The Mountain Home High School softball team began the Drew Melton Forever Young Tournament in Benton on a rough note on Friday. The Lady Bombers fell to the host Lady Panthers 6-0.
Gainesville won its opener in the Sparta Softball Classic. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Fordland by a final of 9-2.
Izard County had a tough road trip. The Lady Cougars went to Greers Ferry and suffered a 10-4 loss to West Side.
Bergman had a rough day in front of the home crowd. The Lady Panthers lost to Valley Springs by a score of 20-0.
In baseball, Salem went to Providenc and was edged out by White County Central 4-3. Trevor Leisenring suffered the loss in relief as he gave up one run on two hits. Matt Guffey pitched the first 6 1/3 innings, struck out eight batters and gave up three hits and two earned runs. Guffey provided plenty of offense by going three-for-three with a home run, a triple and a single. The Greyhounds fall to 9-6 on the season and 4-2 in conference play.