2026 DUAL STATE CHAMPS | The Pointer wrestling team captured the 5A Dual State Championship for the 4th time in 5 years! Thi...

2026 DUAL STATE RUNNER-UP | The Lady Pointer wrestling team finished as the 5A Dual State Runner-Up for the 2nd straight year! ...

EVA GARCIA - 100 CAREER WINS | Congrats to Eva on her milestone of reaching 100 career wins as a Lady Pointer wrestler!...

EVELYN ROMERO - 100 CAREER WINS | Congrats to Evelyn etching her name in the Lady Pointer wrestling book with 100 career wins and coun...

POINTERS RUNNER-UP AT RAY NUNNELEY MEMORIAL | The Pointer wrestling team finished as Runner-Up in the Ray Nunneley Memorial in Tulsa... Peyton Bo...

LADY POINTERS RUNNER-UP AT RAY NUNNELEY MEMORIAL | In a tournament of 25 teams the Lady Pointers wrestled their way to a 2nd place finish... Eva Garci...

NWCA COACH OF THE YEAR | Congrats to our very own Coach John Petree as he was selected as the Coach of the Year in Arkansas b...

BREANNA LOZANO - GIRLS WRESTLER OF THE YEAR | VAN BUREN -- A wave of emotions washed over Breanna Lozano when her hand was raised, signifying she ...

DAKOTA FENWICK - BOYS WRESTLER OF THE YEAR | VAN BUREN -- Dakota Fenwick was focused on his senior wrestling season for four years. "It's how ...

COACH PETREE - WRESTLING COACH OF THE YEAR | VAN BUREN -- John Petree certainly won't categorize any of the championships his Van Buren boys wres...

ALEX LOPEZ - OUTSTANDING WRESTLER | Congrats to Alex Lopez voted as the most outstanding wrestler for the 138-165 class in the State Tou...

DAKOTA FENWICK - OUTSTANDING WRESTLER | Congrats to Dakota Fenwick voted as the most outstanding wrestler for the 106-132 class in the State...

BREANNA LOZANO - OUTSTANDING WRESTLER | Congrats to Breanna Lozano as she was voted as the most outstanding wrestler for the 100-120 class i...

BRYAN RAMOS | Bryan Ramos goes out as a State Runner-Up in the 165 class. He was a State Runner-Up last year and ...

ALEX LOPEZ - STATE CHAMP | Alex Lopez wrestled up to 157 and still dominated to become State Champ! This is his 2nd championsh...

DAKOTA FENWICK - STATE CHAMP | Dakota Fenwick wins his 3rd straight State Championship and was a 4-time State Finalist. He also cr...

DON O'KELLEY - STATE CHAMP | Don O'Kelley completes his career as a 3-Time State Champ, 2024 Outstanding Wrestler and 4 Time Team...

COLTEN PURDY | Colten Purdy ends his sophomore season as State Runner-Up in the 120lb class. He went 33-11 on the ...

EVELYN ROMERO - STATE CHAMP | Evelyn Romero wins her 1st State Championship in the 170lb class! She crushed her competition winni...

EVA GARCIA - STATE CHAMP | Eva Garcia wins her 2nd State Title in 3 years as she claims the 120lb championship! She pinned all...

BREANNA LOZANO - STATE CHAMP | Breanna Lozano ends her Pointer career on top as she is the 115lb State Champion! She won all 3 mat...

BAILEY DOSS | Bailey Doss ends her sophomore season as the State Runner-Up in the 100lb weight class. She finishe...

VAN BUREN WRESTLERS AIM TO END HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS WITH THREE STATE TITLES | Two of the most successful wrestlers in Van Buren’s program have a chance to win three individual st...

DAKOTA FENWICK INKS WITH CARL ALBERT | Dakota Fenwick, 2-time State Champion wrestler for the Pointers, signs his NLI to Carl Albert State ...

