Lady Cats Soccer Team Defeats Life Waxahachie and Wins Terrell Tournament on Saturday
Perhaps the Lady Cats Soccer Team won one for their coach Saturday (January 23) at the Terrell Winter Classic. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo could not attend the tournament Friday or Saturday due to illness. First Saturday the Lady Cats won their group with a 9-3 win over Life Waxahachie. Then they were declared Champion of the Tournament when other possible opponents in the tournament final game were not able to play. In an offensive...
Saltillo Lions Basketball Team Picks Up Another District Win
The Saltillo Lions Basketball Team continues on a good roll in district play. The Lions got another lopsided win Friday (January 22) against Bloomberg. The Lions outscored Bloomberg in every quarter leading 31-7 after one period, 47-18 at the half, 67-30 after three quarters and 84-41 at the end. The Lions are now 7-0 in district play and 12-7 for the season. The Lions’ Andrew Redburn had a huge game against Bloomberg scoring 30...
Hopkins County Continued To Have Lowest Unemployment Rate In Area In December
Hopkins County continued to have the lowest unemployment rate in the area, 1.8 percent lower than the state average and 1.6 lower than the average for the Northeast Texas workforce area, according to the Texas Labor Market Information and Texas Workforce Commission. While the unemployment rate fell from 5.8 in November 2020 to back to the 5.3 percent of October 2020, the December 2020 unemployment rate was still nearly twice the 2.8...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of January 25, 2021
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Jan. 25, 2021. Theseschedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or otherunforeseen 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 throughwork zones. They should also avoid distractions such as cell...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Gets Solid Win At Home Against Pine Tree, 60-17
Every game counts for the Lady Cats Basketball Team as they work to make the playoffs and earn the highest seed they can get. Friday night, January 22, the Lady Cats took care of business beating a team they were heavily favored to beat. The Lady Cats topped Pine Tree, 60-17 in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The Lady Cats started out slowly but still were up 9-3 after the first quarter. The Lady Cats took control of the...
Wildcats Soccer Team Wins A Pair Of Games Against Good Class 4A Teams In Terrell Tiger Winter Classic Friday
The Wildcats Soccer Team wrapped up group play Friday, January 22, 2021, in the Terrell Tiger Winter Classic with wins over Sunnyvale and Paris, both preseason top 10 ranked in the region in Class 4A. Wildcats Soccer Team is 2-1 in Tiger Winter Classic The Wildcats defeated Sunnyvale 3-0 and outscored previously unbeaten Paris, 3-1. Against Sunnyvale, David Moreno scored the first Wildcat assisted by Alejandro Diosdado. Omar Hernandez...
Wildcats Basketball Team Picks Up a Road District Win at Pine Tree, 65-35 Friday
In the past, some Clark Cipoletta-coached Wildcats teams have had some close calls in Pine Tree. That was not the case Friday night, January 22, as the Wildcats Basketball Team surged past the Pirates, 65-35. The district win improved the Wildcats district record to 6-2. Their season record is now 13-8. Senior point guard Lamodrick Johnson again led the way for the Wildcats with 18 points. Junior Justin Haire poured in 16 points....
Lady Cats Soccer Team Earns 1-1 Tie With Paris In Terrell Tournament Friday
The Lady Cats Soccer Team has opened group play with a win and a tie after the first two days of the three-day Terrell Winter Classic tournament. Friday the Lady Cats fought back to tie Paris 1-1. The Lady Cats defeated host Terrell on Thursday, 3-0. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo said the Lady Cats had a slow start Friday and gave up an early goal to Paris. He said that hurt because, after that, Paris concentrated on containing the...
Wildcats Powerlifters Finish First, Lady Cats Second In Sulphur Springs Meet
Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter was pleased with his Wildcats and Lady Cats’ lifters at the Sulphur Springs Meet held Thursday, January 21, in the SSHS Multipurpose Building. Coach Jeter called it a wonderful way to start off the 2021 powerlifting season as the Wildcats Powerlifters finished first and the Lady Cats second at the meet. He added his 12 Wildcats all earned top three place medals. For the Lady Cats,...
Jan. 22 COVID-19 Update: 17 New Cases, 56 Additional Vaccines Administered, COVID Hospitalizations Decrease
Although nearly twice as many new COVID-19 cases were reported on Friday than on Thursday, the COVID-19 hospitalizations decreased both locally and across the region, according to the Jan. 22 COVID-19 reports from Texas Department of State Health Services and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management. While there were no new recoveries reported on Friday, there also were no new fatalities announced, but 56 additional doses...
