Sunday, March 21, 2010

2010 NCAA Tournament(1st 2 rounds)

Folks, I know this post has absolutely nothing to do with Beebe High sports, but if you're like me, you've been glued to the TV for the past 4 days, watching the first 2 rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. There have been some great games and teams that have jumped up and caused some upsets. They include:

1. Northern Iowa- This school out of the Missouri Valley Conference shocked everyone by upsetting #1 overall and the #1 seed out of the MidWest region, the Kansas Jayhawks. Before this year, this school had only one NCAA Tournament victory and that came the same year that the Razorbacks made it to the Final Four in Denver(1990). These kids have ice water in their veins and can hit some clutch shots. I believe that the Panthers have a legitimate shot at beating Michigan State in the regional semifinals and could push for a trip to the Final Four. One note on them. They are a #9 seed and no #9 seed has ever advanced to the Final Four. Could this be the year?

2. St. Mary's- The West Coast Conference tournament champs have looked like a foreign team with 5 Aussies on their roster, but these kids can play! After knocking out #2 seed Villanova on Saturday, I'm convinced that St. Mary's could also push for a trip to Indianapolis. Their center is an Iranian-British player named Omar Samhan, but this guy is a game changer. Villanova had no answer for him inside. Watch out for the Gaels!

3. Cornell- Before this year, no Ivy League school had been to the Sweet 16 since Penn did it in 1979, which was the same year they made it to the Final Four in Salt Lake City. What they did in the first 2 rounds was remarkable, in dominating Temple and Wisconsin. These kids can shoot, play defense, and unlike a lot of mid-majors, they don't fold under pressure. Unfortunately for them, they get Kentucky in the regional semifinals and to date, no #12 has ever defeated a #1 seed in this round, but you never know.


The first two rounds of the 2010 NCAA Tournament reminds me a lot of the tournaments in 2000 and in 1990 in that there were a lot of upsets in the early rounds and double digit seeds went deep into the tournament. Could this tournament be just like those that I just mentioned? You never know. The fun resumes Thursday evening in prime time.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

broadcast schedule for BHS baseball & softball

I will be posting a schedule of the baseball and softball games that will be broadcast on NEARSports very soon! Stay tuned!

update for BHS baseball & softball(March 20, 2010)

Well Badger fans, the baseball and softball seasons are well underway and there is a lot of excitement around Gilliam Fields, especially for the baseball Badgers. Beebe is 2-0 in the 5A Southeast Conference and unofficially, has a record of 11-1 overall. The Badgers are creating a lot of hope that last year's run to the state quarterfinals is just a taste of what this year's Badgers could do. Junior pitcher Griffin Glaude has been imposing on the mound as he has already thrown one no hitter and came close to another one in the doubleheader sweep at Crossett.

As far as the softball team, the Lady Badgers are also giving fans a lot of hope as they attempt to repeat as 5A Southeast champs. Despite being rocked by the Bryant Lady Hornets in the first game of the Benton Tournament last week, the Lady Badgers are getting healthy and starting to find a consistent offense as conference play begins.

As we get ready to end March and go into April, we'll know a lot more about the baseball and softball Badgers.

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Busy first week for BHS spring sports

Well Badger fans, its been a busy first week for the spring sports at Beebe High School. Both the baseball and softball teams started their seasons this past week. I do not have any scoring updates for the Lady Badgers, but the Badgers have gotten off to a good start. On Monday, junior pitcher Griffin Glaude threw a no-hitter as the Badgers defeated Pottsville 18-0. On Tuesday, the Badgers stepped up to play 6A East Jacksonville, however, the Red Devils edge past Beebe 3-2. Then, on Thursday, the Badgers shut out Harding Academy 10-0. For the season, the Badgers are 2-1 as they get ready for the Jacksonville Tournament that is scheduled to begin on Saturday, March 6 and run through Thursday, March 11.