ALEX LOPEZ SIGN WITH CARL ALBERT | Alex Lopez, State Champion wrestler for the Pointers, signs his NLI to Carl Albert State College....

2025 DUAL STATE RUNNER-UP | The Lady Pointer wrestling team continues to improve year to year. They captured their 1st ever tri...

VAN BUREN SET TO HOST THE 2025 DUAL STATE CHMAPIONSHIP | The Van Buren School District will host the 2025 Dual State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 8 at Cla...

POINTERS WIN HATCHER INVITATIONAL | Pointers win the Hatcher Capital Investment Bruin Invitational! Danzel Arce - 1st at 106 Dakota Fe...

LADY POINTERS WIN BIG OVER GREENWOOD | The Lady Pointers move to 3-0 in 2025 with their win over Greenwood, 42-18!...

POINTERS DOMINATE THE BULLDOGS | The Pointer wrestling team continued their winning ways as they defeated Greenwood on their home tur...

LADY POINTER WRESTLING STARTS 2025 OFF WITH A W | The Van Buren Lady Pointer wrestlers start 2025 off on the right foot winning their first two Duals ...

VAN BUREN OFF TO A 2-0 START IN 2025 | The Van Buren Pointer wrestlers open 2025 with a 2-0 start. On Tuesday, Jan. 7 the Pointers travele...

LADY POINTERS PICK UP 2 MORE WINS | The Lady Pointers hosted Sylvan Hills, Maumelle and Russellville Thursday night and came away with t...

POINTERS GO 3-0 | The Pointers did what they do dominating their opponents Thursday night in home matches vs Sylvan Hi...

POINTERS DOMINATE | The 3-Time defending State Champs hosted their 1st Duals of the year and started the year off with c...

LADY POINTERS DEFEAT SALLISAW | The Lady Pointer wrestling team opened their home Dual season with a dominant win over Sallisaw, 66-...

ACADEMIC STATE CHAMPS | Congrats to the Van Buren Girls Wrestling team; their overall team GPA landed them as the Best in Ar...

ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC STATE CHAMPS | Congrats to the Van Buren Boys Wrestling team; their overall team GPA landed them as the Best in Ark...

ALEX REED - 5A OUTSTANDING WRESTLER | Congrats to Alex Reed chosen for the 2nd straight year as an Outstanding Wrestler this time in 138-1...

DON O'KELLEY - 5A OUTSTANDING WRESTLER | Congrats to Don O'Kelley for being chosen as the 106-132Lb 5A Outstanding Wrestler at the State Tour...

3-PEAT FOR POINTER WRESTLING | The Van Buren Pointers have done it again going Back 2 Back 2 Back Team State Champions. In a field...

2024 NORTH REGIONAL CHAMPS | The Pointers have gone Back 2 Back as 5A North Regional Champs in only the 2nd year of Regional comp...

REGIONAL RUNNER-UP | The Van Buren wrestling Lady Pointers finish as runner up in the North Regional Tournament and quali...

ALEXIS SCHMOTZER SIGNS HER NLI | Congrats to Alexis Schmotzer who signed her NLI to continue her education and wrestling career at th...

2024 DUAL STATE CHAMPS | The Pointer wrestling team has done it again going Back 2 Back 2 Back 3-PEAT Dual State Champs! The...

POINTERS NOW 13-1 | The Pointers battled through injuries and gave up some weight classes to still beat the Bulldogs in ...

LADY POINTERS DEFEAT GREENWOOD | The Lady Pointers move to 6-1 in Duals this year in their final night of the regular season by defea...

POINTERS GET THE #1 SEED FOR DUAL STATE | The 2 time defending Dual State Champions, Van Buren Pointers, have received the #1 seed heading int...

LADY POINTERS #3 SEED FOR DUAL STATE | The Lady Pointers have received the #3 seed heading into the Dual State Tourney this Saturday, Feb. ...

HATCHER CAPITAL INVESTMENTS BRUIN INVITATIONAL CHAMPS | The Pointer wrestling team continued their winning ways in their dominant team win at the Pulaski Ac...

