Prep Rally

By Chip Souza

Sports & Recreation College & High School

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The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's sports team talks about local high school sports. We'll also interview local players, coaches and administrators from Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.

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The toughest kids in high s...

05.25.2023

Toughness is the theme today as Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap the spring state championship games and Booneville’s Lexi Franklin pitching with 6 stitches over her right eye after getting hit prior to the Lady Bearcats’ 3A state championship ...

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05.25.2023 The toughest kids in high school sports Toughness is the theme today as Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap the spring state championship games and Booneville’s Lexi Franklin pitching with 6 stitches over her right eye after getting hit prior to the Lady Bearcats’ 3A state championship ...
05.18.2023 Weekend of Champions and 5 consecutive no-hitters It’s Weekend of Champions this week and the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters break down all championship games in Conway this weekend. In the Feats of the Week, Benton’s Alyssa Houston has thrown 5 consecutive no-hitters to lead the Lady ...
05.11.2023 Introducing NWA's newest sports editor and some fantastic high school sports feats Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sports Editor Graham Thomas joins the podcast this week. A plethora of spring sports were the topic today starting with Gunnar Woolard’s big day for the Gravette Lions as they win the 4A-North Regional baseball championship. In ...
05.04.2023 State Track Meets Begin - Ozark's Anna Woolsey Dominates In today’s podcast, Anna Woolsey of Ozark had another big day on the track, scoring 46 points with four first place finishes in the Class 4A state track meet Tuesday. In our Feats of the Week, Rogers Gael Salinas drove ...
04.27.2023 A Champion clinches the conference on a walk-off Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters talk on today’s podcast about the merits of a perfect game and Stephanie Crittenden’s three-homer game for Bentonville West. Also on today’s show, we hit the feats of the week including Caleb Champion’s conference-clinching walk-off ...
04.20.2023 No-hitters and perfect games Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters dive into spring sports to recap Springdale Har-Ber pitcher Ross Felder’s no-hitter and Hackett sophomore pitcher Makenzie Freeman’s 10th career perfect game. Also reporters give a brief preview of the upcoming track meets including the ...
04.13.2023 Dive into spring sports in Northwest Arkansas Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters dive into spring sports in recapping baseball, softball and soccer games from this week. And this week’s feats of the week were incredible from Ozark’s Anna Woolsey’s 56 points in a track meet to Lincoln’s ...
04.06.2023 Rain couldn't stop these outstanding feats for three NWA schools Rain wiped out a large number of games this week, but it did not diminish three outstanding feats of the week. Farmington’s Justine Davidson had a huge day for the Lady Cardinal softball team in back to back games, hitting ...
03.29.2023 Spring sports are in full swing Spring sports are in full swing after spring break and there were a number of highlights this week. The three Feats of the Week are: Jaison DeLamar of Fayetteville threw a no-hitter in Fayetteville’s 1-0 win against Fort Smith Northside; ...
03.16.2023 State Basketball Championship recap and incredible pitching from Pea Ridge Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters break down Pea Ridge pitcher Emory Bowlin's incredible week, she struck out all 21 batters she faced in a game against Rogers Heritage, then came back four days later and pitched another perfect game against ...
03.08.2023 The Basketball Championship Games are Set Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporters break down state basketball tournaments as teams advance to state championship games this week in Hot Springs. The Springdale boys (6A), Greenwood girls (5A), Farmington girls (4A), Lamar girls (3A) and County Line boys (1A) all ...
02.27.2023 Basketball, Basketball and Even More Basketball Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters will preview state basketball tournaments which start Tuesday across the state. Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley will host three conference tournaments. Rogers will host the 6A tournament, Lamar will host the 3A and Ozark ...
02.22.2023 It's Regional Tournament Time for High School Basketball On this week’s Prep Rally podcast, reporters Henry Apple, Rick Fires and Leland Barclay turn their attention on the regional tournaments for Class 1A through 4A and how important winning the first-round game becomes as it leads to a berth ...
02.16.2023 6A Basketball Conference Tournament Preview Sports writers with the NWA Democrat-Gazette and River Vally Democrat-Gazette take a look at the upcoming 6A conference basketball tournaments and the small schools conference play starting this week. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for our free ...
02.09.2023 Basketball Roundup for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap Bentonville West’s big home win against Bentonville; and Springdale Har-Ber girls home win against Fort Smith Northside. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for our free Prep Sports newsletter at: nwaonline.com/sportsemail/
01.25.2023 Weather wrecks this week's basketball games in Northwest Arkansas and River Valley Sport writers with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette talk about the effect weather is having on the high school basketball season, a big night at Farmington, and give a shout out to the now winningest high school girls basketball coach. Read ...
01.18.2023 The Dominant 6A west basketball conference Join Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports editor, Chip Souza and writers Henry Apple and Leland Barclay on this week's Prep Rally Podcast. The crew will recap the past week of basketball action including the seeming dominance of the 6A west boys ...
01.12.2023 Prep Rally Jan. 12, 2023 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap conference basketball games including Springdale HIgh’s huge comeback win Tuesday against rival Har-Ber. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for our free Prep Sports newsletter at: nwaonline.com/sportsemail/ Don't miss the latest news ...
12.15.2022 Arkansas State 3A Football Championship Recap Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap the Class 3A state football championship as Charleston knocked off Booneville. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for our free Prep Sports newsletter at: nwaonline.com/sportsemail/ Support your local news by subscribing at: ...
12.08.2022 State Football Championship Recap State football championship games recapped and Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporters preview this weekend’s big basketball tournaments. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for our free Prep Sports newsletter at: nwaonline.com/sportsemail/ Don't miss the latest news in Northwest Arkansas, ...
11.30.2022 State Championship Preview Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters preview this weekend’s state championship football games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for our free Prep Sports newsletter at: nwaonline.com/sportsemail/
11.24.2022 Week 2 recap of the football playoffs Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Reporters Chip Souza, Rick Fires and Leland Barclay recap week two of the high school football playoffs, and the Big Show Tip-Off basketball tournament at Fort Smith Northside. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for ...
