Wildcats Shut Out Tigers 8-0
Perhaps it was worth waiting for. The Wildcats’ baseball team finally got to play their game against Mount Pleasant three days late due to wet weather and they shut out the Tigers, 8-0 on Good Friday at Mount Pleasant. Ryan Humphries and Pacen Edwards teamed up for the shutout. Humphries went the first five and a third innings allowing only three hits with four strikeouts and four walks. Edwards pitched an inning and two-thirds...
Wildcat Soccer Played with Passion and Heart in 2-1 Loss
After a heartbreaking bi-district loss outside Wylie’s Pirate Stadium Thursday night (March 29), a weary and somewhat hoarse Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said his team played with passion and heart and gave it everything they had in the 2-1 loss to Lovejoy. Coach Wiggins said the Wildcats gave the Leopards all they wanted. The Wildcats also earned some respect from the winning team. Coach Wiggins said Lovejoy was very...
Lady Lions Lose at Sulphur Bluff
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team lost at Sulphur Bluff, 15-2 Thursday (March 29). Coach Colton Smith said his team struggled to find hits in the loss to Sulphur Bluff. Lady Lions pitcher Chandler Bain struck out 8 in the loss. Madison Simmons was 1 for 3. Jordan Sustaire was 2 for 3. Anna Reeder was 1 for 2. Christi Gurley was 1 for 3. Paisley Kastner was 1 for 3 with a double. The Lady Lions play Detroit at home Friday...
North Hopkins Panthers Defeat Campbell and Cumby
The North Hopkins’ baseball team is making up for lost time after the rainy weather earlier this week. On Thursday (March 29), the Panthers got a no-hitter from three pitchers to defeat Campbell, 10-0 at home. Chase Williams got the win and he was followed on the mound by Caleb Wyatt and Wyatt Wharton. Colby Cameron was 2 for 2 with 3 RBIs, 3 runs scored, two walks and a double. Wharton was 2-3 with 2 RBIs,a run scored, a walk...
As Medicare Issues New Cards; A New Scam Focused on Seniors Begin
March 30, 2018 – A Sulphur Springs citizen has received a call from someone attempting a new Medicare scam. A new scam focused on seniors has begun as Medicare begins a yearlong program to replace all current Medicare cards for beneficiaries. The fact: The number on the card will no longer be the individual’s social security number but will be converted to an alphanumeric ID number. The scam: A phone call from someone saying...
Hines Keynotes A & M-Commerce 2018 Mental Health Matters Day, April 2
COMMERCE, TX—A&M-Commerce welcomes Kevin Hines as the 2018 Mental Health Matters Day Keynote speaker, for his presentation Cracked, Not Broken, on April 2 at 2 p.m. in Ferguson Auditorium. In 2000, two years after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Hines attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. In the 20 years since his diagnosis, Hines has been a mental health advocate, receiving numerous...
Texas A & M University-Commerce Indoor Track and Field Claims Two National Champhionships
COMMERCE, TX— The Texas A&M University-Commerce indoor track and field teams claimed two National Championships at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships March 9-10. The Lion men claimed 5th place, a program best, in the team standings, and the women placed 29th at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. “I am tremendously proud of how our team came out and competed over the course of the two...
Miller Grove Place First in District 23-A District UIL Academic Meet; Compete Results for All Schools in District
Team Results School Points 1st – Miller Grove H S, Cumby 542.5 2nd – Saltillo HS, Saltillo 412 3rd – Sulphur Bluff HS, Sulphur Bluff 343 4th – Fannindel HS, Ladonia 42 5th – Roxton H S, Roxton 35.50 Individual Results Top 6 in each event. Event Place School Name Accounting 1 Miller Grove H S Cumby Natalie White 2 Miller Grove H S Cumby Jorja Bessonett 3 Miller Grove H S Cumby Chandra Lee 4...