POINTER WRESTING VICTORIOUS ON SENIOR NIGHT | The Pointer wrestling team, ranked #1 in the State, took down the Southside Mavericks on Senior Nigh...

LADY POINTERS WIN ON SENIOR NIGHT | The Lady Pointers led by Seniors Emily Foster and Alexis Schmotzer proved why they are one of the be...

KOLTON SIMS REACHES 100 WINS | Congrats to Kolton Sims who now joins the Elite 100 Win Club. He got his 100th win at Shiloh Christ...

POINTERS DOMINATE SHILOH CHRISTIAN | The Pointers played spoiler at Shiloh Christian's senior night as they dominated the Saints 63-14. ...

POINTERS WIN THE BOBCAT BLOWOUT | The Pointer wrestling team did what they do by winning another tournament. They outscored Gravette ...

DAKOTA FENWICK REACHES 100 WINS | Congrats to Dakota Fenwick reaching the 100 win landmark this weekend at the Gravette Tourney!...

POINTERS DOMINATE THE GRAVETTE TOURNEY | The Pointer wrestling team continues its winning ways as they take GOLD in the Gravette Tournament! ...

LADY POINTERS COMPETE AT GRAVETTE TOURNEY | Congrats to the Lady Pointer wrestling team finishing 2nd overall at the Gravette Tournament! 105 l...

LADY POINTERS DEFEAT THE LADY BOMBERS | The Lady Pointers took down Mt. Home in a great battle of two 5A foes. Bailey Doss, Hope Parker, Al...

POINTERS TAKE DOWN MT. HOME | In a match up of last year's State Champion, Van Buren Pointers and State Runner-Up, Mt. Home Bomber...

COACH PETREE SELECTED AS THE NFHS ARKANSAS WRESTLING COACH OF THE YEAR | On behalf of the NFHS Coaches Association, Coach John Petree has been selected as the 2022-23 Arkans...

LADY POINTERS DEFEAT NORTHSIDE | The Lady Pointers battled for a 54-30 win over the Lady Grizzlies. ...

POINTER WRESTLING DOMINATION | The Pointers are picking up where they left off last year dominating their competition. In their 3 ...

ALL-RIVER VALLEY WRESTLING: THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM FOR SCHMOTZER AS VAN BUREN WRESTLER CLAIMS STATE TITLE, WRESTLER OF THE YEAR HONORS | https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/apr/09/all-river-valley-wrestling-third-times-the-charm/?sports-...

ALL-RIVER VALLEY WRESTLING: SUMMERS, KING SHARE TOP WRESTLER HONORS AFTER OUTSTANDING SEASONS | Read the full article in the link! https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/apr/09/all-river-valley-wres...

LADY POINTERS TAKE 3RD AT STATE | Great Season for the Lady Pointer wrestling team! Van Buren Wrestling 2023 Arkansas 5A State Tour...

POINTERS WIN BACK 2 BACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS | What a season!! Van Buren Wrestling 2023 Arkansas 5A State Tournament Results: Don O'Kelly- Stat...

5A NORTH REGIONAL CHAMPS | In the 1st ever regional tournament the Van Buren Pointers captured the 5A North Regional Team Champ...

BACK 2 BACK DUAL STATE CHAMPS | The Van Buren Pointer wrestling team continued their dominance on Saturday by winning their 2nd stra...

100 CAREER WINS IN VAN BUREN FOR COACH PETREE | Coach John Petree picked up his 100th win in the Pointer green when Van Buren defeated Greenwood Thu...

POINTERS CONTINUE DOMINANCE | The Pointer wrestling team made their debut in the newly remodeled Clair Bates Arena as they handed ...

LADY POINTERS 2-0 ON THE NIGHT | The Lady Pointers opened up their 1st match in the newly renovated Clair Bates Arena with two convin...

THE MANE EVENT CHAMPIONS | What a day for your Pointer wrestling teams. Boys finished in first place as a team. Lady Pointe...

