Clarksville, Ark.-The U of O baseball team dropped three games last week. The Eagles (1-9, 0-5) were defeated by Harding University 13-2 on February 27. Freshman catcher Clint Phifer led Ozarks with two hits. Cliff Ford, Jeremy Claunch, John Burgess and Heath Swiney each recorded one hit apiece. Howard Payne University took two games from […]
Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks placed four players on the men's and women's American Southwest Conference All-East Division basketball teams, which were selected by conference coaches and announced by the league office on Wednesday. Senior center Christie Shuffield of Dover and junior forward Mandy Thomas of Lamar earned first team All-East Division while sophomore forward […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks Community Service Program will present a pair of one-day workshops for the public in March dealing with scrapbooking and publishing and marketing novels. "Beginning Scrapbooking" will be held from 9 a.m. to Noon, Saturday, March 9, on the Ozarks campus. Led by Professor of Communications Dr. Greta […]
Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks freshman left fielder Shannon Rainbolt was named American Southwest Conference East Division Hitter of the Week after leading the Lady Eagles to a perfect 4-0 record and the Hendrix Jamboree championship. Rainbolt, a native of Viliona, hit .727 (8-for-11) over four games and had five runs batted in. Rainbolt, who […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The U of O softball team is off to an 8-0 start and won the Hendrix Jamboree over weekend. The Lady Eagles defeated the University of Dallas 8-1 in the championship game and beat Hendrix College 17-0 in the semi-finals. The Lady Eagles picked up two wins on Friday with a 8-4 victory over […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Eagles (14-12) nearly pulled off an upset in Friday's American Southwest Conference Tournament. The Eagles jumped out to a 19-10 lead after five minutes of play against McMurry and held a 47-45 advantage at halftime. The Eagles shot 54 percent in the first half, but only 37 in the second half. "I thought […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks President Dr. Rick Niece was named 2001 Nonprofit Executive of the Year during the 14th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards ceremony held Feb. 21 at The Peabody in Little Rock. The state-wide competition, sponsored by the Little Rock-based Arkansas Business Publishing Group, honors top businesses, nonprofit […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Lady Eagles came up short in their quest for an American Southwest Conference championship after a 82-67 loss to Hardin-Simmons University in the tournament's final game in Clarksville. Hardin-Simmons, which has been nationally ranked all season, receives an automatic bid to the NCAA III tournament while Ozarks is a long shot to receive […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Lady Eagles (19-6) needed a second half comeback to overcome a physical Howard Payne team to advance to the American Southwest Conference tournament finals. Behind a 30-point performance from Mandy Thomas, the Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Yellow Jackets 87-79 and will face Hardin-Simmons University at 3:00 p.m. on February 23. The Lady […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Pitcher Amanda Luney was named American Southwest Conference Player of the Week, announced by the league office. Luney earned Pitcher of the Week honors after leading the Lady Eagles to three wins. Luney, a native of Siloam Springs, totaled two wins and a save in her three performances over the first week of the […]