Clarksville, Ark.-Some sports enthusiasts might believe the University of the Ozarks took a chance when it hired a 26-year-old who had never been a college head coach to direct its men's basketball program back in 1990. But that move paid off as Johnny Johnson became the winningest coach in program history (173) and produced a […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Eagles came back from a large second half deficit only to see East Texas Baptist University pull out a 73-62 victory Thursday night in American Southwest Conference play. East Texas Baptist (14-5, 11-4 ASC) had a 64-53 lead with 4:05 remaining in the game, but the Eagles (6-15, 3-13 ASC) fought back to […]
Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks junior guard April Young and junior center Sabrina Goddard were named to the 2010-2011 Capital One Academic All-America Women's Basketball All-District VI Team, it was announced by the College of Sports Information Directors of America Thursday. Young, a 5-foot-6 native of Deer, Ark., was named to the All-District First Team, […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Lady Eagles avenged a January 27 loss against East Texas Baptist University by taking a key 71-59 win over the Lady Tigers Thursday night American Southwest Conference action. The Lady Eagles (11-10, 7-9 ASC) suffered a disappointing 60-62 setback against the Lady Tigers (7-12, 5-10 ASC) last week, but got revenge and continue […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Jerry Wagoner, a football standout and long-time coach and physical education instructor at University of the Ozarks, will be posthumously inducted into the university's Sports Hall of Fame during an induction luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 12. Wagoner, who passed away on June 14, 2010, at age 73, was associated with U of O for […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Texas-Dallas used a 15-3 run over a five-minute stretch in the second half to fuel a 78-61 win over the Eagles Thursday in American Southwest Conference action in Richardson, Texas. Ozarks (6-14, 3-12 ASC) held the lead only momentarily in the first half, but trailed just 27-22 with 5:43 left after Dustin Morett made […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Texas-Dallas women turned a 45-39 lead with 10:25 left in the game into a 71-49 victory over the Lady Eagles in American Southwest Conference play Thursday night. Texas-Dallas (16-4, 12-3 ASC) finished the final ten minutes of the game on a 26-10 run to out score the Lady Eagles 37-21 in the second […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Michael Prusator's two-run double in the bottom of the seventh broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Eagles to a season-opening 4-2 win over Hendrix College Sunday in front of a large opening season crowd. It took a while for the Eagles’ offense to get going as Hendrix (0-1) had a no-hitter through six […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks Sports Information will again cover the majority of home baseball games with live stats and live video during the 2011 season. A future announcement concerning games carried by Clarksville’s KXIO 106.9 FM is expected in early February. Live Stats will be available at http://eagles.ozarks.edu/livestats.aspx. Live video will be available […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Despite missing the playoffs for the first time in four seasons, the Eagles have reason for high hopes entering the 2011 season. A core group of sophomores, combined with a pair of veteran pitchers, will be keys to an Eagles’ resurgence. The 2011 club also features the top freshmen pitching staff head coach Jimmy […]