Clarksville, Ark.-U of O freshman catcher Clint Phifer was named American Southwest Conference Hitter of the Week, announced by the league office. Phifer was named Hitter of the Week following his performance in three recent road games. Phifer, a native of Benton, hit .667 over three games, going 8-for-12, with four runs and five runs […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Eagles (1-2) first win of the season turned out to be an offensive show. U of O exploded for 16 runs to defeat Mid-America Bible College 16-5 in non-conference action on Thursday. Freshman John Burgess, a native of Winona, Texas, pitched five innings and had seven strikeouts to pick up the win. It […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Lady Eagles (17-6), (8-3) and Eagles (13-11), (6-5) were both victorious on Thursday against East Texas Baptist and edged one game closer to a playoff appearance. The Lady Eagles used another strong performance from their post players to outlast the Lady Tigers 71-64. The Lady Eagles can play host to the American Southwest […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks came away with two victories over University of Texas-Dallas yesterday afternoon in American Southwest Conference action. The Lady Eagles (9-4), (1-1) defeated UT-Dallas 93-78 while the Eagles (9-5), (2-0) were victorious 65-62. The Lady Eagles started the game with an 8-0 run and controlled the game for the entirety. […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Lady Eagles came two games closer to claiming the American Southwest Conference East Division championship with a 69-50 win over Austin College while the Eagles lost their second place standing after a 89-84 overtime setback to the Kangaroos. The Lady Eagles, who lost to Austin College 61-55 in December, will need to win […]
Clarksville, Ark.-U of O junior post player Mandy Thomas (Lamar, Ark.) was named American Southwest Conference Player of the Week following her performance in two recent road games. Thomas, 6-1, averaged 22.5 points and 5 rebounds and made 19-of-29 (65%) of her shots from the field as the Lady Eagles defeated University of Dallas and […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Eagles fell behind 37-21 at halftime, but outscored the Comets 48-38 in the second half. Ozarks shot just 18 percent in the first twenty minutes. “We just had a lapse in the first seven minutes of the first half shooting the ball,” said head coach Matt O’Connor. “We struggled shooting, we were only […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The U of O women's team increased their chances of making a second straight trip to the playoffs with a 79-70 win over conference foe University of Texas-Dallas on Saturday. SThe Lady Eagles got strong inside play from Christie Shuffield and Thomas against UTD.huffield, who was 8 of 8 from the field, had several […]
Clarksville, Ark.-New U of O head baseball coach Jimmy Clark is looking to bring the Eagles' program up to new heights during the 2002 season and a mixture of hard work and new talent has the squad headed in the right direction. The Eagles can also turn to the leadership of eight seniors and All-American […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Two North Little Rock natives are making their mark on the collegiate basketball level this season. Ricky Johnson, a 1998 graduate of North Little Rock High School, and Mandrell Howell, a 1999 graduate of Oak Grove High School, both are having impact seasons for NCAA III University of the Ozarks. Both Johnson and Howell […]