Lady Cat Basketball Season Ends in Bi-District Loss
The Lady Cats’ basketball team had their season end in a bi-district loss to Jacksonville, 57-46 in Winona Monday night (February 11). A bad third quarter proved to be the difference in the game as the Maidens outscored the Lady Cats, 18-7 in the quarter.
Both teams seemed to start slowly in the game and the score was 11-11 after one quarter. Jacksonville opened a slight lead in the second quarter and was up 26-23 at halftime. After the tough third period, the Lady Cats trailed, 44-30. The Lady Cats outscored the Maidens in the fourth quarter but never got closer than six points.
Sadavia Porter had a fine final game as a Lady Cats pouring in 26 points. She hit 4 three-pointers and made both of her free throw attempts. Kate Womack scored 6 points off the bench. Danielle Godbolt and Autumn Tanton each scored 5 points. Nylah Lindley scored 4 points.
Jacksonville had four players in double figures. Again they were led by their sophomore guards. Alexis Calderon scored 20 points for Jacksonville and Grace Abercrombie had 15 points. Jacksonville usually makes a ton of three pointers but had to settle for 4 against the Lady Cats. Calderon and Abercrombie had 2 each. Inside players Tyshera Gipson and Tamia Tucker scored 10 points each.
Jacksonville improves to 29-6 for the season. They will play the winner of Tuesday night’s Mesquite Poteet and Midlothian game later this week in the Area round.
The Lady Cats end with a final season record of 24-8. Six players off the roster will be eligible next season:
Kerie Wright,
Aliyah Abron,
Kate Womack,
Nylah Lindley,
Latavia Smith and
Colbria Harrison.
The seniors who played their last Lady Cats’ basketball game Monday are
Sadavia Porter,
Te’Arria Rose,
Danielle Godbolt,
Autumn Tanton and
Tarayla Kelley.
Lady Cat Basketball Bi-District on KSST
KSST will broadcast tonight’s (Monday, February 11, 2019) Lady Cat bi-district play-off game live on radio and the KSST YouTube Channel. The replay of the game will also be available on the YouTube Channel and Suddenlink Cable Channel 18 at a later time.
The Lady Cats are their district’s #3 seed. The Lady Cats ended district play with a 6-4 record and their season mark is 24-7. The Jacksonville Lady Indians finished in second place in their district with a 12-2 record. They are 28-6 for the season.
Don Julien will once again do play-by-play for the game that begins at 7 p.m. in Winona.
Soccer: District Starts Tuesday at Home for Wildcats and Lady Cats
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton Feels His Team is Ready for District Play Tuesday
The Wildcats’ soccer team seems to be playing good soccer at the right time. District play begins for the Wildcats Tuesday night (February 12) at home against Greenville. The Lions swept the Wildcats in two district contests last season. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton says the Lions appear to be a carbon copy of the Wildcats. He says they are aggressive and like to score a lot of goals. Coach Upton says their program has advanced to the point where talented players step up after good players graduate. He sees the Lions and Mount Pleasant as major threats for the Wildcats in district. The Wildcats tuned up for Greenville with an impressive 4-0 win over Melissa Friday night at The Prim. Coach Upton says the Wildcats played well against a talented Melissa team. He says the Wildcats were great on the attack, kept the ball and made few mistakes. In the Wildcats last four games they have three wins and a tie against a strong Lovejoy team on the road.
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Joel Bailey Grateful For 0-0 Record Reset as District Play Begins Tuesday
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Joel Bailey talks about using a giant eraser to wipe out the non-district portion of a tough season so far for the Lady Lions. 1-10-3 becomes 0-0 as all district teams begin play Tuesday (February 12) with the same record. Coach Bailey says this is when the games really count. He says erase the past but learn from earlier mistakes and remember things that worked out well. The Lady Cats open district play Tuesday at Greenville. Coach Bailey says he has not seen them but he notes that lately the Lady Cats seem to have the Lady Lions’ number. He says the Lady Lions lost two of the best impact players from last season to graduation. Coach Bailey says the Lady Cats will not be underestimating anyone. They are getting healthier after lots of early season illness and injuries. One player, Erika VanBenthem, is battling an ankle problem. The Lady Cats lost their last non-district game to Melissa last Friday, 6-0 at Prim Stadium.
