Wildcats Soccer Team Improves District Record With Win Over Lindale at The Prim Monday
The Wildcats Soccer Team continued to play its stingy defense while scoring some goals in a 3-0 win over Lindale at Gerald Prim Stadium Monday night, March 2. The game was moved to Monday from Tuesday because of possible threatening weather Tuesday and so that soccer fans and players could watch the Wildcats regional quarterfinal basketball game Tuesday night.
About midway through the first half, Wildcat Jose Salazar blasted in a goal from about 35 yards out to break a scoreless tie at the 21:59 mark. The score was 1-0 at the half. The Wildcats scored two goals in the second half with the wind to their backs.
Kevin Yanez drilled in a free kick from about 30 yards out and it was 2-0 at 21:18 in the second half. Alejandro Diasdado then broke in on the Eagles’ goalkeeper and scored a goal. Freshman Uriel Santacruz assisted on the goal. It was 3-0 at the 10:00 mark in the second half. That’s the way it wound up. Wildcat goalkeeper Noe Ponce wasn’t tested too much, but he did make a nice save on a header that was right on goal late in the second half.
Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton called it a complete game. The Wildcats are now 6-1 in district play and 12-5-5 for the season. Lindale slips to 4-3 in district play and 9-9-1 for the season.
Next for the Wildcats is their big rematch at Mount Pleasant. The Tigers gave the Wildcats their only district loss, defeating the Wildcats, 1-0 at Prim Stadium back on February 18.
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Wildcats Get Good Pitching And Scratch Out Three Runs To Defeat North Lamar At Home Monday
Wildcats pitchers Austin Crouse and Hayden Hurst combined to throw a six hitter as the Wildcats gave up only an unearned run in a 3-1 win over North Lamar in the regular season home opener for the Wildcats Monday night, March 2, at Wildcat Park.
Crouse, who got the win, worked the first five innings throwing 90 pitches and allowing only 5 hits and no runs with 7 strikeouts and a walk. Hurst pitched the final two innings allowing only an unearned run on 1 hit to earn a save. Hurst struck out 5 and walked one.
The Wildcats, got only 2 hits but had just enough offense to win. The Wildcats scored the game’s first run in the bottom of the first on a passed ball. A second Wildcat run scored on a hit batter with the bases loaded in the bottom of the third. The last Wildcat run was the result of a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the sixth. The Wildcats left the bases loaded three times.
North Lamar’s run scored on an infield hit, an error on a throw into centerfield on a steal attempt and a passed ball. Hurst struck out the final two Panthers’ hitters to limit the damage.
The Wildcats Jake Davis and Crouse had hits. Davis, Crouse and Aidan Walker scored runs. Davis stole a base. The Wildcats worked seven walks. Jaxon Chaney and Kolson Hale walked twice. Davis, Hurst and Aiken Owens had one walk each. Blake Vice was hit by a pitch.
The Wildcats season record is now 4-2. The Wildcats play next in a Wylie East tournament taking place Thursday through Saturday.
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Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Said Team Put It All Together Against Red Oak Friday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta, on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, said the #10 ranked Wildcats came out focused and took care of business in a 61-38 Area win over #12 ranked Red Oak Friday night, February 28, at Forney. The win sets up a showdown with #1 ranked Lancaster Tuesday night at Rockwall Heath at 7:30 p.m.
Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats never let Red Oak get momentum limiting them early. He said the Wildcats played perhaps their best defense of the year Friday night. He added the Wildcats ran their first 8 to 10 offensive sets to perfection. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats put it all together. He referred to the Wildcats approach as TOE, Team Over Everything.
He said the Wildcats moved the ball around and made the right plays. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats were able to create mismatches that led to several baskets by Day Day Hall and Cameron Kahn. The Wildcats also only allowed an average of 9.5 points a quarter.
Coach Cipoletta also commented on the #1 ranked Lancaster Tigers. He said they are #1 for a reason. The Tigers are led by their exceptional guards, senior Mike Miles who is committed to TCU, and junior Wade Taylor, a four star recruit. Coach Cipoletta said senior Marco Foster can really shoot. He called Lancaster athletic and a complete team. He said they like to play a zone defense and trap. Still because of the Wildcats tough schedule, Coach Cipoletta said the Tigers do things the Wildcats have seen before this season.
