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Berryville High School’s boys and girls golf teams got a chance to play at home, and they made the most of it. Both the Bobcats and Lady Bobcats won their respective divisions on Tuesday, Aug.

Green Forest senior quarterback Isaiah Fraga tries his hand at catching a pass. .

SLoftis@cherryroad.com Berryville coach Bryan Hutson says preseason practice is going well, but the Bobcats could use more depth. “For those that show up it’s going pretty good,” Hutson said Friday, Aug.

SLoftis@cherryroad.com The Green Forest Tigers haven’t shied away from tough competition this summer. The Tigers recently competed in the Southwest Elite 7-on-7 tournament hosted by Shiloh Christian in Springdale, where they held their own against teams representing larger schools.

The Berryville High School golf team opened its 2022 season last week, competing Aug. 1-2 at Big Creek Golf & Country Club in Mountain Home.

RHarvey@cherryroad.com Emma Gilmore hadn’t had a swimming lesson before competing in her first swim meet as an 8-yearold. Now, at 15, she’s showcasing her skills at a national level.

If summer-camp performances are any indication, the Green Forest Tigers might be primed for another successful basketball season. “It started fairly slow, but by the end of the summer we wound up playing pretty good,” Green Forest coach Shane Compton said.

The Eureka Springs Highlanders had the kind of season most teams can only dream about in 2021-22: The Highlanders went undefeated in conference play on the way to a regular-season conference championship, then won district and regional tournament titles as well before advancing to the second round of the Class 2A state tournament.

Longtime Berryville volleyball coach Kristin Whetham tried something new with the Lady Bocbats this summer, and she’s been pleased with the results. “This year is the first year that I actually didn’t do anything in June with the girls,” Whetham said.

Replacing 13 seniors from last season’s team that went 2-8 overall and 1-6 in conference play was a tough enough challenge for the Berryville Bobcats. Starting over at quarterback only adds to the degree of difficulty.