Wildcats Soccer Team to Face Whitehouse in Bi-District Playoff Match
Friday night (March 19), Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton announced that the Wildcats will face District 16-5A Champion Whitehouse in a Bi-District match next Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Whitehouse. He said Whitehouse won their last district game Friday to wrap up first place. The Wildcats are the #4 seed from District 15-5A. They were 6-6 in district play and one of the wins was a shootout. The Wildcats season record is 15-10-1....
Lady Cats Softball Cruises Past Texas High, 9-1
The Lady Cats Softball team started off strong and never looked back, soundly beating district foe Texas High in Texarkana 9-1 on Friday, Mar. 19 The bats came alive early and often for Coach David Carrillo’s softball team, as the Lady Cats quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the beginning of the first. After the leadoff hitter, Jayden Harper was able to single, Grace Magnuson was able to notch another hit against Texas High...
Friday Game Day Includes Baseball, Softball, Track and Tennis
The Wildcats Baseball Team continues district play on this game day Friday (March 19) at a place where they have had a relatively hard time winning, Texas High in Texarkana. There will be a JV game at 4 p.m. The varsity game is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 2-0 in district play with a home win against Longview and a road win at Mount Pleasant Tuesday night, 15-6. The Wildcats are 5-10 for the season but it’s the district...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Sports Competitors are Pointing Toward Some Big Dates Ahead
The Wildcats Soccer Team already has a date in mind for their bi-district game. The match is expected to be played a week from Friday on March 26. They just don’t know who they will be facing yet. That is expected to be determined Friday after District 16-5A completes district play. The Wildcats, as the #4 seed in District 15-5A, will be facing the champion and #1 seed from District 16-5A. Right now Whitehouse and Lufkin are...
Tira News: Find Out Who Won A State Champion, Who Visited Florida And Oklahoma
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent Kevin and Dee Melton were at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Wednesday, March 10, to watch their niece, Dodd City Junior Kylee Graves, in the 1A State Basketball finals. Tira sign Dee reports, “The Dodd City Lady Hornets took their first ever State Championship on Wednesday giving Coach Alex Stephenson his first state championship trophy as a birthday present! Their team motto for the year was...
Sulphur Springs ISD New Student, Dual Language Program Registration Begins March 25
Registration For Current Pre-K, Head Start Students Conducted Via Skyward Family Access Sulphur Springs ISD New Student Registration Round-up for kindergarten through third begins March 25 for the 2021-2022 school year. This registration is for new students who did NOT end the 2020-2021 school year in Sulphur Springs ISD. Parents of current pre-kindergarten and Head Start students will complete a Returning Student Registration with...
Name The Robot: Community Asked To Vote On MAKO’s Name
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs invites the community to help them name their newest addition, the MAKO Robot. “We invited all local students from Kindergarten through 5th grades to enter a coloring sheet and come up with a name for our new robot. Students worked with their teachers to enter their submissions,” said Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development for CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospitals in Sulphur...
Saltillo Lady Lions Softball Falls to Detroit, 6-1
It was a tough season opener for Saltillo’s softball team. The Saltillo Lady Lions softball team fell behind early and could not recover, losing at Detroit 6-1. The Lady Lions fell behind 1-0 in the bottom of the first, then Detroit pushed their lead further by scoring three more runs in the bottom of the second to quickly take a 4-0 lead. While Saltillo was able to chip in to district foe Detroit’s lead in the top of the...
Wildcats Baseball Team Gets District Win at Mount Pleasant Exploding for 15 Runs
The Wildcats Baseball Team scored runs in six out of seven innings in a 15-6 district win at Mount Pleasant Tuesday (March 16) night. The Wildcats scored 3 runs in 4 different innings while adding 2 in the fourth inning and one run in the seventh. The Wildcats had 12 hits. Kaden Wallace led the offense going 4 for 6 with 2 RBI’s, 3 runs scored, a double and a stolen base. Hayden Hurst was 1 for 4 with 3 RBI’s and a walk....
Wildcats Soccer Team Wins Shooutout at Hallsville to Claim Playoff Spot
The Wildcats Soccer Team won a shootout, 6 penalty kicks to 5, to claim a playoff berth in a showdown at Hallsville Tuesday (March 16) night. Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton said goalkeeper Tai Nguyen made two key saves to help secure the win. The stakes were high with the winner earning a playoff spot and the loser facing the end of the season. The two teams tied 1-1 in regulation and neither team could score in overtime. That sent the...
