POINTERS MAKE 8TH STRAIGHT STATE TOURNEY | In a Wild 5A West with 6 teams vying for the 4 State Tourney spots; the Pointers needed some help to...

POINTERS SWEEP ANOTHER 5A WEST FOE | The Pointers won their 6th straight 5A West game with their sweep of the Siloam Springs Panthers. D...

POINTERS SWEEP HARRISON | The Pointers complete the series sweep over the top team in the conference and move to 5-5 in 5A Wes...

POINTERS TAKE DOWN HARRISON | The Pointers got a big road win at Harrison, the top seed in the 5A West, 5-3! Weston Wilcox pitche...

POINTERS SWEEP THE BULLDOGS | VAN BUREN -- The Van Pointers answered Greenwood's big inning with multiple innings on Tuesday. V...

ETHAN BOWEN SIGNS TO LABETTE CC | Ethan Bowen, 1st baseman for the Pointers, signed his NLI to Labette Community College in Kansas....

JACOB PRICE SIGNS HIS NLI | Congrats to Jacob Price who signed his letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Ecclesia ...

HEADED TO THE SEMIS | The Pointers are headed to the Semifinals for the 3rd time in 4 years. They took down Little Rock ...

VAN BUREN DEFEATS BENTON IN OPENING ROUND OF STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT | The Van Buren Pointers made an early lead stand up. Van Buren scored six runs over the first two ...

POINTERS SPLIT WITH RUSSELLVILLE | The Pointers needed a win to secure their spot in the 5A State Tourney and they got the win in Game ...

BIG ROAD WINS FOR THE POINTERS | The Pointers make it 2 sweeps in a row by defeating Siloam Springs on the road, 8-2 and 4-0! In Gam...

POINTERS SWEEP THE GOBLINS | In Game 1...Soph. Weston Wilcox went 6 innings w/ 6K, 0R, 4H...at the plate he walked twice, 2R! Ow...

POINTERS SWEEP THE BOMBERS | The Pointer pitchers, Soph. Weston Wilcox and Fresh. Hudson Stewart, held Mt. Home scoreless in both...

POINTERS SPLIT WITH PANTHERS | The Pointers opened up conference play hosting Greenbrier in a tough match-up! In game 1 the Pointe...

POINTERS ROLL TO 6-0 | The Pointers continue their winning ways through non-conference action as they defeated Gravette Fri...

POINTERS RUN RULE SYLVAN HILLS | The Pointers improve to 4-0 in a last minute scheduled game vs Sylvan Hills. Van Buren got off to a...

POINTERS WIN 7-0 OVER SALLISAW | The Pointer Diamond Dogs moved to 3-0 on the season as they shutout the Black Diamonds, 7-0! Freshm...

POINTERS IMPROVE TO 2-0 | The Pointer baseball team blew the game open in the bottom of the 6th inning after Springdale scored...

OPENING DAY WIN | The Pointer baseball team opened their season with a 11-2 win over the Paris Eagles. Tristan Ray wa...

PRESLEY NICHOLS - BASEBALL ALL-STAR | Congrats to Presley Nichols, Van Buren's ace pitcher and clutch hitter, who was selected for the 20...

#3 SEED OUT OF THE 5A WEST | The Pointers will enter the 5A State Tourney as the 3 seed and will play Batesville, the 2 seed out ...

8 GAME WINNING STREAK | The Pointers have figured things out as they wrap up the regular season. Van Buren has won 8 in a r...

POINTER PICK UP A CONFERENCE WIN AT MT. HOME | The Pointers picked up a much needed win on the road at conference undefeated Mt. Home. They took G...

POINTERS WIN HOME OPENER | The 2021 5A State Champs and 2022 State Runner-Ups opened the 2023 season at home in a non-conferenc...

GOING BACK TO THE SHIP! | The Pointer baseball team is back in a familiar spot as they head to the State Championship game for...

BACK 2 BACK CONFERENCE CHAMPS! | How bout them Pointers! Van Buren defeated Russellville in a conference DH on May 3 to take the 5A ...

POINTER BASEBALL OFF TO A 4-0 START | The Pointers are off to a good start in their goal to repeat as State Champions. They opened the se...

