Lady Cats Play for Third Place in Edgewood Tournament Saturday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team completed pool play in the Edgewood tournament with a solid 54-32 win over Kaufman Friday night (December 7). The Lady Cats ended pool play with a 2-2 record with wins over Wills Point and Kaufman and losses to Edgewood and Gilmer. Based on pool play results, the Lady Cats will play for third place in the tournament against North Forney Saturday at 2:40 p.m. in the Edgewood High School Gym. Against...
Wildcats Face Lake Highlands Saturday; Lost to Wylie Friday
The #8 ranked Class 5A Wildcats’ basketball team fell way behind #14 ranked Class 6A Wylie and was never able to catch up in a 54-41 loss in a Gold Bracket semifinal game in the Forney ISD Winter Classic at North Forney High School Friday (December 7). The Pirates jumped out to a 16-1 lead against the Wildcats. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats dug ourselves into a big hole early with a lot of turnovers. He said...
PJC Sulphur Springs Clinical Medical Assistant Class
Students in the Clinical Medical Assistant class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center watch as Instructor Joyce Vargas, left, demonstrates a medical procedure. Observing are, from left, Cassandra Pemberton, Kacee Robberds, Daisy Smith and Cameron Harris.
Lady Cats Lose to Tourney Host Edgewood
The Lady Cats’ basketball team came out on the short end of a double overtime game Friday morning (December 7) in an Edgewood tournament. The Lady Cats lost to tournament host Edgewood, 62-59. The Lady Cats had to play both overtimes and several minutes of regulation without point guard Sadavia Porter who picked up her fifth foul with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter. Porter left with 20 points and 2 three point baskets. Still...
Heart Of Hope Receives Donation From Local Corvette Club
Heart of Hope, a local pregnancy resource center, recently received a $1,000 donation from the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club. The local 501(c)3 charity located at 407 S. Davis St in Sulphur Springs is a FREE pregnancy resource center offering support to the mother and father. Director Pat Phillips stated, “At the center, we offer free pregnancy test, one free sonogram, and parenting classes if the mother and/or father are...
Lions Win First Game in North Hopkins Tournament
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team won their first game in a North Hopkins boys varsity tournament Thursday (December 6) over Yantis, 72-48. The Lions outscored the Owls in each quarter leading 20-10 after one quarter, 36-24 at the half and 57-39 after three quarters. Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 24 points. Matthew Gurley scored 18 points. Ben Moore added 16 points. Levi Hoover had 8 points. Andrew Redburn, Edi Olayo and...
Lady Cats Are 1-1 in First Day of Edgewood Tournament
A scoring drought came at the wrong time for the Lady Cats’ basketball team Thursday afternoon (December 6). In their second pool play game in the Edgewood tournament, the Lady Cats went scoreless in the fourth while Gilmer scored 15 points to turn a 7 point Lady Cat lead into an 8 point Lady Buckeye win. Gilmer won 41-33. The teams were tied 15-15 after the first quarter and 22-22 at the half. The Lady Cats had a strong third...
Wildcats Win First Two Games at Forney Winter Classic
The #8 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team won their pool with two solid victories in the 2018 Forney ISD Winter Classic Thursday (December 6). The Wildcats topped North Mesquite, 52-43 and then took care of McKinney Boyd, 62-42. The Wildcats now face Wylie, the #14 ranked team in Class 6A, in a semifinal game in the Gold Bracket Friday at 5 p.m. in the Main Gym at North Forney High School. Against North Mesquite, the Wildcats...
