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14 OPEN Teams Entered Everett Panthers Fieldhouse Warriors SBA Rebels Sticks Black Sox Conway Cats Southern Athletics – Hearn SA Elite Baseball Bulldog Baseball Batesville Eagles (TX) 14AA Teams Entered Bryant Black Sox – Griner Central Arkansas Eagles Boomtown Drillers Harmony Grove Cardinals A9 LR Blues 14’s – Lister East Texas Outlaws Deep South Drillers 13 OPEN Teams Entered Grinders Baseball Rawlings Arkansas Prospects – Collins Southeast Oklahoma Texas Rattlers – Daggett Everett Panthers Bryant Black Sox Lakeside Rams 13AA Teams Entered Blue Jays LR Blues 13’s – Graham El Dorado Wild Bulldog Baseball (TX) Southern Attitude/Walkoff Apparel Proformance Patriots South Arkansas River Bandits Arkansas Hustle 12 OPEN Teams Entered Proformance Patriots Texas Tribe SBA Angels Proformance Dodgers Arkansas Drillers Fieldhouse Predators East Texas Expos
12AA Teams Entered Everett Panthers Bryant Black Sox – Catton Central Arkansas Bears Rawlings Arkansas Prospects – Cobb LR Blues 12’s – Cole SBA Sticks River Valley Royals Arkansas Bullets Arkansas Naturals 3D Raptors McCrory Central Arkansas Phenom 11 OPEN Teams Entered Everett Panthers Play Ball Arkansas Pirates Bryant Black Sox – Spear Rawlings Tigers Texas Tribe 11AA Teams Entered Sticks Baseball Academy SABA 11U Red Central Arkansas Legends 10AA Teams Entered Everett Panthers Bryant Black Sox – Martin Proformance Patriots Harmony Grove LA Hooks 9 OPEN Teams Entered Nemisis/Mizuno Southwest Athletics Bryant Black Sox Texas Tribe Everett Panthers Central Arkansas Panthers
9AA Teams Entered Rawlings Arkansas Prospects – Bradshaw EM Majors CUT4-Webb Central Arkansas Kaos Central Arkansas Redbirds 8’s East End Basehawgs 8 COACH PITCH Teams Entered Everett Panthers Bryant Black Sox Central Arkansas Razorbacks Greenbrier Legends Texarkana Rangers Texas Tribe Southern Athletics – Highland 7 COw Teams Entered Everett Panthers Bryant Black Sox Benton 6’s Bryant Hornet 6’s TEE BALL Teams Entered Benton 6’s Bryant Hornets 6’s Texarkana Wood Ducks Benton 5’s Bryant 5’s
Teams entered after May 6 will not be listed.
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Several years ago, Panthers Football moved from the venerable C.W. Lewis Stadium in Downtown Benton to a new venue adjacent to the high school. While C.W. Lewis held a special place in the hearts and minds of decades of loyalists, the time had come to begin a new era of tradition. Now the time has come for the boys of summer to step up to the plate. Many people in Benton can remember a time when high school baseball in the city did not exist as part of the district sports program. Players joined the American Legion program with teams sponsored by local businesses. But when the opportunity for athletes to earn a letter in baseball came, just as the football players had for decades, the program started with games at Bernard Holland Park. In 2002, that all changed when Panther Field was opened next to the Cook Fieldhouse on the back edge of the high school campus.
Mark Balisterri, head coach for the high school baseball team, moving home games to the campus grounds made sense. As a result, the team had a new home, one which has served the players well.
“I FEEL THAT WITH THE ADDITION OF THE NEW BASEBALL FIELD WE WILL HAVE ONE OF THE BEST IF NOT THE BEST SPORTS COMPLEXES IN THE STATE.” “Our old field was one of the top fields in the state.” says Balisterri. “It definitely needed some repair and updates, but allin-all, it’s one of the finest.” As the new sports complex began to take shape, in addition to football,
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the soccer teams, track teams and girls softball each gained new environments on which to sharpen their skills. But first, we must go back to 2007. A master plan for a new sports complex was developed, one which combined the fields for all outdoor sports to one location. In 2009, the girls softball team needed a field for the new team and the first part of the sports complex was completed. Shortly afterward the football stadium, which also is the location for soccer and track, was opened. An indoor training facility was also built. The area had become one of the finest complexes in the state. On May 14 of last year, the school board approved a plan to finally add the last piece of the sports puzzle by contracting with Nabholz Construction to build the baseball field. “Everett Field sets the bar for Arkansas high school baseball.” says Balisterri. “Everything about it is
“EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS TOP-NOTCH. THERE’S NOT ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM THAT COMES CLOSE.”
