The Varsity Back in the Day

Championship revisited with 1997 Airedales

Head Coach Frank Vines of the Alma Airedales had already built quite a legend by the time the 1997 season rolled around. He’d come close a number of times, and even won the school’s only state championship in 1980, but 17 years later, there was no repeat.

Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:45pm

Gatling leads Rebels for seven winning years

The Fort Smith Southside Rebels have seen many great coaches come through in their nearly 50-year history, from Jim Rowland, the man responsible for handing perennial powerhouse Northside its first defeat, to Barry Lunney, who won multiple state championships before building a nationally ranked p

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:51pm

A state title for the 1942 Subiaco Trojans

Since the later part of the 19th Century, its first official year as Subiaco Academy, the academy for boys was a hallmark of education and training for the humanities.

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 5:38pm

The 1967-1968 Fort Smith Northside Grizzlies

Many believe the 1967 and 1968 Fort Smith Northside Grizzlies were the best two teams in the school's long and glorious history. Whether that's true, they were certainly among the best.

Fri, 02/17/2012 - 2:30pm

2001 Bearcats fight through emotional year

Booneville, Arkansas. August 17, 2001.

Wed, 02/08/2012 - 1:23pm

The 1956 Paris Eagles were something special

In the school’s long history, they are considered the best to ever field a team. The offense averaged a dominant 29 points per game while allowing less than two.

Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:56am

The St. Anne Series: Buffalo and Razorback Martine Bercher

Martine Bercher played at St. Anne's from 1959 through 1961.

Mon, 01/09/2012 - 3:56pm

The St. Anne Series: Undefeated in 1958

Head Coach George Loss of the 1958 St. Anne Buffaloes and his assistant Herman Henry were not generally the type of men you could bully around.

Mon, 01/02/2012 - 5:18pm

The St. Anne Series: 1957 was the pivotal year

In St. Anne’s glorious run through the ranks of Arkansas high school football, no year may have been as pivotal to the program as 1957.

Thu, 12/29/2011 - 5:39pm

The St. Anne Series: The 1965 Buffaloes dominated all opponents

Mon, 12/26/2011 - 11:28am

The St. Anne Series: Remembering the Buffaloes

The 1968 St. Anne Buffaloes were not the best football team the school had seen.

Tue, 12/20/2011 - 4:44pm

Adams was a ‘huge’ star for Subiaco Academy

John William Adams was one of Subiaco Academy’s, and Charleston’s (Ark.), greatest football stars. Adams lived in Charleston and attended Sacred Heart Catholic School before migrating to Subiaco, a school that at the time had earned its reputation as a football powerhouse.

Tue, 11/29/2011 - 2:50pm