Significant Weather Advisory Wednesday Night Until 11:15 p.m.
Significant weather advisory for Western Hopkins County and Northeastern Rains County until 11:15 p.m. Wednesday night has been issued by the National Weather Service.
At 10:28 p.m. Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorms 9 iles northeast of Emory and 13 miles south of Sulphur Springs moving northeast at 20 miles per hour.
Winds in excess of 40 mph possible in the storm. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Sulphur Springs, Brashear, and Cumby could be affected by the storm.
Wildcats Travel to Royse City Thursday Night for Second District Game
Concerned with possible bad weather on Friday (September 21), through the weekend and on Monday, the Wildcats and Royse City coaches have decided to move the varsity district football game to Thursday night (September 20) at 7:30 p.m. at Royse City. The move is part of a switch with JV and Freshman contests moving to Friday night. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said the underclassmen will play in stadiums Friday, weather permitting. In case of foul weather, Coach Owens said the games would be moved to Multipurpose Buildings and would have scrimmage formats due to issues with space.
Coach Owens said he hoped to avoid another Lovejoy situation that resulted in a canceled game in week two. The Royse City contest is a district game that impacts district seeding and the playoffs. Coach Owens acknowledged that the change involves lots of groups and would be an inconvenience for some.
He said the Wildcats’ coaches will be adding some more things to Wednesday’s practice due to the change. About where the Wildcats are at this point of the season, Coach Owens said they are improving. He said there is still a lot of stuff to work on. Coach Owens described the Royse City offense as smash mouth, often using two tight ends.
He said the Wildcats will need to be great tacklers Thursday night. Coach Owens said the Wildcats need to put the Bulldogs into negative situations with solid play on first downs. Even though the Bulldogs don’t pass much, he said the Wildcats would need to be aware of the pass. Among Coach Owens keys to the game are taking care of the ball and getting points when the opportunity arises.
He said the Royse City defense is one where the players know their assignments. Coach Owens said among their standouts are a nose guard, a safety committed to SMU and some of their inside and outside linebackers. He characterized the Bulldogs as tough, physical and disciplined taking on the personality of their Head Coach David Petroff.
Lady Cat Volleyball Opens District Play Friday Following An Emotional and Mental Drainer Tuesday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said the Lady Cats were a little gassed in a match against Nevada Community that followed a grueling five-set win against Pleasant Grove in Wildcats Gym Tuesday (September 18) evening. He said against the Lady Hawks every set was a battle. Coach Maness called it an emotional and mental drainer. He noted the match lasted almost an hour and forty-five minutes.
Coach Maness said the Lady Cats ended up playing eight sets of volleyball Tuesday night. He took responsibility for the tough back to back saying he accidentally double booked teams for Tuesday night. His agreement with Pleasant Grove was made back in December. Coach Maness hopes the loss to Nevada Community will not linger.
The Lady Cats open district play Friday (September 21) at Royse City. He said he expects the Lady Cats to kinda forget the Tuesday loss and come back fresh Friday and play well. Coach Maness said the two matches did allow him to get a lot of players on the court. Erika VanBenthem, who has been out all season with an ankle injury, was able to play some. Coach Maness said he was proud of the Lady Cats for the way they battled in the third set against Nevada Community.
Como-Pickton Varsity Football and Homecoming Activities Moved to Thursday
Como-Pickton Varsity Football game against Overton has been rescheduled The Homecoming Game and pregame activities are now set for Thursday, September 20th due to forecasted thunderstorms.
The homecoming activities will begin at 6:40 p.m. Game time remains the same as scheduled.
Probation Revoked for Mowrer; Sentenced to TDCJ
Probation for Jeffrey Edward Mowrer, 26, was revoked Tuesday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court. Mower has been sentenced to five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and will serve at least half the sentence before being eligible for parole due to aggravated parole rules, according to Clay Harrison, Assistant District Attorney. Harrison said Mower will be facing 25 years to life if he commits another felony.
In August of this year, Mowrer was arrested for Tamper Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair and Possession of a Controlled Substance less than 28-grams. Mowrer had fled Hopkins County Deputies attempting to serve an arrest warrant for burglaries that occurred in southern Hopkins County where Mowrer was staying with a female on State Highway 154. Mowrer was charged with Unlawful Possession Firearm by a Felon after a .22 caliber pistol and four rounds of ammunition were located in the air breather of a 1992 auto he was driving. The auto broke down after Mowrer had recklessly driven through yards and pastures while fleeing deputies on and off county roads. He had also been charged with Fraud Use/Possession of Identifying Information less than 5 items. An additional charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram was added when an aluminum vial was found in a backpack in the auto.
Local Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault
-September 19th, 2018 Arrest Story-She said Stephen Roy Wyatt, 60, of Sulphur Springs, hit her in the head with the bottom of a pistol and chased her around with the gun. He was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
During the investigation at the scene, Wyatt told Sulphur Springs Police that he wanted to commit suicide. He was transported to the local hospital by EMS while in police custody. He was later released from the hospital and is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $50,000.
Wildcat Varsity Football Game vs. Royse City Moved to Thursday Night; Sub-Varsity Games to Play Friday
Wildcat Varsity Football game at Royse City has been moved to Thursday, September 20th due to the expected thunderstorms. The game will be the second game of the district season and district games must be played.
The forecast for Friday also anticipates thunderstorms throughout the weekend necessitating the earlier schedule.
Junior Varsity and 9th grade football will also be affected. Those games are moved to Friday night in Sulphur Springs. If the weather would affect the games being played on game fields, the sub-varsity games will be played indoors in the practise facility.
Coffee with the Coaches has been cancelled this week.
Texas High Has Upper Hand in Team Tennis Win Over Wildcats
The powerful Texas High Tigers took an 18-1 win over the Wildcats’ team tennis squad at the Wildcat Tennis Center Tuesday (September 18) afternoon. Freshman Paige Miesse got the Wildcats lone victory in her girls’ singles match.
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez remembered only one 6-0, 6-0 match. He said the Wildcats were competitive in most of the matches. Coach Martinez said several players lost in third set tiebreakers. The Wildcats are 1-2 in district play and 4-9 for the season.
They are scheduled to end district play next Tuesday with a match in Mount Pleasant. The Tigers reportedly have only four players so the Wildcats will rack up another district win.
The Wildcats are headed for the playoffs and they are the #3 seed in District 15-5A. Bi-district play for the Wildcats, against the #2 seed in District 16-5A, is scheduled for October 16.
Como-Pickton FFA, Jr. FFA Students Win at 4-States Fair
From a report from Como-Pickton ISD Ag teacher Michael Bowen:
Several of the 200 students in FFA and Jr. FFA programs at Como-Pickton ISD showed livestock projects at the 4-States Fair in Texarkana, Arkansas last weekend, and brought home honors! Later in September, the Dairy Cattle team will head to the East Texas Livestock Show. Sudents showing Dairy Cattle will be Senior Miss Presley Cummings, Alex Holcomb, Miss Baylee Bowen, Landon Cummins and Freshman Miss Presley Cummins.
Here’s the 4-State Fair winners: 8th grade Chloe Jalufka – Reserve Champion Brahman
5th grade Jr FFA Claire Jalufka – 1st Place Brahman
Sophomore Canyon Thomas – 2nd Place Non American Commercial Heifer, 2nd Place American Commercial Heifer, 4th Place Steer, 5th Place Steer with four cattle entries
7th grade Jr FFA Miss Rayne Thomas – 7th Place Steer
Senior Blaine Flemens – 2nd Place Santa Gertrudis
Freshman Micah Flemens – 3rd Place Santa Gertrudis
