Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Is Proud Of Her Team As They Win Their Tournament Pool
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner said the Lady Cats played with energy and enthusiasm and, she added, she was proud of their effort as the Lady Cats won their pool Thursday, Aug. 22, at the 5th Annual Edgewood Back-to-School Dig-Fest Volleyball Tournament.
The Lady Cats got wins over Lone Oak, 2-0, Scurry-Rosser, 2-1 and Caddo Mills, 2-0.
The Lady Cats will play in the tournament Championship Bracket Saturday at 9:30 a.m. against Grand Saline in the Edgewood High School Gym.
Coach Dorner said Sadie Washburn had 26 kills Thursday. She also said Brooklyn Burnside and Sydney Washburn played great. Coach Dorner also liked the way the Lady Cats passed the ball and how they moved their feet on the court. She said the errors she saw her team make earlier in the season were not being made as much now.
Football Coach Greg Owens Comments On Scrimmage Thursday
Shortly after the Wildcats only scrimmage of the preseason Thursday night, Aug. 22 at Liberty-Eylau, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he was especially pleased with the Wildcats first two units on offense and defense.
He noted that the Wildcats moved the ball down the field on their first few drives. The Wildcats actually scored their lone touchdown of the scrimmage on their first drive.
Coach Owens said on defense, guys were flying around and making plays. He said over the course of the evening, a scrimmage mentality took over. Things lose their luster and Coach Owens said the players seemed to lose their passion, realizing that they were only playing a scrimmage. He said 15 sophomores played with the varsity Thursday night. Coach Owens said he saw some really good things but, he added, he also saw lots of things that need to be worked on.
Liberty-Eylau broke open a tight scrimmage with a couple of third quarter touchdowns against Wildcats’ back ups to win 23-7.
Coach Owens said the team would continue to work to improve next week. The Wildcats open the season next Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium against Frisco Wakeland.
There were a couple of former Wildcats football players on the Liberty-Eylau coaching staff. Klint King, the son of former Wildcats Head Football Coach Chuck King, is the Leopards’ head coach. Martin Bryant is on Coach King’s staff.
Complaint Of A Man Running In Traffic Leads To Stolen Pickup, Rusk Man’s Arrest
Complaints about someone running in and out of traffic along Interstate 30 in the Cumby-Brashear area resulted in location of a pickup reportely stolen from Red River County and the arrest of a 37-year-old Rusk man Thursday.
Cumby police responded to at least six complaints called in between 13:54 p.m. and 4:03 p.m. Aug. 22 to dispatchers about a man running in and out of traffic on Interstate 30 between the 112 and 114 mile markers. Upon arrival, officers contacted two men.
The Rusk man claimed he and his friend had gotten into an argument and she put him out of her vehicle. The other man told police he had called in about the Rusk man running in and out of traffic. He also also claimed the Rusk man, identified in reports as John Mark Semple Jr., indicated to him that the truck located about 100 feet from them was stolen, police alleged in arrest reports.
The Chevrolet pickup reportedly had no license plates on it. A records check using the truck’s identification number returned a license plate number for the vehicle. The plate number, when checked, matched the truck, which had recently been reported to Red River County authorities as stolen, Cumby Police Officer Geer reported.
The second man allegedly reported seeing the second man in the truck, which reportedly ran out of gas. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Rebekah Saathoff reportedly found the keys on a front tire and tried to start it; it was out of gas. Semple was arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, according to arrest reports.
He told officials that he had been poisoned, so he was transported to the emergency room, where he was medically cleared. He was then transported to the county jail, where he was booked for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, according to arrest reports. He remained in the county jail Friday morning on the charge, according to jail reports.
Drive Underway for Pet Needs at Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter
According to Karon Weatherman at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, the public is being asked to help out our Canine and Feline Friends housed at the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter. The Shelter staff asks for specific kinds of food which help the animals avoid tummy trouble. These types are listed below. If you would like to donate Food, Litter or Cash, just bring it by the Senior Citizens Center between September 3rd and September 27th and we will get it to the Shelter.
