Arkansas/Ft. Smith Senior Women's 4.0 Team is Finalist at USTA League National Championships

The 2012 USTA League 4.0 Senior Women's National Championships took place this weekend in Indian Wells, California. The Arkansas Team from Ft. Smith representing the Southern Section took 2nd Place at the event. The Ft. Smith team captained by Anita Woodard lost 2-1 to a Southern California team from Mission Hills in the finals.The scoring went as follows:

#1 Dbls-Nancy Portolesi/Lisa McIntosh(So.Cal) defeated Teresa Goodnoh/Kim Delatin(Ark) 7-6,6-4
#2 Dbls-Shelly Hollis/Dawn Stovall(Ark) defeated Lori Romania/Carolyn Roberts(So.Cal) 6-3,6-7,1-0
#3 Dbls-Manuela Andrews/Muysuko Komuro(So.Cal) defeated Kim Wofford/Janice Taylor(Ark) 6-0,6-3

In order to reach the finals, this Arkansas Team defeated a very good team from the Middle States Section captained by Carol Vukelich in the semifinals 2-1 with Goodnah/Delatin and Hollis/Stovall winning at #2 & #3 Doubles.

Congratulations to another great Arkansas team that had to win a very difficult Southern Sectional Championship event in order to advance to Nationals!!!

Team members include Anita J. Woodard, Kim E. Delatin, Dawn W. Stovall, Janice K. Taylor, Meg Canfield, Trudy E. Hindley, Teresa R. Goodnoh, Loretta J. Wilson, Kim Wohlford, Shelly Hollis, and Mary E. Kennemer.

At Faulkner County Tea Party Meeting, Mark Vaught Proposed New Admin Bldg, Laughed At For Lack of Funding

Mark Vaught, Conway City Alderman, proposed the building of combined administrative offices for the city and county at a tea party meeting. With the city budget already overstressed by excessive funding of numerous projects, the crowd laughed at this "Jackass of a Proposal" by expressing doubt that the city could afford such a project.

To the right is a copy of the transcript of the meeting by Log Cabin Democrat (thecabin.net) Reporter, Becky Harris. Presently. the city budget has not been able to provide pay raises for its hard-working employees including firemen and policemen, much less a new administration building..... Mark Vaught is now seeking a Faulkner County position this election season. The Faulkner County offices have always acted responsibly and efficiently and don't need Vaught mismanaging county budgets too!!!.......Political Ad Paid For By: Citizens For Responsible Gov't

Reed Churchill and Lindsy Pearce Top Arkansas Junior Tennis Rankings

Reed Churchill (pictured above) of Fayetteville and Lindsy Pearce (pictured below) of Fort Smith lead the Arkansas Juniors with the #1 ranking in the Boys 18s and Girls 18s divisions, respectively. Other top-ranked juniors are as follows: Boys 16s-Jake Jacoby....Girls 16s-Emily Metcalf....Boys 14s-Marshall Ney....Girls 14s-Alye Darter....Boys 12s-Brandon Lupinek....Girls 12s-Maddie McKee.....Below is the list of the Top 10 players in each division:.

Boys 18s-1.Churchill, David Reed 2.Guy, Cole Chapman 3.Sheppard, Jordan 4.Cramer, Taylor 5.Henry, Kyle 6.Olaya, Julio R. 7.Jacoby, Jake 8.Terrell, Branch 9.Street, Nathan S. 10.Lundstrum, Luke......

Girls 18s-1. Pearce, Lindsy 2.Tang, Tiffany 3.Wright, Mary 4. Metcalf, Emily Ann 5.Lefler, Julia E. 6. Tarwater, Annie 7.Coopersmith, Nicole 8.Beaver, Alexis 9.Jackson, Katelyn 10.Beetstra, Margaret A.

