DEREK KELLEY - ALL-STAR AND ALL-CONFERENCE | Congrats to Derek Kelley for being selected to the All-Star game and making All-Conference!...

JACE PONDER - ALL-STATE | Congrats to Senior Jace Ponder for being selected as a 6A All-State player!...

MANNING DODSON - ALL-STATE | Congrats to Senior Kicker Manning Dodson for being selected as a 6A All-State player!...

AUSTIN RIGGS - ALL-STATE | Congrats to Senior Austin Riggs for being selected as a 6A All-State player!...

ANTWON COOPER - ALL-STATE | Congrats to Senior Antwon Cooper for being selected as a 6A All-State player!...

2025 PLAYOFFS | The Pointers will host the Marion Patriots on Friday. It is the 1st time the Pointers have hosted s...

VAN BUREN CONTINUES DEFENSIVE SUCCESS AGAINST FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE | VAN BUREN -- For a third consecutive week holding its opponent to a season-low point total, Van Bure...

POINTERS COME OUT ON TOP AGAINST THE MAVERICKS | On Friday October 17th, 2025 the Van Buren Pointers took on the Southside Mavericks at Blakemore Fie...

VARSITY FOOTBALL ADDS ANOTHER WIN TO THE RECORD | On October 10th, 2025 The Bird Dogs came out on top underneath the Friday Night Lights while playing...

VAN BUREN JV FOOTBALL SECURES WIN OVER ALMA | On Monday October 6th, 2025 The Van Buren JV Football Team took on the Alma Airedales and took the w...

VARSITY FOOTBALL TAKES HOME ANOTHER WIN | Friday October 3rd, 2025 the Van Buren Pointers took on Siloam Springs Panthers on their Homecoming ...

HOMECOMING VICTORY | VAN BUREN -- With the game on the line Friday night at Blakemore Field, Van Buren turned to sophomor...

RAISE THE BAR NATIONAL RECORD BELONGS TO VAN BUREN | In the 21-year history of the Great American Rivalry Series, the Van Buren vs Alma matchup was selec...

THE BONE STAYS HOME - 3-PEAT | Another Pointer vs Airedale Classic in the books! Van Buren makes it 3 in a row and 7 of the last ...

AUSTIN RIGGS - MVP | In the 1st time ever Van Buren has been chosen for the National Great American Rivalry Series the MV...

‘BATTLE OF BONE’ PART OF AMERICAN RIVALRY SERIES | VAN BUREN – Arkansas high school football teams opened fall camps across the state on Monday, the fi...

CAMERON KELLER, VAN BUREN -- BOYS SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | River Valley spring athletes honored at Prep Rally Luncheon. Boys Scholar Athlete of the Year is Ca...

ELIJAH JOHNSON, VAN BUREN -- JIM ROWLAND LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR BOYS | River Valley spring athletes honored at Prep Rally Luncheon. Elijah Johnson, Van Buren was selected...

5 POINTERS SIGN TO THE NEXT LEVEL | Congrats to the following Pointer football players for signing their NLI to compete at the college l...

MANNING DODSON - ALL-CONFERENCE | Congrats to Manning Dodson on being selected as All-Conference!...

JOHN MICHAEL FISHER - ALL-CONFERENCE | Congrats to John Michael Fisher on being selected as All-Conference!...

CAMERON KELLER - ALL-STATE | Congrats to Cameron Keller on being selected as All-State!...

TRENTON COOLEY - ALL-STATE | Congrats to Trenton Cooley on being selected as All-State!...

ETHAN HURST - ALL-CONFERENCE | Congrats to Ethan Hurst on being selected as All-Conference!...

AUSTIN RIGGS - ALL-CONFERENCE | Congrats to Austin Riggs on being selected as All-Conference!...

DARREN MAYS - ALL-CONFERENCE | Congrats to Darren Mays on being selected as All-Conference!...

ALEX WELBORN - ALL-STATE | Congrats to Alex Welborn on being selected as All-State!...

ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHER IN VB HISTORY | Cameron Keller breaks a 33 year old record vs Marion with 197 yards rushing! He passes Pointer grea...

