Lady Cats Golf Sizes Up District
Lady Cats Golfers Get to Size Up District Competition and District Course
Three Lady Cats’ golfers got a district preview Tuesday (March 27) as they played at the site of next week’s district tournament, Paris Country Club. Mariam Tran shot a 92, which was good enough for second place. Tran finished several shots behind a Texas High golfer. Lady Cats Coach Whitney Spigener said she expected Tran and the Texas High golfer to battle to be district champion as medalist at the District Tournament at Paris Country Club next Monday and Tuesday. Coach Spigener said the Paris course was a difficult one that was set up tough Tuesday. The tournament had a 9 stroke limit, a UIL rule. Coach Spigener said none of her players had to pick up their ball and take a nine. Charleigh Potts shot 107. Addison White shot 111. Coach Spigener said the weather was great Tuesday and she said she hoped it was again next week for the district tournament.
Saltillo Students Make School History By Advancing To Area OAP Competition
Saltillo High School history was made March 26 when the students’ One Act Play was selected to advance from Bi-District to Area OAP competition, according to Saltillo High School music and theatre teacher Daron Bilyeu.
Five Saltillo students also earned individual awards at the Bi-District OAP competition for their contributions to the school’s performance of Paul Zindel’s “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigold.”
Joe Tippit won an Outstanding Tech award for his work with the lights.
Brianna Tawil won All-Star Cast honors for her portrayal of Tillie, a shy science-loving narrator who is constantly the recipient of teasing and her mother’s anger in this play set in 1969.
Cheyenne Neal also took home All-Star Cast honors for her portrayal of Beatrice, Tillie’s sharp-tongued mother.
Chaeli Spear won Bi-District Honorable Mention for her portrayal of Nanny, an elderly woman in the late stages of dementia. Also receiving Honorable Mention was Graycie Hodges in the role of Ruth, Tillie’s sassy older sister, who had been treated at a mental hospital for repeated seizures.
Saltillo is scheduled to compete at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Area OAP Contest at Grayson College in Denison. The Saltillo Lions will be the first to perform their play. Admission to the play will be $5 and tickets may be purchased at the door, according to Bilyeu.
Fort Worth Man Arrested For Theft Of Trailer From A Local Apartment Complex
A Fort Worth man was taken into custody Wednesday night on a felony theft charge, after he was caught with a trailer allegedly stolen from a local apartment complex, according to arrest reports.
At 9:30 p.m. March 27, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper William Gillentine reported stopping a Chevrolet Trailblazer on State Highway 11, after noticing the trailer it was pulling did not have any trailer or brake lights. After contacting the driver, identified as 40-year-old Rusty Allen Fisher, Gillentine noticed the unit’s registration sticker had expired more than a year ago.
When the trooper asked the Fort Worth driver about the violations, Fisher allegedly showed the trooper a citation Sulphur Springs Police Officer Justin Findley had issued him earlier in the day. Gillentine then reportedly advised the man he would be receiving a ticket for the expired registration as well as a warning for no trailer lights.
Gillentine too asked Fisher why the Trailblazer didn’t have a front license plate. Fisher allegedly told the trooper he took possession of the trailer from another man to work on it but had no knowledge of the trailer’s contents nor did have a key to open it.
Fisher and the passenger, identified in arrest reports as to be Fisher’s daughter, reportedly gave conflicting stories about where they got the trailer. Fisher allegedly claimed they got it from a house behind the library, while the passenger said they picked the trailer up from behind some abandoned apartments near Interstate 30. Fisher claimed he didn’t know why his daughter gave a different story about the trailer. When asked, the trooper reported, Fisher was unable to produce a registration or any proof of ownership for the trailer. Then, Fisher claimed he was actually repossessing it, but didn’t have a license to do so, the trooper alleged in arrest reports.
SSPD Officer Justin Findley was asked to assist Gillentine in sorting out the “trailer issue.” Findley arrived and contacted another police officer, who went to the abandoned apartment complex to check out the passenger’s story. The complex owner was reportedly contacted. She allegedly told police she is in the process of selling the complex, along with a an enclosed trailer containing $15,000 to $20,000 worth of tools and remodeling materials. She told authorities no one was supposed to have the trailer, Gillentine wrote in arrest reports.
Consequently, the trooper arrested Fisher on the theft charge. Findley transported Fisher to the county jail, where he was booked into custody about 12:33 a.m. Thursday on the felony charge of theft of property valued at $2,500 or more but less than $30,000, according to jail and arrest reports.
