Saltillo Lady Lions Have Huge Win
Saltillo Lady Lions Softball 19, Yantis 9 Lady Lions Win Second Game of Season The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team scored runs in every inning to defeat Yantis, 19-9 on Tuesday (March 26). The Lady Lions jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Yantis rallied back to within two runs trailing only 9-7. Both teams scored two runs in the third inning and Saltillo led 11-9 after three. The Lady Lions put the game away with eight unanswered runs...
City-Wide Clean Up Announced For April 8-13
Sulphur Springs residents will have an opportunity next month to get rid of unwanted most household items during the city’s annual City-Wide Clean Up. marc maxwell The clean up will be conducted 1/4-mile east of Flowserve from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 8 through Saturday, April 13. “About half the time, people bring tree limbs and brush, sofas, things of that nature. Unfortunately, if we don’t do this, things might...
North Hopkins Baseball Has Near No-Hitter
North Hopkins Baseball 10, Fruitvale 0 North Hopkins Just Misses Out on No-Hitter in 10-0 Win North Hopkins’ baseball pitcher Caleb Wyatt lost his no-hitter in the game’s last inning as the Panthers defeated Fruitvale soundly, 10-0 Tuesday. Wyatt threw a six inning one-hit shutout striking out 12. Meanwhile the North Hopkins batters got 8 hits and committed no errors. Brycen Gillespie got North Hopkins started with a...
Wildcat Baseball Suffers Tough Loss
Wildcats Have an Evening to Forget at Wildcat Park The Wildcats’ baseball team had a very tough night at home Tuesday night (March 26) as the Royse City Bulldogs left town with a lopsided, 11-3 win. The Bulldogs pounded out 18 hits while the Wildcats could only get 5. Still for most of the night, the Wildcats kept hanging around. Going into the top of the seventh inning, the Wildcats only trailed, 5-3. Royse City removed all the...
County Firefighters Respond To Second Structure Fire In 2 Days
County firefighters’ quick response to a FM 1567 building fire Tuesday afternoon limited the amount of damage sustained by the blaze. The cause of the fire was still under investigation Wednesday morning, but nothing suspicious had been identified in connection with the blaze, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley. “The guys got a quick knock down on it. There was not a lot of heavy fire damage. It was more smoke...
SSHS Ag Mechanics Students Earn Recognition At Shows For Projects
March 27, 2019 – The Sulphur Springs FFA Agriculture Mechanics Show team has had a successful show season this year. Overall, five projects built by 12 students were exhibited at five shows: the State Fair of Texas, Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, San Angelo Livestock Show and Rodeo, NETLA Ag Mechanics Show and Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. All the projects exhibited received a blue ribbon at every show, and two projects...
Ladycat Softball Wins Against Lindale
Lady Cats Softball 4, Lindale 0 Strong Pitching Carries Lady Cats to Win Over Lindale Lady Cats pitcher Bailey Haggerty threw a complete game 3 hit shutout to lead the Lady Cats to a 4-0 win over Lindale on the road Tuesday evening (March 26). Haggerty also struck out one and walked three. The Lady Cats had seven hits and did not have any errors. Kate Womack provided the only run Haggerty would need when she hit a home run to give the...
Basic Tips To Prevent Poultry Diseases
By Mario Villarino, DVM, Ph.D., Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR Animal disease prevention is responsibility of all members of the farming community. Poultry flocks represent a special challenge as far as public and animal health is concerned because smaller flocks are usually kept without veterinary care or sometimes maintained by people with limited experience. Also, even when those flocks are small in backyard flocks...
Wildcats Track Update From Coach Tyson
Track Coach Derek Tyson Said Wildcats Athletes Got a Lot Out of Jesuit Relays Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson took nine Wildcats to the prestigious Jesuit Sheaner Relays in Dallas Saturday (March 23). Coach Tyson said it was a positive day with a high level of competition and was also a great learning experience. He said the Wildcats got a chance to observe lots of elite athletes. Coach Tyson encouraged the Wildcats to mimic the...
Powerlifters Compete At State Meet
Three Wildcats Compete at State Powerlifting Meet Last Saturday All three Wildcats finished in the top twenty in the state at the State Powerlifting Meet held last Saturday (March 23) in Abilene. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter and Assistant Coach Alex Guerra took Oscar Yanez, Carson Bridges and George Greenway to the state meet. Coach Jeter said weigh in took place Friday and all three of the Wildcats made weight. Yanez lifts...