COOLEY SETTING THE BAR HIGH | Trenton Cooley has just about rewritten the Van Buren receiving record book. Following in the foots...

VAN BUREN TAKES CARE OF MARION | MARION -- Van Buren had no intentions of leaving Marion without a playoff victory on Friday night. ...

POINTERS HEADED BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS | VAN BUREN – Trenton Cooley's record-breaking football career for the Pointers is winding down, and h...

POINTERS DEFEAT SOUTHSIDE | The Pointers got a big win on the road at FS Southside Friday night, 42-28! The Pointers enforced t...

POINTERS STORM BACK TO KEEP THE BONE | The Bone Stayed Home...

BRYCE PERKINS NAMED ALL-STAR GAME MVP | Bryce Perkins passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns on his way to winning football MVP of the Arka...

BRYCE PERKINS SIGNS HIS NLI | Congrats to Bryce Perkins who signed his NLI to continue his education and football career at Indepe...

HEADING TO THE PLAYOFFS | The Pointer football team is headed to the playoffs as the 6 seed from the West. They will travel t...

POINTERS DEFEAT THE CYCLONES | Another big win for the Pointers on Homecoming night as they defeated Russellville, 28-27! The Poin...

BIG WIN FOR THE POINTERS | The Pointers came out firing on all cylinders Friday night at Lake Hamilton. The Pointers had zero ...

DR. JEFFCOAT HANDS THE BONE TO COACH HENRY | In the 77th meeting between Van Buren and Alma, the Pointers come out on top in Mercy Rule fashion! ...

CHI HENRY - ALL STAR MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER | Congrats to former Pointer great Chi Henry, he was selected as the Offensive Player of the Game for ...

MALACHI HENRY - FOOTBALL ALL-STAR | Congrats to Chi Henry, football's human highlight film, who was selected for the 2023 Football All-S...

VAN BUREN 1-0 IN CONFERENCE PLAY | The Pointer football team still dealing with injuries came out last Friday hyped up and handed Green...

DOMINIC GALVAN PATIENTLY POWERS THE RUNNING GAME FOR VAN BUREN FOR THE THIRD SEASON | VAN BUREN — Being patient has paid off for Van Buren's Dominic Galvan. Galvan is a three-year sta...

PERKINS HELPS VAN BUREN PULL AWAY FROM ROGERS HERITAGE | VAN BUREN -- Sophomore quarterback Bryce Perkins continues to surprise his Van Buren teammates and c...

OWEN LEE BRINGS ENERGY TO VB FOOTBALL | Van Buren defensive end Owen Lee sprinted to the other side of the field to help make a play Friday....

BIG PLAYS FROM HENRY KEY IN VAN BUREN WIN | Chi Henry heard the doubters about the Van Buren football team, which was picked to finish in the lo...

PHILLIPS, POINTERS GET NEW LIFE WITH PLAYOFF ROAD WIN | QB accounts for 5 TDs in Van Buren’s 1st playoff win in 10 years Times Record Staff Though car...

POINTERS OPEN PLAYOFFS WITH ROAD WIN | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20201115/pointers-open-playoffs-with-road-win...

POINTERS SACK RUSSELLVILLE | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20201004/pointers-sack-russellville...

VAN BUREN FACES RUSSELLVILLE | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20201002/van-buren-faces-russellville...

PHILLIPS COMMITS TO BLACK KNIGHTS | Senior Pointer quarterback Gary Phillips announced via his twitter account on Monday (9/14/20), that...

POINTERS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT FROM RIVAL ALMA | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20200906/pointers-win-third-straight-from-rival-alma...

VAN BUREN PULLS AWAY IN SECOND HALF TO DOWN ALMA | https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2020/sep/05/prep-football-van-buren-pulls-away-in-second-half/...

CRAWFORD COUNTY SHOWDOWN KICKS OFF TONIGHT | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20200904/crawford-co-showdown-kicks-off-tonight...

POINTERS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20200830/pointers-firing-on-all-cylinders...

PHILLIPS, HENRY LIFT POINTERS TO VICTORY | https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2020/aug/29/prep-football-van-buren-wins-shootout-with/...

