TWO DE QUEEN STUDENTS SIGN WITH WILLIAMS COLLEGE

Lupita Delgado and Daniela Hernandez both signed letters of intent to play soccer for Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge.

L-R: Coach Erik Smith, Lupita Delgado, Athletic Director Bob Sikes, Daniela Hernandez & Coach Jason Barker
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De Queen Scores Points at Meet of Champs

 

   The final high school track meet of the year, The Meet of Champs, was held Saturday, May 11^th at Lake Hamilton High School in Hot Springs.

    De Queen scored points in both the girls and boys divisions in the same two events: Pole Vault and the 4 X 800 Meter Relay.

    In the girls division, Ashley Coleman tied for sixth place in the Pole Vault at 10’4”. The Lady Leopards 4 X 800 Meter Relay team finished 8^th with a time of 10:41.87.

    In the boys division, Alan Lacefield tied for 5^th in the Pole Vault at 14’10”. The Leopards 4 X 800 Meter Relay team finished 9^th with a time of 8:57.33.

    The Meet of Champs wrapped up a successful year for De Queen track. Both the Leopards and Lady Leopards finished 4^th in the Class 5A State Meet.

 

KELSIE FRACHISEUR SIGNS WITH CONNOR STATE

 

 

Kelsie is a 2013 graduate of  Wickes High school and daughter of Homer and Angie Frachiseur. She received a Softball scholarship to play softball for the Connors State Cowgirls ,which is a branch of OSU ...she  has been very active in Basketball ,as the  starting  point guard  as A Wickes Lady Warrior  since 7th grade ,getting ALL DISTRICT 4 years ! And had a hard time trying to decided which sports she wanted to play in college...but It came down to the LOVE of softball....she started at age 4 ,and playing for The summer team from DeQueen named The Eagles. which includes a win in State ,many first place tourneys ! She is a 4 year ALL STATE ,ALL Confrence player. She would like to futher her dreams of going on as high as you can go playing softball ! Her{ dream} is to play for the U.S.A team .She has been selected three years in a row to Rep Arkansas in the Little Dixie World Series which will be in Louisiana this year ,last year we traveled to Virgina and placed 3rd in the World Series ,putting one down in history for Arkansas .She also is a active memeber of her church FIRST BAPTIST GILLHAM where helps aid and teach the Puggles [pre-k] in the churchs well known Awana program ..she would like to take time to Thank her summer coach Justin King ,Jim Worley and her High School Coach ,Damon Williams .But wants to give her MOST thanks to her savior and Lord Jesus Christ .And everyone that helped to reach her dreams.And a speacial Thank you to her late cousin Craig Westbrook,he has been her push for the love of the game he is truly missed !

 

#1 COUNTRY 92.1 SPORTS BROADCAST SCHEDULE

 

 

Tuesday, April 30^th

The De Queen Leopards host the Magnolia Panthers in 5A South Conference baseball action Tuesday afternoon at 5:00. Catch all the exciting live play-by-play action on your #1 Country 92.1.

 

The De Queen Leopards and Lady Leopards soccer teams host Hot Springs Lakeside at Leopard Stadium Tuesday at 4:00. Gus Alvarez and Horacio Sotello have the play-by-play action in Spanish on KDQN AM-1390.

 

 

Spring Sports – Weather Permitting

Monday, April 29^th  

White Hall at De Queen Softball 4:30 ***LIVE ON 92.1

 

White Hall at De Queen Baseball 5:00

 

Tuesday, April 30^th  

Magnolia at De Queen Baseball 5:00 ***LIVE ON 92.1

 

Magnolia at De Queen Softball 4:30

 

Hot Springs Lakeside at De Queen Girls & Boys Soccer 4:00 ***LIVE ON AM-1390

 

Thursday, May 2^nd   

The Class 5A State Track Meet will be held at Hot Springs High School.

 

Friday, May 3^rd   

De Queen at Watson Chapel Baseball 4:30

 

De Queen at Watson Chapel Softball 4:30

 

The Class 2A South Regional Baseball Tournament gets underway today in Dierks. The Class 2A South Regional Softball Tournament gets underway today in Norphlet. Finals are scheduled for Monday.

 

The Class 3A Region 4 Baseball Tournament gets underway in Horatio. The Tournament Finals are scheduled for Monday, May 6^th.

 

The Class 4A South Regional Softball Tournament gets underway today in Monticello. The Class 4A South Regional Baseball Tournament gets underway today in Ashdown. Finals are scheduled for Monday.

 

De Queen at Hope Girls & Boys Soccer 4:00

 

MCELROY SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH OBU

Ashdown High School Panther softball player Brittany McElroy has signed a letter of intent to play softball for the Ouachita Baptist University Lady Tigers.  McElroy, the daughter of Rusty and Sandy McElroy, will receive a softball athletic scholarship, as well as an academic scholarship, to attend the university, where she plans to major in Education.