Boys 16s- 1 Jacoby, Jake 2 Brandon, Trent 3 Talbert, Matt 4 Deluca, Dylan 5 Greer, Grayson S. 6 Bell, Nicholas S. 7 Kamath, Sameer G. 8 Miller, Andrew John 9 Mathis, Christian K. 10 Stewart, Cory Scott

Girls 16s- 1 Metcalf, Emily Ann 2 Allen, Meg E. 3 Branum, Katherine 4 Darter, Alye 5 Beaver, Alexis 6 Coopersmith, Nicole 7 Tarwater, Annie 8 Tang, Katherine 9 Tabler, Mallory 10 Moore, Michelle Liann

Boys 14s-1 Ney, Marshall Smith 2 Kauffman, Spencer 3 Harrison, Hunter Matthew 4 Hill, Jack Henry 5 Cain, Robert 6 Riser, Stuart 7 MacKey, Connor 8 Keith, Patrick 9 Edwards, Sam 10 Mallioux, Trevor

Girls 14-1 Darter, Alye 2 Rice, Tatum Brooke 3 Tang, Katherine 4 Baker, Emma 5 Coopersmith, Nicole 6 Nettle, Catherine Mary 7 Ward, Kami Rave 8 Gray, Ashley 9 Shah, Kruti 10 Lazovich, Luna

Boys 12s-1 Lupinek, Brandon D 2 Bridges, Jacob Pearcy 3 Barnett, Wesley 4 Rogers, Foster 5 Rouse, Eli Jonesboro 6 Chakka, Anil 7 Weeks, Steven Douglas 8 Henry, Payne Bryant 9 Johnson, Conner Nicklaus 10 Nolan, Henry

Girls 12s-1 McKee, Maddie 2 lucas, margaret porter 3 Rice, Thea Hale 4 Jackson, Lilly 5 Maurras, Evelyn 6 Roper, Hunter 7 Hughes, Avery 8 Worsham, Shelby 9 Killingsworth, Brooke Elizabeth 10 Hafner, Cameron .... 20 Jones, Holly Kate

Article submitted by: Chuck Cavin

Mark Vaught Causes City of Conway Layoffs, Payroll Freezes, and Offers No Answers for Plant Closures

Mark Vaught, Conway's City Councilman, causes city workers to suffer from layoffs, payroll freezes, and offers no answers for plant closures. City employees including policemen and firemen suffered from layoffs and no pay raises over the last 4 years. In fact, Conway fireman Damon Reed and Conway policeman Richard Shumate recently sued the city for failure to provide pay raises promised them from a 1/4 % sales tax (Read- Arkansas Business article by Kate Knable on October 1,2012 of Russell Wood Law Firm lawsuit on behalf of city workers). Mark Vaught has mismanaged the city's finances to a point where the city desperately needed the sales tax revenue to pay for Vaught's excessive spending measures (Read- Log Cabin Democrat article by Becky Harris on Vaught's Admin Bldg proposal at Tea Party/Quorum Court Meeting).

Vaught says that he supports families and children , but in reality Vaught has caused severe pain and agony to families and children of city employees by causing layoffs and no pay raises for them.

Severe job losses from plant closures and layoffs at IC Corp / Amtran / Ward Bus, SAS Shoe plant/ San Antonio Shoe Company, Virco Manufacturing, and For-Mor Distribution also caused workers and families to suffer during Mark Vaught's tenure as city official. People feel like Vaught did not do enough to save these jobs.....Vaught is now seeking a Faulkner County position.

 We do not want Vaught causing job instability, inefficiency, and lawsuits at the county level!!!

Political Ad Paid For By: Citizens for Responsible Govt

Mark Vaught's Overspending Causes City of Conway's Financial Woes

To the Left: The Condition of the City of Conway Finances Before Mark Vaught Took Office....... To the Right: The Condition of the City of Conway Finances After Mark Vaught Leaves Office....... Job Performance Matters!!! We don't need Mark Vaught causing Financial Ruin at the Faulkner County level!!!........Political Ad Paid For By: Citizens For Responsible Govt

Jake Jacoby and Jacqueline Carr Lead the Arkansas Juniors in 2012 Southern Tennis Rankings

Jake Jacoby of Little Rock and Jackie Carr of Rogers are the top-ranked Arkansas Juniors in the Southern Section of the United States Tennis Association. Currently, Jake Jacoby is ranked #10 in the Southern Boy's 16s and Jacqueline Carr is ranked #8 in the Southern Girl's 16s...........Other Arkansas Juniors ranked in the Top 100 of the Southern Section are as follows..........

Boys 18s-#36 Olaya, Julio R.;#44 Cramer, Taylor;#62 Guy, Cole Chapman;#79 Crawford, Austin;#91 Churchill, David Reed;#94 Sheppard, Jordan..........

Girls 18s-#11 Wright, Mary;#58 Jackson, Katelyn;#98 Tang, Tiffany..........

Boys 16s-#10 Jacoby, Jake;#56 Brandon, Trent;#89 Mathis, Christian K..........

