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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

May 26—KEOSAUQUA — After thunder delays, pesky rainfall, and an eventual lightning delay and downpour, Van Buren Warriors softball ran back to its bus with a convincing 7-1 victory over the Pekin ...

COLUMBUS GROVE — Inconsistent play in the field and at the plate put a damper on the beginning of Columbus Grove’s season as the Bulldogs were swept, 11-7 and 18-2 in a six-inning run rule game ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Allen barreled the first pitch she saw for a 2 ...

Both Van Buren and Alma were just a couple of games into their season when the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the spring season. Coaches Andy Williams (Van Buren) and Charla Parrish (Alma) said their ...

The Arkansas high school softball state championship tournament begins this week. River Valley teams, including defending 2A champion Hackett, are competing for titles. First-round games began May 15 ...