Piggott Times: Sports

Lady Mohawks kick-off softball season (03/10/10)
The Lady Mohawk softball team kicked off the regular season at Marmaduke Monday afternoon, coming up on the short end of a 20-24 slugfest. Chelsea Geautreaux got the start, with relief from Taelor Lewis in the fifth inning...

Mohawks in action (03/10/10)
Times Sports Staff The Piggott Mohawks continued to take advantage of the favorable weather in the past week, getting in three games and winning two. Tuesday afternoon's contest against the Rector Cougars at Independence Park fell victim to the wet conditions though, while the chances of getting in Thursday's contest at Corning were still up in the air at press time...

Sixth grade boy's pee wee wrap up (03/10/10)
Another year of pee wee basketball has come to an end. This year the sixth grade boys had another successful year, although we had a few tough losses to some very good teams. The boys ended their season with two very good victories; we beat a very good Senath team with an outstanding effort from our boys and then finishing our season with a decisive victory over a tough Corning team...

Pee wee boys fourth and fifth grade recap (03/10/10)
Thursday, Feb. 25 the Piggott fourth and fifth grade boy's All Star traveling team ended their 2009-10 season with a win over the Corning Bobcats. The boys finished their season with a record of 8 and 6, winning eight of their last 10 games. The team consisted of four fifth graders and seven fourth graders, and did well after starting the season with four straight losses...

Baseball season underway (03/04/10)
The 2010 edition of the Piggott Mohawk baseball team is the 30th squad to take to the diamond in the history of the local program. And this year's team promises to be one to remember, as third year head coach Shawn Hearn will field a young but very experienced group. ...

Loss in district ends Trible's year (02/25/10)
The Piggott Mohawks put up a good fight, but fell to the Hoxie Mustangs by eight points last Tuesday afternoon in the District Tournament at Earle. The final was 60-52 as the Tribe ended this year's campaign...

Grubb taking the field for WBC (02/25/10)
Weather continues to be a problem for the Williams Baptist College baseball team, as they battle snow, rain and wet field conditions. Among the varsity players on the WBC traveling team this year is former PHS standout Tyler Grubb, son of Shelly and Mark Grubb...

Mohawks wrap up regular season (02/17/10)
The Piggott Mohawks wrapped up their regular season last week, dropping a three point decision on senior night Thursday at PHS to the Harrisburg Hornets and then losing a road game to the Earle Bulldogs on Friday. The Tribe was scheduled to take on the Hoxie Mustangs in the first round of the district tournament at Earle Tuesday afternoon...

Lady Mohawks end season against Mustangs (02/17/10)
"Despite the way our season went, the girls had a no quit attitude," Coach Alan Rabjohn noted of this year's Lady Mohawk basketball team. The girls, and their three seniors, wrapped up this year's campaign Monday afternoon in the district tournament at Earle as they fell to Hoxie 31-46...

Junior boys fall in second round (02/17/10)
The Piggott junior Mohawks made it to the second round of the Brookland Invitational Tournament last week, but were eliminated by top-seeded Rivercrest by 13 points Wednesday afternoon. The contest was a spirited affair, which saw Mohawk head coach Josh Robins receive two technical fouls--the second of which came with an automatic ejection leaving assistant Michael Harrell to lead the Tribe down the stretch.. ...

Nagy named to All-Star team following strong play at PHS (02/03/10)
Last week we reported that longtime Lady Mohawk volleyball coach Melissa Williams had been afforded the honor to serve as an assistant coach for the All-State volleyball squad from the east in the annual game in June. Later that day the rosters for both teams were released, and one of Williams' players has been named as an All-Star for her performance on the hardwood...

Mohawks fall to Cougars at PHS (01/27/10)
In what could arguably be the senior boy's championship for Clay County, the Piggott Mohawks hosted the Rector Cougars Saturday night and dropped a 13 point non-conference loss. The Tribe had three players score in double figures on the night, but couldn't handle a big Rector third quarter as the Cougars took the win 65-52. ...

Williams to helm All-Stars (01/27/10)
Compared to recent history, the 2009 Lady Mohawk volleyball season has to be considered a disappointment. Making the switch to qualifying by way of the district tournament, a process that has since been abandoned, the Tribe failed to make the trip to Harrison for the state tourney for the first time in nine years. ...

Junior boys downed (01/27/10)
The Piggott junior Mohawks hosted the Rector Cougars in non-conference action Saturday night at PHS, and hung with the visitors throughout much of the game. But with three of the junior Cougars scoring in double figures, the tribe dropped the contest by a final of 36-42...

Mohawks top Corning, downed at Manila (01/21/10)
The Piggott Mohawks continued their recent domination of the Corning Bobcats last Tuesday night, beating their cross-county conference rivals 71-65 in boys basketball action. Friday night the Tribe visited the tough Manila Lions and dropped a conference decision by a final of 57-79...

Lady Mohawks fall in league play (01/21/10)
The Piggott Lady Mohawks are finally back to full strength these days, and have been playing better basketball as the season progresses. In the past week the Tribe split three games, with a win over Tuckerman and losses to Corning and Rivercrest...

PeeWee girls (01/21/10)
The Piggott Elementary Lady Mohawk fourth and fifth grade traveling team has been enjoying a productive season, and is coached this year by Paul Seegraves. Last Saturday, Jan. 16 the team took third place in a tournament at Walnut Ridge by defeating the local girls team. ...

Lady Mohawks downed in action with Brookland (01/13/10)
After having a couple of games postponed due to bad weather last week, the Lady Mohawks returned to action Monday night with a trip to Brookland. All three teams were in action against the Lady Bearcats, but on the night the home team swept the visiting Mohawks in conference action...

Mohawks drop two at Rivercrest (01/13/10)
Coming off a fairly long holiday break, the Piggott Mohawks returned to action Monday night with a trip to Rivercrest and a meeting with the potent Colts. Both the junior and senior boys dropped their conference games to the home team, although he junior boys gave the Rivercrest fans a good scare as they fell by just three points...

Four Mohawk football players selected for post season honors (01/07/10)
Four members of the Piggott Mohawk football team were singled-out for post season honors following the regular season. The four, of which all but one will be returning next year, were all named to the All-Conference football squad for 3A-3. One also received an honorable mention for All-State...

Mohawk scoreboard (12/24/09)
The Lady Mohawks dropped their set at Manila last Thursday night, with the seniors losing 36-49 and the junior girls falling 18-43 to the Lions. Friday night the Mohawks fell in both their games to the Earle Bulldogs at PHS, with the seniors losing 50-81 and the junior boys were edged 44-57...

PHS Special Olympics bowling team makes strong showing at state tourn. (12/24/09)
The Piggott High School Special Olympics bowling team recently qualified to compete in the state bowling tournament at Little Rock. The athletes made the trip to the Capital City Wednesday, Dec. 9, with three teams competing...

Mohawks beat Hornets, fall to Mustangs (12/17/09)
The Piggott Mohawks earned their first win of the season Friday night, as a last second shoot by sophomore point guard Spencer Coomer propelled them to a 65-63 non-conference win over Harrisburg at the Pre-Holiday Tournament at Brookland. Monday night the Tribe traveled to Hoxie and dropped a 55-67 conference loss to the Mustangs...

Lady Mohawks notch first win of season (12/17/09)
The Piggott Lady Mohawks got first-year head coach Alan Rabjohn his first varsity win Monday night, as they held on down the stretch to beat the Harrisburg Lady Hornets at PHS. The Tribe had three players score in double-figures on the night, as they notched the conference win 49-42...