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The Eureka Springs Highlanders’ 11-game, season-opening winning streak is over, but that doesn’t mean the sky is falling. Facing a pair of 4A opponents last week, the Class 2A Highlanders lost at home to Huntsville on Tuesday, Nov. 16, by a score of 51-44 and then lost at Pea Ridge last Friday, 44-31...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday night as Class 4A Huntsville pulled out a 51-44 victory over the Class 2A Highlanders on Eureka Springs’ home floor. That doesn’t diminish one of the best starts in school history, however...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders extended their season-opening winning streak to eight games last Friday night, but not without a few anxious moments down the stretch. The Highlanders hung on for a 51-49 victory at Lead Hill after watching a 12-point lead all but evaporate in the fourth quarter...

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Eureka Springs Lady Highlanders picked up three more wins over the past week to improve their record to 6-2. The Lady Highlanders won all three games away from home, winning 38-29 in overtime at St. Paul on Thursday, Nov. 4, and 36-22 at Lead Hill the following night. On Monday, Eureka Springs beat Thaden 49-32 in the first round of the Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy tournament in Bentonville...

It’s a cliche, but it’s true: You can only beat the team in front of you. That was the assignment last Friday night for the Eureka Springs Lady Highlanders, and they accomplished it with ease. The Lady Highlanders raced to a 37-point halftime lead on the way to a 54-10 victory over Haas Hall of Rogers on Homecoming night at Highlander Arena...

Eureka Springs senior guard Matthew Lester was crowned as the school’s Mr. Basketball before last Friday night’s Homecoming game against Haas Hall Rogers. Once the game tipped off, Lester looked every bit the part. A four-year starter for the Highlanders, Lester was all over the court in Eureka Springs’ 70-35 victory over the Danes...