He compared them to Class 6A Atascocita and Class 5A Shadow Creek. Coach Cipoletta said Lancaster is one of the best Class 5A teams year after year. He said when he started coaching, he wanted to coach a team that could compete at Lancaster’s level. The Wildcats get that opportunity Tuesday night.
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Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider 4 Ordinances At March 3 Meeting
Non-Motorized Sports Concession At Coleman Lake, Sludge Contract Pricing, Audit Submitted For Council Discussion, Action
Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked Tuesday night during their regular March meeting to consider approving four ordinances, seven action items, hear a presentation proposing the”antidote to urban sprawl” and be asked to consider one executive session item.
The City Council is slated to meet in executive session at 6:30 p.m. March 3 to discuss personnel matters relating to the City Secretary. They will consider taking action on that item when they reconvene at their regular meeting, posted for 7 p.m.
Ordinance No. 2762, which proposes a curfew for minors, is back on the agenda, although for first reading because the City Council for the last 2 months have opted to postpone and table the issue pending further information on the matter. The issue was raised after two local business women approached the council asking for help with middle-school aged youth who they alleged have been a problem, particularly at night and times when school is not in session.
Ordinances. No. 2763, 2764 and 2765 are to be presented for consideration on second and final reading.
Ordinance No. 2763 would annex the city-owned Luminant and Thermo mine properties into the city limits. Only the mine property would be annexed. No homes or others’ properties would be included in the annexation, which would allow the city to develop or permit development on reclaimed sections of the property.
The Council is also asked to consider Ordinance No. 2765 approving and authorizing a franchise agreement with Atmos Energy Corporation, which provides natural gas to the city. City Attorney Jim McLeroy at the February council meeting explained this ordinance has been in place for 20 years. The agreement requires Atmos Energy Corporation to pay a franchise fee to provide natural gas service in Sulphur Springs. The agreement protects city right of ways in places natural gas service is given. The city receives a royalty from Atmos.
Ordinance No. 2764 authorizes the issuance and sale of combination tax and revenue certificates, levying the annual ad valorem tax to secure and repay the certificates, a date and other provisions relating to funding for construction for a new senior citizens building and significant improvements at Pacific Park. This was voted on by city residents in the November 2019 special proposition election.
The council will also be asked to cancel the general election for Places 6 and 7 on the council. If approved Places 6 and 7 won’t be on the May 2 ballot. However, the council is scheduled to call for a Special Election. Places 1 and 5 are opposed and Places 2 and 3 are not, but would still be on the ballot. Places 1-3 and Place 5 are for unexpired terms of Erica Armstrong, Jimmy Lucas, Norman Sanders and Jeff Sanderson, who resigned their posts in December.
Among the other items the City Council is being asked to consider approving are:
A non-motorized sports concession at Coleman Lake,
- An increase in contract pricing for sludge treatment at the Wastewater Treatment Plant,
- Independent audit for fiscal year 2018-2019, and
- The consent Agenda, which includes minutes from the February City Council meeting, December Planning and Zoning Commission, and January meeting minutes of the Downtown Revitalization Board and Economic Development Corporation.
Information regarding Texas History Month, an antidote to urban sprawl and city manager’s report are to be presented during the meeting as well.
Sulphur Springs City Council’s regular monthly meetings begin at 7 p.m. in the Council Room at city hall, located at 201 North Davis St.
Commerce Man Arrested In Hopkins County For On Methamphetamine Charge
A 49-year-old Commerce man was arrested after deputies reported finding nearly 4 grams of suspected methamphetamine in his vehicle.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis reported stopping a white car at 8:21 p.m. Feb. 29 for failure to use a turn signal as he turned east from FM 2653 onto Highway 67 west. The car pulled into a Highway 67 driveway before stopping.
On contact, the driver allegedly displayed signs of nervousness. The driver, identified as Todd Patrick Harrigan, admitted he’d received a citation within the last 6 months for possessing drug paraphernalia, specifically a meth pipe, the deputies alleged in arrest reports. When asked if he had any illegal narcotics in the vehicle, Harrigan’s demeanor reportedly changed and he denied the deputy’s request to search the car.
Davis requested a police canine to be brought to the location. Deputy Colt Patterson responded with his canine, Maly. The canine reportedly gave a positive alert for illegal narcotics during a sniff search around the car.