Fisher remained in the county jail late Wednesday morning; his bond was set $5,000 on the charge, according to jail reports.
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Ladycat Softball Coach Reviews Win
Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo Gets Good Pitching and Timely Hitting in Lindale Win
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said his senior pitcher Bailey Haggerty doesn’t get enough credit for what she does. He added she may even be taken for granted because she accomplishes things without a lot of flash or hoopla. Coach Carrillo gave Haggerty plenty of credit Wednesday morning (March 27) as she threw a three hit shutout at Lindale in a 4-0 win Tuesday night. Coach Carrillo said Haggerty was a stud and an animal. Major compliments. The Lady Cats also got some big hits from Kate Womack and Brinklee Driver. Womack broke a scoreless tie with an inside the park home run. Coach Carrillo said Womack is not particularly known for her speed but he said she really was trucking around the bases to come all the way around to score. Coach Carrillo said Driver might have had two or three home runs Tuesday night if the game had been at Lady Cat Park. Still Driver hit two doubles and a triple driving in two runs. The win at Lindale sets up a big showdown between friends and competitors as the Lady Cats play at Mount Pleasant Friday night. Both teams are 3-0 in district play. Coach Carrillo said he and Mount Pleasant Coach Jeremy Tarrant were friends but then he added, when they get between the lines it’s game on.
Rotary Club Raising Their Claws for Organizations, Graduating Seniors
On April 27th, Sulphur Springs Rotary Club will be hosting its 6th Annual Claws For A Cause crawfish boil in the beautiful downtown area of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Rotary International is an international service organization that exists to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. We are a non-political and non-sectarian organization open to all people of all different walks of life. With over 1.2 million Rotarians in the world, Sulphur Springs’ Rotary Club values itself as a vital part of the community of Sulphur Springs and has taken the opportunity to host an annual crawfish boil to serve as its main fundraiser to invest back into the local community.
Claws For A Cause started six years ago as a fundraiser that would create awareness for Rotary and involve the whole community of Sulphur Springs. Claws annually funds the Sulphur Springs Rotary Club scholarship program, as well as benefiting several local charities in our area. Over the past years we have donated over $50,000 to help support organizations such as Hopkins County Emergency Response Team, Relay for Life, Heritage Counseling Center, Can Help, Star Foundation, Lake Country Casa, Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter, Relay for Life, and Community Health and Wellness Alliance to name a few.
Partnering with Sulphur Springs Dodge as our title sponsor, the Rotary Club of Sulphur Springs would like to invite each of you to join us for an amazing event on April 27th, 2019 at 5:00pm featuring live music by Hannah Kirby, and over three tons of crawfish and fixins for you to enjoy. Tickets are only $30 online, or $30 at the gate. Beverages will be available for purchase. Reserved tables and VIP sponsorship opportunities are available for those interested in giving back to our wonderful community at a fun, family-friendly event held on our historic square.
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, reserved tables or ticket purchases please contact me at (903) 348-6223, or for online ticket purchases visit www.eventbrite.com.
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Logan Vaughan
Sulphur Springs Rotary Club, Crawfish Chairman
2018 Claws For A Cause Proceeds
The 2018 Claws For A Cause event was the largest fundraiser in the history of Sulphur Springs Rotary Club. The event yielded net proceeds of $31,500 and we gave all $31,500 back to our community! Details regarding last year’s allocations are below.
