Lady Cats Defeat New Boston; Edgewood Tournament Next
The Lady Cats’ basketball team racked up another impressive win Tuesday evening (December 4) at New Boston, 64-43.
The Lady Cats had only a 1 point lead after one quarter, 12-11. They extended their lead to 12 at the half, 33-21. Both teams scored 15 points in the third quarter so the Lady Cats maintained their lead at 48-36. They outscored New Boston in the fourth quarter, 16-7 to further build their lead.
The Lady Cats are now 8-1 for the season. The Lady Cats play next in a three-day Edgewood tournament beginning Thursday. The Lady Cats have won the tournament in Edgewood the past two years.
RESCHEDULED: Christmas Tree Decorating Contest, Now December 10th 2018
Now takes place on Monday, December 10th, 2018
Hangup your Tinsel, hangup your Lights, we wanna see your tree shine bright!!!
Christmas Tree Decoration Contest/Fundraiser presented by Hopkins County Ems
Christmas Tree Decorating Rules:
- Decorate your Christmas tree using any color, theme and decorations, Christmas lights encouraged! There will be a business category as well as an individual category.
- Tree height can be 4ft-8ft tall and must be artificial. Any color you prefer.
- Decorations, Christmas tree and stand need to be provided by the individual or team and you must provide your own extension cord. Power provided on the square.
- Deadline for entry forms will be Wednesday, December 5th at 5pm. Entry forms can be picked up and turned in at the Hopkins County EMS Central Station (beside the hospital). Entry forms can be delivered personally if needed.
- Tree can be brought to the square pre-decorated or can be decorated on the square MONDAY, December 10Th starting at 10:00am but must be completed and ready to be judged by 4:30pm. Each tree will have a number provided to you the day of judging.
- All trees will be displayed to the public for judging. Judging opens up at 5:00pm and ends at 8:30pm. There will be trophies for first place, second place and third place.
- Tickets will be available the night of the judging. $1.00 buys one vote and all proceeds will be donated to the Safe-T Crisis Center to be donated to a family in need for the holidays.
- All trees need to be removed the night after the judging. Also, if you would like your tree to be donated to a family in need within the community let us know at the time of your entry for arrangements to be made for delivery.
- Be creative, have fun and show your Christmas spirit!
Click here for the official entry form. Any questions, please contact Tabitha Vaught or Heather Gaston
for the official entry form. Any questions, please contact Tabitha Vaught or Heather Gaston
Any questions, please contact Tabitha Vaught or Heather Gaston
[email protected] 903-446-8052
[email protected] 903-440-2883
Any questions, please contact Tabitha Vaught or Heather Gaston
[email protected] 903-446-8052
[email protected] 903-440-2883
Freeman Parish Tournament Boys & Girls Schedule
Where: North Hopkins High School New Guy
December 6th, Thursday
8:15 AM- Cooper vs. Yantis – Girls
9:35 AM- Cooper vs. Roxton- Boys
10:55 AM- North Hopkins vs. Trenton- Girls
12:15 PM- Campbell vs. Prairiland- Boys
1:35 PM- Saltillo vs. Yantis- Boys
2:55 PM- Cooper vs. Sam Rayburn- Boys
4:15 PM- Wolfe City vs. Commerce- Girls
5:35 PM- Yantis vs. Campbell- Boys
6:55 PM- Trenton vs. Cooper- Girls
8:15 PM- North Hopkins vs. Sam Rayburn- Boys
December 7th Friday
8:15 AM- Prairiland vs. Yantis- Boys
9:35 AM- Wolfe City vs. North Hopkins – Girls
10:55 AM- Saltillo vs. Campbell – Boys
12:15 PM- Trenton vs. Yantis – Girls
1:35 PM- North Hopkins vs. Cooper – Boys
2:55 PM- North Hopkins vs. Cooper – Girls
4:15 PM- Roxton vs. Sam Rayburn – Boys
5:35 PM- Saltillo vs. Prairiland – Boys
6:55 PM- Yantis vs. Commerce – Girls
8:15 PM- North Hopkins vs. Roxton- Boys
9:30 AM- Cooper vs. Wolfe City – Girls
December 8th, Saturday
10:45 AM-4th PLACE FROM BOTH ROUND ROBINS – Boys
12:05 PM- Commerce vs. Trenton – Girls
1:25 PM- 3rd PLACE FROM BOTH ROUND ROBINS – Boys
2:45 PM- Wolfe City vs. Yantis- Girls
4:05 PM-2nd PLACE FROM BOTH ROUND ROBINS – Boys
5:15 PM- North Hopkins vs. Commerce – Girls
6:30 PM-CHAMPIONSHIP- Boys
Pool A- Sam Rayburn, Cooper, Roxton, North Hopkins (boys)
Pool B- Prairiland, Saltillo, Yantis, Campbell (boys)
*First team listed will be home team and wear white uniform.
North Hopkins Panthers Dodd City Tournament Results
By: Cecile Lozano
From November 29th to December 1st North Hopkins basketball Panthers played five games at the Dodd City Tournament. One of those five was the championship game.
Their first game was against the Yantis Owls, defeating them by 69-26, as well as their following games against the Sam Rayburn Texans, by 74-35, and Dodd City Hornets, by 43-41. They held a close match to the Sam Rayburn Texans, but lost by 34-35.
The North Hopkins Panthers Advanced to the championship, but unfortunately lost to Sam Rayburn with the score of 39-42.
