COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UA’s Jackson second-team All-SEC
Arkansas forward Jessica Jackson of Jacksonville was named to the All-SEC second team Tuesday by The Associated Press.
Jackson, a 6-3 sophomore, average 14.9 points and 6.2 rebounds a game and has helped lead the Razorbacks (17-13) into the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas, a No. 10 seed, will play No. 7 seed Northwestern (23-8) at 11 a.m. Central Friday in Waco, Texas.
South Carolina junior guard Tiffany Mitchell was name as the league’s player of the year, and teammate A’Ja Wilson, a 6-5 forward, was chosen as freshman of the year. Mississippi State’s Vic Schaefer, a former Arkansas assistant under Gary Blair, was named the coach of the year.
Mitchell and Wilson were joined on the first team by 6-1 senior forward Tia Faleru of Ole Miss, 5-10 sophomore guard Makayla Epps of Kentucky and 5-8 junior guard Courtney Walker of Texas A&M.
MOTOR SPORTS
Too wet at I-30 for Outlaws
Extremely wet conditions caused by rain this week and the snow thaw from the previous week have forced the cancellation of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event scheduled for Saturday night at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway.
With the track and areas surrounding the facility saturated, and more rain forecast for later in the week, I-30 promoter Tracey Clay chose to cancel the event.
“I want to thank Tracey and her father, Joe, for their efforts to host this race,” series director Tim Christman said in a release. “They’ve always done everything possible to get our races in. Unfortunately, the harsh weather this winter has made it impossible for the track to host a major event this weekend.”
As a result, I-30’s 54th season is now scheduled to open March 28 with the sprint car, IMCA modified, super stock, mini-sprint and mod-lite divisions.
SOFTBALL
UCA loses at Oklahoma State
Central Arkansas (18-7) had its nine-game winning streak end Tuesday, losing to Oklahoma State (14-13) 4-0 in Stillwater, Okla.
Sam Forrest, Briana Whisenhunt and Jessie Taylor each had a hit for the Bears, who were outhit 7-3.
Kylee Studioso (14-3) allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, struck out 4 and walked 1.