11.17.2022 A recap for week 1 of high school football playoffs Chip Souza, Paul Boyd, Leland Barclay talk about the week 1 football playoff results, preview next week's games and a basketball tournament at Fort Smith Northside. Leland will also preview a feature story about a coaching family in the River ...
11.09.2022 Regular season wrap up, with a look to the playoffs Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap the final week of the regular season of high school football and preview National Signing Day as Farmington’s Jenna Lawrence signs to play basketball at Arkansas along with other signees. Read more sports stories ...
11.03.2022 The Crowning of NWA and River Valley champions Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap championship-clinching wins by Shiloh Christian, Greenwood and Elkins, and give props to Fayetteville’s superior volleyball team. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for our free Prep Sports newsletter at: nwaonline.com/sportsemail/
10.26.2022 The Shiloh Christian Saints marched over Farmington Shiloh Christian’s dominating win against Farmington is the main topic today as Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap the Saints’ 51-30 win. Chip, Henry, Rick and Leland also look ahead to this week’s big games as the prep football season ...
10.20.2022 Tigers win big over Bulldogs in OT and a preview of this week's big matchups Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap Bentonville's overtime win against Fayetteville last week, and take a look ahead at this week's huge 5A-West clash as Farmington rolls into Shiloh Christian.
10.12.2022 Arkansas football conference races are starting to take shape Chip Souza and Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette prep reporters Henry Apple, Paul Boyd and Rick Fires recap Bentonville West’s 34-21 win against Rogers, and look ahead to Friday’s 7A-West clash as Fayetteville travels to Bentonville.
10.05.2022 Rogers' wins big over Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters take a look at Rogers' big 29-28 win against Fayetteville on J.T. Miller's 38-yard field goal with four seconds left in the game, and look ahead to this week's big games around the region. Read ...
09.28.2022 Fayetteville's big win over Bentonville Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap Fayetteville’s big 42-28 win against Bentonville West as Drake Lindsey passes for 347 yards and 4 touchdowns.
09.21.2022 Start of 7A-West Conference play NWA Democrat-Gazette sports reporters preview the start of 7A-West Conference play and recall the coaching excellence of the late George Loss, who guided Fort Smith St. Anne’s to great heights and also talk about High school vollyball. Read more sports ...
09.14.2022 Week 3 football recap - Fayetteville's big win over Northside, big news for future coverage NWADG Sports reporters recap week three of high school football as Fayetteville earns a big road win at Fort Smith Northside. Also big news for readers in the River Valley as the River Valley Democrat-Gazette adds sports content to its ...
09.07.2022 Greenwood wins with a Hail Mary Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporters recap Greenwood’s thrilling 56-53 win against Fort Smith Northside on a touchdown pass with no time left on the clock. Little Rock Christian's victory of Shiloh Christian and other matchups from last week. The crew ...
08.31.2022 High School Football's Opening Week Join the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the River Valley Democrat-Gazette sports team of Chip Souza, Rick Fires, Henry Apple and Leland Barclay talk about the exciting Week 0 football games in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. They'll recap some ...
08.24.2022 Prep Rally Podcast - Football Kicks off, finally Chip Souza, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports editor, and his staff preview the opening week of the prep football season and dissect the teams across the region on today’s podcast. Check it out in Thursday’s digital edition and on YouTube.
07.13.2022 7on7 football returns to Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley The Shiloh Christian Southwest Elite 7on7 tournament signals that the start to the high school football season is just around the corner. NWADG Sports reporters preview the tournament and the upcoming Arkansas Activities Association summer meeting later this month.
06.22.2022 All-Star week in Conway In this week’s Prep Rally Podcast, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports editor Chip Souza and Leland Barclay discuss the All-Star week experience in Conway. They also talk about Greenwood's new softball coach, Donald Hart, Springdale’s new basketball arena and the new ...
05.25.2022 End of the Season High School Sports Recap Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports editor Chip Souza along with sports reporters Rick Fires, Henry Apple and Leland Barclay give their rundown of the end of high school season's sports including the state championships. They also talking about some of their ...
05.18.2022 Last teams standing in the state baseball and softball tournaments The Bentonville Tigers were the last team from the 6A-West to earn a berth in the state baseball tournament. Now they are the last team standing from the West after punching their ticket to the state finals. The Van Buren ...
05.11.2022 Sategna's unfinished business and Shiloh Christian's power lifting champion Isaiah Sategna said he had unfinished business this track season, and the Fayetteville phenom handled that to lead his team to the Class 6A state championship, breaking a longstanding record in the process. Shiloh Christian’s Bo Williams was all smiles ...
05.04.2022 One swing earns teams playoff berths With one swing of a Rogers Heritage bat Tuesday night, Heritage, Fort Smith Southside and Bentonville West earned playoff berths in 6A baseball. Chip Souza, Henry Apple and Leland Barclay will also talk about Pea Ridge completing the track triple-crown ...
04.29.2022 Who's going to make the state baseball tournament in the 6A-West? Will it take an abacus, slide rule, calculator and sun dial to figure out which 6A-West baseball teams will make it into the state tournament? Maybe. Chip Souza, NWA Demcrat-Gazette sports editor, talks with Leland Barclay, the River Valley sports ...
04.20.2022 A Red'Dog becomes a War Eagle: Springdale alum selected as head coach for Rogers school Rogers Heritage has tabbed Eric Munoz as its new head football coach. The former Springdale Red’Dog was hired Tuesday night to take over the War Eagles’ program.
04.13.2022 New football coach and softball domination Van Buren welcomes a new football coach; Freshmen are dominating prep softball and a couple of coaches reach milestone wins. Read more sports stories at: nwaonline.com/sports/prep/ Sign up for our free Prep Sports newsletter at: nwaonline.com/sportsemail/
03.30.2022 Prep Rally - Coach search in Rogers; A rising star for Lincoln The crew is safe after an early morning tornado swept through Northwest Arkansas. Rogers Heritage is looking for a new football coach; Brinkley Moreton is a rising star for Lincoln softball.
03.16.2022 State Championship recaps State finals recap and who is the state’s No. 1 boys team?
03.09.2022 It's Championship Week in Basketball Bentonville versus North Little Rock highlights state championship week.
03.02.2022 Snow delayed, but didn't stop basketball Regional basketball recaps and a look back at the state swim/dive meet
02.24.2022 Winter Weather Woes - Tournament delays could impact playoff race Join the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports team, Chip Souza, Leland Barclay, Rick Fires and Henry Apple talk about how the wintry weather has altered plans for Regional Tournament Games. Postponements could push the game back to a weekend start. They'll ...
02.16.2022 Perfect records and a new football coach Fayetteville and Springdale Har-Ber maintain perfect 6A-West records with wins Tuesday; Harrison names a football coach

