All posts by Nate Olson
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Benton Team Preview
Benton spent much of last season answering questions. After graduating 23 seniors and replacing nearly an entire defensive front, the Panthers battled injuries early before...
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Bryant Team Preview
Bryant’s dynasty shows no signs of slowing down. The defending Class 7A state champions enter the 2026 season riding a 26-game winning streak after completing...
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Bryant Team Preview
For the first time since 1999, Bryant won’t open its season with the Salt Bowl at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium. Instead, the Class 7A...
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Benton Team Preview
Benton hasn’t beaten Saline County rival Bryant since 2005. That season, they beat them twice, first in the Salt Bowl game at War Memorial Stadium...
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Legends Sports
Chris Jordan wasn’t necessarily looking to start a business—he was just trying to solve a problem. When his young son’s baseball team needed a place...
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Creative Floors
Jody Kindy knew what career he wanted to pursue even before he began high school. Jody’s dad, Joe, opened Creative Carpet in Benton in 1984...
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Bryant Team Preview
Quad Sanders’ first season as a high school head football coach was a learning experience. “ just the game management and where...
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Benton Team Preview
After two big wins slipped through their fingers in 2023, Benton hopes to capitalize on those situations in 2024. That all starts with the annual...
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Yellow Sno Cone Shack
In her previous career, Julia Shelby was drawn to the heat. Now, she helps the folks in Saline County beat it. Julia, a retired Little...
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Loblolly
Just Ice Cream had evolved from a small space downtown to a larger storefront and had grown quite a following from the spring of 2019...
