479 High School Sports Magazine

Our maiden season comes to a close this week as we recap the year in high school sports, which saw twelve area teams win titles in the fall, six more in the winter and ten in the spring, along with a number of individual championship performances. We speak with Bentonville softball coach Kent Early, whose team shattered the team record for home runs during the regular season and used its pitching...

Twenty state champions were crowned during the Weekend of Champions in Hot Springs. with Northwest Arkansas schools bringing home seven of them... We visit with Farmington softball coach Jason Shirey, whose Cardinals rallied past Benton for the 5A championship that gave them two titles in three finals appearances this school year, matching the Bryant boys for top performances among schools. We als...

We recap the Arkansas baseball, softball and soccer tournaments and preview the finals set to take place in Hot Springs for the Weekend of Champions. The Meet of Champions also took place in Russellville this week with the decathlon/heptathlon wrapping up the track and field season at Har-Ber.

The regular season for baseball, softball and soccer completed the regular season among the larger classifications while the smaller classes were in the regional stage. Rogers baseball coach Matt Melson spoke about the team's seventh conference title in a row. We also recapped the state track and field classification meets. We also recapped the lacrosse season with Bentonville boys' coach Paxton B...

We head toward the final week of the regular season in the larger classifications for baseball and softball, while the district tournaments took place in the smaller classifications. The high school soccer season also approached its final week. The Natural State Lacrosse League held its championship weekend in Conway, and we spoke with Boys' Commissioner Phil Rottermich about the sport's growth. T...

The spring sports seasons are winding down with the baseball and softball seasons heading into the district tournament stage in the smallest two conferences while the soccer, lacrosse and track and field seasons sprint to the finish line. We visit with Bentonville West softball coach Anthony Cantrell as his Lady Wolverines look for a deep post-season run with a young squad. Meanwhile, Siloam Sprin...

The sports seasons continue, and we have an update on baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse during the week. We also visit with Bentonville girls track coach Randy Ramaker about his team's efforts to continue it's standing at the top of the state. Springdale and Har-Ber hosted their signing days during the week, and we report on the sites for the golf tournaments this fall and the conference ali...

The spring sports seasons are at the midway point, and we recap the week in baseball, softball and soccer. We visit with Fayetteville girls' lacrosse coach Bryan Jesse about efforts to grow the sport as the Lady Bulldogs attempt to defend their state championship. The week also featured track meets at Farmington, Pea Ridge,, Green Forest and Fayetteville.

Conference play resumed in the spring sports season as teams start the sprint to the post-season. Gravette baseball coach Bryan Bearden speaks about the experience of his team and the advantage it gives them heading into the meat of their schedule. Bentonville girls' soccer coach Steve Porter discusses his team's season as it defends its state championship. Springdale United boys' lacrosse coach D...

We present a recap of the action during the Spring Break week and look at the conference standings as the regular season resumes this week.

There was plenty of action in the week before Spring Break, and we recap the week on the fields. We also check in on the fastest sport on turf. While lacrosse is not yet a sanctioned sport in Arkansas, more teams are picking it up and finding success. We speak with Bentonville boys' coach Paxton Boyer about his team and efforts to bring the sport to the region.

The Arkansas basketball championship games took place in Hot Springs. We visited with Pea Ridge girls' coach Heath Neal, Har-Ber girls' coach Kimberly Jenkins and Farmington girls' coach Jessica McCollough before their teams took the floor. We also recapped the week in baseball, softball and soccer.

We recap the state basketball tournament, which saw Har-Ber and Pea Ridge advance to the finals for the first time ever, while the Farmington girls kept their hopes for a fourth consecutive title alive. Greenland girls' coach Tiffany Phillips spoke about their season. The first week of the spring sports season got underway. Life Way Christian soccer coach James Bowers talks about his girls' team d...

The state basketball tournament fields are set with Providence Academy and Life Way Christian making their first-ever appearances this coming week, The Shiloh Christian boys and girls teams swept their regional tournaments while the Greenland girls also won. Baseball and softball seasons get underway this week. We visit with Rogers baseball coach Matt Melson, Bentonville softball coach Kent Early...

We recap the district basketball tournaments among the smaller classification teams and preview the regional tournaments this coming week. We recap the wrestling seasons with Bentonville coach Jason Adams and Rogers coach Willie Wright, We also preview the state championship meets and look back at past winners on our 479 Time Machine.

The regular season wrapped up for Arkansas basketball teams Class 4A and smaller as conference tournaments get underway. Providence Academy boys coach Velton Kennedy speaks about the team's performance as it enters its second season as a member of the Arkansas Activities Association after playing in the Heartland Christian Athletic Association, which consisted of private and parochial schools in A...

The second half of the basketball season for the larger classifications in Arkansas started this week, while the smaller classifications were approaching the district and regional tournament stage, Shiloh Christian girls coach Heath Petten and boys coach Jonathan Bullington speak about the success of their squads over the past two years. We recap the regional wrestling and bowling tournaments, and...

Much of the schedule this week was limited due to the first winter storm of 2026. Bentonville West Lady Wolverines coach Ryan Johnson spoke about the team's historic season. We also recap the 6A wrestling dual tournament. which was won by the Bentonville boys and the Rogers girls.

The conference basketball season is around the midway point as January winds down. Har-Ber girls' coach Kimberly Jenkins and Fayetteville boys' coach Brad Stamps speak about their early success in league play. The regular season in wrestling is winding down with dual tournaments taking place this week for the 4A and 5A classifications. Meanwhile, the winter storm over the weekend cancelled the Ark...

Among the highlights, Farmington's Eli Schwartzman set a new state record for assists in a single game January 13 at Harrison. We speak with coach Johnny Taylor about the team's success to date. The Arkansas Activities Association voted on state tournament sites for the coming winter, spring and volleyball seasons.

Conference play returns in Arkansas basketball as teams work toward the chance to play in March. We visit with Rogers boys' coach Jason McMahon, who returned to head coaching after spending the last several years in Mali, Africa. Wrestling ramps up with dual meets during the week and tournaments over the weekend. The Rogers girls earned a major win at the Will Rogers tournament in Tulsa, where the...

The holiday break was full of basketball and wrestling tournaments. We recap the tourneys as teams prepare to resume or begin conference play.

We have a short episode due to the light schedule over Christmas break. We highlight the start of some of the basketball tournaments and preview more of the events which begin this week.

The conference season in basketball started in the 3A-1 and 4A-1 circuits, and several holiday tournaments, Bentonville West boys' coach Trent Loyd recapped the early start. Elkins football coach Zach Watson recapped the season, which culminated a five-year run, All-state teams and conference assignments for the 2026-28 cycle were also announced, Rogers wrestling coach Willie Wright spoke about th...

We recap the final weekend of the football season with Elkins and Mansfield winning their first titles in the Arkansas contests while the last six Oklahoma championships took place. We also visit with Shiloh Christian coach Tucker Barnard, whose team moves to 7A next season, its third promotion in six years thanks to the competitive equity factor. We recap area basketball tournaments, most notably...