Lady Cats Basketball Plays Poteet in Bi-District Monday
The Texas High Lady Tigers made some key plays down the stretch to squeeze by the #14 ranked Lady Cats’ basketball team, 64-61 at Paris Friday night to take the top seed in the district in the playoffs. Texas High will play Highland Park. The Lady Cats, a second seed, will meet Mesquite Poteet in a bi-district game Monday at 7 p.m. at Emory Rains. With the Lady Cats up by 2 points in the game’s final seconds, Texas High...
Alvarez, Tavera Hat-tricks Assure Wildcat Soccer Win
The Wildcats’ soccer team scored early and often in a 10-1 romp over Texas High Friday night at Prim Stadium. Johnathan Alvarez and Angel Tavera had three goal hat tricks. Kevin Yanez scored two goals. Alex Diosdado and Eduardo Ramirez had one goal each. Tavera, D.J. Abron and Enrique Arellano had one assist apiece. The Wildcats improved to 2-1 in district play. Their season record is now 9-7. The Wildcats have a bye next...
Lady Cat Soccer Remains Unbeaten in District Play
The Lady Cats’ soccer team remained unbeaten in district play as they defeated Texas High, 3-1 in Texarkana Friday night. The match was tied at the half, 1-1 but the Lady Cats scored two unanswered goals in the second half. The match marked the first meeting between the Lady Cats and their former coach Jesus DeLeon, now the Texas High Coach. The Lady Cats got a free kick goal from Jo McMillan, a goal from Mileena Zirretta...
Saturday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 55 with temperature falling to 42 by 5 p.m.; Low: 29; Wind: South 5-10 becoming north and gusting to 20 mph
Upcoming Senior Events: February 2018
There are a lot of activities happening everyday at the Senior Citizens Center. I have highlighted below and attached Flyers for some of the Bigger Events. I still have 300 Calendars for sale. These are 2 year Calendars. I have decided to sell them for $ 10.00 each hoping more of you guys will come and support the building of a NEW Senior Citizens Center. These calendars are not doing any good just sitting in the boxes. ...
Claude Ed Brice
Funeral service for Claude Ed Brice, age 86, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Fred McCoy, Billy Joe Clayton, Max Drummond, Steve Smith, Mason Smith and Shane Williams serving as pallbearers and Jamie Brice, Earnest “Ed” Brice and his coffee drinker friends serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one...
Lady Cat Softball Defeat Lindale; Lost to Wylie East Thursday
The Lady Cats’ softball team played in their third scrimmage of the season Thursday evening and this one was at Lady Cat Park on a cool night. The Lady Cats defeated Lindale, 5-2 and then lost to Wylie East 6-5 when Lady Cats’ pitchers had a hard time locating the strike zone. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo said the Lady Cats played very well overall. He said they hit the ball well and played pretty good defense. Brinklee...
Wildcat Baseball Off to Good Start
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said his team’s first scrimmage Thursday (February 8) evening in Sherman was a good one. The Wildcats won 7-3. The scrimmage was rescheduled from Monday due to cold weather. Coach Hammack said generally pitchers are ahead of hitters this time of the season. He said he used four pitchers against Sherman. Tyler Armstrong, Jaxon Chaney, Ryan Humphries and Triston McCormick threw two innings...
Dr. Betty Block named Fellow of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education for Her Leadership and Service
COMMERCE, TX— On January 4, 2018, Dr. Betty Block, professor of Kinesiology in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was named the 25th Fellow of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education. A National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) Fellow is one of the acknowledged leaders in the field of kinesiology who has the added distinction of providing ten...
