Commerce Tigers Take First at Track Meet
The Commerce Tigers track team won their most recent track meet, placing first with a point total of 232. Anton Stapleton was 1st in shot-put, with Omarhi Davis placing 3rd and Jayston Jones following in 4th. For the Tigers Omarhi Davis was 1st in discus, followed closely by Roy Gaffney in 3rd. Omarhi Davis won the long-jump, coming in 1st at 19’8, and Izzacc Simon finished 6th. While no Tigers won the long jump event, Ashton...
Texas A&M System COVID-19 Protocols For Rest Of Semester
The Texas A&M System COVID-19 COVID-19 protocols will remain in place for the final 6-8 weeks of the spring 2021 semester at all Texas A&M System institutions, according to John Sharp, Chancellor for the The Texas A&M University System. Sharp cited the “amazing job” the Texas A&M System institutions have done over the last year in response to the pandemic and protecting the health of our faculty, staff and...
Wildcats Baseball Team Goes 1-3 in Wylie East Tournament After Saturday Loss to Plano West
The Wildcats Baseball Team completed play in the Wylie East Raider Classic Saturday morning with a 9-5 loss to Plano West. The Wildcats had trouble from the start giving up six runs in the top of the first. The Wildcats did score two of their own in the bottom of the inning to make it a 6-2 game. Plano West added 3 runs over the next two innings to go up 9-2. The Wildcats rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the fifth but it...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Completes Three Win Week With 9-0 Win Over Marshall Saturday
It took the Lady Cats Soccer Team a little while to get in sync against Marshall in a breakfast special soccer game Saturday morning at sun splashed Gerald Prim Stadium. For the first 11:20 of the game, neither team scored. Then over the next 28:40, the Lady Cats found the net 9 times. Rebekah Stanley scored the first two goals. Senior Janine Yamaguchi scored the third goal. Stanley earned a hat trick with the fourth team goal. Anna...
Wildcats Soccer Team Earns Big District Win on the Road 6-0 at Marshall Saturday
As the Wildcats Soccer Team comes down the stretch in the district race, each game is important. Saturday morning (March 6), the Wildcats traveled to Marshall and shutout the Mavericks, 6-0. Angel Andino scored the first Wildcats goal after an assist by Uriel Santa Cruz. David Moreno had the team’s second goal assisted by Aubrey Camacho. Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton said Camacho earned his first point with the helper. Santa Cruz...
Lady Cats Softball Wraps Up Successful Canton Tournament With Win over Canton on Saturday
The Lady Cats Softball Team tuned up for district play by winning four games out of five at a Canton Tournament. The Lady Cats won four games in a row including a solid 7-1 win over host Canton Saturday morning (March 6). The Lady Cats scored the first seven runs in the game. Canton scored an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth. Crimson Bryant got the pitching win throwing 91 pitches over 6 innings allowing only 1 hit and no...
SSHS Law Enforcement, Forensic Science Classes Test Skills At Mock Trial
Sulphur Springs High School Law Enforcement and Forensic Science students this week applied the many skills and lessons they have learned in the program. Many students participated in a mock trial conducted by the students in the second floor courtroom of Hopkins County Courthouse. Students were tasked with conducting a murder trial, with class members performing all court tasks except judge and bailiff. Each student acted in...
Three Wildcats Qualify for State Powerlifting Meet, Second Lady Cat Also Going to State
Three Wildcats Powerlifters qualified for the State Meet at the Regional Meet Thursday (March 4) in Whitehouse. Junior Juan Hernandez qualified in the 132 pound weight class. Senior Ryan Carrillo qualified in the 181 pound weight class and Matthew Mitchell also qualified in the 181 pound weight class. Carrillo was 1st and Mitchell was 2nd. Hernandez finished 2nd. SSHS Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter also announced that a second Lady...
Wildcats Track Team Takes First at Royse City Meet and Lady Cats are Third
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams had some positive performances at their second meet of the season at Royse City Thursday. The Wildcats won the meet and the Lady Cats placed third. For the Wildcats Korderrian Bull Turner took first in triple jump and Landon Fields was second. Turner also won the long jump. Robbie Hanks was second and Devon Franklin was third. Franklin won the high jump clearing 5-foot-10. Luke Caton was second...
North Hopkins and Como-Pickton Baseball Game Ends in 3-3 Tie Due to Rain Friday
Rain caused an abrupt end to a North Hopkins and Como-Pickton baseball game at Quitman Friday morning. The teams were tied at 3-3 when the game was declared to be over. The Eagles were batting in the bottom of the second inning with one out. Both teams scored a single run in the first and a pair of runs in the second. The Panthers had picked up two hits and made an error. Como-Pickton scored 3 runs without a hit due to walks and...
