Lady Cats Softball Begins Practice Today
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo begins his thirteenth season in Sulphur Springs Friday (January 18), the first day softball teams are allowed to practice. He has an overall record here of 269-129. Coach Carrillo has made the playoffs here every year since the 2008 season.
He said he’s excited about the coming season and he thinks the Lady Cats’ players are too. He has ten seniors and he said he has had great relationships with them over the years. Coach Carrillo said there is a sense of urgency for them because it’s their last year. He said he will again stress a team motto of team first and self second. Coach Carrillo said it worked out well last year. The Lady Cats went 28-7, won the district championship and make it all the way to the Regional Quarterfinals before losing to eventual state champion Forney.
He said he has a couple of big holes to fill this season. Gone are speedy lead off centerfieler Alyssa Abron and steady catcher Macee Hollins. Coach Carrillo said he has the players to fill the holes but it remains to be seen if they can carry the load like Abron or Hollins.
One of the ten seniors is pitcher Bailey Hagerty, who has pitched on the varsity since she was a freshman. Coach Carrillo called her a fierce competitor. Tessa Holt also had some good moments in the pitching circle last season. He said freshman Addison Caddell will also get a chance to pitch.
The Lady Cats return some good hitters and fielders. Among these are left fielder Sadie Stroud, shortstop Kelsey Wallace and first baseman Brinkley Driver. Coach Carrillo said a big home run Driver hit at McKinney North in the playoffs last season may still be rising. Last season’s District Newcomer of the Year, second baseman Sierra Smith, also returns. Other returnees include designated player Landri Bell, a senior, junior outfielder Alli Fite and junior infielder Kate Womack.
The Lady Cats have been giving the opportunity by the UIL to have an early scrimmage. On Saturday, January 26 the Lady Cats will be traveling to Pittsburg at noon to scrimmage the Lady Pirates and Longview. It will be the first of six scrimmages for the Lady Cats that include match ups with some rugged competition such as Plano East, Forney, Rockwall, The Colony, North Forney, Wylie East and North Lamar. Coach Carrillo said good competition makes you better.
Coach Carrillo is thankful for the indoor facility at the Multipurpose Building which allows practice on the worst of days. He said other coaches are trying to figure out what to do with wet and cold weather in the forecast.
Game Day Soccer: Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are in the second day of play at tournaments on this game day Friday (January 18).
The Lady Cats are in a North Forney tournament. Friday the Lady Cats have a pair of afternoon games. The Lady Cats play former district foe North Lamar at 2:15 p.m. They face North Mesquite at 4:45 p.m. Thursday the Lady Cats opened tournament play with a lopsided loss to Rockwall Heath. The Lady Cats are 0-6-2 for the season.
Meanwhile the Wildcats’ soccer team is playing in the Ice Bowl tournament in Richardson. Friday night at 8:30 p.m., the Wildcats take on Dallas Kimball at the B Field at Richardson Berkner. Thursday the Wildcats lost a close one, 2-1 against South Garland. The Wildcats season record is 2-4-1. Both the North Forney tournament and the Ice Bowl in Richardson continue Saturday.
Game Day Basketball: Lady Cats, Wildcats Host Texas High
Once again it’s the Lady Cats Varsity and Wildcats Varsity back to back in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School on this Friday (January 18) game day. Texas High comes to town for games that will have a big impact on the district standings.
The Lady Cats JV gets things going in the Main Gym against the Lady Tigers JV at 5 p.m. The Lady Cats Varsity plays T High at 6:15 pm.
The Wildcats Varsity tangles with the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats JV and Freshmen Teams face Texas High in the Auxiliary Gym beginning at 5 p.m.
The Lady Cats Varsity comes in with a season record of 21-4. They are 3-1 in district play with three district wins in a row since they opened district with a loss at Royse City. The Lady Tigers are a perfect 4-0 in district play and they are 19-6 for the season. The Lady Cats and Lady Tigers were co-district champs last year.
The Wildcats Varsity Basketball Team is ranked #5 in Class 5A according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll. The Wildcats are 2-0 in district play and 16-8 overall. Texas High is also 2-0 in district play and their season mark is 21-6. The two teams split last season with each team winning on their home court.
