Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks basketball games scheduled for Thursday, February 10 against Louisiana College has been moved to Monday, February 14, it was announced Wednesday afternoon. The women’s game will begin at 1:00 p.m., with the men’s game to follow at 3:00 p.m. A winter blast that hit the Clarksville area early Wednesday […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The Rev. Dr. Debra C. "Debbie" Freeman, minister in residence at the Presbyterian Village in Little Rock and the outgoing moderator of the Presbytery of Arkansas, will be the visiting pastor at University of the Ozarks on the week of Feb. 21-25 as part of the university's Pastoral Study Leave Program. The […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Eagles had a tough day in Jackson, Mississippi, Sunday losing a pair of games in the Wilson/DeMarini Classic. Ozarks (1-2) trailed Berry College (2-0) 6-0 before coming back to tie it, 6-6, in the bottom of the ninth. Ozarks would score twice, with runs coming from Brandon Brewer and Jake West, in the […]
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 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.-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.-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. --- Journalist, author and "urban farmer" Novella Carpenter will speak at University of the Ozarks at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, as part of the university's 2010-2011 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event will be held in the Walton Fine Arts Center and tickets are $10 each. Carpenter is the author of […]
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 […]