Arkansas
Nettleton track star named two-time Gatorade Arkansas girls track and field player of the year
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Donna Douglas has been named the two time Gatorade Arkansas girls track & field player of the year. “Sometimes I just sit back and think man, this is crazy.” Douglas said. Not only has she set the 5-a, meet of champions and Arkansas overall records in the discus and shot put, but now she is the back to back Gatorade Arkansas girls track and field player of the year.
“I was actually pretty happy. It was really surprising and I was excited to accept the award the last two years. A lot of people don’t really accomplish that in the time of their high school career, and I accomplished it in like less than three years.”
In less than three years she has become one of the states best, but track and field was not always her passion.
“I found out about track and field by friends, they were asking me to do track and field and I told them no. I was like that’s not me. And then they asked me my tenth grade year, I was like you know I could find a different sport to keep me in shape for basketball, and I went out there, it was that.”
And that is launching the discus 175 feet in the blazer nestle invitations, a mark that ranks third nationally among high school competitors. And her best shot put throw this year was 48 feet, which ranks top 15 nationally.
“Shot put was may favorite for my tenth grade year because automatically I was good at it. But going into my junior year, discus was becoming my favorite because I love to work at things, I love to struggle at things and see myself overcome issues.”
Donna is headed to the University of Tennessee in the fall to join their track and field team, but for the rest of the summer, she’s going to enjoy her time.
“I’m spending time with my family, getting all my stuff together, making list for my dorm, just getting ready for college. I’m happy, after my first year I was like yeah this is more sport, I said this you know this is going to get me to where I wanted to go, I had made goals to be an Olympian, and you know just be outstanding and to be able turn up for my town Jonesboro, and just make them proud.
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A week has passed since the college baseball portal window opened and the Diamond Hogs have yet to earn a commitment from a transfer player.
That may raise some eyebrows from fans, especially because many SEC teams have already added some talented newcomers, but a good chunk of those teams are also not playing in the College World Series like Arkansas is.
Even with their late postseason run, the Razorbacks have still made sure to do their due diligence in the portal, according to coach Dave Van Horn.
One source told HawgBeat that the Razorbacks were locked in on the post-season, which has seemingly worked out in their favor.
“Obviously, we’re doing what we need to do, and we’ve contacted people,” Van Horn said Friday. “We have visits set up.”
With Arkansas’ season still ongoing, following the trail of recruiting breadcrumbs has been more difficult than in years past, but that hasn’t stopped HawgBeat from scraping up the latest intel, nuggets and more on potential targets around the country:
A look at the betting odds for game two between Tennessee and Arkansas.
The Tennessee Volunteers lost a close one against Arkansas on Saturday in game one of the Super Regional. The Razorbacks took an early lead but a two-run shot from Dean Curley gave Tennessee the lead in the top of the fifth. Unfortunately for the Vols, Arkansas smacked a two-run home run of their own in the inning and added on another run in the sixth inning to make it a 4-2 ball game. Andrew Fischer added another run in the ninth but that was all Tennessee scored.
Tennessee will now have to win game two on Sunday in order to keep their season alive. If Arkansas wins, they will advance to the College World Series. Tennessee and Virginia are the only two programs that have appeared in three of the last four Men’s College World Series.
According to Vegas, Tennessee is in good shape heading into Sunday. The Volunteers are a 1.5-run favorite over Arkansas and the moneyline is set at -130 in favor of Tennessee, according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 10.
The Volunteers have not named a starter yet but it is expected that Liam Doyle will be the man on the mound in this crucial matchup.
First pitch is set for 3 PM ET and the game will be broadcasted on ESPN for thos who want to watch.
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Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello has funny apology on ESPN at super regional vs Arkansas
Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello only talked for a short time when being interviewed during his team’s Super Regional showdown against Arkansas, but he got a big laugh.
Vitello spoke with ESPN broadcaster Tom Hart and the broadcast crew before the fourth inning of the Vols’ Game 1 at Arkansas. The interview did not start immediately after the commercial break, for which Vitello apologized.
“Sorry for the delay,” Vitello said. “I have a small bladder.”
Vitello also commented on pitcher Marcus Phillips’ outing. Phillips has allowed one run. He got out of trouble in the bottom of the third by stranding three Arkansas runners with a double play ball.
“A couple of two-strike mistakes,” Vitello said. “A couple of pitch out mistakes. I don’t know if you guys can see that from the camera angle. A couple pitch outs that were mislocated and a couple two-strike pitches that weren’t located.”
Sam Hutchens covers sports for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
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