Lady Cats Soccer Loses Tight One to Mount Pleasant Friday 1-0
Sulphur Springs completed a brutal two-game road stand which pitted Lady Cats soccer up against the top two teams in District 15-5A. Unfortunately for Coach Javier Aguayo’s team, they ended up on the wrong side of a 1-0 victory for Mount Pleasant. Excluding their 11-0 drubbing of Marshall on Tuesday, Feb. 8, women’s soccer played one of their best games since district season began in late January. A win Friday would have...
NETLA Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show 2022 Poultry Contest
The NETLA Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show 2022 Poultry Contest lead Friday’s activities. Youth filled the arena with pens, buckets, boxes and other containers filled with the chickens the students raised. In front of the stands on one end of the Arena, two rows cages of broilers were filled when the poultry show started shortly after 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Top honors went to Como-Pickton FFA member Micah...
Wildcats Soccer Goes 0-2 in Two Game Home Stand, Loses to Mount Pleasant 5-1 Friday
Men’s soccer finished their two-game home stand with Mount Pleasant on Friday, Feb. 25 with a 5-1 loss to the Tigers. Coach Alexi Upton and Co. Friday completed a two-game home stand which saw the Wildcats go 0-2 this week. Friday’s loss to Mount Pleasant is the third straight for Sulphur Springs. Edgar Salazar (unassisted) scored the lone goal for the Wildcats. The loss drops Coach Upton’s team’s season record...
Wildcats Basketball Powers Their Way to 65-40 Area Win
Even scoring and a total team effort allowed Sulphur Springs a 65-40 win in the Area round on Friday, Feb. 25 in Forney. Men’s basketball opened their second round match-up with Midlothian with a huge 19-5 first quarter. “We came out and played well defensively,” Coach Brandon haver said Friday night following the Area win. Both teams put up 11 points in the second quarter as the Wildcats went into the locker room...
NETLA Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show 2022 Goat Contest Results
The NETLA Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show 2022 Goat Contest Thursday, Feb. 24, featured more than 65 livestock entries, divided into nine classes. Multiple students showed goats in more than one class. Goat were ranked in each class, then the top goats were judged for over all championship honors. Prior to class judging, those who chose to competed for showmanship recognition. North Hopkins FFA member Laken Callihan’s Class...
NETLA Hopkins County Jr. Market Livestock Show 2022 Lamb Competition Results
Siblings Win Lamb Showmanship, Championship Awards When a thin layer of potential ice and a mix of sleet and rain were predicted for Thursday morning, officials with Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show host NETLA determined the annual show and sale of livestock projects would proceed as scheduled since weigh-ins for the first two shows weren’t scheduled until the afternoon. In spite of the frigid temperatures,...
NETLA Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show 2022 Ag Mechanics Contest
The weeklong Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show and Sale conducted by Northeast Texas Livestock Association kicked off Tuesday afternoon with the annual Ag Mechanics Show. Students from all seven Hopkins County school districts built and brought projects, which ranged from students first ever attempts to commissioned projects and those that have already received awards this year at other contests. Some projects took hours,...
Friday Winter Weather Closings And Delayed Starts
Icy road conditions will be possible Friday morning with damp conditions and below freezing temperatures overnight Thursday night into Friday morning causing refreezing on roads as well as bridges and overpasses. For the protection of everyone involved, many offices and businesses in Hopkins County will be opening late. Below is a comprehensive list which is updated as we receive information. Sleet and rain mix Offices for the City of...
Ongoing Commitment To Service Earns Local Agent CENTURY 21, 2021 Quality Service Pinnacle Award
Sulphur Springs, Texas (Grassroots Newswire) February 24, 2022 – Deborah Wright, broker/owner of CENTURY 21 First Group announced today that Century 21 Real Estate LLC recently recognized sales affiliate Reva Cotton with the CENTURY 21 2021 Quality Service Pinnacle Producer Award. Reva Cotton “The Quality Service Pinnacle Producer Award is an integral part of our brand’s commitment to excellence and recognizes...
Wildcats Basketball in Area Round Tomorrow, Tickets Must Be Purchased Online
Men’s basketball plays in the second round of playoffs on Friday, Feb. 25 against Midlothian. The Area round of playoffs tips off at Forney High School on Friday at 8 P.M. Tickets for the game must be purchased online. SSISD reports no cash sales at the gate for the Wildcats’ second round game with Midlothian. Tickets must be bought here. Coach Brandon Shaver’s team come into the Area round rematch with the Panthers...