DYER 'MAIN MAN' ON POINTER DEFENSE | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20200828/dyer-rsquomain-manrsquo-on-pointer-defense...

HENRY AND SONS | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/aug/28/henry-and-sons/?sports...

ALL IN FOR FALL | https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20200719/all-in-for-fall...

VAN BUREN RALLY PUTS POINTERS IN PLAYOFFS | Van Buren’s seniors had a night to remember on Friday night. The Pointers rallied from behind wit...

WILDCATS RALLY TO STUN POINTERS, 34-31 | Springdale Har-Ber overcame four turnovers with a late Friday night flurry. The Wildcats scored t...

POINTERS’ UNDERSIZED O-LINE MAKING BIG STRIDES | Van Buren’s offensive line has already paved the way for maybe the most versatile team in school his...

VAN BUREN ROLLS OVER ROGERS HERITAGE | Van Buren overcame a couple of hiccups in the second quarter to roll over Rogers Heritage in 7A-West...

POINTERS TURN IN COMPLETE PERFORMANCE IN WIN | The Pointers enjoyed the spoils of victory on Friday with an epic performance in all three phases in...

POINTERS CRANK UP OFFENSE IN 52-13 ROUTE OF ROGERS | The Van Buren Pointers celebrated Homecoming on Friday night and then celebrated a fast start in the...

SWEARINGEN STEPPING UP FOR POINTERS | Devin Swearingen has seen the fruits of his labor pay off quickly. Swearingen was in on 17 tackle...

HIGH-FLYING VAN BUREN TAKES IT ON THE CHIN | One week after Northside took it on the chin, the Grizzlies administered a dose of reality of their ...

PHILLIPS CLICKS AT QUARTERBACK FOR VAN BUREN | The Van Buren Pointers didn’t have a fancy name for the first play of the game on Friday night again...

POINTERS TAKE ‘BONE’ FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR | Van Buren unveiled its new big video board on Friday night, and the Pointers gave it a workout. V...

POINTERS START SEASON IN WIN COLUMN | The Crosby Tuck era began with a bang for the Van Buren Pointers on Friday night. Van Buren scor...

POINTERS TAP INTO RENEWED EXCITEMENT, EXPECT BIG THINGS | Thirty Van Buren seniors have been through thick and thin. When they take the field on Friday nig...

STRONG DEFENSE EXPECTED TO PROPEL POINTERS | The Van Buren Pointers have bigger and better expectations in their final year in the 7A-West. It...

VAN BUREN TURNS TO PAGE | Van Buren’s Cha’Raun Page was already agile and mobile. Now, he’s added a little hostile to his game...

TUCK SET TO TAKE OVER POINTERS | The Van Buren Pointers opened the 2018 football season with a win over rival Alma and closed it with...

NHS ROLLS PAST VAN BUREN IN 7A PLAYOFFS | Three plays into Friday’s 7A opening-round playoff against Van Buren, Northside came up aces both de...

VB, NHS SET FOR REMATCH TO BEGIN 7A PLAYOFFS | When Van Buren and Northside squared off in early September, it seemed as if a postseason rematch wa...

QB MORROW ON TARGET FOR POINTERS | Van Buren’s Christian Morrow is having a senior season to remember, and so are the rest of the Point...

POINTERS CAN’T HANG ON, DROP TO NO. 5 SEED | The Springdale Bulldogs prevented Van Buren from winning two games on Friday night over their city. ...

JARRETT AIRS IT OUT IN WEST'S WIN OVER VAN BUREN | Will Jarrett turned his first and only regular-season game at Wolverine Stadium into a noteworthy pe...

HAR-BER 48, VAN BUREN 14 | Chris Wood, the only football coach the Har-Ber Wildcats have ever had, won his 100th career game Fr...

POINTERS LOOK TO BUILD ON SHOOTOUT WIN | The Van Buren Pointers definitely want to build on Friday’s 38-0 win over Rogers Heritage. “I was...

VAN BUREN SHUTS OUT HERITAGE | Van Buren head coach Casey Dick stood before his team on Friday night and pointed to the scoreboard ...