Lady Cats Volleyball Wins Pool in Tourney
Lady Cats Volleyball Wins Pool in Edgewood Tournament Thursday
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team got three wins in three matches to win their pool in the 5th Annual Edgewood Back-tp-School Dig-Fest Volleyball Tournament Thursday (August 22) in the Edgewood Middle School Gym. The Lady Cats only lost one set all day. First the Lady Cats defeated Lone Oak, 2-0 by the score of 25-12 and 25-21. Then they topped Scurry-Rosser, 2-1 by the score of 25-20, 15-25 and 25-20. The Lady Cats captured first place in their pool with a win over Caddo Mills, 2-0 by the score of 25-16 and 25-16. The Lady Cats advance to the Championship Bracket in the tournament Saturday. They will play an opponent to be determined Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Edgewood High School. With the wins, the Lady Cats improved their season record to 13-6.
Wildcats Football Scrimmage Had Some Bright Spots
Liberty-Eylau Gets Scrimmage Win over the Wildcats in Texarkana Thursday Night
The Liberty-Eylau Leopards broke open a tight scrimmage game with two second half touchdowns against Wildcats backup defenders to get a 23-7 win at Liberty-Eylau Thursday night (August 22). The Leopards led only 9-7 at the half. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he saw some good things during the three quarter scrimmage. Among the bright spots, kickers Brandon Zavala, a senior, an Joshua Tavera both had touch backs on kickoffs. Wildcats defenders forced L-E to punt on their first three drives. The Wildcats scored their lone touchdown on their first drive. A long pass completion from junior quarterback Kaden Wallace to senior Kylan Wade gave the Wildcats a first and goal from the three yard line. Wallace later threw a six yard TD pass to junior receiver Bryant Sanchez who caught the ball in the end zone. Zavala’s extra point kick was good and the Wildcats led 7-0. On the next Leopards’ drive, defensive lineman D’Andre Peoples sacked the Liberty-Eylau quarterback. On the third L-E drive, linebacker Wade tackled a Leopard receiver for a loss after a completion. The Leopards tied the game on their fourth drive on a 65-yard pass, catch and run as well as a successful extra point kick. Wildcats senior defensive back Noe Ponce intercepted an L-E pass on their fifth drive. The Leopards took their first lead of the game when a Wildcats’ deep snapper sent the ball over the head of punter Zavala and through the end zone for a safety. L-E led 9-7 with 3:35 left in the first half. The Wildcats also had another bad snap the next time they had to punt. On the next Leopards’ drive, senior defensive lineman Nick Atkinson got a sack of the L-E quarterback. During the second half, the Leopards scored on their first two drives in the third quarter against Wildcats’ backup defenders. The first TD drive covered 51 yards and was all done on the ground. The TD came on a 10-yard run/ The next L-E TD drive ended with a 4-yard touchdown run. Right before the game was declared over, Wildcats defensive back Colby Albritton played good defense in the end zone to keep a taller Liberty-Eylau receiver from catching the ball. Wildcats coaches are expected to break down the game tape and go over it with Wildcats’ players on Friday. The Wildcats will be off Friday and Saturday. They will return to practice Monday as they prepare for their season opener against Frisco Wakeland at Gerald Prim Stadium on Friday, August 30 with kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
Dallas Man Allegedly Tased Multiple Times While Trying To Run From Cumby Police
Cumby police allegedly Tased a Dallas man multiple times when he attempted to run from them during a routine traffic stop early Thursday morning. The man was also allegedly identified by at least three names that differed from the one he was eventually arrested under.
A Cumby police officer reportedly stopped a Dodge Avenger at 1:47 a.m. Aug. 22 between the 109 and 110 mile markers on Interstate 30. The driver was identified as a 30-year-old man and the passenger as a 55-year-old man. The Cumby officer, in arrest reports, alleged he suspected the pair to be engaging in criminal activity. The driver allegedly kept changing his story each time the officer asked about the pair’s travel plans. This make the officer suspect he was lying. The passenger also gave travel plans that differed from those given by the driver.
