Sulphur Springs Tournament Changes Due to Weather
SULPHUR SPRINGS TOURNAMENT The wet weather has impacted the Sulphur Springs Tournament that was supposed to start its 3-day run Thursday. All games in Sulphur Springs at Coleman Park and Lady Cat Park have been canceled. According to Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo, weather permitting plans are to play a small round robin tournament at Emory Rains. Sulphur Springs games Thursday at Emory Rains will be against Caddo Mills at...
Chamber Connection February 15, 2018
Tonight is the night!!! It’s time for the 92nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet! “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” dinner and community awards set in the roaring 1920’s will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 15th at 6:30 p.m. Awards including Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of...
Wildcat Baseball Able to Scrimmage Royce City Despite Weather Conditions
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack can hardly believe that his team got a scrimmage in Tuesday evening at Royse City. He said he expected a call from the Royse City coach early Tuesday afternoon saying it was too wet to play. It never came. The coach did call to say he thought they could get in the scrimmage. Coach Hammack said it rained on the Wildcats’ bus all the way to Royse City. He expected to get a call en route...
Wildcats Enter Playoffs Following District Championship; Survive and Advance
There was a lot for the Wildcats’ basketball team to celebrate Tuesday night. They wrapped up a rare district championship with a 78-45 win over Hallsville. The Wildcats completed district play with an 11-1 record. The Wildcats will play Lovejoy or West Mesquite in a bi-district game next week. Coach Clark Cipoletta said winning district was great but he made it clear he has much bigger plans for this team this year. Concerning...
Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions in Playoffs
The Saltillo Lions ended district play Tuesday with a 52-37 win over Sulphur Bluff. The Lions ended up with a 6-2 district record. The Lions got off to a good start Tuesday and led 24-15 after two quarters. Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 18 points. Matthew Gurley scored 17 points. Trevor Moore had 7 points. Lyle Bench scored 5 points. Branson McGill had 2 points. The Lions improved their season record to 20-15. They open the...
Sanders Files for Sulphur Springs City Council Place 3
Norman Sanders has filed to seek Place 3 on the Sulphur Springs City Council. Sanders will challenge incumbent Oscar Aguilar. KSST News spoke with Mr. Sanders Wednesday after he filed at city hall. He told KSST News that due to his schedule, a picture and news story will be available early next week.
Update: Hopkins County Deputy Arrests Two on Henderson County Warrants, Additional Charge
Two individuals arrested in Hopkins County Wednesday were wanted on warrants after Henderson County authorities responded to a home in the Mabank area February 5th in response to a 21-month-old who shot itself in the face. The child was flown to a Dallas hospital to be treated for injuries. Henderson County CPS has taken custody of a girl and two boys who were living at the residence. Hopkins County Deputies were advised a man wanted...
Wildcats District Champs
The #13 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team wrapped up the district championship with a convincing 78-45 win over Hallsville in Wildcats Gym Tuesday night. It is believed to be the first Wildcats’ first district championship in about 25 years. The Wildcats end the district race with an 11-1 record and they will be the district’s #1 seed in the playoffs. The Wildcats got off to a slow start against the Bobcats Tuesday...