POINTER BASEBALL PLAYERS SIGN NLI | Congratulations to these three Pointer Baseball players who signed their National Letters of Intent ...

RIVER VALLEY 2021 ALL-AREA BASEBALL TEAMS | Times Record Staff Several members of Van Buren's 5A state championship team highlights the Times...

POINTER BASEBALL 5A STATE CHAMPS | By Nate Olson | Photos by Jimmy Jones BENTON — Van Buren standout senior pitcher Connor Johnson w...

MORE STELLAR PITCHING GETS VAN BUREN TO 5A FINALS | Pointers’ Johnson strikes out 13 to outduel Jurecka! JONESBORO - State baseball tournaments have be...

5A WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPS! | Senior first baseman Sammy Seeger and his Van Buren Pointer basepectations,” teammates were pretty c...

JOHNSON HAS VAN BUREN ON BRINK OF 5A-WEST TITLE | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/apr/25/johnson-has-van-buren-brink-5a-west-title/...

VAN BUREN BASEBALL SWEEPS ALMA | Roark helps lead Van Buren to sweep Leland Barclay Special to Fort Smith Southwest Times Record U...

CONNOR JOHNSON OVERPOWERS GREENWOOD | Van Buren scored two early runs Tuesday afternoon, and that was plenty for ace pitcher Connor Johnso...

SEEGER DELIVERS WALK-OFF TO DEFEAT WISTER | The Pointers are currently 9-3 on the season. Earlier this week Sam Seeger hit a walk-off to defeat...

CALLAHAN AND JOHNSON INK NLI | Pointer baseball standouts Tanner Callahan and Connor Johnson officially signed their national lett...

WEATHERFORD NAMED NEW VB BASEBALL COACH | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20200416/8203weatherford-named-new-vb-baseball-coach82038203...

POINTERS WIN AGAIN | Junior Luke Hughes struck out 12 and pitched the Van Buren Pointers to a 3-1 complete game victory o...

VAN BUREN 3, RED OAK, OKLA. 1 | The Pointers scored three times in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally for the win. Red Oak l...

VAN BUREN 2, SHILOH CHRISTIAN 1 | Grant Shankle scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to snap a 1-1...

POINTERS LOOK TO RELOAD AROUND RISING CROP OF UNDERCLASSMEN | Van Buren coach David Loyd figured nothing would be as brutal as the team’s 2018 semifinals loss to ...

VAN BUREN DROPS BIZARRE TOURNEY OPENER TO NLR | A wild turn of events extended the coaching career of North Little Rock’s Randy Sandefur in the Clas...

POINTERS LEAN ON ACE JOHNSON HEADING INTO TOURNEY | The Van Buren Pointers, like their ace pitcher, are peaking at the right time. Van Buren finished...

POINTERS CLINCH STATE TOURNEY BERTH | Van Buren’s seniors delivered on senior night. All four seniors in the Pointers’ lineup contribut...

VAN BUREN 9, RUSSELLVILLE 0 | Connor Johnson and Dakota Peters teamed up for a three-hitter as the Van Buren Pointers continued th...

VAN BUREN STAYS HOT IN SWEEP OF BENTONVILLE WEST | The Van Buren Pointers continued their torrid pace on Tuesday. The Pointers won for the ninth tim...

VAN BUREN’S WILKERSON EAGER TO CLOSE CAREER WITH CHAMPIONSHIP | Landrey Wilkerson is on his way to rain-soaked Field of Dreams. He’s carefully picking through a lis...

VAN BUREN SQUEEZES OUT CLOSE WIN AGAINST HAR-BER | Another game between Van Buren and Springdale Har-Ber, and another game that went down to the very e...

ADAMS-LED WILDCATS EDGE POINTERS, 2-1, IN 6A-WEST PLAY | Blake Adams pitched around four walks and struck out eight over 6 1/3 innings Monday as defending 6A...

POINTERS CAP UNDEFEATED WEEK IN WIN OVER ALMA | The Van Buren Pointers put the icing on a perfect week on Friday. Van Buren won its fourth game i...

VAN BUREN POSTS WIN AT NHS | Van Buren continued its recent winning streak on Thursday. A three-RBI home run off the bat of Ja...

