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By Robert Lyons The Ozark Lady Bears and Bears played a week full of games against Calico Rock, Deer, Bradleyville and Valley Springs on the Boys side.

Ozark Mountain 55 Calico Rock 32 Ozark Mountain 70 Deer 36 Ozark Mountain 86 Bradleyville 40 Cotter 55 Mammoth Spring 54 Green County Tech 64 Cotter 19 Hector 53 Y-S 45 Y-S 80 Shirley 48 Flippin 75 Lead Hill 68 Shiloh Christian 70 Flippin 60 Flippin 57 Southside 31 Lead Hill 52 Huntsville 47 Bergman 75 Ozark Catholic 43 Bergman 72 Berryville 45 Bergman 56 West Fork 51 Girls

LAS VEGAS – A year removed from being the bridesmaid at T-Mobile Arena, the Carolina Cowboys earned their first title in franchise history, going on a 4-for-4 game run over the course of the PBR Teams Championship, defeating the Missouri Thunder 242.5-177.75 in the final game. Carolina fell just short of the title in 2024 after falling to the Austin Gamblers in the title game.

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – In a thrilling final day of the 2025 PBR Camping World Team Series regular season, the Texas Rattlers beat the No. 1 Florida Freedom to clinch a first-round bye in Las Vegas after the Arizona Ridge Riders were stunned in their home finale, opening the door for Texas. In the must-win battle for a chance to secure the crucial bye at the PBR Teams league Championship, the Rattlers prevailed over the Freedom 345.25-172.25 to improve to 23-12 as Florida fell to 2510. Texas rode four bulls for the second-straight game, led by Brady Fielder (88.25 points on Rank Hank), Daniel Keeping (87.25 on Project X), Winy dos Santos (86.25 on Rafiki), and Claudio Montanha Jr. (83.5 on Hillbilly Heat). Elizmar Jeremias rode Malibu’s Top Dawg for 86 points for the Freedom.

The Yellville-Summit Panthers (Y-S) traveled to Mountain View (MV) for a district game against the Yellowjackets Friday, October 10, at 7 p.m. At game time, the conditions were calm and warm. With temperatures in the low 70s and nearly no wind, the game kicked off with an onside kick by Mountain View and recovery.