Another Record Year for the NETLA Sale of Champions, at $474,302.33!
The culmination of the ‘county livestock show’ put on each Spring for 4H and FFA students in the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show is ‘the Sale’. That’s where the high-point ag mechanics and livestock projects in each specie is placed in the sale ring and offered to the highest bidder. Long ago, Hopkins County began a strong tradition for helping youth see a reward for their efforts in raising quality livestock. But it was with the establishment of NETLA, or Northeast Texas Livestock Association more than fifteen years ago, which has taken the local agriculture tradition over the top with the Sale of Champions.
The 2020 Sale of Champions yielded another record year when it was held on Saturday February 29, 2020. 134 youth projects were selected to be in the sale, based on points earned during judging in the Market Show. The 2020 total in sales and add-on money is $474,302.33. That beats the 2019 total of $458,208. as well as every year since 2005 when NETLA record-keeping began. Everyone benefits from the Sale of Champions, most especially the youth who are earning money for their college funds through selling successful livestock and ag mechanics projects. Congratulations are in order for the 4H and FFA students, their families and club advisors, organizers of the Hopkins County show, volunteers and board members of NETLA, Extension staff, the bidders and buyers and many, many others. Hopkins County is fostering a great agricultural legacy!
Below is the list of Livestock Showmanship winners in age groups: six Junior, six Intermediate and six Senior, and acknowledges their club or chapter. Also listed are Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Heifers and the top Ag Mechanics and Showmanship Projects, which often are not offered for sale. Also listed are the purchase prices for the ten Grand and Reserve Champion animals placed in the Sale.
Former Wildcats Football Stand Out Named Head Coach At Commerce
Former Wildcats Football standout Johnny McSheffery has been named the new head football coach at Commerce.
Coach McSheffery replaced Cody Farrell who left Commerce to become Athletic Director at Hallsville. Coach McSheffrey was promoted from Commerce Defensive Coordinator to Head Coach on March 3. He has been on the Tigers staff for several years.
Prior to that, Coach McSheffery was a Wildcats football assistant. Coach McSheffrey was a standout on the Wildcats football team that won the Class 4A, Division II State Championship in 2008. Coach McSheffrey played college football at West Texas A&M in Canyon.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Wildcats Baseball Team Plays Well in Wylie East Tournament But Final Game Is Disappointing
After a nice tournament run to get into the championship game at the Raider Classic in Wylie East, the Wildcats Baseball Team came close to winning but a late rally by Dallas Lake Highlands spoiled the day Saturday, March 7.
Jaxon Chaney drove home two runs in the bottom of the fifth to give the Wildcats a 3-1 lead. Lake Highlands scored three runs in the last two innings to win, 4-3.
After the game, Wildcats Coach Jerrod Hammack expressed disappointment. He said he expected more than five hits off of Lake Highland’s pitchers. He said too many Wildcats’ hitters were easy outs. The Wildcats hit into double plays in both the sixth and seventh innings. With the late lead, Coach Hammack said he was hopeful for a win especially with the solid pitching he was getting from Jace Evans.
He said the defense was playing pretty well until a sixth inning error. He also said there was a mental error when an outfielder threw to the wrong base allowing two Lake Highland’s runners to get into scoring position. Unfortunately, only one of them scored in that inning. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats just did not play well down the stretch.
Overall, the Wildcats went 3-1-1 in the tournament tying Frisco Liberty and defeating Dallas Lake Highlands, North Forney and Frisco Liberty before losing to Lake Highlands.
The Wildcats are now 7-3-1. They open district play Tuesday night at home against Royse City at Wildcat Park.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo Sees Team Making Progress After Wylie Tournament
At a Wylie tournament this past weekend, March 5-7, the Lady Cats Softball Team won 4 and lost 2. They evened their season record to 8-8, after opening the regular season 1-4.
Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo said his Lady Cats played well in the tournament for the most part. Rather than wins and losses, Coach Carrillo said he is more concerned with the team learning and getting better. He said his team got better during the six game tournament. He said the Lady Cats are doing all that he is asking of them.
Coach Carrillo called his team’s record, a good 8-8, indicating that the Lady Cats have played some good teams.
He said he wants to have his team ready by the start of district play. District play begins on March 24 as Royse City is coming to town.
Saturday’s last tournament game was a bummer for the Lady Cats as they were defeated handily by Sachse. Before the Lady Cats last at bat, trailing 11-1, Coach Carrillo challenged them to do what they could to get better. The Lady Cats responded with some hard hits base hits as they scored 4 runs.
Coach Carrillo said he is proud of his pitchers Addison Caddell and Denver Wyatt, who he said continue to battle in the circle. He said the offense is trying to make contact and get on base.
He said the team’s attitude, for the most part, has been good. Coach Carrillo said he is encouraging his players to operate out of love and to learn how to have mercy and grace for each other. He said if they learn that, they will be winners. He said he likes where the team is at, considering the loss of 10 seniors off of last year’s team.
