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JANUARY 6-12, 2019 WHAT'S UP! 39 NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Arkansas Razorbacks players huddle during the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals on March 10 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. The Tennessee Volunteers knocked off the Arkansas Razorbacks 84-66. NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE New Van Buren coach and former Arkansas quarterback Casey Dick (left) celebrates Aug. 28 alongside defensive line coach Chris Elliott after a score during the first half at Airedale Stadium in Alma. Alison Tennyson (left) and Aubrey Standard, both fourth-graders, pretend their bananas are telephones during lunch at Janie Darr Elementary School in Rogers. Rogers Public Schools administrators visited the school for lunch as part of the district's recognition of National School Lunch Week. See Photos Page 40 Photos Continued From Page 9 COVER STORY NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF Anyone who has lived in Arkansas for long knows the disdain that Arkansas sports fans hold for anything Texas. Though it has been more than a quarter century since Arkansas and Texas competed in the same athletic conference, diehard fans still enjoy sticking it to the folks in burnt orange. The Arkansas baseball team's closer Matt Cronin, though he came to the university from Florida, was raised an Arkansas fan and lived as a child in the state. After closing out a 7-5 win over Texas in March, he couldn't help but give the Longhorn dugout a quick 'horns down' as he left the field. It was quick and most people at the stadium proba- bly missed it, but I expected him to do something and was glad to have been positioned to catch it. It's such a great moment that one Twitter user accused me of altering the photograph, something that I quickly dispelled. That's something that I would expect to be immediately fired for. Catching such a memora- ble moment makes this photo my favorite of the year. — ANDY SHUPE NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE