelito de Souza Junior, Joao Henrique Lucas, Dustin Ortiz, Fernando Henrique Novais, Jaxton Mortensen, Lucas Fideles Souza, Mason Moody and Thiago Salgado.

Brian See, County Extension Agent Want to be a Master Gardener (MG)? Applications are being taken in Marion county for persons who want to sharpen their horticultural skills and then share their knowledge with others. The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service is conducting the Master Gardener training program.