Wildcat Tennis District Tournament Wednesday and Thursday
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez scheduled seven tournaments to get his team ready for the district tournament that takes place Wednesday and Thursday in Texarkana.
Several weeks ago, Coach Martinez had to make an adjustment when a member of his top boys doubles team, Jonah Kirkpatrick, suffered an injury. His doubles partner, Alex Benitez, has been focusing on singles matches during the past few tournaments and he has had some success according to Coach Martinez. Benitez is seeded #2 in the district tournament. Meanwhile Coach Martinez matched up Kirkpatrick with Jasmine Cruz in mixed doubles for the district tournament. Coach Martinez thinks that singles player Chase Crouch may well be a dark horse at the district tournament.
Coach Martinez says he is looking forward to watching some of his young players participate in the district tournament. He is hoping for success from the boys doubles team of Aaron Lucas and Michael McCord and from Logan Schumacher and Jordan Gonzales.
Panthers Shutout Lions
Two North Hopkins’ pitchers threw a shutout against Saltillo in the Panthers’ 18-0 victory in Saltillo Tuesday. Caleb Wyatt and Colby Cameron pitched for North Hopkins.
Wyatt, the winning pitcher, went three innings and allowed only two hits. He struck out seven. Cameron pitched the final two innings allowing no hits while striking out four. Matthew Gurley took the loss for Saltillo. Michael Simmons also pitched for the Lions.
The Panthers broke a scoreless tie in the top of the second inning with a ten run inning. The Panthers added a run in the third, two more runs in the fourth and five more tallies in the fifth. The Panthers had ten hits. Wyatt was 2 for 5 with two runs scored and RBI and a double. Chase Williams was 2 for 3 with four runs scored and two RBIs. Brycen Gillespie was 1 for 1 with a run scored, two RBIs and a double. Geoffrey Stewart drove home two runs.
The Lions managed only two hits. Ben Moore and Edi Olayo had singles for Saltillo.
Lady Cats Seven Straight Wins Until Hallsville Loss
After seven straight wins to begin district play this season, the Lady Cats’ softball team experienced the agony of defeat in a big way as Hallsville overwhelmed the Lady Cats, 10-4 at Lady Cat Park on a windy, blustery Tuesday (April 3) night. The loss cut the Lady Cats lead in half in the district standings, from a two game lead to a one game lead.
The Lady Bobcats scored three first inning runs and exploded for five more runs in the second inning to take an 8-0 lead. They added two more runs in the fifth inning to make it a 10-2 lead. The Lady Cats could only manage a run in the third and fourth innings and two more in the sixth inning. The Lady Bobcats outhit the Lady Cats 11 to 7.
Bailey Haggerty lost for only the second time all season. She is now 17-2. She allowed 10 runs on 11 hits while striking out 3 with an uncharacteristic 7 walks. Kelsey Wallace had the best night for a Lady Cat going 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a triple.
The Lady Cats are now 7-1 in district play and they are 20-5 for the season. The Lady Cats play at Pine Tree Friday night.
Wildcats, Lady Cats Finish Third at Lindale Meet
Wildcats Track
In their last tune up meet before the district meet, the Wildcats’ track team scored 80 points and finished third at a Lindale meet last Thursday (March 29). Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said he limited the number of events some athletes participated in to save them for the district meet coming up Wednesday and Thursday (April 4-5) at Pine Tree. At Lindale, the Wildcats did very well in the high jump. Jeremiah Roland won it jumping 6-foot-4. Dedric Godbolt tied for second jumping 6-foot-2. Landry Tyson tied for fifth jumping 6-foot. In the shot put, Ian Blanch was second with a throw of 47-feet. Jermond Bryant-Amos placed fifth throwing in the high 44-foot range according to Coach Young. Eli Sellers pole vaulted 10-foot-6 adding another foot to the personal best. In triple jump, Damiyon Dugan was second. In the 3200-meter run, Landon Thornton was first. In the 4 X 100-meter relay, the Wildcats finished seventh. That was not as high a finish as Coach Young had hoped for. For district, Coach Young said Lindale relay particpants Andy Eddins, Simeon Taylor and Dugan would be joined by Ryan Humphries. In the 4X 200-meter relay, the Wildcats finished fourth in a fast race according to Coach Young. The relay consisted of Bryce McQueen, Eddins, D’Corian Young and Taylor. In the 800-meter run, Sellers had a top three finisher running in the 2:04-2:05 range. In the 110-meter hurdles, Kylan Wade was second and Brayden Wooten, up from the JV, finished sixth. In the 300-meter hurdles, Tyson placed.