North Hopkins Panther, Caleb Wyatt earned 2nd place receiveing the Dodd City Tournament Scholarship.
Wildcats Named to Academic All-State Football Team
Ten Wildcats’ football players and a team manager made the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Football Team. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens released results Tuesday morning (December 4).
Making first team Academic All-State were:
Austin Dodd,
Pacen Edwards,
Ethan Rogers
Landry Tyson.
Making the second team were:
team manager Carson Bridges (no picture available)
Connor Burgin
Daniel Moreno.
Honorable Mention selections were:
Blayne Hohenberger,
Charlie Maddux,
Evan Rushing
Jase Thompson.
Coach Owens said this is a very deserving honor, which requires much dedication and hard work. He added they have learned how to balance academics and athletics.
Game Day: Wildcats Host Dallas Wilson; Lady Cats at New Boston
The Wildcats’ basketball team, ranked #8 in Class 5A in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll, are back on the home floor at Wildcats Gym as Dallas Woodrow Wilson provides the opposition on this Tuesday game day (December 4). The schedule has been altered this Tuesday night to accommodate transportation issues for Woodrow. There will be a freshmen game beginning at 6 p.m. in the high school Auxiliary Gym. There will be a JV contest also at 6 p.m. in Wildcats Gym. The varsity game, starting at around 7:15 p.m., will follow in Wildcats Gym. The Wildcats come in with a 7-2 season record. They went 2-2 in a Mansfield ISD tournament this past weekend. Dallas Wilson has a 4-5 record coming in according to Max Preps. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta says the Woodrow Wilson Wildcats are a very tall team. The Wildcats last played at home back on November 19 against Rockwall. The battle of Wildcats will be broadcast live on KSST Radio and via streaming video on You Tube KSST Radio Channel (connect through Facebook or Subscribe to KSST’s You Tube channel). The game will also be videotaped for replay at a later date on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
Meanwhile the Lady Cats’ basketball team hits the road on this Tuesday game day. The Lady Cats are playing at New Boston. There will be a JV game at 5 p.m. The Lady Cats’ varsity takes on New Boston at around 6:15 p.m. The Lady Cats varsity comes in with a 7-1 season mark. They are coming off a loss in the championship game of the Winnsboro Hoopfest this past weekend. Lady Cats Coach Brittney Tisdell says her Lady Cats should match up with a New Boston team she describes as fast and athletic.
Two SSHS Seniors Qualify for State TAFE Competition
SSHS seniors Zoe Wilson and Cassidy Winborn are involved in a new group on campus, TAFE or Texas Association of Future Educators. TAFE Sponsor is Debbie Stribling, also a sponsor with FCCLA or Family and Career Community Leaders of American.
Ms. Stribling took Zoe Wilson and Cassidy Winborn to a TAFE Regional Competition last Friday (November 30) at the Region 8 Education Service Center in Pittsburg and both students qualified for the TAFE State Competition in February at Allen High School. Ms. Stribling said her students were in a competition involving Teacher Created Materials For the Classroom. One student came up with a mock Pac-Man game called Zap Zap Zap That Math. The other created a game with colors on a board. Kids are asked to pair an everyday item on the end of a stick to the proper color for the item on the board. Ms. Stribling said two other students attended the regional competition as observers so they can compete next year.
Some 50 SSHS students are involved with TAFE and Ms. Stribling said the group is open to any high school student interested in becoming a teacher.
Lighted Christmas Parade Moved to Monday, December 10th, 2018
Due to possible inclement weather, the Sulphur Springs Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade Presented by Carriage House Manor will be moved from Friday, December 7th to Monday, December 10th at 7 p.m.
As the city lights go out, the parade entries, which are required to be lit up with working Christmas lights, will bring Christmas cheer to those lining the parade route on Monday.
This year the Lions will continue their partnership with the Hopkins County Law Enforcement Association and the Sulphur Springs Law Enforcement Association to collect toys for the Blue Santa Program. Blue Santa collects and distributes toys to needy children in Hopkins County. The Help Blue Santa Build His Float project is an effort to collect toys to kick-off the annual Blue Santa Toy Drive. The Hopkins County Law Enforcement Association will have an empty truck in front of the county Courthouse and will enter an empty trailer into the parade. The community is encouraged to bring a toy or a financial gift to the parade to donate to the Blue Santa Program. Donations can be made either on the truck in front of the Courthouse or will be picked up along the parade route and placed on the empty trailer.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the City of Sulphur Springs is attempting to move their activities scheduled for Friday to Monday as well.
TxDOT Hosts Listening Session for Senior Transit Needs
PARIS – The Texas Department of Transportation will host one of several statewide public listening sessions here at 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at the City of Paris Council Chambers, 150 1st Street SE, to gather input regarding the transit needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities living in rural Texas.
These sessions also provide an opportunity to learn about the Federal Transit Administration’s Program 5310, which provides funding for transportation options for seniors and individuals with disabilities when current transportation service is unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate.
All interested persons are encouraged to attend. Those who cannot participate in person can join online; please go to www.txdot.gov and click on “get involved.” The public can also provide input by taking an online survey online atwww.txdot.gov and clicking on “enhanced mobility.”
The Dec. 13 session in Paris is designed to gather input from residents of Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains and Red River counties. A list of TxDOT public meetings statewide is available online at www.txdot.gov, search for “hearings and meetings”
