... and his effort and his hard work," said Riley, the Heat president. "He's going to make everything better as a practice player. He'll compete like heck against anybody. We felt very comfortable with his interview. He was very forthright ...

... philosophy as no stone left unturned. And, that's how he treats the kids, the way we practice, how we evaluate practice, players and the summer. He's as good as it gets when it comes to that stuff. Our entire coaching staff has bought into ...

... Central Arkansas Bears stumbled near the finish line. And that raised the ire of coach Clint Conque. At the end of practice, players were divided by position and ran three laps around the practice field with a 45-second break between each lap ...

... You can't get better working against each other like that.'' Nutt maintained his attitude through preseason practice. Players were stunned the day he called time for a popsicle break. They were floored on the 105-degree August afternoon ...

... coach's responsibility is to give a short devotional, provided by Upward Basketball, to the team as part of practice. Players, coaches and referees are to pray together before games. Players are rewarded for memorizing Bible verses. Before ...

Players for the Conway Blue ninth grade football team can begin picking up equipment early next week. Equipment will be issued from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Conway High East campus.

... To go out there and do it in a game is real important," Hamilton said. "It lets me know that I'm not just a practice player anymore, I'm a game-breaker. "I've worked hard and I've focused better than ever. I think this spring ...

... passing has improved to our setters. We are improving. "I've got some kids who are game players that aren't practice players. We've got some good support with our underclassmen. Our junior varsity is undefeated and we've got two sophomores ...

... of 2001. Preseason drills also would be affected. Teams could practice only once on the first five days of fall practice. Players could wear only helmets the first two days, helmets and shoulder pads the next two days and full pads the fifth ...

... best shooters. Against AIA, those five went a combined 8 of 12 from the line. Ferguson made 5 of 6. Beyond practice, players must shoot an additional 200 free throws each week and present the results to a coach. "We need to get to where ...