The girls softball team were to play Berryville Monday with the winner taking the third seed into the 4A State Softball Tournament at Nashville beginning Thursday.
The boys season ended with a 1-0 loss to the state's sixth-ranked Pottsville Apaches in the Regional first round.
The girls pairings will not be known until after press time. Three rounds will be held at Nashville High School with the championship game being played next week at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.
Boys State 4A rankings
1. Nashville
2. Shiloh (Springdale)
3. Malvern
4. Ashdown
5. Central Arkansas Christian
6. Pottsville
7. Southside (Batesville)
8. Baptist Prep (Little Rock)
9. Monticello
10. Robinson (Little Rock)
11. Dardanelle
12. Brookland
13. Booneville
14. Huntsville
15. Arkadelphia
16. Ozark
17. Highland (Hardy)
18. Crossett
19. Pea Ridge
20. Westside (Jonesboro)
21. Star City
22. Warren
23. Heber Springs
24. Waldron
25. Prairie Grove
Girls State 4A Rankings
1. Bauxite
2. Pottsville
3. Brookland
4. Nashville
5. Stuttgart
6. Gravette
7. Harrisburg
8. Pea Ridge
9. DeWitt
10. Star City
11. Trumann
12. Arkadelphia
13. Lonoke
14. Ashdown
15. Dardanelle
16. Southside (Batesville)
17. Berryville
18. Lincoln
19. Westside (Jonesboro)
20. Ozark
21. Baptist Prep (Little Rock)
22. Crossett
23. West Fork
24. Dover
25. Monticello
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Editor's note: John McGee, an award-winning columnist, sports writer and art teacher at Pea Ridge elementary schools, writes a regular sports column for The Times. The opinions expressed are those of the author. He can be contacted through The Times at [email protected].
Sports on 05/09/2018