Blue Blazes Fundraiser
Blue Blazes Have New Fundraiser Dealing With Easter Egg Hunts
The Sulphur Springs High School Blue Blazes Drill Team has a new fundraiser. It is called Egg My House or Egg My Yard. It involves Easter Egg Hunts and the Blue Blazes want to be your Easter Bunny. They are offering to take care of an Easter Egg Hunt for you. Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough says sometimes parents get so involved in the business side of putting together an Easter Egg Hunt that they can’t enjoy it and they sometimes forget to get video or pictures. Ms. McCullough says information on the fundraiser is on social media including Instagram and Facebook. There are forms available for signing up. You can also contact Christie McCullough at Sulphur Springs High School. Ms. McCullough says the idea has created a lot of interest and she says she is excited about the potential for the fundraiser. She hopes it will become an annual fundraiser.
Ladycat Softball Heads To Royse City For District Opener
Lady Cats Softball Team Opens District Play on Game Day Tuesday
The Lady Cats’ softball team begins district play on this Tuesday (March 19) game day. The Lady Cats will play at Royse City with a JV game at 5 p.m. and the varsity game at 6:30 p.m. This will be a battle of two teams having very good seasons. The Lady Bulldogs come in 16-3-1 and the Lady Cats are 14-4. Monday night the Lady Cats had their final non-district tune up soundly defeating Paris, 15-0 at Lady Cat Park. Freshman Addison Caddell threw a four-inning no hit shutout striking out 6 and walking only 2. The Lady Cats hammered out 18 hits and had a 13 run third inning. Kelsey Wallace led the hit parade hitting a grand slam home run in the big third inning and another round tripper in the fourth. Wallace was 3-4 with 3 runs scored and 5 RBIs. Sadie Stroud was 3 for 3 with a three doubles, 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs. Brinklee Driver was 3 for 3 with a home run, a run scored and 3 RBIs.
Wildcat Baseball Travels To Mount Pleasant
Wildcats Baseball Team Continues District Play at Mount Pleasant Tuesday
The Wildcats’ baseball team continues district play on this game day Tuesday (March 19). The Wildcats have their third road game out of their first four district games. The Wildcats travel to Mount Pleasant. There will be a JV game at 4 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 1-2 in district play so far and 9-3 for the season. After road losses to Royse City and Lindale, the Wildcats won big, 9-2 over Greenville Friday night in their district home opener. Wildcat Jaxon Chaney pounded a grand slam home run and a three-run homer to power the Wildcats’ baseball team past Greenville. Chaney’s three-run shot was a part of a five run first inning that put the Wildcats up 5-0. His grand slam in the bottom of the sixth made it a 9-1 game. Jace Burchfield also drove in a run for the Wildcats in the first inning. Kaden Argenbright had a 2 hit game including a double. Austin Dodd, Jace Thompson and Kamren Harrison also had hits for the Wildcats who had 7 hits in all. Burchfield got the win throwing a complete game 7 innings allowing 2 runs and 7 hits while issuing 1 walk. The Wildcats made no errors.
Soccer: Game Day Tuesday March 19th
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are in action on this Tuesday (March 19) game day.
The Lady Cats play at home against powerful Royse City on Senior Night. Seven Lady Cats will be recognized before the game. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m., then Senior Night, and then the varsity match at around 7 p.m. The Lady Cats are currently tied for third place with Texas High in the district standings. The Lady Tigers have tiebreaker advantages over the Lady Cats so the Lady Cats are effectively in fourth place. The Greenville Lady Lions are lurking in fifth place just one point behind the Lady Cats. With the Lady Cats playing the district’s best Tuesday, points might be hard to come by for them. The Lady Cats are hoping Texas High can defeat Greenville outright Tuesday night. If the Lady Cats end up in a tie with Greenville, the Lady Lions would prevail due to tiebreakers over the Lady Cats. KSST Radio will bring you Lady Cats and Royse City soccer live from Prim Stadium at around 7 p.m. The game will also be videotaped for replay later on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
Meanwhile the Wildcats soccer team plays at Royse City. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. with a varsity match to follow at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats are trying to hold on to third place in the district standings. An outright win against the Bulldogs would accomplish that. The Wildcats have qualified for the playoffs.
North Hopkins Baseball Wins District Opener
North Hopkins Baseball 10, Sulphur Bluff 1
The North Hopkins Panthers opened district play at home Tuesday afternoon (March 19) with a solid 10-1 win over Sulphur Bluff. The Panthers took a 1-0 in the bottom of the first on a Wyatt Wharton home run. The Panthers put up 6 big runs in the second to take a 7-0 lead. The Panthers got RBIs from Kevin Clement who singled, Geoffrey Stewart who doubled, Jessie Rivera who got on on an error, Caleb Wyatt who tripled, Wharton who singled and Brycen Gillespie who singled. The Panthers scored 2 more runs in the third and a single run in the fifth. The Panthers had 13 hits. Stewart was very good on the mound and got the pitching win allowing only one run and one hit over 5 1/3 innings. Stewart struck out 8 and walked 1. Gillespie finished up pitching 1 2/3 innings and allowing no runs or hits while striking out 4 and walking 2. The Panthers got 2 hits from Wharton, Gillespie, Branson Thomas and Stewart. Those getting one hit included Colby Cameron, Wyatt, Victor Rojo, Clement and Rivera. Brandon Branum took the loss for Sulphur Bluff. He allowed only 2 earned runs. Ryan Vance was 1 for 3 for Sulphur Bluff as he hit a double and scored their lone run in the top of the sixth inning. Montana Hurley drove Vance in with a sacrifice fly.
