Wildcats Basketball Team Puts Complete Game On The Floor In 61-38 Area Win Over Red Oak
The #10 Wildcats Basketball Team continued with another solid playoff performance with a 61-38 victory over #12 Red Oak in an Area game at Forney Friday night, February 28. The Wildcats were good from the opening tap as they roared to a 20-10 first quarter lead. The Wildcats tall duo of Day Day Hall and Cameron Kahn proved to be too much for the shorter Hawks to handle. By the half, the Wildcats lead grew to 33-17. After three...
Wildcats Soccer Team Squeezes Past Greenville, 2-1, At Prim To Go 5-1 In District Play
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton calls his team scrappy and says they are winning ugly. The latest example occurred Friday night, February 28, at Gerald Prim Stadium as the Wildcats just got by Greenville, 2-1. soccer ball It was the second 2-1 win for the Wildcats over the Lions in district play and improved the Wildcats district mark to 5-1 as they continue to stalk leader Mount Pleasant. Kevin Yanez scored a goal for the Wildcats...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Gets Second Half Of District Play Off To A Good Start With Win At Greenville
The Lady Cats Soccer Team completed a district sweep of the Greenville Lady Lions with a solid, 4-1 win at Greenville Friday night, February 28. The win in the first game in the second half of district play improves the Lady Cats district record to 4-2. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo said he was proud of his girls. He said they took care of business. Coach Aguayo said the first half was not the best performance by the Lady Cats but, he...
Wildcats Baseball Team Ends Up on the Wrong End Of See-Saw Game With Hallsville In Rose City Classic
The Wildcats and Hallsville renewed their rivalry Friday in the 29th Annual Rose City Classic Friday, February 28. It was one of those games where you figured the winning team would be the one with the last shot at it. That team turned out to be Hallsville Friday. The Bobcats went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first scoring an unearned run. Two innings later, the Wildcats took a 2-1 lead only to see Hallsville score three times to...
Lady Cats Softball Team Has Big Day It Allen Tournament Winning Two Games, Impressively
The Lady Cats Softball Team had quite a day Friday, February 28, at the 21st Annual Allen Varsity Softball Tournament, winning two games by wide margins. The Lady Cats clobbered Dallas W.T. White, 20-5 and then blitzed Hurst L.D. Bell, 9-2. The wins improved the Lady Cats season record to 4-6. The Lady Cats actually started off slowly against Dallas White. The Lady Longhorns jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first. The Lady...
Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show Steer, Heifer Winners
The second day of the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show concluded with steer and swine exhibitions and showmanship events. In the steer show, students entered 19 projects in six weight classes, with steer ranging from 1,035 pounds to 1,550 pounds. The Grand Champion Steer was exhibited by Tracey Shackleford; the North Hopkins FFA member also earned the Senior Showmanship award. Shackleford entered a 1,340 pounds steer in...
Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show Poultry, Swine Results
The second day of the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show started bright and early with poultry and concluded with swine. The poultry show featured 78 lots and 67 swine were registered in nine classes. NETLA Grand Champion Poultry Brody Weatheread of North Hopkins FFA showed the Grand Champion Poultry Friday morning, Feb. 28, in Hopkins County Civic Center Arena. Micah Flemens of Hopkins County 4-H showed the Reserve Champion...
Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show Lamb, Goat Winners
The first day of the Hopkins Count Junior Livestock Show featured lamb and goat projects from FFA and 4-H members from across Hopkins County. Senior Showmanship, lambs, winner Annie Horton (far right) Annie Horton not only earned the Senior Showmanship award with her lamb. Horton, a member of Sulphur Springs High School FFA, exhibited the Grand Champion Lamb, marking the third year in a row she has earned honor. This year, there were...
Paris Junior College Board of Regents Approve Slight Tuition Increase
At a Monday, Feb. 24 meeting, the Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved an increase of $1 per semester credit hour for in-district and out-of-district tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year that begins with the fall 2020 semester. The Regents also voted to make no changes to existing dual credit tuition and fees. In other action, the Regents: • Received a financial report from Controller Keitha Carlton...
The Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center is Offering a Wide Range of Classes Starting March 16
Completing a full college course in just eight weeks helps students finish a certificate or degree faster at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. The flex term starting March 16 offers a wide range of workforce and academic classes. Those wishing to register should sign up soon, as PJC will be closed for Spring Break from March 9 to March 13. Online courses are available system-wide at the college, including...
