SSHS Ladycat Soccer Coach Updates on Playoffs
Coach Bailey Comments on Royse City Loss, Making the Playoffs and Seniors After a 5-0 loss to district champion Royse City on Senior Night Tuesday (March 19), Lady Cats Coach Joel Bailey called the Lady Bulldogs rock solid. He said they were solid from top to bottom including their subs. Coach Bailey said the Lady Cats threw everything they had at them. He said despite the loss, the Lady Cats were not done. Texas High got an outright...
Mary Elizabeth Channon
Mary Elizabeth Channon( October 27, 1938 – March 16, 2019 ) Jesus took Mary Elizabeth’s hand on March 16, 2019. She was 80 years old. Born on October 27, 1938 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Mary Elizabeth Channon was the first born daughter of Ethel and Chester Channon. The family moved to Commerce after the end of World War II in 1945. She graduated from the Commerce Public School system in 1956. Ms. Channon graduated from East...
Arnold Lawrence Adams
Arnold Lawrence Adams passed away March 17, 2019, in Sulphur Springs. He was born April 28, 1927, in Bellows Falls, Vermont. His parents were Benjamin Moses Adams and Lillian Martha Wilcox. He was the youngest child of a family of 7 sons and daughters (Frank, Bernard, Wally, Evelyn, Madeline, and Virginia) all of whom have preceded him in death as well as his parents. Arnold entered the US Army in July 1945 and served continuously for...
Linda Sue Johnson
Memorial service for Linda Sue Johnson, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019 at First United Methodist Church with Bro. Ed Lantz officiating and Bro. Dean Libby assisting. There will be no formal visitation. Linda passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Medical City Plano. She was born on August 9, 1946 in Mesquite, TX, the daughter of William McKinley and Ethel Puckett Singleton. She...
Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest in Drug-Free Zone
A 2007 Lincoln was pulled over in Sulphur Springs. The occupants of the vehicle appeared nervous and Special Crimes Unit officers were granted consent to search the vehicle. Upon searching the passenger side of the vehicle, investigators noticed a pouch with a syringe sticking out of the pouch. Upon further inspection, a red/clear bag of a crystal substance was discovered. The substance, believed to be methamphetamine, was later...
SSHS Soccer Teams Split Games
Wildcats Soccer 1, Royse City 0 The Wildcats’ soccer team made sure they would finish in third place in the district with a tight, 1-0 win over Royse City on the road Tuesday (March 19) night. The lone Wildcat goal was scored by David Moreno after a corner kick. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton said it was a well played game noting that the Wildcats beat the Bulldogs on their senior night. Chances are pretty good that both the...
Wildcats and Ladycats Both Post Wins
Wildcats Baseball 8, Mount Pleasant 6 The Wildcats’ baseball team came out on top in a high scoring game at Mount Pleasant winning 8-6 Tuesday (March 19) night. The win evened the Wildcats district record at 2-2 and improved their season mark to 10-3. After falling behind 3-0 in the bottom of the third, the Wildcats rode a 7 run top of the fourth to victory. Mount Pleasant made it a one run game with three runs in the bottom of...
Speeding Vehicle Stop Lands Passenger in Jail
DPS officers pulled over a 2018 White Altima with Michigan plates for speeding just west of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30. A strong of odor of marijuana was observed by the officer as he talked to the driver of the vehicle. This prompted a probable cause search of the vehicle and 2 containers of marijuana and 3 tablets of Adderall were found in the glove box. The passenger, 21 year old, Ocatavio Simms, of Schertz, TX was placed...
Blue Blazes Fundraiser
Blue Blazes Have New Fundraiser Dealing With Easter Egg Hunts The Sulphur Springs High School Blue Blazes Drill Team has a new fundraiser. It is called Egg My House or Egg My Yard. It involves Easter Egg Hunts and the Blue Blazes want to be your Easter Bunny. They are offering to take care of an Easter Egg Hunt for you. Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough says sometimes parents get so involved in the business side of putting...
Ladycat Softball Heads To Royse City For District Opener
Lady Cats Softball Team Opens District Play on Game Day Tuesday The Lady Cats’ softball team begins district play on this Tuesday (March 19) game day. The Lady Cats will play at Royse City with a JV game at 5 p.m. and the varsity game at 6:30 p.m. This will be a battle of two teams having very good seasons. The Lady Bulldogs come in 16-3-1 and the Lady Cats are 14-4. Monday night the Lady Cats had their final non-district tune...
