Sports

Cool Stream If you have the ambition to get away from the air conditioning and get your body acclimated to summer, find an isolated section of Ozark River where canoe rental people do not operate, and plan a two- or three-day trip in the middle of the week with a friend who is inclined not to complain much about sleeping in a tent and having wet feet. By doing so, you can actually get off away from the world’s problems.

I talked to the new director of the Missouri Department of Conservation this week, and he gives me some hope. He hails from Ozarks country, the small community of Lincoln, Missouri, where he and his dad kept coonhounds and hunted coons and sold their pelts.

MOUNTAIN HOME – Arvest Bank is pleased to announce that four regional nonprofits were selected as beneficiaries of the 28 th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, set to take place August 24 at Big Creek Golf Course in Mountain Home.

The 2024 Big Creek Golf & Country Club Cup Team successfully defended the Ozarks Cup for a fifth straight victory over Harrison Country Club last weekend thanks to a powerful comeback which saw Big Creek win the last five matches on the course to go from being down 16.5 to 11.5 to scratch out a tie at 16.5 to 16.5. The Cup remains with the defending champions in the event of tie.

Keirstin “KJ” Moore finished her last track meet as a member of the Yellville-Summit (Y-S) Lady Panther Track and Field team. She was 5th overall and competed in the 100 Meter Hurdles, Long Jump, Discus, 200 Meter Dash, Shot Put and the 800 Meter Run.

The Yellville-Summit Lady Panthers sent their State Champions to the Meet of Champions at Lake Hamilton High School Wednesday, May 8. Keirstin “KJ” Moore and Riley Hopson led the Lady Panthers.

The Yellville-Summit Lady Panthers have built a “Dynasty” by winning the State Championship for the fourth consecutive year in a row. The Class 2A 2024 State Championship Meet was held at Quitman High School Tuesday, April 30.