The 2009 Hornet Football Camp will be held June 1-3. The camp is open to all athletes entering grades 4 through 9.

Camp times are 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. All campers need to be dropped off and picked up at the high school fieldhouse. Camp will not be canceled for rain. T-shirts will be given to each camper and awards will be handed out to the top campers. 

Pre-registration cost will be $55 per person. Forms, which are available at the Bryant Fieldhouse, should be turned in by May 31. Registration after May 31 will be $65 per person. Send registration forms and camp fees to: Coach Kenny Horn, BMS, 201 NW 4th St., Bryant, AR 72022.

The camp will feature a Lineman Challenge and a Flag Football Competition.

Coaches from Bryant will offer young athletes the chance to develop their fundamentals and skills in a championship atmosphere at the camp, said Horn, who is the freshman team head coach at Bryant High. They will be taught drills they can do to help develop their skills for the future. Fundamental skills in areas of quarterbacking, receiving, running and line play will be stressed. Defensive drills will include line play, linebackers and secondary drills. 

For more information, contact Coach Horn at 847-5663 or email khorn@bryantschools.org.

By Kirk Stewart

What is it about swimming that attracts children? It can be early spring, quite chilly outside but there are kids ready to swim. They may not be able to breathe for a second or two after they plunge in, but they still sing the praises of how much fun it is. Late summer when it really gets can’t-stand-on-the-sidewalk hot and children don’t want to go anywhere, mix in the phrase “but they have a pool” and it’s a completely new ballgame.

The Bryant Barracuda Swim Team is announcing a couple of swim camps. The first one will be Friday, May 1 – Sunday, May 3. The next camp is Friday, May 15 – Sunday, May 17. The cost is $30 for one swimmer, $40 for two swimmers and $50 for three swimmers. Both camps will be held at the UALR Aquatic Center in Little Rock. For more information and to register go to www.salinecountyswimteam.com.

The Dawson HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parent of Preschool Youngsters) program recently went on a field trip to the Little Rock Zoo. The HIPPY program is a parent-involvement program for children who are 3, 4 and 5 years of age. The HIPPY program helps the parent prepare their child for kindergarten.

The program is free and it follows the ABC guidelines. Call the HIPPY office at 501-653-5611 for more details.Registration for the 2009-2010 school year has begun and space is limited.

The HIPPY office is located on the campus of Bryant Elementary School and you can view more information on the Bryant School web site or call Cindy Rowlan at the HIPPY office.

The Bryant Varsity Dance Team is offering pre-order sales of Hooten's Arkansas Football, the annual publication previewing the 2009 football season.

Pre-order your book by May 8 from a dance team member for the same price you would pay in the store ($18.50). In June, the book will be delivered to you by a dance team member. Hooten's has pledged to contribute to the dance team $6 of every book sold by the members.

Call varsity dance coach Laura Wooten at 501-416-6976 or e-mail her at lwooten@bryantschools.org, for additional assistance ordering a book. 

There are still games to be played in the 7A-West Conference, but the seedings are just about set for the Class 7A State Tournament in Bentonville. In fact, Bentonville and Springdale play each other on Thursday, the eve of the State tourney which begins on Friday.

Tonight, Fort Smith Southside plays Springdale which should determine the fifth and sixth seeds for the West. 

The Bryant Lady Hornets, champions of the 7A-Central will play at noon on Saturday against the survivor of Friday's first-round game between Van Buren, the fifth seed from the Central, and Springdale Har-Ber, the fourth seed from the West.

Here are the unofficial brackets:

With Conway's 13-3 win over Cabot on Tuesday night and a sweep of a conference doubleheader by the Rogers Mounties over the crosstown rival Heritage team, the brackets are set for the Class 7A State Tournament to be played at Fayetteville High School and Randall Tyson Sports Complex in Springdale.

The Bryant Hornets, champions of the 7A-Central Conference, will open play on Saturday at noon against the winner of the Friday game between Rogers and Cabot. Rogers is the No. 4 seed from the West, Cabot the No. 5 seed from the Central.

Fayetteville has won the last three Class 7A championships. 

Here are the brackets:

VAN BUREN — Sparked by a big day from Christen Kirchner, the Bryant Lady Hornets clinched the undisputed 7A-Central Conference championship on Tuesday, April 28, with a doubleheader sweep of the Van Buren Pointerettes, 6-3 and 10-0.

Kirchner, at the end of a marathon at-bat, slugged a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning of the first game to provide the winning margin. That win secured the No. 1 seed from the conference to the Class 7A State Tournament in Bentonville this weekend. The romp in the second game, which secured sole possession of first place in the league, was highlighted by freshman Peyton Jenkins’ no-hitter, the first of her high school career.

It’s the third conference title in the last four years for Bryant and head coach Lisa Stanfield.

The Lady Hornets finish league play with a 12-2 mark. They take a 20-7 overall record into State where they’re set to open on Saturday, May 2, at noon against the winner of the Friday contest between Van Buren (the fifth seed from the Central) and Springdale Har-Ber (the fourth seed from the West).

