In only its fourth year since reinstating the women’s softball program, Harding turned in a season to remember. The Lady Bisons, under head coach Phil Berry, went 58-9 and won the Great American Conference regular season and tournament championships and the Central Region 1 tournament championship, falling just one win short of advancing to the NCAA Division II Women’s College World Series. Harding was ranked
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On Friday, Feb. 3, at a ceremony in the David B. Burks American Heritage Building Founder’s Room, Bison Boosters inducted new members into the Harding Athletics Hall of Fame. The 16 members of the 2017 Hall of Fame represent the 11th induction class and bring the total number of inductees to 100. Karyl Bailey, outstanding coach Harding’s first head volleyball coach in 1983 Compiled a
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On Aug. 21, 2016, women’s basketball assistant coach Weston Jameson posted on Instagram a picture of the team’s first meeting of the school year — a cookout around the pool at the home of head coach Tim Kirby. Along with the team photo, Jameson wrote, “The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. We are excited to go on this journey together!” Lady
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By Scott Goode, assistant athletic director for sports information The 2016 football season began with the announcement that it would be the last for head coach Ronnie Huckeba. After 40 seasons coaching football, including 31 at Harding and 10 as the Bisons’ head coach, Huckeba would step down at the end of the season and his second-in- command, defensive coordinator Paul Simmons, would take over
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They call them sister-sister goals. That’s when either Melita Sutherland or her younger sister, Bethany, passes the ball to the other who in turn scores a goal. For the pair, it is one of the best parts of playing soccer for the Lady Bisons. Last season, during the team’s run to the Great American Conference championship, the Sutherlands, separated in age by only 18 months,
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IT’S A FEW MINUTES before 10 a.m. on Tuesday in Cindy Howard Gurchiek’s (’86) third-grade class at Harding Academy. Students are working quietly, but there is a feeling of anticipation in the air because they know that in a few minutes they will be here — people older, bigger and much stronger than they are. When the Bison Buddies arrive, those differences don’t produce fear
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