Panthers Defeat Yantis; Lady Lions Lost at Rivercrest
In Hopkins County sports: The North Hopkins Panthers soundly defeated the Yantis Owls, 19-2 in North Hopkins Tuesday. The game was called after three and a half innings. The Panthers scored nine first inning runs, added 6 more in the second and 4 more runs in the third. The Panthers outhit the Owls 7 to 2. The Owls committed 11 errors. Wyatt Wharton got the pitching win for the Panthers allowing no runs and no hits through the first...
Lady Cats Finish Third in District
The Lady Cats’ soccer team ended district play with a 3-0 loss at Hallsville Tuesday night. The Lady Bobcats, the champions of district 16-5A, did not give up a single goal in twelve district games. The Lady Cats district record slips to 7-5 and they are 15-7-3 for the season. The Lady Cats end up as the third place team in the district. They will face the number two playoff seed in district 15-5A in a bi-district game next week...
Wildcat Soccer Earns Playoff Berth with Senior Night Win
The Wildcats’ soccer team earned a playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Hallsville Tuesday night on Senior Night at Gerald Prim Stadium. This is the third straight year that the Wildcats have made the playoffs by knocking the Bobcats out of the playoffs with a victory in the final district game. The past two years, the game was in Hallsville. Tuesday night the Wildcats got a goal from senior Angel Tavera at the 27:06 mark of the...
Lady Cats Defeat Texas High; Now 5-0 in District Play
The Lady Cats’ softball team fell behind by a 4-0 score after two innings before scoring six unanswered runs to defeat the Texas High Lady Tigers, 6-4 Tuesday night at Lady Cat Park. Texas High scored all four of their runs in the top of the second inning. The Lady Cats got two runs back in the bottom of the third and then grabbed the lead with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Both teams had six hits. The Lady Tigers...
Wildcats 3-0 in District With Tuesday Night Win
The Wildcats’ baseball team jumped out to a 6-0 lead after four innings against Texas High Tuesday night at Wildcat Park and then held on to defeat the Tigers, 6-4. The Wildcats scored three runs in the bottom of the second and three more in the bottom of the fourth. The Tigers managed two runs in the top of the fifth and two runs in the top of the seventh. The Wildcats ended up with 9 hits and Texas High had 6. Kaden...
North Hopkins Golf Teams Swing for Success
By: Amy Sprague and Faith Wheeler North Hopkins boys golf team swings for success as they received 2th place team out of 15 schools competing. They competed at the North Hopkins/Sulphur Bluff invitational tournament on Monday March 19th. Individuals as followed: Evan Lewis 7th place, Ryan Reed 8th place, Cooper Adams 13th place, Samuel Stanley 17th place, Connor O’Bryan 32nd place, Easton Lewis 35th place, Rustin Reed 38th place,...
Game Day: Home Games for Baseball, Softball
Hammack on Texas High Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack says the Wildcats have a good rivalry with Texas High, who the Wildcats play Tuesday night (March 20) at home at new Wildcat Park. There is a JV contest at 4 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 7 p.m. Coach Hammack says he has a lot of respect for the coaching staff at Texas High. He says they are probably his closest friends in the coaching profession. Coach Hammack says...
Soccer Game Day: Senior Night for Wildcats Against Hallsville; Lady Cats Travel to Hallsville
Wiggins on Hallsville Once again, in boys’ district soccer, it comes down to the Wildcats and Hallsville in the last district game for both teams to determine a playoff spot. The winner take all match takes place Tuesday evening (March 20) at Gerald Prim Stadium at 7 p.m. on Senior Night. The district’s fourth and final playoff spot is up for grabs. The winner is expected to face Lovejoy in a bi-district match. The past...
Wildcats Finish Third at Lindale Tournament
The Wildcats’ golf team finished third at a tournament at Hideaway Lake Golf Course in Lindale Monday (March 19). Teams from Hallsville finished first and second. Wildcats Golf Coach Chris Owens says his team shot a 336. He says Andrew Escobar led the Wildcats with an 79. Carter Lewis shot 81. Colton Bench shot 84. Cameron Morris had 92. Kip Childress shot 99. Coach Owens says it was a little windy Monday but he says for the...