top-notch. There’s not another high school stadium that comes close.” The stadium is currently under construction next to the girls softball field at the sports complex just off Algood Street and is expected to be completed by the opening of the baseball season in 2019. It will feature a design that fits with that of the other fields and will give the appearance that it has been there all along. However, this isn’t your ordinary diamond. “Our facility features the newest and best turf.” says Balisterri. “We have covered bleachers and it also features our dressing rooms in our dugouts. I feel that with the addition of the new baseball field we will have one of the best if not the best sports complexes in the state.” The change from a grass field to one of sports turf has its perks.
Balisterri is looking forward to the transition. “Having all turf is definitely the most interesting part of the new field. This gives us a big advantage by not losing any practice or games unless it is actually raining. I also feel it is a place that not only our players and our athletic department is proud of but the whole community will be proud of this facility.” Athletic Director Scott Neathery says everything in the original school master plan for facilities has taken shape. In addition to the new baseball field, a new transportation facility has been built. The former baseball field will provide much needed space for growth of academic facilities on the main campus in the years to come. The district is facing the challenge of a growing city with limited land available upon which to prepare for the needs of students, a point upon which District Superintendent Mike Skelton agrees. Other projects on
the planning board are adding junior high classrooms, expanding the high school band building, remodeling the Cook Fieldhouse classroom facilities, remodeling and expanding the district’s dining and kitchen spaces. In an earlier interview, Neathery said, “It is very rewarding to see that our topnotch facilities mirror our exceptional teachers, students and patrons, who help produce a high-quality educational institution, as well as a high-quality athletic program in Benton.” Skelton notes that the support of the Benton community is the key to this growth, and couldn’t happen without it. “It will aid us in carrying out the vision and the mission that have been set forth for meeting the needs of our students and community,” Skelton said. When the field is finished, the “diamond” will find a new setting in the crown of Arkansas high school sports.
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D DIVISION ALL ARKANSAS
Jose Hernandez Marquis Ward Tony Sales Dru Erwin Kirk Horton Drew Rodgers Shane Turnage Jon Padgett Cody Gogus Eli Lester Rusty Farrin Jr. Gantt Joel Snell James Price Michael Johnson Player of the Year: Drew Rogers Coach of the Year: David Sachar Team of Year: Lockwoods
Co John Glidewell Player of the Year: Chris Wilson Co John Glidewell Player of the Year: Tim Howard Coach of the Year: Eric Flowers Arkansas Team of Year: Team Fan Apparel
Senior Player of the Year: Mike Wilkerson
Mistica Martin Tracey Lantz Allison Grappe Katie Reynolds Bianca Tatum Mary Catherine Qualls Sarah Scalia Allie Barnes Tiffany Hubbard Lady Robin Pruett Strackbein Sarabeth Brown Sara Lehman Shawnee (Pink) Larsen Morgan Cotton Leah Hickingbotham Toni Lovell Award: Robin Pruett Strackbein Coach of Year: Kianna Golden Team of Year: Twisted Shots
Clint Arnold Wallace Buggs Mark Seitzer Daniel Strickland Anthony Kurck Darren Killough Dominick Greto William Watson Dillan Jeffcoat Kris Howell Mitchell Edmonson Brandon Alexander Eric Kirkland Todd Puckett Seth Hobbs Player of the Year: Brandon Alexander Coach of the Year: Timmy Glidewell Team of Year: Game Changers
70+ Senior Player of the Year : Eddie Glover
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ALL ARKANSAS TEAM WOMENS ALL ARKANSAS
Chris Wilson Brian Bryles Joshua Paul Guy Timmy Howard Zach Keene Kevin Bryant Chad Brunt Travis Cook Matt Pace Cory Chambers Matt Smith Shane Boyer Brian Glass Trey Bishop Nick Brown Jared Aschbrenner Bubba Tuggle Zack May
60+ Senior Player of the Year: Randy Harris
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Beverly Lovett was born in Banks, AR on November 3, 1964, but she has been a resident of Little Rock, AR since the age of 7. She is a graduate of Parkview High School and the University of Arkansas – Little Rock. Beverly started playing recreational softball in her neighborhood at the age of 9, and at the age of 11, she quickly moved on to organized softball at Burn Parks as a “leftfielder” with the Krispy Fried Chicken team. At the end of her first year with Krispy Fried Chicken, the team won its’ first district and state tournaments, and Beverly received the “Outstanding Outfielder” award in the state tournament in Pocahontas, AR. After that, Beverly was hooked on the sport, and she played four (4) more years with Krispy Fried Chicken. At the age of 15, she competed with Krispy Fried Chicken in the national tournament
in Binghampton, NY where the team finished 8th out of over 50 teams. She then moved on to play with the Ding Bats from Mabelvale where she ended her youth softball career. At the age of 18, Beverly started her adult softball career at Interstate Park. She played with Double Trouble from Little Rock; McGinnis Drillers from Spiro, OK; Zapata from Stillwater, OK; Ugly Mikes Records, Class Act, and Perfect 10/Sims BBQ from Little Rock. She also played coed with Gold’s Gym, and she was the first female to play in the men’s division at Interstate Park with the King Cobra and Isoplus teams. With Class Act, Beverly was selected to her first All American team in the 1988 Class A Nationals. From that point, her career evolved to another level. In 1988, Beverly was recruited to play for a major team, Cannan’s Illusion from San Antonio, TX where she played from 1989-1997.
