Wildcats Win Season Home Opener
The Wildcats’ baseball team used good starting pitching and nine base hits to defeat North Lamar, 10-4 at Wildcat Park in the regular season home opener Monday night (February 25). The Wildcats also benefited from 4 walks, 4 hit batters and 2 Panther errors. Pacen Edwards got the pitching win for the Wildcats allowing no runs and only 2 hits over 4 innings. Edwards also walked 4 and struck out 5. The Wildcats backed Edwards with...
Wildcat Tennis Season Continues; Hosts Tournaments This Week
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said everyone on his team was able to get in three matches before rain began to fall at a John Tyler tournament last Friday (February 22). Coach Martinez said tournament organizers anticipated rain beginning at noon. He said they ended up playing 6 game pro sets instead of 8 to speed things up. Coach Martinez said they also eliminated five and ten minute breaks. Coach Martinez said his boys doubles...
Saltillo Lions Face Slidell in Regional Quarterfinal Tuesday 6:30 p.m. at Bells High School
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team’s regional quarterfinal game has been firmed up. Saltillo announced Monday that the Lions will be playing Slidell Tuesday (February 26) at 6:30 p.m. at Bells High School. The Lions are 26-8 for the season. They edged by Midway, 45-44 Friday in an Area round game.
Wildcat Coach Discusses Area Win; Wildcats Play Lufkin Tuesday 7 p.m. at Wagstaff Gym
On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta discussed the Wildcats pulse pounding 62-57 Area round win over Midlothian Friday night (February 22) at Forney. A Forney official told Coach Cipoletta Friday was the most packed he had ever seen the gym. Among difference makers, Coach Cipoletta listed the Wildcats rebounding. There was also the Wildcats free throw...
A&M-Commerce Participates in We Teach Texas Initiative
COMMERCE, TX— We Teach Texas, an initiative of The Texas A&M University System, encourages prospective students to pursue teaching careers at one of the 11 system universities, including A&M-Commerce. When East Texas Normal College, now A&M-Commerce, was founded 130 years ago, its purpose was to train teachers. The university remains a leader in teacher education as the sixth-leading producer of teachers in Texas....
North Hopkins Panthers Face Big Sandy In Playoff Tuesday After Clarksville Withdraws
North Hopkins Panther Boys Basketball has been activated back into playoffs today due to a Clarksville UIL eligibility issue. Clarksville had defeated North Hopkins last Friday in Mount Vernon in overtime, but today Clarksville has withdrawn due to the UIL issue. North Hopkins ISD, reactivated into playoffs, and will play Big Sandy Tuesday, February 26, at 7 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School Gym.
County Commissioners’ Court Honors Tully for Service
Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court approved a Proclamation at the close of the court meeting Monday. The Proclamation honors Jim Tully of the Flora Community for his years of service to education at various places and his life of service locally. Tully will be 90-years of age on March 8th of this year. P r o c l a m a t i o n WHEREAS, Dr. James Elvis “Jim” Tully was born in the Flora community in Hopkins County on March...
New Flu Strain Accounts For Almost Half of All New Cases
Just when you think the flu season should be winding down, a new strain of influenza accounts for nearly half of all the new cases being reported according to the U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the local medical community. H1N1 is now moving over for the H3N2 strain and there seems to be more flu to come. Ben Pegues with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs reminds local residents to get...
Season of Elements continues with “The Hobbit” at PJC
THE HOBBIT — Dwarves celebrate in the background as their leader Thorin Oakenshield (Frederic Doss) prevails over The Great Goblin (Ingeborg Hodge) in this rehearsal of a scene from “The Hobbit,” opening Thursday, Feb. 28 at PJC. As part of the 2018-2019 theme of a “Season of Elements,” the Paris Junior College Department of Drama opens “The Hobbit” on Thursday, Feb. 28, representing the element of Earth. “This production is...
