FAYETTEVILLE — The Bryant Hornets used an outstanding performance by their sprint crew to earn a sixth place finish at the Class 7A State Track Championships at John McDonnell Field at the University of Arkansas on Thursday. The 4x100 meter relay team of Dillion Winfrey, Tanner Tolbert, Kendrick Farr, and Sammill Watson won the state title in a time of 42.90. In the preliminary round, the same relay team set a new school record with a time of 42.48.

Fort Smith Southside won its second consecutive state outdoor title with 124 points, followed by Fayetteville (90), Conway (76), Bentonville (75), and Cabot (54). All 16 Class 7A teams competed.

FAYETTEVILLE — The Bryant Lady Hornet track team went into the Class 7A State meet Thursday having qualified 17 athletes in 12 events. They had high hopes of performing well on the fast University of Arkansas track. Unfortunately, the Lady Hornets were only able to score in three events.

Bryant ended the day in 15th place out of 16 teams with a total of 8.5 points. Fayetteville won the team championship with 147 points.

By Rob Patrick

RUSSELLVILLE — On most occasions, when a baseball team leaves 16 runners on base, it’s a bitter pill. A night of tossing and turning ensues, recalling missed opportunities and the one that got away.

But, for the streaking Bryant Hornets on Thursday against the Russellville Cyclones, 16 LOB’s wasn’t the difference between winning and losing. It wound up being the difference in a close win and what could’ve been a much easier time.

The main thing is, they found a way to capture their third straight victory, climbing over the Cyclones in the 7A-Central standings with 6-4 decision at Hickey Park.

RUSSELLVILLE — The Bryant Lady Hornets pulled into a first-place tie with the North Little Rock Lady Charging Wildcats on Thursday night. That’s because, while the Lady Hornets were forging a 4-1 win over the Russellville Lady Cyclones, the Cabot Lady Panthers were handing the Lady Cats their first conference loss.

Bryant and North Little Rock are now 10-1 atop the league with Cabot a game back at 9-2. Fourth-place Russellville fell to 5-6.The Lady Hornets host an improved Conway team on Tuesday, May 4, then play at Cabot on Thursday and at home against North Little Rock on Monday, May 10.

Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.

NAME: Brady Butler

DATE OF BIRTH: April 24, 1992

PARENTS: Tammy and Jerry Butler

SIBLINGS: I’ve got a brother, Brandon, and a sister, Bethany. My brother’s 22 and my sister’s 19.

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Just hang out.

FAVORITE FOOD: Steak

FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: That’s probably be Eric Church

BATESVILLE — Jacob Curtis of Bryant and his teammate Jordan Covert of Benton as well as the team of Michael Hargrave of Bauxite and Kamron DePriest of Harmony Grove earned awards at a competition Saturday, April 23.

The Mark Martin Museam and Ford Dealership was the setting for the Ford/AAA Autoskills Arkansas Hands-On Final Competition. Ten teams, 10 new automobiles, judges from Ford/AAA, Arkansas Career Education officials, and a host of parents and friends crowded into the service shop of the dealership due to the bad weather.

This “R.W.” Bryant’s our Pet of the Week. R.W. is a Domestic Shorthaired Cat, he is approximately 8-10 months old and loves everyone he meets! He enjoys playing ball and nibbling on fingers. He likes to play rough, so older kids are a must for this guy. If you have an energetic family and want a cat that keep up with you, R.W. is your man!

— Trish Power, Director, Bryant Animal Control & Adoption Center

Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.

NAME: Hunter Alford

DATE OF BIRTH: Oct. 9, 1991

PARENTS: Libby and Scott Alford

SIBLINGS: I’ve got an older sister. Her name is Kristen. She’s 21.

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: History

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? I like to just spend time with my friends and just hunt and fish mostly.

FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken

FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: My favorite kind of music is Country. It’d probably somebody like Hank Williams Jr., some older country.

2010 CLASS 7A SOCCER TOURNAMENT

Girls

At Rogers High School

Friday, April 30

Game 1 — Mount St. Mary (Central 4) 4, Rogers Heritage (West 5) 1

Game 2 — Rogers (West 3) 2, North Little Rock (Central 6) 1

Game 3 — Fayetteville (West 4) 4, Russellville (Central 5) 0

Game 4 — Bryant (Central 3) 1, Springdale Har-Ber (West 6) 0 (SO)

Class 7A-CentralStandings

Conf. All

Conway 6-4 18-6

LR Central 6-4 13-9

Van Buren 6-4 12-9

NLR 5-5 16-11

LR Catholic 5-5 12-8

Bryant 4-6 18-8

Cabot 4-6 14-9

Russellville 4-6 12-12