SSHS Interior Design Team Win State, Qualify For National FCCLA Contest
Three members of Christina Davis’ interior design class at Sulphur Springs High School won the state FCCLA championship. Sophomores Mykylie Meador, Kaylee Schumacher and Jillian Jumper advanced from regional competition to the state interior design contest, both contests conducted virtually due to COVID-19 this year. “They won first place in state. One of the judges gave them a perfect score. I’m really proud of the...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of April 19, 2021
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of April 19, 2021. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
The Lady Cats Softball Team Wins an Unusual Game at Marshall Friday Evening
The Lady Cats Softball Team turned a tense game into a one-sided contest on the strength of one huge inning Friday evening (April 16) in Marshall. The Lady Cats scored a single run in the top of the first inning and it looked for a long time that might be all they would get. Then in the top of the fifth, the Lady Cats exploded for 12 runs. The final score was 13-0. Lady Cats ace Crimson Bryant was her usual strong self throwing a 5...
Wildcats Baseball Team Tumbles Into Fifth Place in District After Lopsided Loss at Marshall Friday
The Wildcats Baseball Team had a very rough night on a drizzly and cold night in Marshall and ended up on the wrong end of a 16-1 game against the Mavericks Friday (April 16). The Wildcats used four pitchers that issued 11 walks and gave up 16 runs. They managed just one hit and scored a single run. Their fielders committed 5 errors. Meanwhile Marshall scored in every inning with 3 runs in the first, another run in the second, 3 more...
4 Sulphur Springs ISD Campuses Named Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools
Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase Schools Lamar & Travis Primary Schools Recognized as 2nd-Year Winners, Bowie & Bush Primary Schools Make List For First Time Four campuses in Sulphur Springs ISD are among only 110 schools in Texas and 325 across the country named Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools, SSISD Assistant Superintendent Kristin Monk announced Friday. “Bowie and Bush Primaries are first year...
At Marshall, Wildcats Baseball Still a Go For Friday at 7 p.m., Lady Cats Softball Playing Monday
The rainy weather is impacting baseball and softball on this game day Friday (April 16). Both the Wildcats Baseball Team and Lady Cats’ softball team were scheduled to play Marshall in Marshall Friday. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo expects that his game will be rescheduled for Monday with a JV game at 4:30 p.m. and then the Varsity game at 6 p.m. at Marshall. However as of now, Wildcats Coach Jerrod Hammack and the Marshall...
Trading Post for April 16, 2021
coke cola collections the canister set, plates, glasses, bowls and one of the canister looks like the juke box that be in the diner,asking $65 for all. call 903-440-5523 or txt for pic. also the set of king size sheets have been sold. For sale: 1G.E. under-counter microwave. Microwave works good, but vent and light needs work. – $25.00 1 G.E. Electric range (30 In.) Everything on it works great! – $125.00. 1 coffee table...
Catch Trevor Dreher, World Champ Trick Roper, at UPRA Rodeo April 16, 17 in the Regional Civic Center!
Trevor Dreher, World Champion Trick Roper, will perform an All-LED Light Show during Rodeo I literally ‘ran into’ Trevor Dreher on the square in downtown Sulphur Springs as he was doing pre-show promotion for this weekend’s UPRA Spring Rodeo. Trevor had arrived in town and was looking for people to perform his roping tricks for. I first took him to Lezley’s “Farewell Fiesta” inside the Chamber of...
Wildcat Offensive Lineman Somjai Pryor Signs to Play Football at Kansas Wesleyan University
Wildcats senior Somjai Pryor, a member of Coach Greg Owens’s football team, signed a national letter of intent Thursday, Apr. 15 to play football at Kansas Wesleyan University. Pryor is the son of Ayana Pryor and Lewis Harrison. The left tackle of Coach Owens’s offensive line, Pryor said that he sent his film to the Kansas Wesleyan coaching staff, and shortly thereafter was given an offer to join the Coyotes on a football...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Says His Team Will Not Do Formal Spring Football This Year
For the past several seasons since 2016 but not including last year’s COVID-19 cancellation, the Wildcats Football Team has had formal spring football practice. That will not be the case this year. The decision means the Wildcats will be able to begin fall football practice on August 2, a full week ahead of the schools that do spring football. It also means the Wildcats can have two scrimmages instead of the one for spring...