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Cannan’s won the Busch/Coke Classic tournament from 1989-1993, and Beverly was selected as the MVP on two (2) occasions. Cannan’s won the ASA National Championships in 1989 and 1991, and the USSSA World Series in 1990, 1994, and 1996. Beverly was selected to the AllAmerican and All-World Teams each time. In 1990, she was also selected as the MVP of the USSSA World Series and Homerun Champion. In 1990, Cannan’s were the Gold Medalists in the U.S. Olympics Festival. In 1996, Beverly was selected as the Offensive Player of the USSSA World Series. From 1994-1996, Beverly began playing USSSA Black American softball with Aero Battery from Cincinnati, OH. The team won three (3) consecutive World Championships, and Beverly was selected to the AllWorld team each time. In 1997, Beverly joined a major coed team, Sierra Illusions from Nevada in an attempt to win the
USSSA Mixed World Championship in Lexington, SC. The team won the championship, Beverly was selected as the women’s MVP. In 1998, Beverly transitioned to UPI/Kinder from TN after Morris Cannan, sponsor, passed away, and she played one (1) year due to her decision to retire from major softball. UPI/Kinder won its’ first (1st) USSSA World Series, and Beverly was selected to the All-World Team. From 1998-2002, Beverly played Black American Softball with Dynamite Sports from Dallas, TX. The team won the Black American Softball Association (BASA) World Championship three (3) times, and the USSSA Black American National Championship twice. Beverly was selected to the AllAmerican/World Teams each time. In 2002 and 2008-2010, Beverly was talked into returning to play women’s major softball with Kinder Sharks from Cincinnati, OH. Kinder won the USSSA World Series twice, and Beverly was selected to the All-World Team twice.
Beverly has been an inductee into four (4) softball Hall of Fames: Texas USSSA (2000); National USSSA (2003); Arkansas Softball Hall of Fame (2006); and the Black American Softball Association (2008). In 2014, Beverly was eligible to begin playing 50 and over senior softball. She joined the Dreamgirlz from Norfolk, VA where she is currently a member of that major team. Dreamgirlz won the Senior Softball World Masters (SSUSA) and Triple Crown from 2014-2017, and Beverly was selected to the AllWorld team three (3) times. The team won the SSUSA Tournament of Champions four times, and Beverly was selected MVP once and to the All-World team three (3) times. Dreamgirlz won the Softball Players Association (SPA) Twitty NIT from 2014-2017, and Beverly was selected as MVP twice. The team also won the SPA World Championships in 2014, and Beverly was selected to the All-American team. Dreamgirlz were the National
Beverly’s attributes all of her accomplishments to her faith in God, and her mother’s strong influence and support. Her quest continues in 2019. Senior Games Association (NGSA) Silver Medalists in 2015 and Gold Medalists in 2017. Dreamgirlz won the International Senior Softball Association (ISSA) Senior World Cup in 2016 and 2018, and Beverly was selected to the All-World team once. The team won the ISSA U.S. Open National Champions in 2016 and 2017, and Beverly was selected to the All-American team once. Beverly’s attributes all of her accomplishments to her faith in God, and her mother’s strong influence and support. Her quest continues in 2019, so stay tuned…
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