 

REGIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Romerse Biddle is putting together a regional basketball league for kids 10-12 years old or 4th-6th graders for both boys and girls. He is looking for summer basketball teams from De Queen who would be interested in joining. If your team would be interested please email anynabiddle@yahoo.com or call (903) 506-2359 for more information.

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DE QUEEN JR BOYS 5A SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPS.

De Queen Senior Teams Win Collin Raye Relays

   The De Queen Leopards and Lady Leopards claimed team titles on their home track in the annual Collin Raye Relays on Thursday, April 11^th. The Leopards topped a nine team field in the boys division with 145. Nashville was runners-up with 119. In the girls division, the Lady Leopards rolled up 164 points to run away from a nine team field. Ashdown’s Pantherettes were second with 120.

    The Leopards earned nine blue ribbons on the day. Chris Jones and Diego Martinez claimed two first place honors each. Jones won the Shot Put with a toss of 48’6”, and the Discus with a throw of 162 feet. Martinez won the 1,600 and 3,200 Meter Runs. Martinez was also second in the 800 Meter Run. Dedrick Cerami won the 300 Meter High Hurdles in 43.14 seconds. Alan Lacefield continued his dominance in the Pole Vault at 14 feet. The Leopards 4 X 800 Meter Relay team also hit the tape first.

     Notable finishes for Ashdown the boys division were first place efforts from Allen Thompson in the 110 Meter High Hurdles; Damion Greene in the High Jump at 5’10”; and Devaughn Sanders in the Long Jump.

     The Lady Leopards swept all three relay races on their way to the team title. Marlie McLelland won the 400 Meter Dash. Ashley Coleman and Sabrina Rivas finished first and second respectively in the Pole Vault. Coleman vaulted 10 feet. Naundi Powell took the Long Jump title with a leap of 16 feet.

      Notable Ashdown performers in the girls division included double wins for Shacola Poole and Labrisha Scott. Poole won the 100 Meter High Hurdles and the High Jump at 5’1”. Scott claimed the 300 Meter High Hurdles and the Triple Jump. Darionna Gaines won the Shot Put competition for the Pantherettes.

 

CCCUA SOCCER GAME SCHEDULED

Below are two photos from a recent intramural soccer tournament hosted by the Student Services department of Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas and the Cossatot Student Ambassadors.  Teams were formed from students and staff members and played Thursday afternoon at the soccer field located inside Herman Dierks Park in De Queen.    The games will be played on Thursday, April 18 at 5:30 pm.  The games are  officiated by Eric Smith. 

HEAD LEOPARD NAMED

Athletic Director Bob Sikes announced that Justin Kramer, former head coach at Little Rock Christian, has been hired for the position of De Queen Leopard Head Football Coach. 

 

Kramer is a Bryant High School and Henderson State University graduate. 

 

He will start his duties at De Queen on Monday, April 15th.

 

 

 

 

 

BALLISTIX TAKE 3RD PLACE

 

De QUEEN ARCHERY TEAM

The De Queen High School Archery Team recently competed in a meet in Mena. Pictured below are the five winners on the Mena meet & the students who qualified for Nationals during the meet.

Mena Meet Winners: Hannah Wahls, Sandy Cortez, Tiffany Maurer, Shane Blankenship, and Jack Carlyle

National Qualifiers: Front row:  Chelsey Gomez, Tiffany Moorer, Nyelly Tun, Miriam Dominguez, Sandy Cortes, Hannah Wahls, Kaylee Boyles, Kayla Kirkpatick, Tabitha Elliot, Kaylee Duggan

Back row:  Kyle Walker, Victor Green, Jack Carlyle, Brandon Smith, Coach Jody Cowart, Quinn Smith, Jacob Rogers, Tanner Hedge, and Jake Atkins. 

Not pictured are Shane Blankenship, Jessie Miller, Elis Martinez, Samantha Alfero, and Austin Morris.

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HORATIO PEE WEE FOOTBALL MVP

Peydon Emerson was voted MVP for the 2012 season.  He is the 12 year old son of Joey And Bridgett Emerson and attends Horatio Elementary School.  Emerson also served as team captain throughout the season.
 

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LOCALS PARTICIPATE IN STATE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT

Several Southwest Arkansas students placed in the Arkansas National Archery in the Schools Tournament march 15 and 16 in Hot Springs.

In the Elementary Division, the Blevins Elementary Hornets placed sixth.  in the High School Division, De Queen placed 2nd and Genoa Central 9th.  bailey Lee of Blevins placed 8th in the Top Elementary Archers.  Hannah Wahls of De Queen placed second in the High School Division.

The archery program involves students beginning in the fourth grade through their senior year.  More than 2,000 students 111 schools participated.
 

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Bass Tourney Results