The Lady Cats play a non-district game at Sherman Tuesday night.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo Said His Team Matched Mount Pleasant’s Intensity Friday Night In Win
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo said he was proud of the way his team played in a 3-2 victory over Mount Pleasant Friday night, March 6, at Gerald Prim Stadium.
The win put the Lady Cats in a second place tie with the Lady Tigers with a tie breaking edge. Both teams are 6-2 in district play.
Coach Aguayo told his team before the game that they could expect intense and aggressive play from Mount Pleasant, just like they saw in the first game between the two. Coach Aguayo said the Lady Cats controlled the game. He said little mistakes that hurt the Lady Cats earlier in the season have been cleaned up.
He said the Lady Cats got off to a great start by scoring the first goal. Freshman Rebekah Stanley scored on a rebound after her teammate Haley Robinson hit a post with her shot. Mount Pleasant scored the next two goals on a corner kick and a penalty kick after a foul call in the box.
Coach Aguayo said the Lady Cats got the equalizing goal, after he decided to move Ashley Noe to the wing and Janine Yamaguchi to the center. Noe scored from the left side. The Lady Cats got the go ahead goal from Stanley on a free kick from 34 yards out. Coach Aguayo said he asked Robinson and Lois Rocha to stand in front of the Lady Tigers’ goalkeeper to block her view.
The Lady Cats have Senior Night Tuesday at home as Texas High comes to town.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton Says Perfect Storm Led To 6-0 Loss At Mount Pleasant
A large dose of Murphy’s Law for the Wildcats Soccer Team heavily contributed to a 6-0 loss at Mount Pleasant Friday night, March.
Two of his players ran track on Thursday night and, then, gave blood during a blood drive Friday morning. He said they could not play.
Coach Alexi Upton said the team’s defense leader was missing Friday night and is expected to miss the rest of the regular season due to injury.
One defender had to sit due to a red card. Coach Upton said he finished the game with defenders that included two JV players, a freshman and another player who normally does not play defense. He said you might survive that against a lesser team, but not one like Mount Pleasant.
Basically, Coach Upton encouraged his team to just forget Friday night, hit the reset button and look ahead.
Despite the loss, Coach Upton said the Wildcats appear to be locked into second place, unless they implode during their last two games. The Wildcats are 6-2 in district play and 12-6-5 for the season.
The Wildcats play at Texas High Tuesday night. Oddly enough, Coach Upton said he looks forward to the Texarkana trip because the team really had time to bond last year during a lengthy delay caused by lightning strikes.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Map of Reports for March 8th Boom
Here is a map of the reports submitted so far. You can submit your report here.
Blue points are actual GPS reports. Yellow pins are located to the city or area of the report.
Booms Around Hopkins County
No one seem to have a explanation for the ‘booms’ heard around Hopkins County this year.
The most recent one heard by KSST Staff was Sunday March 8th, 2020 at 8:50PM. It shook the windows.
Plausible explanations
Sonic Booms. Aircraft heading to or from Dallas could be to blame. Especially if the booms are loudest under known flight corridors, or around air navigation points like Sulphur Springs Airport. Meteors can cause sonic booms.
Tannerite. Detonation of explosives could be causing these booms. Speculation about the product known as Tannerite has been a persistent suspect. Social media is packed with videos demonstrating explosions caused by commercially available Tannerite.
A cannon. A cannon being fired could cause these noises. Black powder cannon’s are legal in Texas.
A propane cannon might cause these booms. They can be deplayed to scare off animals.
What can we do?
KSST has created on online form for people to report these ‘booms’. We will try to create a map of the reports and give some idea of where the booms are occurring. Who know’s if we can glean any useful information.
Homeowner Maintenance of Septic Systems Course scheduled
A Homeowner Maintenance of Septic Systems Course is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Hopkins County Extension Office.
The 6- hour course provides a basic understanding of the operational and maintenance activities of conventional and aerobic septic systems, and explains how activities within the home impact septic systems.
Presentations will cover the treatment processes, health and safety considerations, an overview of how to inspect and maintain the system, and goes in depth on aerobic systems and their operation and maintenance.
This course also provides answers to the most frequently asked septic system questions, including when to pump out a tank and what can or cannot go down the drain.
Septic systems are not “flush and forget” systems! Therefore, maintenance is essential to ensure proper function and longevity of your septic system. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how to maintain their septic system to protect the health of their family and the environment.
If you are taking the class to be certified to maintain your own system, you will receive a certificate upon completion of the class. It is your responsibility to notify the permitting authority upon your completion of the course.
Cost of the training is $125. Register by calling 903-885-3443 by March 13, 2020.
For more information on this or any other agricultural topic, please call the Hopkins County Extension Office 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report March 2-8, 2020
Arrests
No reportable arrests
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 155 calls for
service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 37 citations and 43 warnings
during this reporting period.
