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|By Logan Whaley
One team will remain perfect atop the 4A-3 after Friday night in Mississippi County.
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Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Gabe Witt finds paydirt, it’s a 29 yard touchdown on the 2nd play of the game. The Southerners beat Wynne 28-14 to start 5-0.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM CDT
|By K8 Newsdesk
Watch Football Friday Night on K8 News at 10:15 with Chris Hudgison and Logan Whaley.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 12:47 AM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Southside, Rivercrest, & Marked Tree are this week's nominees.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 11:30 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison and Logan Whaley
Southside moved to 5-0 with a 28-14 victory over Wynne in our Game of the Week. The Southerners are also 2-0 in 5A East play.
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Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 7:12 PM CDT
|By Hayden Savage
Cave City Senior Millie Beller has spent her last four years as the special team’s star.
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Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 1:03 PM CDT
|By Chase Gage
Each Friday at 11:30 a.m. on Roku, FireTV, and AppleTV, Good Morning Region 8 Anchor Chase Gage previews weekend happenings around our viewing area.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 9:26 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
One team is guaranteed to start 2-0 in 5A East play Friday night as Southside plays host to Wynne.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Keagan Statler breaks free for the game winning touchdown. The Rebels rally from 11 down in the 4th to beat Gosnell 26 - 25 in the 4A-3 opener.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 11:28 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Highland, Rivercrest, & Marion are the nominees. The poll opens Sunday at 8:00am and closes Tuesday at 8:00am.
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Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 12:25 AM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison and Logan Whaley
Our Game of the Week lived up to the billing. Highland rallied from 11 down in the 4th quarter to beat Gosnell 26-25. The Rebels move to 3-1 overall, 1-0 in 4A-3 play.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Gosnell will host Highland in the 4A-3 opener. Both teams will be extra prepared for the matchup, both squads were on a bye week last week.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Lukas Downs connects with Elijah Romine, 46 yards on the go-ahead touchdown. The Greyhounds beat Walnut Ridge 28-15 to start 4-0.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 8:32 AM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
You can nominate a boys or girls student-athlete in football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field or wrestling. All Athletes of the Month will also be entered to be named the boys or girls sports Athlete of the Year.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 11:03 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Salem, Rector, and Heber Springs are this week's nominees.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 12:01 AM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison and Logan Whaley
Salem starts the season 4-0, the Greyhounds beat Walnut Ridge 28-15 in the Game of the Week.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Our next Football Friday Night Game of the Week takes us to Fulton County, where two 3-0 3A squads will meet
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 5:50 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
EPC was looking for the game winning touchdown but Jayden Saulsbury ices it with a interception. The Bobcats beat the Warriors 34-30 to start the season 3-0.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2023 at 5:25 AM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Walnut Ridge, Valley View, and Rivercrest are the nominees. Voting starts Sunday at 8:00am and ends Tuesday at 8;00am.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison and Logan Whaley
FFN airs Friday at 10:15pm on KAIT, kait8.com, and on the K8 News app.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Our next Football Friday Night Game of the Week features two unbeaten teams with high-powered rushing attacks as Walnut Ridge (2-0) hosts East Poinsett County (1-0).
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 7:28 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Cade Yates wore #15 to pay homage to Ryan Mallett, he goes up top, Jett Hannaford makes the one handed grab for the touchdown.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2023 at 12:16 AM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Nettleton, Hoxie, Paragould, and Mountain Home are this week's nominees. Voting opens Sunday at 8:00am and closes Tuesday at 8:00am.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 11:19 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison and Logan Whaley
Our Game of the Week pitted a pair of 1-0 teams. The lights went out in Gosnell, the Pirates lit up the scoreboard in a 32-18 victory over Brookland.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 6:08 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Our second Football Friday Night Game of the Week features a battle of two 1-0 teams, Brookland will head to Mississippi County to face Gosnell.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 8:37 AM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
The Bearcats beat Newport and Jonesboro in the kait8.com fan vote.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2023 at 10:46 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Newport, Jonesboro, and Brookland are this week's nominees.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2023 at 12:30 AM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison and Logan Whaley
Newport dominated in our Game of the Week, the Greyhounds beat Osceola 42-14.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 10:19 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
School districts in Region 8 are announcing later kickoff times on Friday because of triple digit temperatures in the forecast all this week.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 12:10 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
A classic rivalry gets renewed as Osceola heads to Newport. Kickoff is currently slated for 7:30 p.m. at Greyhound Field.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 5:54 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Rector reloads from last season's State Runner-Up squad, returning 6 starters on both sides of the football as they look to make another deep run.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Corning will have a different look this season, with Farrell Shelton’s Bobcats making the move from 11-man to 8-man football.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Don Simmons’ crew hopes for better luck in 2023, with an experienced group returning.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley and Chris Hudgison
Sports Director Chris Hudgison and Sports Anchor/Reporter Logan Whaley aired 40 high school previews throughout the month of August. See all of them here.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 11:50 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
ICC will look for a repeat as Jared Johnson’s Cougars will play one final year in 8-man before moving up to 11-man football.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 11:50 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
The Bearkatz will have a brand new look for 2023. Offensive coordinator and longtime assistant Clayton McWilliams gets the promotion, he’s the new head coach.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 11:48 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison and Logan Whaley
Watch at 10:15pm on KAIT, kait8.com, and on the K8 News app. You’ll hear from former K8 sports anchors Mark Tucker, Glenn Marini, and Blake Guinn.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 6:11 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Cade Campbell was on the Jaguars squad that won a state championship in 2015. He was hired this offseason as the new head coach.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 7:32 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
The Mustangs look to gallop further up the North Conference standings
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 7:29 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
This fall marks the Timberwolves third season of 8-Man Football
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 2:51 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Steve Ary’s Bombers were a 6 seed and reached the 6A State Quarterfinals.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 2:48 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
The Cavemen feature a three-year letterwoman. Millie Beller enters her senior season at kicker
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 6:32 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
The Greyhounds won 8 games and reached the 2nd Round of the 3A State Playoffs
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 6:30 PM CDT
|By Chris Hudgison
Former All-State QB and A-State wide receiver Sterling Stowers takes over at his alma mater.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 3:11 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
After a down 2021, Batesville rallied back in 2022, securing a 3 seed in the 5A Playoffs and winning 7 games.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2023 at 3:11 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Southside is fresh off a 6-win season last year, narrowly missing the 5A Playoffs on a tiebreaker.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2023 at 7:26 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Former Blytheville head coach Ben Fisher took over as the new Lion head coach over the offseason, replacing new Waldron head coach Cain White.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2023 at 7:25 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
For the third time in 4 seasons, the Chickasaws have a new head coach.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2023 at 7:25 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
After an impressive turnaround that saw Gosnell go from 1 win in 2021 to 8 in 2022, the Pirates hope for yet another step forward in 2023.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2023 at 7:14 PM CDT
|By Logan Whaley
Osceola is fresh off an 8-win season that saw the Seminoles in the 3A Quarterfinals.