Wildcats Win Two Thursday
Clutch Free Throws Help Wildcats Basketball Take Late Game as They Win Two Games Thursday With the #3 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team trailing by one point to Rockwall Heath Thursday night (December 12), Wildcat senior Day Day Hall was fouled with just 1.7 seconds in the fourth quarter. Hall sank both free throws. A desperation heave toward the basket by Heath fell well short and the Wildcats had a frantic, 52-51 win over the never say die Hawks. The win wrapped up the first day of the 2019 9th Annual Forney ISD Winter Classic that saw the...
read moreThe NETBIO Cattle Sale Was Held Wednesday
Sulphur Springs Livestock CommissionPublic Information Services Producers sold 5,062 head of pre-conditioned cattle at the December Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s (NETBIO) Pre-conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale held Wednesday (Dec. 11) at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission. A total of 208 producer/members consigned cattle to sell in the sale, and despite the chilly weather, a good crowd of buyers, sellers and visitors showed up for the sale. “The cattle held up very good through the colder weather — mainly because they...
read moreDiamond Set Monthly Meeting, December 17th, 2019
Diamond Set is a monthly meeting for senior adults.
read moreChamber Connection For Dec. 12, 2019
Attention All Chamber Members: Membership Directories are being prepared NOW! Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Lezley Brown Chamber members, we are going to print with the 2020 Membership Directory. We are going to have it ready for distribution the first part of January, so we need you to do a few things … Please go to www.HopkinsChamber.org and click in the directory search. Please check to make sure that we have the correct information for your business. We have been trying to check and recheck it, but we need your help to...
read moreTira News For Dec. 12, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The Community Christmas party is this Saturday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Community Center. Brisket and tea will be provided. Please bring a side dish and/or dessert and come enjoy a time of visiting with your neighbors. Tira Volunteer Firefighters will be recognized for their service to our community. The Christmas story will be read and Santa is planning to stop by and visit with the kids. We want to express our sympathy to the family of Judy Rawson of Denton. She was the daughter-in-law of the late Dwight and Mary Rawson of...
read moreNew Lady Cats Soccer Coach is Excited About His Team's First Scrimmage Thursday Night at The Prim
New Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo said it’s exciting to think about his team’s first scrimmage of the season Thursday night at Gerald Prim Atadium against a strong Kilgore team. There will be a JV scrimmage at 5 p.m. A varsity scrimmage with the Lady Bulldogs will follow at around 7:15 p.m. Coach Aguayo said he thinks his Lady Cats will be ready. They have been practicing since December 2. He said they have been working on getting off the ball movement and transitioning as a whole unit. He said practice has also featured...
read moreWildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Lack of Good Defense and Shooting Led to Tuesday Loss
The Wildcats Basketball Team’s 68-58 loss at Dallas Woodrow Wilson seemed to be the result of a lack of good defense by the Wildcats and a lack of good shooting. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said Woodrow came out and got the best of the Wildcats. He said they really played good and he added they are a good, solid team. He said they also had a lot of size that affected play around the rim and made it hard for Wildcats Cameron Kahn and Day Day Hall to score inside. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats made only 2 of 22 three-point shots....
read moreWildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams Both Come Up Short on Tuesday
New Boston Has Big Second Half to Top Lady Cats Basketball Team Tuesday Night It was the classic tale of two halves at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School as the Lady Cats Basketball Team took on New Boston Tuesday (December 10) evening. The Lady Cats played a strong first half and led the Lady Lions, 32-14 at the break. New Boston had a big second half and the problem for the Lady Cats was that it was bigger than the Sulphur Springs first half. The Lady Lions outscored the Lady Cats 40-15 in the second half to take a 54-47 win. Lady...
read moreParis Junior College Sulphur Springs News
PJC Sulphur Springs physic class PHYSICS Students in Lee LaRue’s physics class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center get together for a study session before finals. They include, from right, Bennie Whetstone, Sarah Leano, Nathan Tlegiser, Caeden Reddick and Williams Jones.
read moreWildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton Discusses Team's First Scrimmage This Saturday on Coaches Show
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton, in his second year here, says he is excited and ready to get things rolling. This Saturday (December 14) the Wildcats have their first scrimmage of the season at The Prim against Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill, Sabine and Mineola. Coach Upton was on KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday. The Wildcats scrimmage Chapel Hill at 9 a.m., Sabine at 11 a.m. and Mineola at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Wildcats JV scrimmages Chapel Hill at 3 p.m. and Sabine at 4 p.m. Coach Upton says all...
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