Lady Lions in running for district champions

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

— Gravette Lady Lions softball team were to meet the Farmington Lady Cardinals in the District 4A-1 tournament finals Tuesday afternoon. The game had been scheduled Monday but was postponed because of the weather.

Gravette (17-6), seeded third in the tournament, took their first game with a 7-0 win over the Gentry Lady Pioneers, then scored a 4-3 upset victory over Ozark which was seeded second.

Farmington (25-4), the first seed, hosted the tournament.

In Boys action, the Lions won their opener with a 2-0 shutout over the Pea Ridge Blackhawks in the quarterfinals. They dropped a 7-0 loss to Shiloh on Saturday afternoon, to end their season.

Sports, Pages 10 on 05/04/2011