Arkansas High School Basketball - Melbourne nudges Yellville-Summit
December 16, 2025: Melbourne, AR 72556 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR) and the visiting Yellville-Summit Panthers (Yellville, AR), witnessed Melbourne's basketball squad hold off Yellville-Summit by a count of 64-61.
With the victory, Melbourne advances its record to 6-3 on the year. The Bearkatz travel to Episcopal (Little Rock, AR) to meet the Wildcats in a non-league battle on Friday, December 19. The Wildcats enter the battle with a record of 6-6. Episcopal lost 45-42 in their recent non-league battle against Abundant Life (North Little Rock, AR)
The Panthers now own a 8-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Valley Springs for a 3A Region 2 battle on Tuesday, December 16. Yellville-Summit will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 56-51 league win over Salem (Salem, AR). The Tigers record now stands at 5-11.