HOT-HITTING POINTERS BURY HERITAGE, 16-5 | Mason Patrick drove in three runs with a double and single and the Van Buren Pointers won their thir...

VAN BUREN 15, SHILOH CHRISTIAN 3 | Landrey Wilkerson went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs, while Dakota Peters hit a home run and drove ...

POINTERS’ POST-SEASON PLANS SIMPLE: START WINNING | It’s not how you start but how you finish. The Van Buren Pointers like the way that phrase sounds. ...

VAN BUREN 10, FAYETTEVILLE 2 | Landry Wilkerson went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs to help the Pointers earn their first 6A-West ...

PURPLE DOGS HOLD OFF POINTERS | The Fayetteville Purple Dogs jumped on Van Buren starter Trevor Johnson for six earned runs en route...

TIGERS RALLY, SWEEP POINTERS IN SEASON SERIES | Bentonville reliever Payton Allen got Mason Patrick to ground into a fielder’s choice Wednesday as t...

POINTERS DROP CLOSE ONE AFTER RULE ENFORCED | The Van Buren Pointers lost their third straight 6A-West game to open conference play, but with plen...

MAGNOLIA HEIGHTS, MISS. 2, VAN BUREN 1 | Senior Landry Wilkerson suffered a tough 2-1 loss Thursday as Magnolia Heights (Senatobia, Miss.) pu...

VAN BUREN 10 WYNNE 0 | Jackson Hurst hit a grand slam and Landry Wilkerson drove in two runs with a pair of hits as Van Bur...

POINTERS CAN’T SOLVE WATSON, FALL 2-0 TO ROGERS | The Rogers Mountaineers completed a conference-opening sweep of Van Buren on Friday behind a stellar...

MOUNTIES RALLY LATE, STUN POINTERS | Rogers 4, Van Buren 3 The Rogers Mounties rallied to beat Van Buren in the first of their two-gam...

POINTERS RALLY PAST LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL, 8-6 | Trevor Johnson hit a three-run homer and Noah Lipe’s two-run single highlighted a five-run third Fri...

VAN BUREN 11, BOONEVILLE 0 | The Van Buren Pointers didn’t miss a beat in their 2019 season opener. Noah Lipe hit a three-run ...

HURST LEADS HEAVY-HITTING VAN BUREN POINTERS | Jackson Hurst picked up this week where he left off in the spring — with ringing line drives all ove...

HAR-BER RALLIES TO STUN VAN BUREN POINTERS, 6-5 | Springdale Har-Ber scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally for a 6-5 win agai...

VAN BUREN POINTERS OUTLAST CABOT, 5-3, IN MARATHON | Swimming and baseball usually don’t go together but after gutting out a marathon win on Friday, the...

POINTERS PUT AWAY GRIZZLIES, 12-1, IN 7A STATE TOURNEY | The Van Buren Pointers counted on three-run innings on Thursday afternoon in their opener of the Cl...

SENIOR SPEEDSTER MOORE HAS POINTERS CLICKING AHEAD OF STATE TOURNEY | Chase Moore has forged his own path to success in Van Buren. Moore capped the regular season with...

OUTFIELDER SETS SIGHTS HIGH (AND ON LAND, SEA) | The United States Navy website doesn’t mince words when it explains its SEAL program. ‘The Navy’s...

VAN BUREN JUNIOR WILKERSON LEADS BY EXAMPLE | Landrey Wilkerson is what old-school baseball coaches refer to as a “dirt dauber.” By definition,...

VAN BUREN POINTERS WRAP UP THIRD SEED AT STATE TOURNEY | The Van Buren Pointers made their prom dates wait a little bit on Saturday. Van Buren was forced ...

VAN BUREN HURLER HANDCUFFS BULLDOGS | The Van Buren Pointers started a big week off with a big win. Junior Trevor Johnson baffled Fayet...

VAN BUREN HURLER HANDCUFFS BULLDOGS | The Van Buren Pointers started a big week off with a big win. Junior Trevor Johnson baffled Fayet...

