Lady Cats Softball Wins Over Longview
Lady Cats Softball Team Wins Pitchers Duel With Longview, 1-0 Friday Evening It took a perfect storm of weirdness for the Lady Cats Softball Team to defeat Longview, 1-0 in a district game pitchers’ duel at Lady Cat Park Friday (March 12) evening. Lady Cat Crimson Bryant and the Lady Lobos Reagan Rios just about matched each other pitch for pitch. Here’s the way the Lady Cats scored the games only run in the bottom of the...
Como Pickton FFA Chapter Annual Meal and Auction Fundraiser
The students of the Como-Pickton CISD FFA Chapter were determined to have a successful “stew and auction” this Spring because they were not able to hold their fundraiser in the Autumn of 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Spring event, held on Thursday March 11, 2021 was modified to become a ‘Baked Potato Supper and Auction” and it turned out great. A good crowd was already gathering inside the high school...
Tira Community Center Reopening For Gatherings
By JAN VAUGHN, Tira News correspondent The Tira City Council met on Sunday, March 7, 2021 and voted to reopen the Tira Community Center for gatherings. Due to the continued need to keep people as safe as possible, the fee has been raised to $100 to help cover the expenses, including cleaning and disinfecting the building after each use. To reserve the Community Center call Janie Lewis at 903-945-2395. Allen Joslin, Tira Mayor, led the...
Sulphur Springs, Cumby, Miller Grove, Saltillo, Yantis ISDs Continue Mask Policies
Cumby ISD joins Sulphur Springs ISD as both continue to follow COVID-19 policies already in place regarding masks at school. SSISD announced the district’s determination regarding masks on March 4 and the Cumby ISD superintendent reported the district’s stance on the matter Wednesday morning. Miller Grove, Yantis and Saltillo ISDs will continue to follow current policies pending review of TEA and UIL guidelines as well,...
What To Expect In Local City and County Facilities Following GA-34
Governor Greg Abbott’s announcement last week of GA-34, which retracts most of the other Governor’s Order enacted related to COVID-19 over the last several months, goes into effect today (Wednesday, March 10). Businesses that choose to do so will be allowed to reopen with no capacity limits, and most public face mask requirements are also lifted — although business owners are allowed to request people wear masks if...
Wildcats Baseball Team Uses Giant Bottom of the Seventh to Win District Opener at Home
The Wildcats Baseball Team won their district opener, 8-1 against Longview at Wildcat Park Tuesday night (March 9). The Wildcats broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth when they scored 7 runs. The Wildcats got key RBI’s in the inning from Kaden Wallace, who had two, and one each from Dawson Carpenter, Colby Albritton, Boo Wilkerson, and Hayden Hurst. Jake Armstrong also had an RBI for the Wildcats in the game. The Wildcats...
North Hopkins Baseball Team Has Trouble With Edgewood JV as They Take a 16-2 Loss
The North Hopkins Panthers ended up on the wrong end of a 16-2 score as they played the Edgewood JV Tuesday (March 9). The Bulldogs JV scored 5 runs in the first inning and added 6 more in the second and 5 more in the fifth. The Panthers scored their 2 runs in the bottom of the first. Edgewood JV outhit North Hopkins, 12-6. The Panthers had 2 errors. Dakota Smith took the pitching loss going an inning and 2/3’s giving up 6 hits,...
Wildcats Soccer Team is Handed One Goal Overtime Loss For Second Time This Season by Pine Tree
The Wildcats Soccer Team suffered a tough district loss Tuesday night (March 9) losing to Pine Tree 2-1 in overtime on Senior Night. The Pirates scored the go ahead goal with just 1:12 left in second half of OT. The game was a very physical defensive struggle all night long. The two teams battled to a 0-0 tie after the first half. Both teams goals were very similar in the second half. Both began as corner kicks where the ball was...
The Lady Cats Soccer Team Comes Up Just Short at Pine Tree Losing 3-2 Tuesday Night
The Lady Cats Soccer Team lost a district heart breaker Tuesday night (March 9) at Pine Tree, losing to the Lady Pirates, 3-2. The momentum of the game shifted back and forth. In an offensive first half, the Lady Pirates scored the games first two goals. The Lady Cats battled back getting two goals from Rebekah Stanley. The match was tied 2-2 at the half. Pine Tree had the only goal of the second half and that turned out to be the...
Lady Cats Softball Lose District Opener at Hallsville, 4-0
The Lady Cats softball team lost their district opener at Hallsville Tuesday, Mar. 9, 4-0. Sulphur Springs could not overcome the dynamite pitching of Hallsville’s Maddie Melton and a handful of errors committed in the bottom of the sixth which gave way to a 4-0 win for Hallsville. It was a hard fought battle throughout the entire game for both teams. Lady Cats softball coach David Carrillo said after the game that...
