Sports

In a week the dove season will open and there are two or three reasons to avoid it as far as I am concerned. For one thing, I don’t want to hunt in crowds, and I don’t like to get sweat on my shotgun, and I don’t care to get mosquito bit.

MOUNTAIN HOME - Nick Coleman won the 2023 Big Creek Golf & Country Club Men’s Match Play club championship by defeating 2021 champ Luke Jackson in 22 holes last Friday afternoon. This was Coleman’s 19th year competing for this title and the first time that he reached the final match.

August 18 at Salem 5:30 p.m. August 24 at Quitman 4:30 p.m. August 28 vs. Flippin 4:30 p.m. September 5 at Conway Christian 4:30 p.m. September 12 at Yellville-Summit 4:30 p.m. September 14 vs. Marshall 5:00 p.m. September 15 vs. Quitman 4:30 p.m. September 18 vs. Alpena 4:30 p.m. September 19 at St. Joseph 4:30 p.m. September 21 vs Guy-Perkins 4:30 p.m. September 26 at Alpena 5:00 p.m. September 28 vs. Conway Christian 7:00 p.m. October 5 at Marshall 4:30 p.m. October 10 at St. Joseph 4:30 p.m. October 17 vs. Guy-Perkins 4:30 p.m.

August 22 at Melbourne 4:30 p.m. August 24 at Bergman 4:30 p.m.

August 21 vs. Bergman 4:30 p.m. August 22 at Alpena 5:00 p.m. August 24 at Valley Springs 4:30 p.m. August 29 vs. St. Joseph 4:30 p.m. September 5 at Guy-Perkins 4:30 p.m. September 7 vs. Alpena 5:00 p.m. September 11 at Quitman 4:30 p.m. September 12 vs. Cotter 4:30 p.m. September 14 at Melbourne 4:30 p.m. September 18 at Conway Christian 4:30 p.m. September 19 vs. Izard County 4:30 p.m. September 21 at Marshall 4:30 p.m. September 25 at St. Joseph 4:30 p.m. September 28 vs. Guy-Perkins 4:30 p.m. October 2 at Bergman 4:30 p.m.

Charlie Melton, Coach Yellville Pee-Wee Football and Cheer forms can be picked up starting July 6 at the Yellville City Hall. The deadline for signups is July 24. Anyone interested in helping coach either third-fourth grand team or fifth-sixth grade team will need to fill out the coach’s application and return it to City Hall. Question can be sent to Charlie Melton at coachm@yahoo.com

Larry Teague, Manager, Communications LITTLE ROCK – During the summer, temperatures can soar. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an average of 702 heat-related deaths per year and over 9,000 heat-related hospitalizations annually.