Girls 16s-#8 Carr, Jacqueline Ariana;#19 Jackson, Katelyn;#44 Metcalf, Emily Ann;#72 Tang, Tiffany;#100 Tarwater, Annie..........

Boys14s-#13 Mendelsohn, Maxwell Lawrence;#50 Ney, Marshall Smith;#88 Harrison, Hunter Matthew;#89 MacKey, Connor;#96 Cain, Robert;#97 Riser, Stuart;#98 Kauffman, Spencer..........

Girls 14s-#9 Coopersmith, Nicole;#23 Rice, Tatum Brooke;#56 Darter, Alye;#71 Tang, Katherine ..........

Boys 12s-#14 Chakka, Anil;#25 Barnett, Wesley;#56 Bridges, Jacob;#58 Humphries, Zachary;#69 Lupinek, Brandon;#70 Rogers, Foster;#85 Johnson, Conner Nicklaus;#88 Rouse, Eli;#92 Weeks, Steven Douglas..........

Girls 12s-#13 Rice, Thea Hale;#44 lucas, margaret porter;#66 McKee, Maddie;#73 Roper, Hunter;#76 Jackson, Lilly;#86 Hafner, Cameron

Article submitted by: Chuck Cavin, Pinnacle Tennis Academy

Mark Vaught, Conway Politician and Rec Tennis Player, Caught Dumpster Diving

Mark Vaught, Conway Politician and Recreational Tennis Player, was caught dumpster diving. City Alderman Vaught along with other city officials misappropriated city revenues causing a huge budget shortfall. Desperately needing cash reserve funds, Vaught and his cohorts raided Conway Corp's Sanitation reserves in order to balance the city's checkbook. Mark Vaught is now seeking a Faulkner County position. The county offices have always acted responsibly and efficiently and don't need Vaught bouncing checks in their departments......Political Ad Paid For By: Citizens For Lower Taxes

Free Conway Junior Program by Pinnacle Tennis Academy Begins its Fall 2012 Session on Sept. 11th

The Free Conway Junior Tennis Program begins its Fall 2012 Session on September 11th. This 6-week tennis lesson plan by Pinnacle Tennis Academy that meets as an afterschool program is free for children ages 7-14. Contact Chuck at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call the office at 501-570-6755.

FREE Cabot Junior Tennis Program by Pinnacle Tennis Academy Starts September 12th

The FREE Cabot Junior Tennis Program starts September 12th. This program is a 6-week session designed for ages 8 to 13 years old. Call the Pinnacle Tennis Academy at 501-570-6755 or email pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com

FREE Conway Junior Tennis Camp Starts Summer II Session on July 16th

The Central Arkansas Tennis Association (CATA)is sponsoring The Free Conway Junior Tennis Program as it continues with its Summer II Session on July 16th. This 3-week tennis lesson plan is free for children ages 6-14. Contact Chuck at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call the office at 501-570-6755.

Free Conway Junior Tennis Program begins its Summer I Session on June 12th

The Free Conway Junior Tennis Program begins its Summer I Session on June 12th. This 3-week tennis lesson plan is free for children ages 6-15. Contact Chuck at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call the office at 501-570-6755.

UALR Lady Trojan Tennis Team Ends Season With Defeat In SBC Tournament But Wins 4th Straight SBC Academic Award

UALR Women's tennis team suffered a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Troy in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at the Waranch Tennis Complex at the University of North Texas. However, the UALR Lady Trojans tennis team (pictured above at the award's banquet) won its fourth-straight Sun Belt Conference Team Academic Award prior to the start of the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's and Women's Tennis Championships. The Trojans' 3.75 GPA as a team over the last year was the best among all SBC women's tennis teams. In the finished singles matches, Olfa Dhaoui(Troy) topped junior Yana Kakovkina(UALR), and Candela Munoz Giron(Troy) defeated freshman Michaela McShane(UALR), and Rosaura Ramirez-Vega(Troy) picked up the last win needed to seal the victory for Troy by defeating freshman Alina Kolegova(UALR). Prior to singles, Troy took two of three doubles to score the forth point. The Trojans' 13 wins this season were the most by a UALR squad since the 2006-07 team went 18-9 on the year. Without a senior on its roster, UALR returns all seven of its letter winners for the 2012-13 season. Team members include Alina Kolegova, Yana Kakovkina, Alla Kravchuk, Evgeniya Gracheva, Michaela McShane, Veronique Luksich,Viktoriya Plyuta, and Coach Abby Wilson.