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The toughest kids in high school sports

Weekend of Champions and 5 consecutive no-hitters

Introducing NWA's newest sports editor and some fantastic high school sports feats

State Track Meets Begin - Ozark's Anna Woolsey Dominates

A Champion clinches the conference on a walk-off

No-hitters and perfect games

Dive into spring sports in Northwest Arkansas

Rain couldn't stop these outstanding feats for three NWA schools

Spring sports are in full swing

State Basketball Championship recap and incredible pitching from Pea Ridge

The Basketball Championship Games are Set

Basketball, Basketball and Even More Basketball

It's Regional Tournament Time for High School Basketball

6A Basketball Conference Tournament Preview

Basketball Roundup for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley

Weather wrecks this week's basketball games in Northwest Arkansas and River Valley

The Dominant 6A west basketball conference

Prep Rally Jan. 12, 2023

Arkansas State 3A Football Championship Recap

State Football Championship Recap

State Championship Preview

Week 2 recap of the football playoffs

A recap for week 1 of high school football playoffs

Regular season wrap up, with a look to the playoffs

The Crowning of NWA and River Valley champions

The Shiloh Christian Saints marched over Farmington

Tigers win big over Bulldogs in OT and a preview of this week's big matchups

Arkansas football conference races are starting to take shape

Rogers' wins big over Fayetteville

Fayetteville's big win over Bentonville

Start of 7A-West Conference play

Week 3 football recap - Fayetteville's big win over Northside, big news for future coverage

Greenwood wins with a Hail Mary

High School Football's Opening Week

Prep Rally Podcast - Football Kicks off, finally

7on7 football returns to Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley

All-Star week in Conway

End of the Season High School Sports Recap

Last teams standing in the state baseball and softball tournaments

Sategna's unfinished business and Shiloh Christian's power lifting champion

One swing earns teams playoff berths

Who's going to make the state baseball tournament in the 6A-West?

A Red'Dog becomes a War Eagle: Springdale alum selected as head coach for Rogers school

New football coach and softball domination

Prep Rally - Coach search in Rogers; A rising star for Lincoln

State Championship recaps

It's Championship Week in Basketball

Snow delayed, but didn't stop basketball

Winter Weather Woes - Tournament delays could impact playoff race

Perfect records and a new football coach