When asked, the 30-year-old driver reportedly refused to let the officer search the car. The officer advised he would be calling for a police K-9 and was detaining them in handcuffs for his safety as well as the man’s. He conceded and was placed into handcuffs without incident, the Cumby officer alleged in arrest reports.
When police attempted to place the passenger into handcuffs, however, the man “resisted by forcefully pulling away from me,” the Cumby officer alleged in arrest reports. When the police sergeant attempted to grab the man, he resisted then tried to run from the officer, arrest reports stated.
Thus, the Cumby officer alleged he deployed his Taser and tased the man multiple times before he eventually complied with verbal commands and stopped resisting police efforts. The Cumby officer stated he waited for additional law enforcement to arrive to assist before again attempting to place the man into custody. A Hunt County officers was the first to arrive; the man was then placed into custody, according to reports.
Cumby’s police chief then arrived and had his police canine conduct a free air sniff search around the car; the dog gave multiple positive alerts, which lead to a probable cause vehicle search, according to arrest reports.
When police found no illegal contraband in the black car, he released it and the driver. The passenger, however, was taken to jail.
At the jail, the man identified himself by the same first name and date of birth but reversed his last names. A short time later, jailers advised they had found a Social Security card in the man’s possession with an entirely different name. When the officer asked the man if he’d given him a false name previously he told them he was the man named on the card. He then gave a date of birth that would make him 45 years old, not 55.
A records check by dispatchers, however, showed no information for a person by that name and date of birth. A records check using the Social Security number showed it did not match the name and information given either, according to arrest reports.
Cumby police alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were contacted and advised they would respond at Hopkins County jail to investigate the man’s identity. The man was held in jail for failure to identify by giving false or fictitious information and for resisting arrest, search or transport, Cumby police noted in arrest reports.
The man was later identified and booked into the jail on both misdemeanor charges at 5:04 a.m. Aug. 22 under yet another name and date of birth, that’d make him a 57-year-old Dallas resident. The man remained in the county jail Friday morning, Aug. 23, on $2,000 bond on the resisting arrest, search or transport Charge and $1,000 on the failure to identify charges, according to jail and arrest reports.
Como-Pickton CISD Trustees To Consider Budget, Tax Rate At Special Aug. 26 Meeting
Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees have called a special meeting to consider approving the proposed budget and tax rate proposed for fiscal year 2019-2020, which begins on Sept. 1.
A public hearing will be conducted on both the proposed budget and tax rate, then the trustees will be asked to adopt each. The C-P CISD tax rate, as proposed, would be 97-cents per $100 property valuation, which is 7-cents lower than the 2018-19 tax rate.
School trustees after considering the budget and tax rate are scheduled to meet in executive session to consult with an attorney “regarding possible economic development with the district.”
The special school board meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, in the C-P Conference Center, located on the school property at 13017 State Highway 11 east.
Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Win A Pair Of Volleyball Matches Against North Hopkins
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears won a couple of recent matches against North Hopkins.
The two teams met in a Gold Bracket game in a North Hopkins tournament last Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sulphur Bluff won, 2-1. The score was 24-26, 25-22 and 25-20. Tuesday the two teams faced off at Sulphur Bluff and the Lady Bears won 3-1. The score was 16-25, 26-24, 25-22 and 25-21.
For the Lady Bears freshman Skylar Stanley had four blocks and six kills. Senior Ann Dorner had four service points and five kills. Senior Dalena Di Donato had three service aces, six service points and five kills. Tori Raine had seven service points, three service aces and two kills. Jada Wade had two service points and two kills. Setter Alley Collett had 16 assists, one kill and six service points. Cierra C.J. Johnson had five service points. Hannah Byrd had three service points and libero Angel Brown had three service points and 19 digs.
PJC Sulphur Springs News
La Shey Almager of Sulphur Springs brought her son Logan and his cars along to register for classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Campus Secretary Jocelyn Sanchez Ambriz and Assistant Director Iris Gutierrez, right, and Secretary Jocelyn Sanchez Ambriz help with the paperwork. The fall semester begins Monday (August 26).
