Record-Breaker! 

Jordan Gramlich overcomes early foul trouble to net scoring record

By Kevin Taylor

Alma Schools 

Jordan Gramlich wanted more than anything to win her final basketball game. 

But she was also aware of something else brewing during the 2024-25 Lady Airedalales’ basketball season.

Needing 508 points to break a 40-year-old record, Gramlich inched her close to Babette Dodson’s all-time mark of 1,500 points. 

But two quick fouls in the third quarter left Gramlich with four fouls. With 10 points through three quarters, Gramlich hit five of six fourth-quarter free throws and, after tying the mark, got the record breaker on a layup at the 2:26 mark of the fourth quarter. 

State Tournament-Bound 

The Alma Airedales erased an early 9-0 deficit with a big second-quarter scoring blitz en route to beating Siloam Springs in the 2024-25 regular-season finale last week.

Alma (19-11) will face Little Rock Christian (23-7) on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at Greene County Tech in the first round of the 5A state tournament. 

Down 18-10 after one quarter, Miles Kendrick and Camden Curd fueled a big second quarter that saw the Airedales outscore the Panthers, 23-8. Kendrick finished with 21 points, including 4-of-8 from the 3-point line. 

The Airedales outscored the Panthers, 55-29, over the final three quarters. Israel Towns-Robinson was 8-of-9 from the field, grabbed three rebounds, and had three steals for the winners. 

Towns-Robinson finished with 17 points. 

Boston Duschinsky, who was awarded his first career start, hit one of nine 3-pointers for the Airedales. In all, Alma shot a blistering 59.8 percent from the field. 

Soccer 

Coach Macy Ayulo and the Alma Lady Airedales opened up the 2025 season with a 6-0 win over the Clarksville Lady Panthers. 

Senior Yoseline Gonzalez and sophomore Addison Goodnoh each scored two goals for the winners. 

Senior Alyssa Adams had one goal, and freshman Jasmine Martin added her first career goal. 

Freshman keeper Kali Wasson had four saves. 

The Airedales’ boys team battled Clarksville to a 0-0 tie. Lukas Todd has 14 saves for the Airedales (0-0-1). 

Alma travels to Prairie Grove on Thursday. 

Softball 

Booneville’s Roni Tillery hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift Booneville to a 7-5 win over the Alma Lady Airedales in the 2025 season opener Monday. 

Harper Jernigan suffered the loss, pitching 1 ⅔ innings in relief of Brooklyn Neighbors. 

Jernigan and Peyton Morris paced the Lady Airedales with three hits. Freshman Camryn Waters had two hits, and Izabella Plourde added a two-run double. 

The Lady Airedales play Dardanelle on Thursday. 

Baseball 

Alma’s freshman/sophomore baseball team split a doubleheader with Shiloh Christian on Monday. 

Carson Hamilton doubled home what proved to be the winning run as the Airedales took the opener, 4-3. Landon Taylor pitched three scoreless innings, striking out six, and allowing one hit for the win. 

Brycen Lester, Dylan Jackson, Eli Beller, and Brody Baldwin supplied outstanding defense. 

Swimming

Alma freshman Brylynn Lamproe competed at the state swimming tournament this weekend. 

She finished 14th in the 100 freestyle event with a time of 1:17.52, earning three points. 

Lamproe was 15th (34.30) in the 50 freestyle, which earned two points. 

This Day In History

Mr. Clutch, Matt Belk, drilled a game-winning 3-pointer to give the Airedales a 48-47 win over Marion in the semifinals of the 5A state tournament. Belk had six points in the victory, all coming in the final quarter. Ryan Evans added 14 points and Jake Wofford had nine.