Badger Football Season Opener Friday Night

The Arkadelphia Badgers kick off the 2018 high school football season Friday night at 7:00 pm versus the Sylvan Hills Bears on AllCare Field at Badger Stadium.

Please see game information below:

IF YOU WANT TO SEE KICKOFF, GET HERE EARLY. IF YOU SHOW UP AT 6:30 TO 6:45, YOU MIGHT MISS SOME OF THE GAME. With the different parking and gate entry situation, we would suggest that you get to the game with plenty of time to spare before kickoff. Gates will open at 5:00. For more ticket information, keep reading.

If you missed the story earlier this week with information about parking, you can read that story here. If you show up at 6:45 and have to catch a shuttle from one of the off-campus parking locations, chances are high that you will miss kickoff. All fans are encouraged to show up earlier than you might have traditionally shown up in the past.

PREGAME FESTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A BAPTIST HEALTH HELICOPTER FLYING IN THE GAME BALL AT 6:30 AND MAKING A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. We thank Baptist Health and their ambulance service to Arkadelphia football games for many, many years. Don’t miss the Baptist Health helicopter landing on the middle of AllCare Field at Badger Stadium for this special game ball presentation at 6:30.

ADMISSION IS $5 for students and adults. Advance ticket sales will be available Friday from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm at the main stadium entrance. Gates will open at 5:00 pm Friday evening.

  • -The visitors’ entrance at the east end of the stadium is not available this year due to construction
  • -There will be ticket sellers on both sides of the main stadium entrance
  • -AAA passes and other passes are encouraged to enter through the gate in front of Badger Fieldhouse
  • -Badger Foundation passes will be admitted through the gate behind the press box.

TO HELP FAMILIES SAVE MONEY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE FOLLOWING PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:
-If your student will be coming to more than six games of any kind throughout the school year, you can save money by purchasing this pass
-If you as an adult will be coming to more than 20 games of any kind throughout the 2018-19 year, you can save money by purchasing this pass

All-Sports passes: (good for all sports during 2018-19 school year for all home games that aren’t AAA scrimmages or AAA playoff games)

STUDENTS (grades K-12) - $30
ADULTS - $100

Individual Sports passes: $30 per sport

Passes will be available at the following locations and times:
- APSD Superintendent’s Office: Monday-Friday; 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:00
- Arkadelphia High School: Monday-Friday; 8:00 – 4:00
- Stadium entrance: Friday, August 24 from 11:30-1:30 and then at 5:00 when gates open for Badger game

BADGER GAMES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO WATCH AND LISTEN THIS YEAR THROUGH LIVESTREAM BROADCAST ON THE WEB, ON AN APP AND SIMULCAST ON LOCAL RADIO.

Badger fans who can’t attend the games can listen to the games on the radio in the Arkadelphia area on KDEL 100.9 FM and KVRC 1240 AM.

Fans who want to watch a free livestream of the games this year can do so through two ways:

-Online at www.arkadelphiabadgertv.com -- look for the Broadcast tab at the top of the page. The broadcast will start at the time listed at the bottom of the screen
-On your mobile device via the “MascotMedia” National app on the App Store or on Google Play (pictured below_.

  • After the app is downloaded, touch “SEARCH SCHOOLS” > Arkansas > Arkadelphia.
  • The next broadcast should be listed