FREE Conway Junior Tennis Program Starts March 6th

The Free Conway Junior Tennis Program continues with its Spring Season on March 6th. This 8-week program is an After-School Program on Tuesday/Thursday of each week and is free for children ages 6-14 for anyone within the Conway Area Tennis Community. Contact Chuck at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call the office at 501-570-6755. Sponsored by Central Arkansas Tennis Association.

Tennis Lessons-Adults & Juniors in Cabot Arkansas

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced tennis programs are offered with a FREE Introductory Tennis Lesson Special by Pinnacle Tennis Academy  for all adults/juniors wanting to learn more about the game.

Women Tennis Clinics and Junior Tennis Camps are also continuing throughout the year.

Email- pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or Call the office at 501-570-6755 for more details.

CONWAY JUNIOR TENNIS - WINTER SCHEDULE

Winter Tennis Schedule for Pinnacle Tennis Academy

Conway Junior Tennis Program meets
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

***Tuesday-Ages 12 & Under Afterschool
***Thursday-Ages 14 & Under Afterschool
***Saturdays- 11AM:Ages 10 & Under and All Beginners
.....11:45AM:Ages 12 & Under
.....12:30AM:Ages 14 & Under

Call Chuck at 501-570-6755 or email pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com

2011 Arkansas All-State High School Tennis Athletes

7A BOYS - SINGLES
Dylan Deluca Bentonville
Justin Pollard Bentonville
Reed Churchill Fayetteville
Austin Crawford LR Central

7A GIRLS - SINGLES
Lindsy Pearce FS Southside
Darby Brandon LR Central
Lindsey Liles LR Central
Tiffany Tang Rogers

6A BOYS - SINGLES
Austen McDaniel Jonesboro
Spencer Turner Lake Hamilton
Casey Garretson Mtn. Home
Ben Lanier Van Buren

6A GIRLS - SINGLES
Katie Branum Jonesboro
Rebecca Harrington Jonesboro
Eliska Wurfel Mountain Home
Arielle Butler Searcy

5A BOYS - SINGLES
Jackson Dashier Harrison
Matt Talbert Lakeside, HS
Drew Nichols Nettleton
Cole Guy White Hall

5A GIRLS - SINGLES
Elizabeth Teed Arkadelphia
Elizabeth Campbell CAC
Ali Rowden Greenbrier
Meg Allen Lakeside, HS

4A BOYS - SINGLES
Garrett Johnson Highland
Grayson Greer Pul. Academy
Jake Jacoby Pul. Academy
Chris Metcalf Valley View

4A GIRLS - SINGLES
Teah Flynn Farmington
Emily Metcalf Pulaski Academy
Kelly Swanson Pulaski Academy
Hannah Hesse Valley View


3A BOYS - SINGLES
Sam Allbright Ark. Baptist
Jordan Edmonson Bergman
Trent Brandon Episcopal Col.
Bryan Cook Piggott

3A GIRLS - SINGLES
Maggie Beetstra Episcopal Col.
Elsie Pugh Episcopal Col.
Sydni Sansom Harding Academy
Haley French Piggott

2A BOYS - SINGLES
Drew Dodge Conway Christian
Spencer Reaves Cedar Ridge
Logan Meurer Riverside
Dusty Mikulya Union Christian

2A GIRLS - SINGLES
Jessica Pendleton Parkers Chpl.
Adrianna Moorehouse Ridgefield Chr.
Elise Young Ridgefield Chr.
Anna Brickell Riverside

Top Nationally Ranked Arkansas Tennis Players in United States Tennis Association

Ray Pascale of Pine Bluff led all Arkansas Adult tennis players with a Men's 55s ranking of #15 in the current National USTA rankings. Other Top-50 ranked Men players include Doug Stursma of Bella Vista ranked #19 in the Men's 55s, Kevin Hickey of Fort Smith ranked #22 in the Men's 40s, Chuck Cavin of Little Rock ranked #24 in the Men's 50s, and Denny Palmer of El Dorado ranked #44 in the Men's 80s.

In the Women divisions, Karen Graham of Van Buren ranked #44 in the Women's 60s.

Kaitlin Ray of Little Rock led all Arkansas Junior tennis players with a Girl's 18s ranking of #34 in the Nation. There were no other Arkansas juniors in the Top-50 in the national rankings.

