New Wildcats Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver Opens Boys Basketball Edge Monday Morning
New Wildcats Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver got things started Monday morning (June 14) conducting his opening session of The Edge for Boys Basketball. His 8 A.M. until 10 A.M. session was for boys entering 7th through the 9th grades. It was followed with one for boys entering 10th through 12th grades from 10 A.M. until noon. During an interview just before The Edge got started, Coach Shaver said this was a great move for him. He...
Senator Hall Gives Update On How Priorities, Bills Fared During 87th Legislative Session
Texas Senator Bob Hall Thursday evening in a town hall meeting at Hopkins County Courthouse gave n update on his involvement in the 87th Legislative session, including not only his office’s process regarding bills, the committees he serves on and priorities he took with him to the Regular Session, but how those bills and priorities fared. Hall then took questions from the audience of approximately 50 people in attendance in the...
Wildcats Basketball, Lady Cats Basketball and Lady Cats Volleyball Begin The Edge Monday
Three more SSHS sports teams begin The Edge on Monday (June 14): Wildcats Basketball, Lady Cats Basketball and Lady Cats Volleyball. New Wildcats Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver will conduct The Edge in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. Athletes entering 7th through the 9thgrades will have The Edge from 8 A.M. until 10 A.M. and players entering 10th through 12th grades will do The Edge from 10 A.M. until noon. The six week...
Wildcats 7 on 7 Football Team is at State Qualifier Tournament in Tyler Saturday
Matt Young The Wildcats 7 on 7 Football Team has one last chance to qualify for the State 7 on 7 Tournament at a Qualifier Tournament Saturday (June 12) at Lindsey Park in Tyler. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats would play Wylie East beginning at 9 A.M. Saturday and then take on Corsicana and Tyler High in preliminary games. Top finishers in the prelims advance to playoffs. Top finishers in the...
PJC Announces Spring 2021 President’s and Dean’s List
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 175 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the Spring 2021 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the dean’s list must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours, and have no grade lower than...
Summer Classes Are In Session at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
Trinity Roberts, a recent graduate from Sulphur Bluff High School and a former dual credit student at PJC, is registering for summers classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Assisting her is testing clerk Cathey Martin. For registration information, call campus at 903-885-1232. For information about attending the Center, visit the campus at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. To see offered classes, go...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Greg Owens Discusses First Week of Football Edge
On Thursday, June 10, reporters from KSST met up with Wildcats Football head coach Greg Owens at the Multi-Purpose Building to discuss the first week of The Edge in football. Coach Owens said the first week went well, saying that it was good to get back to work and to have everyone back. The Wildcats football head coach said on Monday that he had 140 students attend the Edge from grades 7-12, but Coach Owens did note that numbers did...
PJC Dragons Soccer Holding Two Tryouts Saturday, June 12
Paris Junior College women’s and men’s soccer will hold tryouts at Noyes Stadium in Paris on June 12. The women’s tryout will be at 10:30 A.M. and the men’s tryout will be at 1:30 P.M. “Any players interested in playing soccer at the junior college level are welcome to attend,” said PJC soccer coach Natalie Stahmann. “We are looking for class of 2021 graduating athletes or older.” The...
PJC Dragons Basketball Holding June 13 Tryout
The Paris Junior College men’s basketball team will hold a tryout at the Hunt Athletic Center on Sunday, June 13 at 1:30 P.M. Any players interested in playing basketball at the junior college level are welcome to attend. “All class of 2021 athletes or older are welcome to attend,” said PJC Head Basketball Coach Bill Foy. “You will be fairly evaluated in individual and group situations.” Registration will begin in the Hunt Center at...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Athletes are Getting in Morning Runs During The Edge
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks says summer running is vital for his teams. He says starting in August right before the first meet is just too late. Some Cross Country runners are participating in The Edge. It got underway Monday (June 7) as athletes gathered at Gerald Prim Stadium and then took off for a run. Coach Hicks says he was pleased with attendance as 23 high school and 19 middle school runners showed...