VAN BUREN SHUTS OUT HERITAGE | Van Buren head coach Casey Dick stood before his team on Friday night and pointed to the scoreboard ...

HOME WIN WOULD PUT POINTERS IN GOOD SPOT | The Van Buren Pointers have already exceeded the win total from last year, and matched the win total...

TIGERS TOO MUCH FOR POINTERS IN 44-0 ROUT | Bentonville’s special teams play was just as good as its defense on Friday night. Both accounted ...

POINTERS START 7A-WEST ON HIGH NOTE | Van Buren opened 7A-West play 1-0 for the first time since 2010 with Friday’s 30-20 win at Rogers. ...

RIVAS-LED VAN BUREN WINS CONFERENCE OPENER | The Van Buren Pointers are at the top of the leaderboard. Junior Brayden Rivas ran for 99 yards a...

THRAILKILL, PANTHERS WIN AT VAN BUREN | Van Buren didn't have much luck slowing down Siloam Springs senior Kaiden Thrailkill. And when the P...

NORTHSIDE 46, VAN BUREN 21 | Although Northside was able to move the ball offensively in last week’s win against Greenwood, there...

VB SEEK TO BUILD OFF OF RESOUNDING WINS | Last week, both Northside and Van Buren registered resounding wins against a pair of area rivals. ...

POINTERS PILE UP POINTS IN OPENER | The Van Buren Pointers couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season. They scored touchdow...

DAVIS READY TO TAKE ON MORE FOR VAN BUREN POINTERS | Van Buren’s Isaac Davis is considered one of the top defensive backs in the 7A-West going into the s...

VAN BUREN SENIORS SEE THIRD CHANGE IN THREE YEARS | Van Buren’s seniors will undergo their third major change in three years this season, and the bigges...

VAN BUREN POINTERS OPENING PLAYBOOK FOR VERSATILE HUMPHREYS | Logan Humphreys had the catch of the year last season for the Van Buren Pointers. This year, they...

NEW VAN BUREN COACH ENERGIZED | New Van Buren head coach Casey Dick feels the energy and excitement. “I think there is,” Dick sai...

VAN BUREN HIRES DICK AS NEW COACH | Casey Dick has had a hand in helping a pair of new high school football teams find early success i...

LITZINGER, BOWERS LEAD FAYETTEVILLE TO ROUT OF VAN BUREN | Will Litzinger had a three interception game once in eighth grade at Woodland Junior High. Now he ha...

POINTERS SHUTOUT | For a school record fourth time in 2017, Springdale Har-Ber kept its opponent off the scoreboard. ...

HUTCHINS' FOUR SCORES LEAD SPRINGDALE TO ROUT OF VAN BUREN | Springdale got back to playing its style of football Friday night. The Red'Dogs snapped a three-...

ROGERS HIGH HOLDS OFF VAN BUREN | Rogers High stopped a trick play from Van Buren then used one of its own for a touchdown to gain its...

VAN BUREN, ROGERS BEGIN PLAYOFF MODE IN OCTOBER | The playoffs start almost a month earlier than scheduled for Rogers and Van Buren. “That’s how we...

ROGERS HERITAGE EDGES VAN BUREN IN OT | Rogers Heritage coach Tony Travis was hoping to teach his War Eagles a lesson, by going for two poin...

BENTONVILLE WAKES UP, ROLLS PAST VAN BUREN | Van Buren couldn't have asked for a better start to the game, but Bentonville High bounced back quic...

VAN BUREN UNABLE TO OVERCOME BENTONVILLE WEST’S HOT START | Bentonville West’s hot start to the season continued on Friday night. West needed just six plays ...

WISE LEADS NORTHSIDE PAST VAN BUREN | Junior quarterback Derrick Wise showed his play-making ability Friday night for the Fort Smith North...

VAN BUREN, NORTHSIDE BOTH SEEKING TO TURN PAGE | When Northside lines up against Van Buren today, both teams are attempting to turn the page. The ...

FOOTBALL: ALMA EDGES VAN BUREN | Alma head coach Doug Loughridge earned his 100th career coaching career on Tuesday night, but it’s t...

