North Hopkins FFA Chapter Looks Forward to NETLA Show February 22-24, 2018
By Reporter Breanna Hicks The holiday and New Year season was fast and furious for the North Hopkins FFA! The 53-member chapter finished up the holidays with one of their favorite service projects, the SCAT program. The chapter received the names of two local senior citizens in need and asked them to write a Christmas list to “Santa”. The chapter got as many of the items as we could and spent a day delivering the special...
Jarrell Malone
Funeral service for Jarrell Malone, age 82, of Brashear, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 8, 2018 in the Spence Chapel at First Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, with Rev. Bruce Stinson, Rev. Tommy Hall, and Rev. Dan Tarno officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Malone passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home, surrounded by...
Karen Leslie Ackerman
Karen Leslie (nee de Lange, born Kabwe, Zambia) Ackerman, aged 48, passed away in Winnsboro, Texas on 3rd February 2018. She is survived by her two children, Samantha and Leon, her brother Pieter, her sister Marge (South Africa), sister Adrianne (Thailand), and partner Olke Jongsma (Texas). She was a graduate of Craddock High School, South Africa where she excelled academically and in sports, was crowned Victrix Ludorum and received a...
Tuesday Forecast
60% chance of showers and thunderstorm; High: 44; Low: 32; Wind: North 5-10
Casey Jeter, Wildcats Powerlifting Coach, on Mount Pleasant Meet
A 12-member Wildcats’ powerlifting team, made up mostly of freshmen and sophomores, finished seventh at a Mount Pleasant meet on Saturday. Wildcats Coach Casey Jeter said he wanted his young lifters to be featured while the veteran lifters had time off to heal up for future events. 220 lifters participated and Coach Jeter said six of his dozen Wildcats got medals for top five finishes. In the 114 pound weight class, Trenton...
David Carrillo, Lady Cats Softball Coach, on Saturday Scrimmage
During early scrimmage action, the Lady Cats’ softball team has already played both of last year’s regional finalists. The played Forney last Tuesday and The Colony, the Class 5A State Champions, on Saturday. The Lady Cats also scrimmaged Rockwall and North Forney on Saturday. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo said the Lady Cats did well against the competition, did some things well on offense and stayed in the scrimmages....
No Wildcats Baseball Scrimmage Monday Evening
Wildcats’ baseball scrimmage games scheduled in Sherman Monday have been postponed due to cold weather. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said the Sherman coach told him a wind chill of 29 degrees was expected in Sherman Monday evening. According to Coach Hammack, the scrimmage has been rescheduled for Thursday. The Wildcats JV Royal Team is scheduled to play at 4:30 p.m. Thursday with the Wildcats Varsity to follow at 6:30...
Joel Bailey, Lady Cats Soccer Coach, on Pine Tree Winter-spring
The Lady Cats’ soccer game at Pine Tree on Friday was just like ones the two teams played last year. Low scoring. Lady Cats Coach Joel Bailey said last year Pine Tree won at home with a lone goal on a corner kick while the Lady Cats also won at home with a lone goal on a corner kick. He said it was more of the same Friday night. The match was tied 0-0 at the half. Coach Bailey said he told his team at the half that...
Nicky Wiggins, Wildcats Soccer Coach, on Pine Tree Loss
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said his teams’ 3-0 loss to Pine Tree Friday at Prim Stadium did not go as he thought it would. He said after watching film, he determined that at several key moments, some Wildcats’ players weren’t paying attention leaving Pirate players wide open. Coach Wiggins said the Wildcats did not defend corner kicks well. Two of the Pirates’ goals came after corner kicks. Coach...