2018 High School Scholarship Recipients ($13,000 total):
Caitlin Aigular
Jonathan Alvarez
Kendall Blake
Zachery Burgin
Natalie Cruz
Peyton Dietze
Anden Hammick
McKensi Mount
Karli Self
Rachel Stanley
Samuel Stanley
Imani Taylor
2018 Local Charity Donations ($18,500 total):
Dinner Bell
Heritage Christian Counseling Center
Honor Flight
Hopkins County Community Chest
Hopkins County Health/Wellness Alliance
Hopkins County Genealogical Society
Hopkins County Veterans Memorial
Lake Country CASA
The Lord’s Work Food Pantry
NETLA (NE Texas Livestock Association)
NE TX Junior Dairy Classic Show
Star Nuckolls Foundation
Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter
Sulphur Springs Composite Civil Air Patrol
Sulphur Springs Soccer Association
Teen Court of Hopkins County
Terrific Tuesdays
Wildcat Baseball Coach Comments on Season
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack Wants His Team to Get Up Off the Mat
After Tuesday (March 26) night’s 11-3 loss to Royse City, Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack told his team a story he had heard about famous boxer Muhammad Ali. He told them that once when Ali had been knocked down unto the mat, he looked around and thought, the champion doesn’t need to be down on the mat. So he got up and continued to fight. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats are now down on the mat and they need to get back up and fight. He called Tuesday’s loss one of the most disappointing ones he’s been a part of in his 14 years in Sulphur Springs. Coach Hammack said the Bulldogs took it to the Wildcats and swung the bats probably as good as they have all season. They also hit the ball hard. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats are just not playing winning baseball right now. He said not enough lead off batters are getting on base. When they do, other players are not driving them in. He said the Wildcats aren’t getting two out hits. The Wildcats left eight men on base Tuesday night. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats don’t have pitchers that are going to strilke out a lot of batters so they need good defensive play behind them. The Wildcats made five errors Tuesday night. He said the team is not really doing anything well right now. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats have to keep fighting, plugging away and working to get better so they can get back to where they were early in the season. The Wildcats opened the season with an 8-1 record. The Wildcats loss gave both the Wildcats and Bulldogs 2-4 district records. The teams complete their three district games Friday night at Royse City. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats have got to play better. He said there are still 9 district games to go but he said if they don’t get going soon, unlike Muhammad Ali, the Wildcats could be left down on the mat.
Sulphur Springs FFA Teams Compete At Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
The Sulphur Springs High School FFA show teams have had a busy month, competing in multiple events at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Beef Heifer Show team competed at the Houston Show March 5-9. Breanna Sells, Hayden Daniel, Jodie Tippit, Sydney Swatsell, Elida Miller, Cash Vititow and Savannah Allen all competed with their show heifers.
Annie Horton competed in Houston with her Market Lamb March 6th-8th
Savannah Allen and Elida Miller both competed in the Public Speaking contest on March 9th and Savannah placed 12th overall.
Jace Mayers, Elida Miller and Maurie Flecker all caught a calf in the Houston Rodeo Calf Scramble and received a certificate to purchase a show heifer for the next year.
Annie Horton showed March 17 at the Austin Livestock Show and placed third in her class with her market lamb! She made the sale and will sale her lamb Friday, March 29.
Sydney Swatsell, Cash Vititow and Savannah Allen will also travel to Austin lthis week to compete in the Austin Livestock Beef Heifer contest.
Tira News for March 26, 2019
By Jan Vaughn
Joyce Dodd reports, “Our food angels, along with Martha Payton’s brother, Von Honzel, and the Tira preacher and his wife, Clyde and Victoria Bostick, brought several large bags of groceries to our pantry today.” We always appreciate the contributions. Also, I want to express appreciation to Georgia Smith, Yvonne Weir and Joyce Dodd for putting the food on the shelves, and to everyone who helps with the pantry each week!
Joyce shared that the next Bible Study at the Tira Methodist Church will be on April 9 at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Robert, Yvonne and Wesley Weir spent two days in Dallas during spring break. Destri, Nico, Dustin, Natalie and Maria visited them. They went to Adventure Landing for mini golf, go-carts, and bumper boats. The Weir family celebrated Natalie and Dustin Weir’s birthdays on Saturday at Dacy’s house. The kids played in the hot tub and with the baby goats.
Landon, Laiken, Rylan, Brailon and Slaiden camped at Cooper Lake State Park Friday afternoon through Sunday. The weather was nice and they enjoyed fishing, hiking, playing, and cooking hot dogs and s’mores over the fire. I visited them for a little while on Saturday afternoon. Almost all of the campsites appeared to be occupied. It was nice to see so many people enjoying the park.
Tiffany and Jaidyn spent the last half of their spring break in Malvern, Arkansas.
Chip was in Corpus Christi over the weekend. He helps coach a Destination Imagination team at the Sulphur Springs Middle School and they were competing at the state meet. North Hopkins School had a team in the competition, as well.
I always need and appreciate input from my friends to help keep me informed of news in our community. If you have any news pertaining to Tira residents, past or present, please contact me, Jan Vaughn, at 903-438-6688 or [email protected].
KSST is Giving Away Texas Rangers Baseball Tickets! – March 31st, 2019
KSST is giving away eight tickets (4 tickets to 2 lucky winners) to the Sunday, March 31st, 2019 Texas Ranger Game. The Rangers will be facing the Chicago Cubs.
Rules and Information:
The passes must NOT be resold!
Unclaimed passes will be dispersed by KSST.
Employees of KSST/KRVA can’t win.
Winner’s names and picture will be posted on Facebook.
