Lady Cats Soccer Team Just Misses Playoffs After Home Loss to Hallsville
By the narrowest of margins the Lady Cats Soccer Team missed the playoffs. With the Lady Cats 5-0 loss to Hallsville at The Prim and Mount Pleasant’s 8-0 win at Marshall on Tuesday (March 16), the Lady Tigers squeezed by the Lady Cats by a single point. The Lady Cats ended with 17 points and Mount Pleasant and Pine Tree grabbed the last two playoff spots with 18 points. The Lady Cats ended the season with a 6-6 district record...
Lady Cats Softball Emerges Victorious Over Mt. Pleasant, 4-0
The Lady Cats softball team beat district foe Mt. Pleasant 4-0 at Lady Cat Park on Tuesday, Mar. 16. It was due in no small part thanks to Crimson Bryant’s dynamite pitching, who went on a tear versus the visiting Lady Tigers. Bryant pitched a near-perfect game, allowing no hits, no runs, and walking only one Lady Tiger batter. The starting pitcher for Sulphur Springs did hit a batter, but Bryant managed to strike out 15 in the...
District Wildcats Baseball and Soccer and Lady Cats Softball and Soccer on Tuesday Game Day
The Wildcats Baseball Team is playing Mount Pleasant on the road in a district game on this busy Tuesday (March 16) game day. The schedule calls for the JV game at 4 p.m. with the Varsity game to follow at 7 p.m. The Wildcats got a district win at home over Longview one week ago and they are 1-0 in district play. They are 4-10 for the season. The Lady Cats Softball Team will resume their always competitive rivalry with Mount Pleasant...
How to Spot Freeze Damage on Trees, by Mario Villarino
Over a week after severe winter weather in East Texas, many landowners may just now be seeing signs of freeze damage to forest trees and having concerns that some trees may not make it. “The most common sign of freeze damage on trees is the turning of needles and leaves from a dark green to a strange reddish-gray color,” said Eric Taylor, Texas A&M Forest Service silviculturist, Overton. “Other than the strange color, the crowns...
Edits Emphasized at PJC-Sulphur Springs
English Instructor Dr. Ken Haley emphasizes a point to students Briceida Chavez and Gino Medina in his class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Social distancing is being practiced in all classrooms, like Dr. Haley’s lecture shown above. Call PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus at 903-885-1232 for more information. Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the...
Lady Cats Softball Wins Over Longview
Lady Cats Softball Team Wins Pitchers Duel With Longview, 1-0 Friday Evening It took a perfect storm of weirdness for the Lady Cats Softball Team to defeat Longview, 1-0 in a district game pitchers’ duel at Lady Cat Park Friday (March 12) evening. Lady Cat Crimson Bryant and the Lady Lobos Reagan Rios just about matched each other pitch for pitch. Here’s the way the Lady Cats scored the games only run in the bottom of the...
What’s In the Bag? by Mario Villarino
On any visit to a nursery or a big-box garden center one will find many types of soil additives and amendments. It can be confusing to any gardener, as compost, mulch, potting soil, and potting mix are all commonly sold in bags. Selecting the right product for your garden will not only improve your soil, but also result in healthier, more productive plants. Knowing what is in the bag and how to use it can be the key to gardening...
Wildcats Baseball Team Uses Giant Bottom of the Seventh to Win District Opener at Home
The Wildcats Baseball Team won their district opener, 8-1 against Longview at Wildcat Park Tuesday night (March 9). The Wildcats broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth when they scored 7 runs. The Wildcats got key RBI’s in the inning from Kaden Wallace, who had two, and one each from Dawson Carpenter, Colby Albritton, Boo Wilkerson, and Hayden Hurst. Jake Armstrong also had an RBI for the Wildcats in the game. The Wildcats...
North Hopkins Baseball Team Has Trouble With Edgewood JV as They Take a 16-2 Loss
The North Hopkins Panthers ended up on the wrong end of a 16-2 score as they played the Edgewood JV Tuesday (March 9). The Bulldogs JV scored 5 runs in the first inning and added 6 more in the second and 5 more in the fifth. The Panthers scored their 2 runs in the bottom of the first. Edgewood JV outhit North Hopkins, 12-6. The Panthers had 2 errors. Dakota Smith took the pitching loss going an inning and 2/3’s giving up 6 hits,...
Wildcats Soccer Team is Handed One Goal Overtime Loss For Second Time This Season by Pine Tree
The Wildcats Soccer Team suffered a tough district loss Tuesday night (March 9) losing to Pine Tree 2-1 in overtime on Senior Night. The Pirates scored the go ahead goal with just 1:12 left in second half of OT. The game was a very physical defensive struggle all night long. The two teams battled to a 0-0 tie after the first half. Both teams goals were very similar in the second half. Both began as corner kicks where the ball was...
