Tentative conference assignment for 2012-14

Well, the Arkansas Activities Association met this month to put together the proposed conference assignments for the 2012-2014 cycle that will be voted on the entire body in August. As of right now, Beebe High School will remain in the 5A East. As a matter of fact, the East is the only conference in Class 5A that will remain the same. However, Helena-W.Helena is rumored to appeal their being placed in the 5A Central and may petition the AAA to reconsider and to put them in the 5A East and switch Beebe to the newly formed 5A Central Conference, which includes schools such as Jacksonville, North Pulaski, and Pulaski Academy. There are 7 Pulaski County schools in the Central. We will know more in August when the full body of the AAA meets to vote on all of the proposed conference assignments. Stay tuned!

New girls basketball coach for Beebe High

Well, the monthlong saga, also known as the search for the new girls basketball coach at Beebe High looks like it is over. Greene County Tech boys assistant coach Greg Richey was offered and has accepted the job. Coach Richey has had a reputation of winning conference championships and has been a part of state championship teams in track and basketball. Prior to being at GCT, Coach Richey was the boys basketball coach at Crowley's Ridge Academy in Paragound. He then was the boys junior high basketball coach at GCT, where he led the junior Eagles to numerous conference championships. He was then promoted to be Coach Bowlin's assistant, where, in a three year span, he was a part of two teams that won the 5A boys championship and was on a runner up team the other year. Coach Richey will be bringing his intense attention to detail, as well as his daughter, who will be a sophomore at BHS, and will be playing under her dad. Let's welcome Coach Richey and his family to Beebe. I wish Coach Richey the best of luck as he leads the Lady Badger basketball team in 2011-12 and beyond.

Baseball & softball all-stars

Congradulations to Beebe High baseball players Griffin Glaude and Bryson Scott, along with Beebe High softball player Megan Harris for being selected to play in their respective All-Star games which will be held later in the month in Fayetteville. Also, congradulations to Badger baseball player Dylan Byrd, who will continue his baseball career at Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge. Griffin, of course, will be playing for the UCA Bears.