LITTLE ROCK — FOOTBALL Klenakis candidate at Nevada
Former Arkansas offensive line coach Chris Klenakis, who finished up his third season on the Razorbacks coaching staff, is on the short list of candidates to replace Nevada Coach Chris Ault, who announced Friday he was retiring after 28 years at the school, according to a source familiar with the coaching search.
Klenakis coached at Nevada from 1990-99 and was offensive coordinator from 1997-99. He was the first offensive coordinator in NCAA history to lead the nation in rushing offense in 2009 and passing offense in 1997.
- Richard Davenport
UCA adds transfer
Central Arkansas added a fourth mid-year transfer this week in punter Jonathon Harrison.
Harrison, 6-5, 200 pounds, from Belmont, Miss., is transferring to UCA from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Miss.
At Northeast Mississippi, Harrison averaged 42 yards per punt in 2011 and 41.6 yards in 2012. He was named a NJCAA All-American earlier this month. Harrison had 18 punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
BASKETBALL Williams Baptist upends Oklahoma Baptist
Kimberly Wise scored 15 points and Williams Baptist held off Oklahoma Baptist 69-68 Saturday in the Lyon College Invitational in Batesville.
Williams Baptist (7-6) held an eight-point lead with two minutes to play before holding off Oklahoma Baptist (7-4), which came into the game ranked No. 28 in the NAIA rankings.
Tieara Burks added 14 points for Williams Baptist, while Meagan Goza scored 13 and Chasity Hamilton 10.
Sports, Pages 23 on 12/30/2012