Community Meeting For City Trails Planning Announced
Community input is being sought by the City of Sulphur Springs regarding the trails in the city. An open house charette is scheduled from 4 to 6:30 p.m.Thursday, March 28, at Sulphur Springs City Council Chambers.
“We’ve had several charettes for specific parks. This will be for parks’ trails, linking the parks,” Tory Niewiadomski, city community development director said.
Work is under way for a Cross Town Trail linking downtown to Buford and Coleman Parks, thanks to a grant. One step in that process is rebuilding Connally Street. The utility and street work is being done first so that no displacement will occur, the city official said.
Solar lighting on mounted poles is expected to be completed in the next 60 days on the pedestrian trail between Coleman and Peavine Pinion Parks.
The community meeting on March 28 will be used to help devise a plan regarding the trails and parks, which would be utilized to apply for grants, which would be a saving to taxpayers, Niewiadomski said.
MPH Planning representatives will once again be on-hand with maps and paper to formulate plans based on community ideas during the planning session. Ideas regarding how to connect the parks and other assets in other areas of town are welcome as well.
The response and feedback received during the trails charette will be used to determine whether any additional meetings, the community service director said
Thee Treehouse School Creative Writing Students Write, Study All Genres
Three young homeschool students who also attend Treehouse classes on two days per week enjoy a curriculum which allows them exposure to various genres of literature. Through Mrs. Feldt’s Creative Writing class, called “The Write Stuff”, they are encouraged to read as well as write both fiction and non-fiction. Their favorite genres include mysteries, legends and myths as well as poetry and journaling. Mrs. Feldt and three of her students joined us on the KSST Good Morning Show on Tuesday March 19, 2019.
“Any writer needs a portfolio”, Mrs. Sharon Feldt instructs. She is pointing the students toward preparing a collection of their work as they produce it, both in class and at home. She tells her students that “anyone can say that they’ve written a lot of things. But it adds credibility when you can show where and when these have been published. You can collect your written work in a notebook or portfolio, showing the publication it appeared in, the date and your by-line, which is your name. This demonstrates that you are serious about your writing, and so are those who have published it”.
All three students have started portfolios of their work. Twelve-year-old Reuben Criswell contributed a story, “Dak the Fish” about a fish who saved Lake Fork and became a hero, and ten year-old Raleigh Rhodes wrote and submitted the “Mystery of the Sharp Rock Preserve”. At age 12, more then one of Miss Presley Hurley’s poems, “Freedom”, has been included in the “The Write Stuff: Tales of Thee Treehouse” Anthology printed in 2018, and she has more recent works ready to be included in the 2019 anthology. According to Mrs. Feldt, this early interest in how writing is produced and documented can be beneficial when the students reach Middle and High School. By then, they will be experienced writers, ready to join the staff of the school newspaper or annual, or to utilize in a career. Most importantly, she knows they will be readers and writers for life!
PJC: PTK Induction Held On PJC Campus
The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Paris Junior College held spring 2019
induction ceremonies in Paris, Sulphur Springs, and Greenville on March 4, 5, and 12. The two-
year college honor society inducted nearly 120 students this semester.
PTK offers students opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership,
fellowship, and service. To be eligible, students must have a grade point average of 3.5. They
also may become eligible for transfer scholarships.
Inductees light a candle of light and learning and sign the official membership book as
part of the ceremony. Many family and friends attended the ceremonies to help celebrate
students’ academic achievement.
Newly inducted students from the area include:
Bagwell: Cody Murphy
Brashear: Jaclyn Kreager
Campbell: Ellie White
Commerce: Austin Driver, Kris Garland
Cumby: Jorja Bessonett
Dike: Ryan Vance
Emory: Cheyenne Davis, Charles French, Luke Spoor
Lone Oak: Levi Smith
Mount Pleasant: Breanne Smallwood
Mount Vernon: Noah Andress
Pickton: Cody Raleigh
Point: Makayla Bass, Michael Butler
Sulphur Springs: Rene Aguilar, Chase Crouch, Paiten Daniel, Kate Flores, Justice Floyd, Jaci
Glenn, Emma Hampton, Beverly Luna, Jonathan Plumlee, Miracle Ramon, Kamryn Wimberley
Sumner: McKenzy Crabb, Sara Strouse
Wolfe City: Danielle Peterson, Chance Watson
Yantis: Lanie Smith
High Tea, Anyone? Get Your Tickets by March 29 for Dress-Up Pre- Renaissance Festival Event to Benefit Shadow Ranch
On Sunday March 31, 2019 a “high Tea” for persons age 21 + will be held at The Venue at 219 in downtown Sulphur Springs. Planned for 3-6pm, the fun and fantasy event event is a dress-up affair which will feature fabulous food and drink including several flavors of tea, cupcake shepherd’s pie, eight different varieties of scones and English tea sandwiches, grapes, cheese and crackers. At the wrap-up of the Tea, a wine tasting will be held, hosted by Dr. Phil with Phinesse Farms Winery.
According to the website, this is a garb event (or Renaissance wear) but if you don’t have costume, then semi-formal attire or “Sunday clothes” will suffice. Tickets are $25 per person and is for persons 21+ only. This is the first of several Pre-Faire events planned in 2019, so follow on the website at shadowrenfest.com, and on Facebook to order tickets in advance and make sure you are kept up to date on all events. Seating is limited and cut off for tickets will be March 29th. Organizers of the event will appear on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay on Tuesday March 26 at 8:15am, and the video will be played back Tuesday evening on Channel 18 TV at 6:30pm, and posted on ksstradio.com.
