THE POLK COUNTY
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November 29, 2023
ORSD District and State XC results
Basketball
12/01 - Acorn @ Caddo Hills 12/02 - Scranton Sr. High Tournament 12/04 - Booneville Sr. High Tournament 12/05 - Acorn vs. Murfreesboro
Basketball
11/30 - CRHS vs. Foreman 12/01 - CRHS vs. Mansfield 12/04 - De Queen Sr. Tournament
Acorn campus hosted the District XC Meet, Oct. 25, on the Acorn Schools’ cross country course. The XC meet included a number of schools with over 150-plus runners competing in the following categories: Junior Girls, Junior Boys, Senior Girls and Senior Boys. Coached by ORSD XC and Track Coach Keith Willsey and competing from Ouachita River School District-Acorn and Oden junior and high schools, athletes placement in the event included: Junior High Girls: 7 2A - Third Place District Team - First Place, All-District & Overall Winner - Genevieve Simborio (11:12) - Kylie Ezell (12:25) - Kloee Husser (13:53) - McKienzie Long (14:39) - Gracie Smith (15:46) - Kalyn Donalds (17:21) - Belonva McCloud (21:02)
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Cossatot FFA shoots to the top at state trap tourney By Patrick Massey The Cossatot River High School chapter of FFA recently competed in a statewide trap shooting contest and ended the tournament as one of the top teams in the state. The Cossatot River FFA Trap
Brodie Dickerson shot 46 of 50; Tayden Broach, 42 of 50; and Thomas Goethals, 40 of 50. Other team members competing in Jacksonville included Cooper Hayes, Spencer Hammer, Landon Case and Gabe Bell.
Basketball
The Cossatot River FFA Trap Shooting Team competed Nov. 17 in Jacksonville for the 2023 Arkansas FFA State Trap Shooting Contest. The team earned several accolades during the competition, including First Place Southern District and Third Place Overall Squad. (Submitted photo)
Wrestling
Shooting Team competed Nov. 17 in Jacksonville for the 2023 Arkansas FFA State Trap Shooting Contest. The team earned several accolades during the competition, including First Place Southern District and Third Place Overall Squad. In addition, Cossatot FFA members Flint Dickerson and Justin Bell tied for third in the southern district, each shooting 47 of 50 targets.
12/01 - Mena @ Pottsville 12/04 - De Queen Sr. Tournament 12/05 - Mena @ Fountain Lake 11/30 - Mena @ Fort Smith Southside 12/05 - Mena @ Broken Bow
Basketball
11/29 - Mt. Ida vs. Legacy Academy 12/02 - Mt. Ida vs. Lafayette County
See CROSS COUNTRY continued on page 20