WILDCATS CLAW BACK TO TOP VAN BUREN | Springdale Har-Ber was within an out of suffering a series sweep and falling out of first place in t...

VAN BUREN TAKES CONTROL EARLY IN WIN OVER HAR-BER | Senior Day turned into a bad day for Springdale Har-Ber. Van Buren grabbed an early five-run lead...

POINTERS WIN BIG AT HAR-BER | Evan Jones and Dakota Peters had three hits apiece and Trevor Johnson won his seventh game of the se...

POTEAU 6, VAN BUREN 5 | Bryson Myers’ two-out, two-run double capped a late comeback Friday as Poteau rallied to beat Van Bu...

VAN BUREN TAKES ANOTHER FROM SPRINGDALE | The Van Buren Pointers pleaded the fifth on Springdale on Tuesday. Nine straight batters reached ...

VAN BUREN 10, SPRINGDALE HIGH 0 | The Pointers scored seven runs in the fifth inning, and two pitchers combined on a three-hitter as V...

HURST-LED POINTERS RALLY PAST SPRINGDALE, 10-9 | Jackson Hurst drove in four runs and the Van Buren Pointers, up early, then down late, pushed across...

VAN BUREN 10, SPRINGDALE HIGH 9 | The Pointers scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally past Springdale in a back-and...

VAN BUREN BLANKS NORTHSIDE | Van Buren 14, Northside 0 Chase Moore went 3-for-4 with three doubles and two RBIs and Bryson Pat...

ROGERS HIGH 11, VAN BUREN 2 | Jeb Sample and Brandon Husted had three hits each to lead the Mounties to the big win. Rogers (14...

MOUNTIES PULL AWAY FROM VAN BUREN | Rogers High flirted with big innings during the initial three frames of Monday's games but didn't b...

VAN BUREN 15, ROGERS HERITAGE 5 | The Pointers used a seven-run third inning to roll to the 7A-West Conference win Tuesday. Chase M...

VAN BUREN DUPLICATES ’17 WITH RED-HOT START TO 2018 | The Van Buren Pointers have enjoyed another hot start to the season. The Pointers, who won their ...

VAN BUREN 13, HAMDENHALL (CONN.) 2 | The Pointers (9-1) won their first game Monday playing at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex in...

VAN BUREN POINTERS OUTLAST GREENWOOD BULLDOGS, 11-8, IN MARATHON | Van Buren and Greenwood warmed up for their spring break trips with a long, extra-inning game on Fri...

VAN BUREN 14, BENTONVILLE WEST 9 | Van Buren erupted for nine runs in the second inning, then held off West to complete the sweep over ...

VAN BUREN 4, BENTONVILLE WEST 3 | Ethan Rauser's two-run single put Van Buren ahead to stay as the Pointers held off West and claimed ...

VAN BUREN 12, SILOAM SPRINGS 2 | Bryson Patrick drove in four runs to back the pitching of Landry Wilkersn as Van Buren rolled past S...

VAN BUREN 12, SILOAM SPRINGS 2 | Landry Wilkerson allowed just four hits and Bryson Patrick drove in four runs to lead the Pointers. ...

ROCKET ACE HOLDS OFF POINTERS | The Catholic Rockets took advantage of their opportunities on Thursday afternoon and then held on. ...

LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC 3, VAN BUREN 1 | Junior left-hander Evan Hiatt allowed just four hits and struck out 13 to lead the Rockets to a mino...

POINTERS SALVAGE SPLIT WITH FAYETTEVILLE | The Van Buren Pointers will take momentum into the Class 7A state tournament. Van Buren knocked off...

GREEN SOX GROW INTO VAN BUREN POINTERS | Jeremiah Douglas had a night to remember in his final home game for Van Buren. Douglas tripled and ...

VAN BUREN CATCHER OVERCOMES DISABILITY | It’s safe to say Baylor Miles has an infectious personality whenever she’s playing softball. The Va...

VAN BUREN 7, FAYETTEVILLE 5 | A Bulldogs' error broke a 5-5 tie in fourth inning to help Van Buren pull out the home victory. The...

BULLDOGS ROLL OVER VAN BUREN IN FIVE INNINGS | Alex Blagg held onto the baseball, and Fayetteville grabbed the 7A-West Conference title with a 10-...

