Wildcats Have Three at Boys’ State Powerlifting Meet Saturday
The Wildcats have a tradition of sending lifters to the Boys’ State Powerlifting Meet and they sent three more lifters to the event on Saturday (March 27) in Abilene. Junior Juan Hernandez finished 7th in state in the 123 pound weight class. Sophomore Matthew Mitchell was 14th in state in the 181 pound weight class. Senior Ryan Carrillo placed 15th in the 181 pound weight class. It’s always quite an accomplishment to...
Details for Wildcats Soccer Area Game Are Set
An Area soccer match in the playoffs has been firmed up for the Wildcats. The Wildcats will be playing the Red Oak Hawks Tuesday (March 30) at 6 p.m. at Mesquite’s Hanby Stadium. Red Oak defeated West Mesquite, 4-3 Friday while the Wildcats toppled district champion Whitehouse, 2-1 at Whitehouse Friday. The Wildcats got goals from Alex Yanez and Edgar Salazar in the first 4 minutes of last Friday’s game and then held on to...
Students Get Advice On Upcoming Semesters
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Assistant Campus Director Iris Gutierrez, right, helps sophomore student Alexandra Dixon with her paperwork following spring break. Student advisors are always on hand to assist students with enrollment questions and scholarship opportunities. Social distancing is being practiced like the photo shown above. Call PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus at 903-885-1232 for more information. Click here for more...
SSHS Wildcat Academic UIL Team Second In District Competition, 10 Students Advancing To Regional Contest
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Academic UIL Team finished second at the District UIL Competition held in Mount Pleasant over the weekend. SSHS earned 347 points to Hallsville’s 561. Mt Pleasant, Pine Tree, Longview, Texas High and Marshall rounded out the field. In One-Act Play competition, one student was named to the All Star Cast, three others received honorable mention and one was named an Outstanding Crew...
PJC, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Among 8 Recipients Of TWC Grants For Camp Code
AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission awarded eight grants totaling $399,586 for Camp Code to focus on increasing the interest of middle school students in coding and computer science; Paris Junior College and Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas were among the eight grant recipients. At summer camps throughout the state, students will get hands-on experiences that allow them to learn problem solving and analytical skills while fostering...
North Hopkins Gets Home Win Over Saltillo, 9-3 Friday
The North Hopkins Panthers are heating up. Friday (March 26) they bested Saltillo at home, 9-3. The Panthers scored the games first 7 runs to go up, 7-0. The Lions scored 3 late runs but it wasn’t enough. North Hopkins outhit the Lions, 10-6. North Hopkins’ Dakota Smith got the pitching win going the first 6 1/3 innings allowing 6 hits and 3 runs while striking out an impressive total of 15 and walking only 1. Tate Myers...
Wildcats Baseball Team Gets One-Sided Victory at Pine Tree, 13-4 Friday Night
How does a team score 13 runs with only 4 hits. Just mix in 13 walks and 4 hit batters. The Wildcats brewed up a 13-4 win over Pine Tree in a district game at Pine Tree Friday night (March 26). The Pirates actually led early, 1-0 after the first inning. Then the Wildcats scored the games’ next 8 runs to go up 8-1 after the top of the fourth. Pine Tree scored 3 in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 8-4. The Wildcats...
Four Seed Wildcats Soccer Team Shocks District Champ Whitehouse, 2-1 in Bi-District
The Wildcats Soccer Team scored 2 goals in the first 4 minutes of their bi-district game Friday night (March 26) and then held on to earn a 2-1 win over Whitehouse on their home field. It was a stunning upset by the #4 seed Wildcats over a district champion. Both Wildcats’ goals, scored about 30 seconds apart, came on throw ins deep in Whitehouse territory. Alex Yanez scored the first unassisted goal at around 36:50. Edgar...
Lady Cats Softball Wins Fifth Straight, Beating Pine Tree 10-1
Another district game, another district win for the Lady Cats softball team. The Lady Cats bats came alive early and often as Sulphur Springs softball won their fifth straight, this time at Pine Tree, 10-1. The Lady Cats scored a run in each of the first 4 innings, quickly jumping out to a 4-0 lead. The floodgates opened in the fifth inning, though, for Coach David Carrillo’s squad was able to pour on 5 more runs to take a...
Friday Game day Features Soccer, Baseball, Softball and Tennis
The Wildcats Soccer Team is taking on Whitehouse in a bi-district soccer game at Whitehouse at 6:30 p.m. on this game day Friday. The Wildcats are the #4 seed in District 15-5A. The Wildcats went 6-6 in district play and their season record is 15-10-1. Whitehouse is the district champion in District 16-5A. They were 8-2 in district play and their season record is 18-2-1. The winner of this bi-district match will face the winner of a...