KSST Radio will bring you all of the action of the Lady Cats and Lady Tigers and the Wildcats and Tigers beginning at around 6:15 p.m. The games will also have video streaming live with a link available on the KSST Radio web site. The games will also be videotaped for replay later on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
Updated – Historical Photo Quiz #1
Judy Gilreath stopped by the KSST Studios to discuss School Board business. We can only guess at the year, 1972 or 1973. (Unlike what we see on TV, you can’t infinitely enhance the desktop calendar, sorry.) Judy remembers that outfit was made of “Butte Weave” fabric. (People sometimes pronounced it ‘Butt Weave’ and were politely corrected.) She was indeed the “Corner Drug Lady”. She began working at Corner Drug during a flu epidemic, and stayed many years.
City Council Special Meeting to Focus on Materials for Sunset Street Reconstruction
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at noon on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street to discuss and take action on bids and award of contract for bedding, rebar and concrete for Sunset Street. The agenda:
- Call to order
- Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation.
- Discussion/action on bids and award of contract for bedding, rebar and concrete for the Sunset Street project.
4. Adjourn.
Local Man Arrested for Selling Cocaine
An investigation into the possession and sale of cocaine conducted by Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit has led to the arrest of Monerius Montreal Barnes, 36, of Sulphur Springs. Four (4) separate buys of cocaine led to a narcotics search warrant at his residence on Beckham Street where Barnes had conducted his sales. The undercover buys resulted in approximately 5.5 grams of cocaine. A search warrant executed by SCU, Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Investigators, and SSPD Patrol discovered approximately 6.4-grams of cocaine inside the residence at the time of the search.
Barnes has been charged with the on sight Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams in a Drug Free Zone and the warranted charges–two charges of Manufacture Deliver Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams in a Drug Free Zone and two charges of Manufacture Deliver Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone. Barnes is in Hopkins County Jail held on $150,000.
Soccer: Wildcats, Lady Cats Lose in Thursday Tournament Play
South Garland 2, Wildcats Soccer 1
The Wildcats’ soccer team lost a close one, 2-1 to South Garland Thursday (January 17) afternoon, in their opening game at the Ice Bowl tournament in Richardson. Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton says his Wildcats are playing really well but he adds they are not finishing off games. He says the team has a lot of young players and he says they are going to get better. Alejandro Diosdado scored an unassisted goal for the Wildcats. The Wildcats are now 2-4-1 for the season. They continue pool play in the tournament Friday night late as they face Dallas Kimball at 8:30 p.m. at Richardson Berkner’s B Field.
Rockwall Heath 8, Lady Cats Soccer 0
Another tournament and another big tough opponent for the Lady Cats’ soccer team. Thursday (January 17) in a North Forney tournament, the Lady Cats opened play with an 8-0 loss to Class 6A opponent Rockwall Heath. The Lady Hawks scored 5 first half goals and 3 more in the second half. The Lady Cats have not only faced lots of tough competition, they have also been besieged with quite a few injuries. The Lady Cats are now 0-6-2 for the season. Friday the Lady Cats will play a pair of tournament games. They face North Lamar at 2:15 p.m. and then Class 6A North Mesquite at 4:45 p.m.
Tira News January 18th 2019
By Jan Vaughn
I don’t have much news this week, but I wanted to pass this along. I just learned that Beth Patterson, of Jefferson, passed away and was buried in the Tira Cemetery on January 4, 2019. Her husband, was the late Jerry Patterson. Please be in prayer for the family. I have to admit that I am not familiar with this couple. I would love to be able to share more about their connection to our community.
Joyce Dodd would like to remind everyone about their Bible study at the Tira Methodist Church. The meet every two weeks and their next session is at 1:00 on January 22nd. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Our grandson, Kenden, invited us to hear his girlfriend, Whitney, sing at her church on Sunday. Chip, Tiffany, Jaidyn and I met Kenden and Whitney at the Church of the Nazarene, after attending church and Sunday School at First Baptist Church. We enjoyed her song and their service. Afterward, we picked up Grace, Chip’s mother, and went out for lunch.
Chip spent Monday and Tuesday in Malvern, Arkansas, helping Tiffany’s fiancé, Perry Gilbert, with some home repairs. He returned just in time for Jaidyn’s Little Dribblers basketball game at North Hopkins.
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].
