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Arkansas Draws Loaded Field for Fayetteville Regional

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May 29, 2023

Arkansas Draws Loaded Field for Fayetteville Regional

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas has punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the 34th time in program history.

The Razorbacks (41-16), the No. 3 national seed and top seed in the Fayetteville Regional, are set to host second-seeded TCU (37-22), third-seeded Arizona (33-24) and fourth-seeded Santa Clara (35-18) from June 2-5 at Baum-Walker Stadium. Arkansas will open tournament play against Santa Clara at 2 p.m. Friday, June 5, on ESPN+.

Arkansas, hosting a regional for the 10th time in program history and for the fifth time since 2017, has won the last three regionals played at Baum-Walker Stadium, including 2018 (3-0 record), 2019 (3-0 record) and 2021 (3-1 record).

The winner of the Fayetteville Regional will play the winner of the Terre Haute Regional in a best-of-three-game super regional from June 9-11 or June 10-12. No. 14 national seed and top-seeded Indiana State (42-15) hosts second-seeded Iowa (42-14), third-seeded North Carolina (35-22) and fourth-seeded Wright State (39-21) in Terre Haute, Ind.

If Arkansas is to advance, the Hogs would maintain home-field advantage in the super regional round and host at Baum-Walker Stadium. It is the sixth time that the Hogs have earned home-field advantage and the fourth time since 2018.

The Razorbacks are one of a record-tying 10 SEC teams among this year’s NCAA Tournament field. Arkansas is joined by Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

This marks the fourth time that 10 SEC teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. Ten teams were also selected in 2014, 2018 and 2019. A record eight SEC teams were named among 16 NCAA Regional hosts.

NCAA Fayetteville Regional
Friday, June 2
Game 1 – Arkansas vs. Santa Clara – 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 2 – TCU vs. Arizona – 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, June 3
Game 3 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser – 2 p.m.
Game 4 – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner – 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 4
Game 5 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser – 2 p.m.
Game 6 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner – 8 p.m.

Monday, June 5 (If Necessary)
Game 7 – If the Game 5 Winner Wins Game 6 – TBD

For complete coverage of Arkansas baseball, follow the Hogs on Twitter (@RazorbackBSB), Instagram (@RazorbackBSB) and Facebook (Arkansas Razorback Baseball).

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Arkansas Storm Team Weather Blog: Beryl to bring tornado threat

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2 hours ago

July 7, 2024

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Arkansas Storm Team Weather Blog: Beryl to bring tornado threat

Arkansas is directly in the path of Beryl. The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Beryl to make landfall south of Houston Texas as a category 1 hurricane then turn to the northeast and move over Arkansas.

By the time Beryl moves over the Natural State, it will be much weaker. It will no longer be a hurricane or even a tropical storm, it will weaken into a tropical depression. That means the winds will be 30 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph.

The much weaker Beryl will still bring substantial impacts to Arkansas. The main threat we are watching is severe weather, more specifically tornadoes. It’s common for the remnants of a tropical system to spawn short-lived tornadoes.

The Storm Prediction Center has parts of Arkansas under a level 2 low risk for severe weather Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning. They have much of the state under a level 1 very low risk.

In the risk area, the main threat is tornadoes. The last time a tropical system moved over Arkansas it spawned 8 tornadoes.

In 2020 Hurricane Laura moved over Arkansas as a tropical storm and caused the largest August tornado outbreak in Arkansas history. Beryl won’t be nearly as strong as Laura, but we still need to be weather-aware Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.

The other impact that we could see is flooding. I don’t think flooding will be a widespread problem, but with 3-6″ of rainfall expected in the western half of the state, flood-prone areas could be at risk.

The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for much of Texas and southwest Arkansas.

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Arkies in the Beltway | Week of June 30, 2024 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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July 7, 2024

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Arkies in the Beltway | Week of June 30, 2024 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

This is “Arkies in the Beltway” for the week of July 7, 2024. I’m Alex Thomas, Washington Correspondent for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and in a change of pace, we are not spending time this week focusing on national politics and the Arkansans influencing those discussions.

Rather, we’re taking a break from our usual coverage to discuss this year’s Congressional Art Competition.

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Since 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated in the nationwide contest, submitting portraits, illustrations, photographs and other media in hopes of representing their state in a rotating exhibit located below the U.S. Capitol.

Winners from each U.S. House of Representatives district are recognized in the year-long display.

The Democrat-Gazette spoke with the four Arkansas teenagers represented in this year’s exhibit and discussed the inspiration behind their submissions.

STORY: Young Arkansas artists honored in annual art competition exhibit

Thank you for supporting “Arkies in the Beltway!” Make sure to stay up to date with all news involving Arkansas at arkansasonline.com. You can also follow what’s happening in the nation’s capital by checking me out on social media; my handle across all platforms is @AlexHouseThomas.

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Football, volleyball athletes compete in All-Star games | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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July 7, 2024

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Football, volleyball athletes compete in All-Star games | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pictured are River Valley football all-stars (from left) Matt O’Bar (Booneville), Bryce Perkins (Van Buren), L.J. Robins (Greenwood), Reese Merechka (Charleston), M.J. Parker (Ozark), Braden Hunt (Ozark) and Charlie VanDenBerg (Ozark) at the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game at Estes Stadium on the campus of University of Central Arkansas in Conway on June 22. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Reese Merechka of Charleston (left) and M.J. Parker of Ozark line up defensively for the West All-Stars in the AHSCA all-star football game on June 22 at Estes Stadium in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Van Buren’s Bryce Perkins receives his MVP ring from the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star football game on June 22 at Estes Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Van Buren’s Bryce Perkins drops back to pass during the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star football game on June 22 in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Hackett’s Aubree Ruggles (left) and Prairie Vaughn) poses for a photo after the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star volleyball game on June 21 in Conway. (Submitted photo/Bridget Freeman)

Emerson Schaefer of Lavaca played for the West All-Stars in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star volleyball game on June 21 in Conway. (Submitted photo/Shannon Todaro)

Reese Merechka of Charleston (left) and M.J. Parker of Ozark line up defensively for the West All-Stars in the AHSCA all-star football game on June 22 at Estes Stadium in Conway.
(Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Van Buren’s Bryce Perkins receives his MVP ring from the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star football game on June 22 at Estes Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
(Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Van Buren’s Bryce Perkins drops back to pass during the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star football game on June 22 in Conway.
(Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Emerson Schaefer of Lavaca played for the West All-Stars in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star volleyball game on June 21 in Conway.
(Submitted photo/Shannon Todaro)

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