All Arkansas adults and juniors ranked in the Top 200 of the National USTA rankings are listed below in their respective divisions.

Arkansas Adults

Men's 30s
Rank Name City
#80 Bermudez, Raul R. Little Rock

Men's 35s
#108 Coleman, Michael D. Fort Smith

Men's 40s
#22 Hickey, Kevin Fort Smith
#124 Shoemake, Jake Centerton

Men's 45s
#123 Coleman, Michael D. Fort Smith

Men's 50s
#24 Cavin, Chuck Little Rock
#158 McLaughlin, Daniel J. Little Rock

Men's 55s
#15 Pascale, Ray Pine Bluff
#19 Stursma, Doug C. Bella Vista

Men's 60s
#140 Duffel, Stephen G. Little Rock

Men's 70s
#166 Terry, Michael J. Blytheville

Men's 75s
#152 Iskra, John Hot Springs Village

Men's 80s
#44 Palmer, Denny El Dorado
#88 Hartman, Jack Hot Springs

Women's 60s
#44 Graham, Karen D. Van Buren


Arkansas Juniors

Boy's 18s
***No Arkansas Juniors in the Top-200***

Boy's 16s
#163 Cramer, Taylor Texarkana

Boy's 14s
***No Arkansas Juniors in the Top-200***

Boy's 12s
***No Arkansas Juniors in the Top-200***

Girl's 18s
#34 Ray, Kaitlin M. Little Rock

Girl's 16s
***No Arkansas Juniors in the Top-200***

Girl's 14s
#66 Carr, Jacqueline Ariana Bentonville

Girl's 12s
#58 Coopersmith, Nicole Pine Bluff
#130 Rice, Tatum Brooke Hot Springs

Pinnacle Tennis Academy Congratulates Conway Area's Top High School Tennis Players- Ashley Wofford, Jenny Walls, Faith Hetherington, Lydia Gordon, and Kourtney Clower

Pinnacle Tennis Academy congratulates Conway Area's Ashley Wofford, Jenny Walls, Faith Hetherington, Lydia Gordon, and Kourtney Clower for qualifying to compete in the Arkansas High School Conference Tennis Championships.Ashley Wofford(Jr) and Jenny Walls(Sr) of Conway High School finished undefeated in the 7-A Central Conference Girl's Doubles Division. Faith Hetherington(Jr)- Vilonia High School's #1 Singles Player, and Lydia Gordon(Sr)/Kourtney Clower(Sr)- Vilonia High School's #1 Doubles Team also qualified for the state conference championships by finishing at the top of the 5-A Conference.

GOOD LUCK TO FAULKNER COUNTY'S TOP HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS ATHLETES AT THE STATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!

Tennis Lessons-Adults & Juniors in Cabot Area

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced tennis programs are offered with a FREE Introductory Tennis Lesson Special by PinnacleTennisAcademy.com for all adults/juniors wanting to learn more about the game.

Women Tennis Clinics and Junior Tennis Camps are also continuing throughout the year.

Email- pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or Call the office at 501-570-6755 for more details.

CATA Opens Registration for its Fall Season- Free Adult Tennis League

Central Arkansas Tennis Association (CATA) opens registration for its Fall Season- Free Adult Tennis League.

To sign up, email the office at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call the office at (501)570-6755. If you aren't sure of your division, a free skill-level evaluation is offered by appointment only.

If you have any trouble in the registration process, email the league administrator at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com and we will manually enter you in the league.

FREE Conway Junior Tennis Program Starts Sept. 13th

Free Conway Junior Tennis Program starts its afterschool classes on Sept. 13th.
Classes are open for ages 6-14 every Tuesday/Thursday.
Email- pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call 501-570-6755 for more details.

The FREE Conway Junior Tennis Camp begins June 19th

The Central Arkansas Tennis Association (CATA)is sponsoring The Free Conway Junior Tennis Program as it continues with its Summer II Session on June 19th. This 4-week tennis lesson plan is free for children ages 6-14. Contact Chuck at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call the office at 501-570-6755.

Central Arkansas Tennis Association Sponsors FREE Vilonia Junior Tennis Camp

The Free Vilonia Junior Tennis Camp continues with its Summer II Session on June 18th.
This 4-week tennis lesson program is free for children ages 6-14 and is sponsored by the Central Arkansas Tennis Association. Contact Chuck at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call the office at 501-570-6755.