Lady Cat Basketball Play Frisco Lone Star Area Game Thursday Night
The #14 state ranked Lady Cats’ basketball team has a big Area round playoff game Thursday at Rockwall High School at 7 p.m. The Lady Cats will be facing perhaps their biggest challenge of the season so far. They will face the state’s #3 ranked team, Frisco Lone Star. They are 32-4. The Rangers leading scorer is 5-10 senior guard Mallory Adams, a Division 1 talent averaging more than 20 points a game. 5-foot-7 junior Mia...
Lady Cat Softball Tourney Cancelled; Will Play Small Round Robin at Emory Rains
The wet weather has impacted the Sulphur Springs Tournanent that was supposed to start its 3-day run Thursday. All games in Sulphur Springs at Coleman Park and Lady Cat Park have been canceled. According to Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo, weather permitting plans are to play a small round robin tournament at Emory Rains. Sulphur Springs games Thursday at Emory Rains will be against Caddo Mills at 10:30 a.m. and against...
Horace Ray Lewis
Funeral services for Horace Ray Lewis, age 90, of Saltillo will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 18, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Fred Lewis and Rev. Charles Ethridge officiating. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery with grandsons and great-grandsons serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Brad Bradford, Omar Miller and Leo Matthews. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., one hour prior to...
Chamber Connection February 15, 2018
Tonight is the night!!! It’s time for the 92nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet! “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” dinner and community awards set in the roaring 1920’s will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 15th at 6:30 p.m. Awards including Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of...
Thursday Forecast
Patchy drizzle or fog until 10 a.m.; High: 74; Low: 48; Wind: South, southwest 15-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Wildcat Baseball Able to Scrimmage Royce City Despite Weather Conditions
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack can hardly believe that his team got a scrimmage in Tuesday evening at Royse City. He said he expected a call from the Royse City coach early Tuesday afternoon saying it was too wet to play. It never came. The coach did call to say he thought they could get in the scrimmage. Coach Hammack said it rained on the Wildcats’ bus all the way to Royse City. He expected to get a call en route...
Wildcats Enter Playoffs Following District Championship; Survive and Advance
There was a lot for the Wildcats’ basketball team to celebrate Tuesday night. They wrapped up a rare district championship with a 78-45 win over Hallsville. The Wildcats completed district play with an 11-1 record. The Wildcats will play Lovejoy or West Mesquite in a bi-district game next week. Coach Clark Cipoletta said winning district was great but he made it clear he has much bigger plans for this team this year. Concerning...
Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions in Playoffs
The Saltillo Lions ended district play Tuesday with a 52-37 win over Sulphur Bluff. The Lions ended up with a 6-2 district record. The Lions got off to a good start Tuesday and led 24-15 after two quarters. Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 18 points. Matthew Gurley scored 17 points. Trevor Moore had 7 points. Lyle Bench scored 5 points. Branson McGill had 2 points. The Lions improved their season record to 20-15. They open the...
Jerl Wayne Taylor
Funeral services for Jerl Wayne Taylor, 39, of Sulphur Springs, have been set for 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Greater Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 901 Como Street with Pastor Ida Wilson, officiating assisted by Pastor Thomas Peters. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery with Bryan Jermaine Bell, Kenneth Michael Bell, Cleveland Lindley, Jr., Steven Pruitt, Ashton Pruitt, Scotty Walker, Cody Williams and...