Lady Lions Win Playoff Warm Up; Begin Area Thursday
The #20 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team handily won a playoff warm up game against #23 ranked Iredell, 62-23 on Saturday (February 9). The Lady Lions jumped out to a 17-5 lead after one quarter and added to the lead throughout the game.
Anna Reeder led the Lady Lions with 28 points. Maddy Smith had 11 points. Chandler Bain had 9 points. Jocelyn Ochoa scored 7 points. Brittney Peeples had 2 points. The Lady Lions had a good day at the free throw line hitting 12 of 14 for 86%.
The Lady Lions improved their season record to 27-8. The Lady Lions, as district champion, get a bye in bi-district playoff action. They will play next in the Area round on February 14 against either Bryson or Saint Jo.
THESA Softball Pitcher Courtney “Corrie” Gaddis Signs With Enterprise State, Alabama
David Carrillo, Chis Voorheese, Traci Harrison, Courtney “Corrie” Gaddis (seated), Kevin Ward, Jake Williams.
Sulphur Springs’ senior softball player Courtney “Corrie” Gaddis, who plays with THESA, Texas Homeschool Educators Sports Association, and with the Texas Blaze traveling team, signed a letter of intent to play college softball at Enterprise State Community College’s Boll Weevils in Enterprise, Alabama.
A signing event took place Sunday afternoon at The ROC of First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs. Gaddis is in her fourth year as a player for THESA. The signing event was attended by Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo, THESA Coach Chris Voorheese, Texas Blaze Head Coach Kevin Ward, Texas Blaze Assistant Coach Jake Williams and Enterprise State Community College Head Coach Traci Harrison.
Corrie is the daughter of John Robert “Bobby” and Anita Littrell Gaddis.
A&M-Commerce Launches Pride Promise PLUS Tuition Assistance Program
COMMERCE, TX—A&M-Commerce recently launched Pride Promise PLUS, a tuition assistance program intended to help remove financial barriers and make a college education accessible to all students. The program pays tuition that is not covered by other forms of financial aid, including grants, scholarships, exemptions, benefits and waivers.
Pride Promise PLUS is open to freshmen and transfer students with a 3.0 or greater GPA and includes a $100 per year book voucher. A&M-Commerce also offers the Pride Promise program for students with a 2.5 or greater GPA. Pride Promise does not include a yearly book voucher.
Dr. Lee Young, interim vice president of enrollment, explained, “The Pride Promise/Pride Promise PLUS programs address the college affordability challenge and enable students to enjoy an exciting, challenging and engaging collegiate experience instead of worrying about tuition bills.” He added that many of our potential students are self-disclosed first-generation and low-income, and they need financial support in order to change their dreams of a college education into reality.
According to Dr. Mark Rudin, president of A&M-Commerce, the Pride Promise programs are one way that A&M-Commerce is working to keep higher education affordable and accessible. “These tuition assistance programs open the door for top-notch scholars to access a quality education,” Rudin stated. “Financial obstacles should not block ambitious students from achieving their goals.”
Students have responded favorably to the program. “I think the Pride Promise PLUS program is a great idea,” stated La’Shae Miller, junior social work major. “Full tuition coverage and a $100 book voucher will make A&M-Commerce an even better value.”
Recipients are eligible for Pride Promise or Pride Promise PLUS for up to eight semesters, not including summer sessions. To find out more, call the Financial Aid Department at 903.886.5096, email [email protected] or visit the Pride Promise website.
TxDOT to Begins Upgrade on Two State Highways in Sulphur Springs
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that mill and inlay work to upgrade portions of two state highways in Sulphur Springs, Texas, is slated to begin the week of Feb. 18.
Contractor RK Hall, Paris, Texas, was granted 107 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $5.2 million. The target date for completion of this work is late June 2019, officials said.