Harrigan was handcuffed while deputies conducted a probable cause search of the car. Officials alleged finding several loose shards of a crystal-.like substance deputies believed to be methamphetamine in a cup holder in the console, and a clear glass pipe with a large amount of residue inside wrapped in a paper towel and a plastic bag containing crystal like substance suspected to be methamphetamine were between the passenger’s seat fold.
The contraband was secured and the driver taken to jail. The suspected methamphetamine weighed 3.78 grams, including packaging and field tested using a kit positive for meth. Consequently, Harrigan was booked into Hopkins County jail for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
He remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, March 2. Harrigan was also charged on a warrant for not taking care of a speeding ticket. Bond was set at $10,000 on the felony controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
Election Day Voting In March 3 Primaries To Be Held At 12 Locations In Hopkins County
Voters who did not take advantage of the early voting period to cast ballots in the Democratic and Republican Party Primary Elections will have one last chance to do so Tuesday, March 3.
According to early voter totals reported to the Secretary of State’s Office, 2,510 of the 23,190 registered voters in Hopkins County cast ballots either by mail or personal appearance at the conclusion of early voting in the March Party Primary Election.
Election Day voting in Hopkins County will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 3 at the 12 voting center locations. Election Day voting centers are as follows:
- Precinct 1: Our Savior Lutheran Church, front foyer, 1000 Texas St., Sulphur Springs
- Precinct 2A: Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, fellowship hall, 208 Fuller Street
- Precinct 3: Hopkins County Courthouse, first floor courtroom, 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs
- Precinct 3A : Grace Family Church, fellowship hall, 1901 Loop 301 East, Sulphur Springs
- Precinct 4: Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, West Hall, 1200 Houston St., Sulphur Springs
- Precinct 4A: League Street Church of Christ, 1100 South League St., Sulphur Springs
- Precinct 5: Saltillo ISD, ag lab, 150 County Road 3534, Saltillo
- Precinct 11: Cumby Municipal Building, city meeting room, 100 East Main St., Cumby
- Precinct 12: Sulphur Bluff ISD, foyer outside of gym, 1027 County Road 3550, Sulphur Bluff
- Precinct 13: Como-Pickton CISD, art room, 13017 Texas Highway 11 east, Como
- Precinct 16: Miller Grove ISD, foyer outside of gym, 7819 FM 275 south, Cumby
- Precinct 17: North Hopkins ISD, Administrative Building, 1994 FM 71 West, Sulphur Springs
Unlike state and national offices, the only contested election at the county-level is between Charles Humphries and John Brian Beadle for the Republican nomination for Precinct 2 Constable. Bill Allan opted not to seek election to another term as Constable, Precinct 2.
Democrats are also asked to consider 11 propositions and Republicans to consider 10 propositions.
Click here to view profiles for Precinct 2 Constable candidates.
For a full list of candidates, click here.
To see a full list of propositions on the Democratic ballot, click here.
To see a full list of propositions on the Republican ballot, click here.
Additional voter information in Hopkins County can be found on the county website.
Ratcliffe Reconsiders Intelligence Nomination At President’s Request
Incumbent Remains on Primary Ballot, Eligible As Republican Nominee for General Election
U.S. Congressman John Ratcliffe reconsidered the President’s nomination as Director of Intelligence because the President asked him to, the District 4 representative said in regard to President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that he has renominating Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence.
When Trump nominated Ratcliffe for the position last summer, some questioned Ratcliffe’s resume, claiming it was padded. After less than a week, Ratcliffe withdrew his name for the position.
When asked about being renominated for the position and previous accusations regarding his resume, Ratcliffe said he reconsidered accepting the nomination because the President asked him to.
“I think when the President asks you to do something for your country you look at that. Just because someone in your business accuses you, doesn’t make it true,” Ratcliffe said over the weekend during his first interview since the nomination.
To critics who claim he’s never had a job in the intelligence field, Ratcliffe said he’s “been handling national security issues since 2005.” Ratcliffe said he believes he’s “demonstrated that I’ve been right on some of the most important issues.”
“I think what we’ve seen is that some of our most experienced intelligence officials have gotten it wrong with respect to important issues,” Ratcliffe said.
