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...
Rodeo Action Coming To Town April 21, 22 !
OSCAR AGUILAR ON KSST MORNING SHOW WITH ENOLA GAY Oscar Aguilar, President of the Hopkins County Rodeo Committee and local producer of the UPRA Spring Rodeo in Sulphur Springs invites everyone on Friday April 21 and Saturday April 22 at 7:30 pm. There will be exciting rodeo action, family entertainment and kid-friendly games and contests, Western style. J and J Rodeo Company will provide the horses and cattle for cowboys from a...
Wildcat Football Begins Spring Drills
For the second year in a row, the Wildcats’ football team will have spring football. It will get underway next Monday and will culminate with a spring game on May 19. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said it’s starting earlier this year because school will be letting out earlier this year. He said spring football proved to be very beneficial last year. Coach Owens said the coaching staff can begin to find out what they...
Trojans Drop Close District Game at Fruitvale
The Cumby Trojans’ baseball team dropped a close district game at Fruitvale, 6-5 Friday. The Trojans got off to a good start with a three-run top of the first inning. Fruitvale tied the game with a single run in the second and two runs in the third. Then Cumby went ahead, 5-3 with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Fruitvale had a big three-run bottom of the fifth to take a 6-5 lead and they held on to win. Both teams...
Yantis District Track Results: Lady Owls Place First; Owls Place Third
Yantis Lady Owls track team took first place at the district meet last Thursday and the Owls placed third in district. Several athletes advancing to Area meet. Varsity Girls: District Champs: Coach Kristi Beech 1st Place Mile Relay: Bayley Bush, Maddie Hooker, Maggie Hooker, Montana Wetzel Long Jump: 2nd- Bayley Bush, 3rd Maddie Hooker Shot Put – 3rd Montana Wetzel Triple Jump – 3rd Sydney Williams, 4th Maggie Hooker...
Marshall Come From Behind Win Stops Wildcats Win Streak
The Wildcats’ baseball team, ranked #13 in the state in Class 5A, jumped out to a 4-0 lead at Marshall Friday afternoon only to see the Mavericks rally and take a 5-4 win. The Wildcats slip to 8-1 in district play and into a first place tie in the loss column with Hallsville. The Wildcats are now 14-6-1 for the season. The loss ended a ten game winning streak for the Wildcats. The Wildcats scored two runs in the top of the first...
Wildcats Face Marshall Friday Afternoon; Seek to Continue District Sweep
Don’t get him wrong. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack is enjoying being 8-0 in district play after a 6-3 win over Texas High at Eagle Stadium Thursday night. Still he wouldn’t mind if his team won a little easier. The score was 3-3 going into the bottom of the sixth when the Wildcats scored 3 runs to take a 6-3 lead. Coach Hammack says the win put the Wildcats into the playoffs and he notes that’s always a team...
Cumby Trojans Defeats Campbell 11-1
The Cumby Trojans’ baseball team won a league game on the road Tuesday defeating Campbell, 11-1. The game was shortened to five innings due to the ten run rule. Two pitchers combined for a one-hitter. Ethan Coble, who threw the first four innings, allowed no earned runs and only one hit and got the win. Coble struck out ten. Elmer Rodriguez pitched the final inning earning a save and allowed no runs or hits. Cumby had eight...
