Lady Bears Defeats Lady Lions
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team put up quite a fight before finally losing to Sulphur Bluff, 16-8 Tuesday (April 17). The Lady Bears jumped out in front with two runs in the first inning and two more in the second to lead 4-0 after two innings. The Lady Lions tied the game 4-4 with four runs in the third inning. Sulphur Bluff scored six runs of their own in the third inning to take a 10-4 lead. The Lady Bears added...
Lady Cats Responded to Coach’s Challenge; Senior Night Friday
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said he challenged his team before they played Texas High Monday in Texarkana. He told them go get after it, not wait but try to jump on Texas High from the start. The Lady Cats did get off to a good start scoring two first inning runs as two of the first three batters up scored. Coach Carrillo said he wanted the Lady Cats to get a lead so they could put pressure on the Lady Tigers to force...
Panthers Place First at District Golf; Lady Panthers Third
North Hopkins Panther Golf team won the district championship for the first time in school history and the Lady Panthers placed third. Coach Danna Lewis said the boys team had been second numerous times in 16 years as the Head Golf Coach but never first. Lewis said the boys have worked very hard on their own and even playing in junior tournaments during the summer. The Panthers beat the second place team Martins Mill by 93 strokes...
Panthers Lose to Palmer Monday
The North Hopkins Panthers lost to Palmer on the road Monday, 9-4. The Panthers fell behind early as Palmer scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning and another run in the bottom of the third to take a 5-0 lead. The Panthers scored four times in the top of the fifth to narrow the gap to 5-4. Palmer put the game out of reach with four runs in the bottom of the sixth. Wyatt Wharton took the pitching loss lasting just one...
Lady Cats Near Perfect in 13-0 Win at Texas High
It was worth the wait. On Monday evening, the Lady Cats’ softball team got to play a game postponed by rain last Friday and they came away with a close to perfect, 13-0 district win at Texas High. Pitcher Bailey Haggerty took a no-hitter into the bottom of the seventh inning before giving up a solid single to right center field. She retired the next three Lady Tigers to complete the one-hit shutout. Haggerty faced only two...
Wildcats Lose to Texas High; Lady Cats at Texas High Monday
Hammack on Texas High Loss Saturday Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said Saturday Greenville gave the Wildcats a gift last Tuesday as the defeated Hallsville, 5-1 at home. The Bobcats loss put Hallsville into a first place tie with the Wildcats with 7-1 district records. Saturday afternoon, the Wildcats gave the gift back. The Wildcats lost in lackluster fashion to Texas High, 10-3 in Texarkana. Hallsville had an open...
Nine Wildcats Named to All-District Soccer Team
The Wildcats’ soccer team had nine players on the All-District Soccer Team recently selected by the district’s coaches including three on the first team. Midfielder Angel Tavera was named First Team All-District along with defenders Brandon Diosdado and D.J. Abron. Making Second Team All-District were forward Jonathan Alvarez and defender Christian Huff. Making Honorable Mention All-District were Jonathan Lopez, Eduardo...
Wildcats lose at Texas High
The Wildcats’ baseball team struggled against Texas High in a 10-3 loss in Texarkana Saturday, The game was played in cold and blustery weather Saturday after a postponement Friday due to rain. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said Texas High played like a team fighting for its’ playoff life. The Wildcats could not match the Tigers intensity. The Wildcats were outhit 11 to 6. The Tigers played error free ball while...
SSISD Sports Summer Camps Set
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens released the schedule for athletic sports camps coming up this summer on Friday. Camps begin the first full week of June with softball and baseball camps. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo’s Softball Camp is June 4-6 and the Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack’s Baseball Hitting Camp is June 5-7. The following week Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will have...
Rain Causes Postponement of Wildcat Baseball, Lady Cat Softball; Games Reset
Mother nature wins again. The Wildcats’ baseball game and the Lady Cats’ softball game, both scheduled for Friday at Texas High were postponed by rain. The schedule now calls for the Wildcats’ baseball team to play Texas High Saturday at 5 p.m. Before that there will be a JV contest at Texas High at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Wildcats freshman team will play a doubleheader,against Texas High, instead of Van, beginning at 2...