HAR-BER 2, VAN BUREN 1 | Har-Ber’s Caleb Grace, a former travel ball teammate of Van Buren’s Ethan Holmes, outdueled his for...

POINTERS DEFEAT WILDCATS | Van Buren got its offense going early and often, then the Pointers put the game out of reach late wi...

VAN BUREN REMAIN IN THICK OF 7A-WEST RACE | Van Buren baseball coach David Loyd didn’t expect to his team to win every game. There are peaks and...

VAN BUREN BOUNCES BACK WITH SHUTOUT | For the first time this season, the Van Buren Pointers fell out of the top two spots in the 7A-West ...

POINTERS LIMIT CYCLONE’S BATS IN WIN | A late rally ended a pitcher’s duel on Friday night. Chase Moore squirted a base hit over first bas...

ETHAN HOLMES ENJOYING BIG SEASON | here are many ways to define team chemistry. Good teammates, fishing pals, good practice players. E...

POINTERS, IT TURNS OUT, ARE HUMAN AFTER ALL | The Pointers, it turns out, are human after all. After stealing a 7-3 win over the road Monday again...

ROGERS STIFLES LEAGUE-LEADING VAN BUREN | Mason Mitchell isn’t the ace of the pitching staff for the Rogers Mountaineers, but he pitched like ...

VAN BUREN 7, ROGERS HIGH 3 (9 INNINGS) | The Mounties took advantage of two Van Buren errors to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, bu...

CATRON, TEAMMATES SHARE LAUGHTER, HARD WORK | Good pitching, solid defense and clutch hitting from everyone on the roster has been a difference-ma...

VAN BUREN TEAMMATES SHARE LAUGHTER, HARD WORK | Good pitching, solid defense and clutch hitting from everyone on the roster has been a difference-ma...

JOHNSON HURLS PERFECT GAME AGAINST HERITAGE | Ethan Holmes drove in four runs with a trio of hits in Van Buren’s 12-0 win over Heritage on Tuesday...

VAN BUREN’S ETHAN HOLMES GETS IT DONE | Ethan Holmes had the big arm and the big bat for the Van Buren Pointers on Monday. Holmes tossed a ...

BENTONVILLE 3, VAN BUREN 2 | Bentonville snapped Van Buren's 10-game winning streak to open the season Tuesday afternoon. They di...

VAN BUREN KEEPS ROLLING, TOPS CABOT 10-5 | Evan Jones drove in three runs with a pair of hits and Ethan Holmes pitched five innings for his fif...

VAN BUREN PREPARING FOR SPRING BREAK TRIP | Van Buren is packing for Tennessee this week. Area high school baseball coaches will be on the roa...

VAN BUREN STAY PERFECT WITH WIN OVER RIVAL | The Van Buren Pointers played their third game in four days on Friday, and the pitching staff turned...

VAN BUREN 2, BENTONVILLE WEST 1 | Van Buren did all of its scoring in the first inning, then held off West to ruin the Wolverines’ 7A-...

7A-WEST OPENER AT BENTONVILLE WEST | Van Buren's 7A-West opener at Bentonville West Monday was pushed back a day. The Pointers (4-0) open...

VAN BUREN 4, WISTER 3 | The Van Buren Pointers keep finding ways to win baseball games. The Pointers' Bryson Patrick drew ...

GOOD BALANCE HAS VAN BUREN PLAYING WELL EARLY | Good balance, sharp pitching, and steady defense have helped the Van Buren Pointers to a 3-0 record....

VAN BUREN 15, CHARLESTON 1 | Ethan Rauser hit a grand slam as part of a six-run fifth inning and the Van Buren Pointers hit a tri...

VAN BUREN 15, CHARLESTON 1 | Ethan Rauser hit a grand slam as part of a six-run fifth inning and the Van Buren Pointers hit a tri...

VAN BUREN PIN SOUTHSIDE | Ethan Holmes made some good pitches in Tuesday afternoon's 2017 opener with the Southside Mavericks....

JH BASKETBALL ROUNDUP | Both Pointer squads suffered their second straight setback for the week with a pair of River Valley ...