The contractor will perform mill and inlay work on State Highway 19 from the north city limits of Sulphur Springs south- and westward to BU 67, and on State Highway 154 from its intersection with Loop 301 southward to State Highway 11.
The mill and inlay work on SH 154 will include full-depth concrete repairs at the north and south approaches of the Broadway Street overpass at I-30. Mill and inlay work removes the existing surface from a roadway and recycles it for use as a new pavement surface on the same roadway, officials noted.
Motorists who travel regularly in these areas are asked to pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones; especially while this project is underway. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.
Monday Commissioners Court: Congressman Honors County Judge; Sulphur Bluff Volunteer Fire Department Honored by County
Before a packed Hopkins County Commissioners’ Courtroom Monday morning, Robbin Bass, Deputy District Director for Congressman John Ratcliff, presented County Judge Robert Newsom a flag that was flown over the U. S. Capital Building in Newsom’s honor. Commissioners also issued a proclamation honoring the Sulphur Bluff Fire Department for past and current service to the county.
In honoring Judge Newsom, Bass stated that the county judge was honored for his service to the county and to many other government entities. A number of county, city, and civic leaders were present for the presentation. Newsom was surprised by the presentation of flag and certificate.
Sulphur Bluff Volunteer Fire Department has a heritage of providing fire protection in Hopkins County following a disastrous fire at the Sulphur Bluff School gym. The fire prompted 14 citizens in 1974 to organize the department. Some of those citizens and/or family members continue to serve a volunteers for the department. The proclamation reads:
P r o c l a m a t i o n
WHEREAS, Following the April 1974 disastrous fire of the Sulphur Bluff School gym, fourteen citizens were motivated to provide fire protection for Hopkins County – James “PeeWee” Bassham, J.T. “Putt” Bassham, Mike Bassham, Billy Chester, Gene Beale, Henry Allen Davis, Darrell Deaton, Bert Dorner, George Dorner, Tommy Holcomb, Joe Don Joslin, Don Patterson, T.L. Sanderson, James Waller; and
WHEREAS, T.L. Sanderson supported these efforts by lending a 1968 Chevy milk truck to serve in hauling water to the site where volunteers operated with buckets and water-soaked feed sacks; and
WHEREAS, The Sulphur Bluff Volunteer Fire Department was founded in late 1975 as one of the first Volunteer Fire Departments to serve Hopkins County; and
WHEREAS, In 1976, with revenue sharing money and the assembly of units in Wichita Falls, Sulphur Bluff received the first of five fire trucks purchased as 1976 one-ton chassis by Hopkins County through Price Ford Sales of Sulphur Springs.
WHEREAS, In their efforts to generate revenue toward the purchase of land and construction of the Sulphur Bluff Volunteer Fire Department facility, the volunteer firemen hauled a 1976 half-ton pickup truck to area events throughout northeast Texas to sell tickets.
WHEREAS, Today, the Sulphur Bluff Volunteer Fire Department has thirteen members supporting six fire apparatus continuing to serve and protect the Sulphur Bluff community and Hopkins County – Chris Bassham, James K. Bassham, Bert Dorner, Brian Dorner, Joey Dorner, Jimmy Dale Fite, Cam Hill, Micah Johnson, Janice Joslin, Joe Don Joslin, Don Patterson, Donnie Powers and Karen Powers.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hopkins County Commissioners Court urges all citizens of Hopkins County to celebrate the outstanding efforts of the firemen of the Sulphur Bluff Volunteer Fire Department, to recognize the dedication in their perseverance to provide protection for the citizens of Hopkins County and their property and, offer sincere appreciation for the servanthood of each one.
Local Man Arrested for Hindering Arrest of Wanted Felon
A Hopkins County Deputy was seeking the arrest of a wanted felon at an apartment building on Bill Bradford Road. When he knocked on the door, the occupant of the apartment, Creston leon Weatherall, 29, would not answer the door. After the deputy left the address, Weatherall’s girlfriend, the one wanted on the parole violation, exited the back door and started walking away from the residence. An unidentified tipster called the Sheriff’s Office.
Weatherall was arrested for Hindering Apprehension of a Wanted Felon. He is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $10,000 bond.
