Henry Apple

List of the top female high school athletes to watch from Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Owen Kelley raised his index finger as he approached the finish line, then he fell to the track to grab a breather for a few moments.

List of boys track athletes to watch from around Northwest Arkansas.

BENTONVILLE -- Springdale Har-Ber's boys have made the most of a tough three-game stretch and have solidified themselves into the No. 2 spot in the 6A-West Conference standings.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Abby Heinzelman made her last high school bowling game on her home lanes one to remember.

The numbers Ryder Scribner put together during the fourth quarter of his two games last week would be what most high school players would like to have for entire games.

BENTONVILLE -- Harry Ware opened the second half the same way he started Tuesday night's game as he drilled a three-pointer from the corner.

FAYETTEVILLE -- When Alan Gallardo-Lopez suffered a heat stroke during the 2023 Chile Pepper Festival, it could have led to a premature end to his cross country career.

GRAVETTE -- Tom Halbmaier would have loved to had Bentonville's girls leave the Gravette Christmas Classic with the championship plaque.

GRAVETTE -- The start Bentonville's girls experienced Friday was anything but what Tom Halbmaier expected to see, but the finish went exactly to his liking.