POINTERS WIN THEIR OWN VB DUALS | This past weekend the old Clair Bates gym came back to life with the VB Duals and the Pointers broug...

LADY POINTER WRESTLING FINISHES AS VB DUALS RUNNER-UP | The Van Buren wrestling program hosted the VB Duals in the old Clair Bates gym this past weekend. ...

POINTER WRESTLING GETS THE WIN OVER NORTHSIDE | The State Champion Pointer wrestling team kicked off their season with a convincing win at Northside...

5A STATE WRESTLING CHAMPS | The Van Buren Pointer wrestling team claimed their 1st ever Team Wrestling State Championship with 1...

ADDISON LONEY - 2X STATE CHAMPION | Addison Loney completed her career as a Lady Pointer wrestler at the 1A-6A Arkansas State Championsh...

2022 5A DUAL STATE CHAMPS! | The Van Buren Pointers are the 2022 5A Dual State Champions after defeating... Benton, 54-30 Searc...

TREVOR EDELEN BECOMES CAREER WINS LEADER | Trevor Edelen makes his mark in Van Buren wrestling history as the Career Wins leader. He picked up...

#1 VAN BUREN CLAIMS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP | The Pointer wrestling team had a huge challenge in front of them heading to Greenwood for a battle a...

POINTER WRESTLING WINS THE BRYANT TOURNEY | The Pointer wrestling team continues their dominance as they bring home 1st place in the Bryant Tour...

CONWAY TOURNEY CHAMPS | Coming home Champs of the Conway Invitational!! #1 out of 16!!!! Here are our individual placements…...

SUMMERS, EDELEN WIN STATE WRESTLING TITLES FOR VAN BUREN | https://www.pressargus.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/03/08/summers-edelen-win-class-5-a-state-wr...

VAN BUREN WRESTLER LILLIAN JONES WINS STATE TITLE; ADDISON LONEY FINISHES RUNNER-UP | https://www.pressargus.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/03/04/lillian-jones-wins-arkansas-wrestling...

POINTER WRESTLING FINISH AS RUNNER UP IN 5A CONFERENCE TOURNEY | The Pointer wrestling team also had a strong showing in their 1st year in the 5A Conference. They f...

LADY POINTER WRESTLING TEAM WINS 5A CONFERENCE TITLE | In only the 2nd year of existence the Lady Pointer wrestling team is making a lot of noise! Also, i...

TREVOR EDELEN 1ST JUNIOR TO REACH 100 WINS | Trevor Edelen makes his mark in Van Buren Wrestling history recording his 100th victory today! Ede...

COMPETITION DRIVES POINTER WRESTLERS | Van Buren's wrestling jumps onto the mat after the Christmas Holiday break to go right into Class 5A...

LADY POINTER WRESTLING | Addison Loney continues her winning ways with a 1st place finish in the Wildcat Invitational in Spri...

VB’S RILEY REPEATS AS 6A STATE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION | Van Buren senior R.J. Riley was able to finish his wrestling career on a high note while making some...

VIOLET CLAIMS STATE'S FIRST GOLD | Violet Summers can lay claim to being the first female prep wrestling champion, and she earned it by...

LADY POINTERS MAKE HISTORY - TWO WRESTLERS WIN INAUGURAL ARKANSAS GIRLS STATE WRESTLING TOURNEY | A pair of Van Buren wrestlers were part of a historic event on Thursday. Both Violet Summers and ...

VAN BUREN WRESTLER SIGNS WITH OUACHITA BAPTIST | Van Buren student-athlete Christian Carney signed a national letter of intent to continue his educat...

MASON HAYES TAKES 2ND AT STATE | Mason Hayes won three straight matches in the 120 pound weight class before being defeated by Logan ...

LOCAL WRESTLERS TO COMPETE AT STATE TOURNAMEN | Several local high school wrestlers will be taking part in this weekend's state tournament in Little...