Wildcats Shut Out Tigers 8-0
Perhaps it was worth waiting for. The Wildcats’ baseball team finally got to play their game against Mount Pleasant three days late due to wet weather and they shut out the Tigers, 8-0 on Good Friday at Mount Pleasant. Ryan Humphries and Pacen Edwards teamed up for the shutout. Humphries went the first five and a third innings allowing only three hits with four strikeouts and four walks. Edwards pitched an inning and two-thirds...
Join the Fight Against Child Exploitation By Taking Easter Photos
Redeeming Zoe is an organization that fights child exploitation in the Philippines. They will be out on Celebration Plaza today, March 30th, until 6pm, and tomorrow, March 31st from 10am-6pm for their 3rd annual event “Photos for Freedom”. This event focuses on taking photos for the good, and showing positive family examples. Notre Dame, and Cotton Ball are just two of the Bunny Rabbits you can pose with for your Easter...
Wildcat Soccer Played with Passion and Heart in 2-1 Loss
After a heartbreaking bi-district loss outside Wylie’s Pirate Stadium Thursday night (March 29), a weary and somewhat hoarse Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said his team played with passion and heart and gave it everything they had in the 2-1 loss to Lovejoy. Coach Wiggins said the Wildcats gave the Leopards all they wanted. The Wildcats also earned some respect from the winning team. Coach Wiggins said Lovejoy was very...
Bake Sale to Benefit Church Youth: Stop By Before They Sell Out
The Church of the Nazarene Youth group is having a Bake Sale until 3pm on the Square today, March 30th, 2018. The Youth Group had a wide variety of Easter themed baked goods for sale, and are raising money to go to Summer Camp. If they have extra money they will plan a day trip to Six Flags and meet up with other Nazarene Churches. Help support the kids and buy some tasty treats! They will be outside Alliance Bank on Celebration...
Lady Lions Lose at Sulphur Bluff
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team lost at Sulphur Bluff, 15-2 Thursday (March 29). Coach Colton Smith said his team struggled to find hits in the loss to Sulphur Bluff. Lady Lions pitcher Chandler Bain struck out 8 in the loss. Madison Simmons was 1 for 3. Jordan Sustaire was 2 for 3. Anna Reeder was 1 for 2. Christi Gurley was 1 for 3. Paisley Kastner was 1 for 3 with a double. The Lady Lions play Detroit at home Friday...
North Hopkins Panthers Defeat Campbell and Cumby
The North Hopkins’ baseball team is making up for lost time after the rainy weather earlier this week. On Thursday (March 29), the Panthers got a no-hitter from three pitchers to defeat Campbell, 10-0 at home. Chase Williams got the win and he was followed on the mound by Caleb Wyatt and Wyatt Wharton. Colby Cameron was 2 for 2 with 3 RBIs, 3 runs scored, two walks and a double. Wharton was 2-3 with 2 RBIs,a run scored, a walk...
As Medicare Issues New Cards; A New Scam Focused on Seniors Begin
March 30, 2018 – A Sulphur Springs citizen has received a call from someone attempting a new Medicare scam. A new scam focused on seniors has begun as Medicare begins a yearlong program to replace all current Medicare cards for beneficiaries. The fact: The number on the card will no longer be the individual’s social security number but will be converted to an alphanumeric ID number. The scam: A phone call from someone saying...
Hines Keynotes A & M-Commerce 2018 Mental Health Matters Day, April 2
COMMERCE, TX—A&M-Commerce welcomes Kevin Hines as the 2018 Mental Health Matters Day Keynote speaker, for his presentation Cracked, Not Broken, on April 2 at 2 p.m. in Ferguson Auditorium. In 2000, two years after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Hines attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. In the 20 years since his diagnosis, Hines has been a mental health advocate, receiving numerous...
