Winners of Winter “42” Tourney at Seniors Ctr.
Lots of people in Hopkins County like to play 42, and the top teams gathered for some friendly competition on Saturday January 19 at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. There were 29 teams which entered the tournament and the top four places were recognized. Organizer Karon Weatherman sends out a special thanks to volunteers Edith Hankins, Eva Tatum Dehart and Leon Jose III who assisted her in putting on the tournament.
First Place Team: Garland Hamilton and Dewayne Cozart
Second Place Team: Gordon Payne and Tommy Rawson
Third Place Team: Kim and David Epperson
Fourth Place Team: Ernest Young and Bill Eason
Free Tax Aide Program Begins Feb 3 at Wesley UMC
AARP Tax Aide announces Free Tax Return Prep Tuesdays & Saturdays, Feb. 2-April 13, 2019 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 614 Texas Street
Items you need to bring when you visit an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide site for us to help you prepare your tax return(s)
- Previous year’s tax return(s).
- Social Security cards and/or ITIN notices/cards or other official documentation that show the taxpayer identification numbers for every individual on your return.
- Government-issued photo ID for each taxpayer.
- Checking or savings account information if you want to direct deposit any refund(s) or direct debit any amounts due.
- Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) (for each individual if applicable).
Updated – Historical Photo Quiz #3
Unfortunately she will go on as the Unknown Cow Girl. No one offered any information about her. We can only speculate that she was a Rodeo Queen here to be interviewed, in the early 1970’s.
Dinner Bell Menu For January 23, 2019
Dinner Bell January 23, 2019
Community Partner:
Marine Corps League
Menu: Comfort food for a winter’s day!
Old Fashioned Beef Stew with Root Vegetables (bet your grandmother made this!)
Garden Salad
Yeasted Drop Biscuits
Peach Cobbler Crisp
Baked Peaches (the no added sugar dessert)
Same time (11:45 a.m.) Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Join us for food and fellowship on Wednesday!
Gas Pump Struck by 18-Wheeler Creating Haz-Mat Cleanup at Local Convenience Store
Saturday evening, January 19, 2019, a tractor-trailer rig, 18-wheeler, attempted a drive through the parking lot of Jon’s Mini-Mart located on Hillcrest Dr. at the Woodbridge Crossing neighborhood entrance. The Highway 19/Hillcrest Dr. area is marked no U-turn. Although clearly marked that 18-wheel vehicles are not to enter the parking lot and barriers are in place on the business parking lot next door, the driver of the truck attempted the turn. The attempted turn resulted in damage to one of the four gas-pump stations located at the convenience store.
Haz-Mat began cleanup at the site and were concluding their work around 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Drivers of both transport vehicles and private vehicles have ignored posted signs regarding turns in the area. GPS services have been advised of the change in the roadway but many drivers and companies have not updated their vehicle GPS.
Weather Cancels Saturday Ice Bowl for Wildcat Soccer
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton announced Saturday that all games in the Ice Bowl tournament scheduled for Saturday were canceled due to rain and cold weather.
The Wildcats were scheduled to play Sabine Saturday morning at 10:10 a.m. at Wildcat Ram Stadium in Dallas. The Wildcats ended the tournament with a pair of one goal losses, 2-1 to South Garland and 1-0 to Dallas Kimball. The Wildcats are 2-5-1 for the season.
The Wildcats play at Pittsburg Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Wildcats JV will play the Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Saltillo Lady Lions, Lions Defeat Avery
Saltillo Lady Lions Basketball 52, Avery 18
After completing the first half of district play with a perfect 5-0 record, the #25 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions opened the second half with a 52-18 win over Avery Friday (January 18). The Lady Lions got off to a strong start leading Avery, 18-2 after one quarter and 35-8 at the half. The Lady Lions allowed Avery no points in the third quarter. Maddy Smith led the Lady Lions with 17 points. Jocelyn Ochoa had 12 points. Brittney Peeples added 10 points. Anna Reeder had 6 points. Chandler Bain scored 5 points. Paisley Kastner had 2 points. The Lady Lions were a perfect 12 for 12 from the free throw line. The Lady Lions are 6-0 in district play and 22-8 for the season. The Lady Lions play at Union Hill Tuesday evening.
Saltillo Lions Basketball 58, Avery 40
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team improved their district record to 3-1 with a solid 58-40 win over Avery Friday (January 18). The Lions played especially well over the first three quarters of the game and led 46-27. Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 28 points. Matthew Gurley scored 13 points. Ben Moore had 9 points. Edi Olayo scored 8 points. The Lions improved to 18-8 for the season. The Lions play at Union Hill Tuesday night.
Lady Tigers Strong Second Quarter Defeats Lady Cats
The Texas High Lady Tigers used a very strong second quarter to defeat the Lady Cats’ basketball team, 60-48 at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Friday evening (January 18).
After both teams scored 14 points in the opening quarter, the Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Cats, 23-7 in the second quarter to open up a 37-21 lead. The Lady Cats trimmed two points off the lead in both the third and fourth quarters but that wasn’t nearly enough. Texas High hit 47% of the shots while the Lady Cats made 40%. The Lady Tigers shot 31% from three-point range while the Lady Cats made 21%. Texas High also won the rebounding battle, 33 to 24. The Lady Cats had 14 turnovers compared with 11 for Texas High.
Lady Cat Sadavia Porter led all scorers with 19 points. She also had 4 assists and 6 steals. Autumn Tanton added 15 points and 7 rebounds. Danielle Godbolt scored 7 points. Kate Womack had 5 points. Nylah Lindley scored 2 points. Texas High was led by Kerrighan Dunn with 18 points and Antonia Porter with 15 points. Texas High finishes the first half of district play in first place at 5-0. They are 20-6 overall. The Lady Cats are 3-2 in district play after the first half and 21-5 for the season. The Lady Cats host Royse City Tuesday night at 6:15 p.m. in the Main Gym at SSHS. Royse City defeated the Lady Cats at home back on January 4, 69-53.
Wildcats Survive Texas High Second Half Surge
A Texas High shot right at the buzzer failed to fall and the Wildcats’ basketball team held on to win, 53-52 at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Friday night (January 18). It looked early that the Wildcats would win going away but after Wildcats guard Keaston Willis turned an ankle in the third quarter, the Tigers came roaring back. Willis gutted it out in the fourth quarter hampered by the bad ankle but scored 7 of the 9 Wildcats points in the quarter to help the Wildcats win.
The Wildcats started out in high gear and raced out to a 23-8 first quarter lead. The Wildcats added to the lead in the second quarter to lead 37-19 at the half. With Willis out for most of the third quarter with the ankle injury, Texas High outscored the Wildcats 21-7 in the quarter to cut the deficit to four points at 44-40. The Wildcats were outscored 12-9 in the fourth quarter but scored just enough to win.
Willis led the Wildcats with 17 points. Cameron Kahn scored 12 points. Jeremiah Roland added 11 points. Xavier Cork scored 8 points. Grayson McClure had 3 points. Boo Wilkerson scored 2 points. For the second straight game, the Wildcats had to play without 6-foot-5 junior Sadaidriene Day Day Hall who is in a concussion protocol.
Texas High got 14 points from Kyle Wright and 12 points from Cedric C.J. Kelley.
The Wildcats improved to 3-0 in district play and 17-8 for the season. Texas High slips to 2-1 in district play and 21-7 overall. The Wildcats play Royse City Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School.