The District 4 representative said he believes his experience as “US attorney on national security issues as a legislator almost exclusively in this area” were important to Trump when he nominated him as intelligence director. Ratcliffe said he and the President have talked about his loyalty to the Constitution.
If confirmed as Director of Intelligence, Ratcliffe said one priority would be to “ensure the intelligence community becomes entirely apolitical.”
The Director of National Intelligence serves as head of the 17 agencies and organizations within the U.S. Intelligence Community within the Executive Branch that work both independently and collaboratively to gather and analyze the intelligence necessary to conduct foreign relations and national security activities.
The DNI oversees and directs the implementation of the National Intelligence Program and acts as the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to national security. The President appoints the DNI, with the advice and consent of the Senate, according to the Office of Director of National Intelligence.
Wildcats Baseball Team Has Good First Tournament at Rose City Classic in Tyler
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he found lots of reasons for optimism concerning his Wildcats’ baseball team after their opening tournament, the Rose City Classic in Tyler last Thursday through Saturday. Coach Hammack said two of the Wildcats five opponents were Class 6A teams and all five were playoff teams last year. Coach Hammack said last year’s JV ace pitcher Hayden Hurst pitched a solid game in the Wildcats’ opening, 10-2 win over Lindale. He said the one negative was the team’s lack of competitiveness in a 7-2 loss to host Tyler Lee. Coach Hammack said he expressed his concerns with the team after the Lee loss. He said the team was much more competitive Friday in a 7-6 loss to Hallsville. He said the Wildcats came from behind three times before the Bobcats finally prevailed. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats had quite a day Saturday getting a pair of pitching shutouts against good teams Waxahachie and Forney. Jake Davis with help from Austin Crouse shut out the Indians, 1-0. Jaxon Chaney got the shutout, 3-0 over Forney. Coach Hammack said he thought pitching would be the strength of this team. He said the Wildcats hitting is a little behind right now because of rained out scrimmages and the wet weather that has kept the Wildcats from seeing much live pitching outside before the tournament.
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Sulphur Springs ISD To Observed Public School Week, March 2-5, 2020
Sulphur Springs Independent School District will observed Texas Public Schools Week with open house activities at different campuses three days this week.
Administrators invite parents and the community to visit SSISD schools during Texas Public Schools Week to see what’s going on at their students campuses.
The Open House Schedule is listed below:
- Monday, March 2 — 5-6:30 p.m.
- Douglass ECLC Head Start 3, Head Start 4, and Pre-K
- Sulphur Springs Middle School, Grades 6 – 8
- Tuesday, March 3 — 5-6:30 p.m. for Kindergarten-Grade 3
- Bowie Primary
- Bush Primary
- Lamar Primary
- Thursday, March 5 — 5-6:30 p.m.
- Sulphur Springs Elementary School Grades 4 – 5
- Sulphur Springs High School Grades 9 – 12
A Large Number of Wildcats and a Majority of Lady Cats Powerlifters Could Go to Regional Meets This Week
Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter will need a vehicle with a lot of capacity to take all of his Wildcats’ powerlifters to the Regional Powerlifting Meet Wednesday at Pine Tree. Although final numbers were not available Monday morning, seven lifters appear to be in good shape to make the Regional Meet with another four possibly getting in. Lifters have to be in the top ten in the region to go to the Regional Meet. Coach Jeter said Austin McCain is in 8th place in the 114 pound weight class. Jesse Carrillo is 2nd in the 148 pound weight class. Ryan Hernandez is 10th in the 148 pound weight class. Ryan Carrillo is 3rd in the 181 pound weight class. George Greenway is 3rd in the 198 pound weight class. Chad Menard is 9th in the 220 pound weight class and Raydon McCormack is 9th in the 275 pound weight class. Coach Jeter said Matthew Mitchell and Wyatt Smithson could possibly qualify in the 181 pound weight class. He said Kayden Wallace and Somjai Pryor are also in the top 15 in the regional and have a chance to qualify.
Two of the Lady Cats three powerlifters will be heading to the Regional Meet Thursday at Pine Tree. Addison Lamb is 6th in the 132 pound weight class. Sable Erdmier is 2nd in the 165 pound weight class. Coach Jeter said Erdmier is only 25 pounds out of first place and he expects her to make up that weight during the Regional Meet.
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