Bryant has won nine of its last 10 games.

2009 BRYANT HORNETS STATS

Unofficial through 29 games

Name AB R H D T HR BI *BB SO SB BA

Landon Pickett 6 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .500

Hunter Mayall 87 24 39 7 0 0 18 14 5 6 .448

Tyler Sawyer 74 13 32 8 1 1 22 17 8 1 .432

Justin Blankenship 67 21 28 9 3 1 23 9 8 6 .418

Chris Joiner 17 8 7 2 0 0 3 5 2 1 .412

Kaleb Jobe 77 9 31 4 0 3 23 21 9 0 .403

Jacob Clark 5 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 .400

Caleb Garrett 59 23 23 4 0 0 9 7 13 12 .390

Lucas Castleberry 14 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 .357

Brennan Bullock 75 16 25 0 0 0 16 18 14 6 .333

Austin Benning 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .333

Brady Butler 70 14 22 4 0 0 16 21 19 2 .314

Garrett Bock 51 10 15 1 0 0 5 8 4 2 .294

Hunter Alford 16 5 4 2 0 0 5 2 3 1 .250

Tyler Brown 54 9 12 2 0 0 11 7 7 1 .222

Jonathan Wade 14 23 3 2 0 0 5 4 2 4 .214

Jordan Taylor 18 3 2 0 0 0 2 5 6 2 .111

Caleb Milam 11 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 .090

B.J. Ellis 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 .000

Evan Jobe 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 .000

Austin Queck 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000

Ben Wells 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 .000

Dylan Cross 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000

Totals 749 201 256 46 4 5 172 160 118 47 .342

Name W-L IP R ER H *BB SO **ERA

Matt Neal 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -----

Bo Stitch 0-0 0.2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00

Jordan Taylor 3-1 18.2 5 2 14 6 29 0.75

Landon Pickett 1-0 6.1 2 2 3 3 4 2.21

Ben Wells 4-2 40.1 25 16 33 24 45 2.78

Caleb Milam 3-1 26 14 12 37 12 16 3.23

Blake Davidson 2-0 12.1 8 6 13 13 11 3.41

Tyler Sawyer 6-2 41.2 27 21 46 14 58 3.53

Kaleb Jobe 1-1 29.2 18 15 37 9 24 3.54

Tyler Brown 1-0 2.2 2 2 5 2 3 5.25

Austin Queck 0-0 3 5 4 5 3 1 9.33

Totals 21-7 181.1 106 80 194 87 191 3.09

Saves: Jobe 3, Wells 2, Pickett 1, Sawyer 1.

*includes hit by pitch.

**based on earned runs per seven innings.

GLENWOOD — Bryant football athletes swept the top two spots in the senior high division and won three weight classifications on the junior high/middle school level at the 6th annual Big Press (bench press) Competition at Centerpoint High School.

Bryant’s Cody Wallace won the high school Pound-for-Pound award, weighing in at 171 lbs., he lifted 295. Aspen Trevino earned the Most Weight Lifted award at 350 lbs.

Bryant also won the Pound-for-Pound and Most Weight Lifted team trophy when four lifters combined for 1,090 lbs.Individually, Justin Rauch (275) and Chris King (225) finished as the top two lifters in the 275-plus division. Trevino (350) and Josh Hampton (270) were at the top in the 242-to-275 division.

In the 198-to-220 division, Marcus Harris (270) and Dustin Grimmett (250) came out on top. Brett Clemons (275) and Collin Chapdelaine (240) were 1-2 in the 181-to-198 weight division, while Wallace (295) and Dylan Chism (275) topped the Up-to-181 division.

In the junior high/middle school competition, Blue Smith took the Pound-for-Pound award, weighing in at 184 lbs., and lifting 265. He also won the 182-to-205 weight division with that lift.

Austin Dunnahoo (255) won the 162-to-182 weight division and, in the Up-to-162 group, Blake Thomas (195) and Anson Caddy (195) topped the field.

By Rob Patrick

BRYANT, AR — As tune-up games go, Monday's regular-season finale went pretty well for the Bryant Hornets baseball team. Three pitchers including starter Caleb Milam, who was making his first varsity appearance since April 14, got some work in and combined on a four-hitter; senior Tyler Sawyer got a night off to rest the leg he tweaked on Saturday at Pine Bluff; and the Hornets reached double digits in runs scored for the fourth time in the last five games.

They also flashed some leather. Caleb Garrett in center, Hunter Mayall at third, Kaleb Jobe at short and, later with Jobe on the mound, Jordan Taylor at short all made fine plays. It was the Hornets second consecutive errorless effort. 

The 11-1 win over Lake Hamilton also kept their momentum going. The fifth win in a row and 10th in the last 12 games makes them 22-7 going into the Class 7A State Tournament which begins Friday in Fayetteville and Springdale. With the championship of the 7A-Central Conference, the Hornets will open at noon on Saturday at Springdale's Randall Tyson Center against the survivor of a Friday game.