#13 Ranked Saltillo Lions Basketball Team Stays Unbeaten In District With Tuesday Win
The Saltillo Lions Basketball Team, ranked #13 in Class 1A in a Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll, remained perfect in district play with a dominating 83-47 win over Avinger Tuesday night, February 2. The Lions led 20-10 after one quarter, 44-20 at halftime and 67-31 after three quarters. Both teams had 16 points in the fourth quarter. The Lions shot free throws well canning 21 of 27. Andrew Redburn led the Lions with 30...
Cumby ISD Board Considering Calling For A Bond Election For Renovations, New Additions
Cumby ISD Board is considering calling for a bond election to be held May 1, 2021, which would fund safety and security improvements, renovations to the existing high school and elementary building, construction of a new school building and ag shop, and prepare the district for potential future growth. Cumby ISD The school board and administrators presented information regarding the potential bond election during community meeting...
Mayor Declares February CTE Month In Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers helped Sulphur Springs High School kick off its month-long celebration of career and technical education programs Monday morning by declaring February CTE Month in Sulphur Springs. As has been the case for many things since March 2020, this year’s CTE kickoff was a little bit different at SSHS in order to provide social distancing protocols in place due to COVID-19. Instead of speaking before a...
Filing For School And Municipal Elections Continues; All Reports So Far Are Of Uncontested Races
With a little less than 2 weeks left in the filing for school and municipal elections, all reports thus far are of uncontested races in Hopkins County. Sulphur Springs In Sulphur Springs, the incumbents are the only candidates who had filed candidacy in both the City Council and school board elections. School Board On the first day of the filing period, Kerry Wright and Jason Dietze filed candidate applications seeking a place on the...
Lady Cats Clinch Tri- District Basketball Championship And #1 Playoff Seed With Friday Win
What a big night for the Lady Cats. With a solid 59-38 win at home over Longview Friday evening, January 29, the Lady Cats won a part of the district basketball championship with Hallsville and Mount Pleasant. Because of having the best head-to-head record against the other two teams, the Lady Cats will go into the playoffs as the #1 seed from District 15-5A. Mount Pleasant is the #2 seed, Hallsville the #3 seed and Texas High is the...
Wildcats Basketball Team Uses Strong First Half to Get Big District Win At Longview Friday
In a district battle for second place Friday night, January 29, at Longview, the Wildcats Basketball Team blitzed the Lobos over the first two quarters and then coasted to victory, 62-44. The Wildcats opened strong and led 17-6 after one quarter. The second quarter was almost a perfect copy of the first as the Wildcats outscored Longview 18-6 to go up 23 points at halftime, 35-12. The Lobos could only trim 5 points off the lead over...
Wildcats Soccer Team Opens District Play With Narrow 1-0 Loss At Home To Longview
The Longview Lobos, preseason ranked #8 in the region, scored a goal and then utilized a tough defense to stifle the Wildcats Soccer Team and hang on for a 1-0 win at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night, January 29. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton said it was not a good game for the Wildcats. He said there were lots of turnovers and mistakes. He said he hopes the Wildcats can rebound against Mount Pleasant at The Prim Tuesday as...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Is Outscored 5-3 In Longview In District Opener Friday
The Lady Cats Soccer Team did their best to match goals with Longview Friday night, January 29, in the district opener for both teams at Longview. The teams were tied 2-2 at the half. The Lady Lobos had the advantage 3-1 in the second half to take a 5-3 win. The Lady Cats, 0-1 in district play, are now 6-5-3 for the season. The challenging start to district play continues next Tuesday night as the Lady Cats travel to Mount Pleasant....
Cumby ISD To Hold Board, Community Meeting To Discuss Potential 2021 Bond Election
Cumby ISD Board of Trustees have a full morning ahead Saturday, with a school board meeting at 7:30 a.m. and a Cumby ISD Community Meeting at 8:30 a.m., followed by a board training session. The morning meetings will be available for virtual streaming and may also be accessed by phone. Cumby Elementary School Entrance “Everyone has the option of face to face, Zoom, or YouTube Live. The meeting will be recorded and downloaded on...
Paris Junior College Holding Virtual Auditions for Pyro Playfest I
Paris Junior College is holding virtual auditions for the continuing virtual season that continues in the Spring semester with back-to-back Pyro Playfests. Celebrating original works that have yet to be performed on stage, the performances will be done on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Pyro Playfest: Shipwreck’d” is the sixth annual festival of 10 to 20 minute one-act plays. Originally planned for in-person performances last...
