LITTLE ROCK â The Governing Body of the Arkansas Activities Association, at its annual meeting here Tuesday, rejected a propoal to separate public school and non-public schools that offer need-based financial aid into two categories for playoff competition.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK Conway and North Little Rock will be a nonconference contest during the next reclassification cycle.

The Arkansas Activities Association's tournament site selection meeting provided its share of material for the latest batch of "David Citations," for the interesting, zany and just plain weird:

Chuck Speer, Conway Christian athletic director, is part of a group of private school administrators who are taking steps to police themselves in the face of accusations from some public school officials concerning recruiting and sportsmanship.

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas school and athletic administrators are discovering how difficult it is to combine math and geography.

DEAR ABBY: This is a response to your answer to Carol Rushing of Omaha, in which you said there should be a law restricting the use of cell phones while driving.

SEARCY -- When the brackets are made out for the high school playoffs, you would think who the winning teams play in the next round would be pretty self-explanatory.

Classify the campaign the University of Central Arkansas coaches have launched with the Conway business community as preventive maintenance.

University of Central Arkansas officials heeded the threat from northwest Arkansas regarding the possible transfer of the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star games, and their effort last week showed it.

LITTLE ROCK -- The state basketball championship trophy will remain at Little Rock Central High School until the Arkansas Activities Association rules on whether the Tigers won the title with an ineligible player, the school board decided Tuesday.