ALMA – On one January preseason practice last year, Van Buren softball’s Emberlin Caldwell spotted a shy freshman who soon became the pitcher’s battery mate and inseparable best friend. Ashlyn Michael ...

VAN BUREN -- Rogers junior Ava Johnson got some pretty good advice at the plate from teammate Ella Beeman. It turned out to be just what she needed to hear in the championship game at the River City ...

The chase for the Arkansas high school softball state championship is heating up, and several local teams are stepping up to the plate, including defending 2A state champion Hackett. Van Buren, ...

CONWAY -- Van Buren's Emberlin Caldwell set the stage for a West softball sweep Friday afternoon. Caldwell threw four hitless innings in the opener of the Arkansas High School Coaches Association ...

VAN BUREN -- Riley Lowrey has been on or around a softball diamond almost her entire life. "My first softball tournament that I went to I was 2 months old," Lowrey said. "It was my dad's, and it was ...

VAN BUREN -- Sophomore shortstop Hailey Allen didn't waste a moment Tuesday night at the plate in the fourth inning to provide a big spark for Van Buren. Subscribe to continue reading, or log in.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Wednesday and Thursday, there was a batch up cupcakes waiting for the Van Buren Dawgs after their game. The Chaffee Lady Red Devils made sure that Thursday's cupcakes were sad ...