Six Lady Cats, Two Wildcats Advance to Regional Track Meet
Lady Cats at Area Track Meet Six Lady Cats’ track athletes qualified in seven events at the area track meet Thursday at Lovejoy Stadium. The Lady Cats finished fourth in the area meet. With only three races to go, they were in second place but only had one athlete in the final three events. Imani Taylor won the long jump by about 8 inches. Freshman Sydney Washburn qualified with a third place finish in the 3200-meter run. Taylor...
Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats in Mt Pleasant
All roads lead to Mt. Pleasant on this big Friday game day. The Lady Cats’ softball team will be playing for at least a share of the district championship against the Lady Tigers as both teams wrap up district play. The Lady Cats defeated Mt. Pleasant at home earlier this season, 10-4. Both teams are tied with Texas High for first. Texas High is playing Greenville in another district finale. The top three teams all have 9-2...
Four Lady Cats Sign to Play College Soccer
Four Lady Cats’ soccer players signed letters of intent to attend college and play soccer Thursday morning at a signing event in the Multipurpose Building on the high school campus. Defender Payton Pierce signed to play at four-year school, LeTourneau University in Longview, where her sister, Myranda is a soccer player. Three Lady Cats are headed to nearby Paris Junior College: Goalkeeper Abbi Hale, defensive midfielder Ciarra...
Wildcats, Lady Cats at Area Track Meet Thursday
The Area Track Meet in Lovejoy got underway Thursday morning. For the district champion Lady Cats, Sydney Washburn will be running in the 3200-meter race and the 1600-meter run, The Lady Cats will also compete in the 4 X 100-meter relay and the 4 X 200-meter relay races. The 4 X 100-meter relay team consists of Imani Taylor, Abbi Baier, N’ysa Dugan and Sadavia Porter. The 4 X 200-meter relay team includes Taylor, Rita Hill,...
Five Saltillo Lions Qualify for Regional Track Meet
Five Saltillo Lions qualified for the regional track meet in five events at the area track meet Wednesday at Como-Pickton High School. Regional qualifiers included Trevor Moore, who was second in the 800-meter run, Dakota Patridge, who qualified with fourth place finishes in the 400-meter run and in the 1600-meter run and Walker McGill, who was fourth in the 3200-meter run. The Lions 4 X 400-meter relay team also qualified finishing...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Compete at Area Track Meet in Lovejoy Thursday
The Wildcats’ track team will have six athletes in six events and the Lady Cats’ track team will have seven athletes in ten events at Thursday’s Area Track Meet at Lovejoy Stadium. Top four finishers in each event will qualify for the regional meet April 28-29 in Arlington. For the Wildcats, Landry Tyson will compete in the high jump and in the 110-meter hurdles. Tyson is tied for fourth for the best result in the...
Panthers Defeat Trojans 10-2
The North Hopkins Panthers defeated the Cumby Trojans in a district baseball game, 10-2 Tuesday at North Hopkins. The Panthers got off to a good start with one run in the bottom of the first and five more in the bottom of the second to lead 6-0. Cumby scored single runs in the third and sixth innings to cut the deficit to 6-2. North Hopkins added four more runs in the bottom of the sixth to make it 10-2. North Hopkins outhit the...
Lady Bears Defeated Lady Lions 7-4
Sulphur Bluff topped Saltillo in softball Tuesday 7-4 at Sulphur Bluff. The Lady Bears scored five first inning runs. Saltillo cut the lead to 5-4 after two runs each in the second and third innings. Sulphur Bluff scored twice more to make it 7-4 after four innings and that’s the way it ended up. For Saltillo, Melissa Tawil hit a double. Rainie English, Kasey Sanders, Jordan Sustaire and Christie Gurley all had two singles....
Lady Cats in Three-Way Tie for First
The Lady Cats’ softball team is now in a three-way tie for first place after games Tuesday night in the district. Mt. Pleasant defeated Texas High to give those two teams and the Lady Cats 9-2 records in district play. Texas High closes the district campaign against Greenville Friday while the Lady Cats will play at Mt. Pleasant on Friday. The Lady Cats can finish as co-district champs or they could fall to third place depending...
Game Day Bye for Lady Cats and Wildcats
With a seven team district, one school has to have a bye twice with first round and second round play. The Wildcats’ baseball team and the Lady Cats’ softball team have their second round bye Tuesday while the other six district teams are in action. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats are gearing up for down the stretch action in district play. The Wildcats are currently tied for first with Hallsville. Both have only one...
