Saltillo Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament Begins with Pool Play Thursday; 10 Teams Compete
Saltillo Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament begins Thursday. Nine schools and one home school team are entered. Teams included are Saltillo, Winnsboro, Bullard, Paris, North Lamar, Rivercrest, Chisum, Clarksville, Quinlan-Ford, and CHESS. Pool Play takes place Thursday and Friday. Bracket Play is set for Saturday. POOL PLAY Pool A: Pool B: Bullard ...
Jasper Ray Northcutt
Jasper Ray Northcutt, age 74, of Emory, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas. Funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, 2:00 PM, November 18, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Emory. Bro. Montie Parker officiating. Visitation will be Friday evening 6-8 PM, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Smyrna Cemetery. Jasper was born on...
Free Thanksgiving Feast at Mitchell Chapel Thursday
Thursday, November 16,2017 at 11:00am until 1:00pm, The Mitchell Chapel COGIC Food Ministry invites the community to their first annual Thanksgiving Feast. Thanksgiving is next week and there are a lot of people in this community that don’t get to spend time with their families or get a good hot meal on Thanksgiving. So The Mitchell Chapel COGIC Family wants to be blessing to the community. MENU: Chicken And Dressing English Pea...
Wildcats Win in Overtime; Lady Cats’ Defense Rules North Lamar
Wildcats Basketball 70, Rockwall Heath 65 (Overtime) The Wildcats’ basketball team outscored Rockwall Heath 7-2 in overtime to take a 70-65 win at Rockwall Heath Tuesday night. The Wildcats trailed by double digits with just minutes to go in regulation before staging a big comeback using a ferocious press. Inside the last minute, the Wildcats trailed by two. Dedric Godbolt got a huge steal but missed a driving layup. Victor...
Wednesday Forecast
20% chance of showers in the afternoon and 30% chance in the evening; High: 70; Low: 59; Wind: South, southwest 5-10
Robert “Bob” Eugene Leerskov
Memorial service for Robert “Bob” Eugene Leerskov, age 70, of Sulphur Springs,TX, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at League Street Church of Christ, Sulphur Springs, TX with Buddy Wiggins officiating and Steve Cook assisting. Friends and loved ones will be received immediately following the service. Mr. Leerskov passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 in Oklahoma. Robert Eugene Leerskov was born on February...
Hammons Qualifies for State at Region 8 UIL Congress ; SSHS UIL Academic Team Competes in Fall Meet
Two Sulphur Springs High School students went to a Region 8 UIL Congress competition earlier this month and one of the students qualified for state competition early next year. Noah Hammons finished second in the Region 8 competition qualifying for state and Rhett Reid placed sixth. Wildcats UIL Academic Coordinator Gerald Grafton said at UIL Congress competition, students introduce legislation, propose it and then debate it. Judges...
Wildcat Football Coordinator Tuesday
by Don Julian Wildcats Defense Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron said he felt like the Wildcats played well in the win over Hallsville last Friday night. He said the defensive line played a heck of a game. Coach Abron said they were highly disruptive. Along with linemen D’Idrec Dugan, Calvin Eckert, Jose Rodriguez and Vuk Susic, Coach Abron said outside linebacker Kylan Wade also had a good game. He really liked the...
Game Day: Wildcat, Lady Cat Basketball
There is Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball on this Tuesday game day. Both teams are on the road. The Wildcats, 1-0 so far this season, play at Rockwall Heath. Play begins with a freshman game at 5 p.m., then a JV contest takes place at around 6:30 p.m. with the varsity game at around 8 p.m. The Wildcats opened the season with an impressive win over Arlington Bowie in the Cowtown Showdown in North Crowley Saturday. Meanwhile the...