VAN BUREN, ALMA OPEN SEASON EARLY | What better way to start the season earlier than most teams than against a neighboring county rival....

FOOTBALL: VAN BUREN SCRIMMAGES PRAIRIE GROVE | The Pointers also played two timed quarters on their scrimmage on Tuesday against Prairie Grove. ...

VAN BUREN 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW | The Van Buren Pointers have not had an easy time of it the past few years. The Pointers went 2-8 las...

VAN BUREN POINTERS PRACTICING NEW LOOK | The Van Buren Pointers definitely had a new offensive look as they wrapped up spring football drills...

GETTING MORE PHYSICAL DURING SPRING WORKOUTS | Van Buren got a taste of life in the highly competitive 7A-West last season, with the Pointers winni...

ANDY REED SIGNS WITH HENDRIX COLLEGE | There was a hometown feel to the Hendrix College football program that Van Buren's Andy Reed knew he...

KAMERON COLLINS SIGNS WITH LYON COLLEGE | Lyon College felt like home. For Van Buren cornerback Kameron Collins, he was sold. "What I really ...

POINTERS, BULLDOGS PREVIEW | Two teams are coming into the game on Friday seeking to shake off tough losses from last week. The S...

POINTERS, MOUNTIES RECAP | The Rogers Mounties came into the game Friday night looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Faye...

FOOTBALL: VB'S MALONE GOES THE EXTRA MILE | The Van Buren Pointers have two wins this season, and senior safety Miles Malone has had gigantic de...

WEST FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: VB HUSTLES FOR WIN | Russell Davis, all 260 pounds, hustled all the way from his left tackle position to pounce on a team...

FOOTBALL: POINTERS PICK UP 7A-WEST VICTORY | The Van Buren Pointers put offense and defense together on Friday night. The Pointers forced Rogers...

POINTERS, TIGERS RECAP | The Van Buren Pointers traveled back up I-49 to take on the Bentonville Tigers a week after falling ...

VAN BUREN, BENTONVILLE WEST RECAP | The Van Buren Pointers came into the game against the Bentonville West Wolverines, fresh off a hard ...

FOOTBALL: POINTERS TRAVEL TO BENTONVILLE WEST | Van Buren at Bentonville West The new kid on the block meets the newcomer to the conference. New B...

FOOTBALL: VB PICKS UP FIRST 'W' | Van Buren had to wait two hours longer than anticipated to notch its first win of the season. Wides...

FOOTBALL: SILOAM READIES FOR VAN BURENE | The Siloam Springs Panthers know they’ll have to play assignment football tonight against Van Buren’...

FOOTBALL: NORTHSIDE WINS AT VAN BUREN | By Buck RinggoldTimes Recordbringgold@swtimes.com Northside got several big plays in the second and ...

FOOTBALL: NORTHSIDE VS VAN BUREN | Without a doubt, there should be a lot of emotion involved when Northside lines up against Van Buren...

FOOTBALL: VAN BUREN FIGHTS HARD IN LOSS | ALMA — The Alma Airedales opened their season with a 99-yard touchdown drive and marched into the re...

FOOTBALL: ALMA, VB TO MEET FOR 70TH TIME | The Van Buren Pointers and Alma Airedales will be among the first teams to kickoff the football seas...

FOOTBALL: VAN BUREN READY FOR RETURN TO WEST | The Van Buren Pointers are embracing their blue-collar, hard-working roots. “There’s no doubt about...

ESPINOSA, VB POINTERS EMBRACE RETURN TO WEST | By Leland Barclay / Special to the Times Record The Van Buren Pointers have embraced their move back...

POINTERS 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Over the past five years, wins in Van Buren have been difficult to come by. The road in 2016 will no...

HEART, PASSION DRIVE VB’S KAMERON COLLINS | Beads of sweat have formed on Kameron Collins' forehead. His Van Buren Pointers t-shirt is wringing ...

GREG WERNER SETS HIS SIGHTS | Van Buren football coach Greg Werner has a vision. So do his players and assistant coaches. The seco...

JORDAN BARLOW LOOKS BACK, AHEAD | Jordan Barlow had quite a prep career in the two seasons he played quarterback at Van Buren. The Oua...