Lady Cats Track
The Lady Cats’ track team finished third at a Lindale meet last Thursday (March 29). Imani Taylor did the long jump, triple jump and the high jump. Coach Triston Abron said she did a good job and medaled in all three. He wants her to do all three jumps at the district meet Wednesday and Thursday at Pine Tree. In the pole vault, Coach Abron said Jaden Booth and Shelby McCormick competed. He said Booth set a personal record and placed. McCormick, just into track from soccer, pole vaulted for the first time this track season. In the discus, Danielle Godbolt and Abbi Beggs picked up points. Coach Abron said Bailey Arrington ran decently and Ashley Noe did well in the 1600-meter run. Distance runner Sydney Washburn missed the meet to participate in a volleyball event in Chicago. Coach Abron said he changed up the order for the Lady Cats in the 4 X 100-meter relay and he said the result left him very excited. Taylor, Sadavia Porter, N”sya Dugan and Abbi Baier finished first and ran a 48.9 time, equaling the Lady Cats mark at the Area meet last year. In the 100-meter hurdles, Faith Hatley was second and Baier was third. Hatley also finished second in the 300-meter hurdles. In the 100-meter dash, Porter set a new meet record as she won the race. Dugan was second and freshman Breeasia Ivory ran well enough to place sixth but some faulty paperwork did not have her entered for the event. In the 200-meter race, Porter tied the meet record and finished first. Ivory was sixth. In the 4 X 200-meter relay, the team of Taylor, Hatley, Ivory and Dugan placed third.
Tuesday Loss Ends Wildcats Win Streak
The Wildcats’ baseball team lost their first district game of the season as they were defeated 2-1 in Hallsville Monday night. The Bobcats end the first half of district play at 6-0 while the Wildcats slip to 5-1.
The Wildcats scored their lone run in the top of the first as Ryan Humphries hit a sacrifice fly that scored Austin Dodd. The Bobcats evened the score with a run in the bottom of the first. Hallsville scored the go ahead run in the bottom of the third and that’s the way it ended, Hallsville 2 and the Wildcats 1. Pacen Edwards took the hard luck loss but pitched well going five innings allowing 2 runs but only 1 earned on 8 hits. He struck out 5. Jaxon Chaney threw a scoreless sixth inning giving up only a single hit. The Wildcats had 6 hits. Chaney had two hits with a triple. Collecting one single apiece were Dodd, Kaden Argenbright, Humphries and Gavin Millsap.
The Wildcats season record is now 12-8. The loss ended the Wildcats’ nine game winning streak. The Wildcats will attempt to get back in the win column with a district game at Pine Tree Friday night.
Tuesday Groundbreaking for 150,000 Sq. Ft. Building to House Load Trail at Heritage Business Park
On a windy Tuesday, local government and civic leaders attended a ground breaking ceremony in Heritage Business Park for Load Trail. According to Tom Sellers, CEO of Alliance Bank and President of the Hopkins County Economic Development Board who served as Master of Ceremonies for the event, Load Trail is known world-wide for the manufacture of trailers and dump trailers. Mayor John Sellers and County Judge Robert Newsom gave brief welcomes. Heritage Business Park is located off Loop 301 near Raven Industries and Armorock Polymer Concrete. Load Trail, a manufacturer of trailers and dump trailers, will be housed in a 150,000 square feet building at Heritage Business Park. New jobs at the facility will total 150. Load Trail will be the second industry to locate in Heritage Business Park. Armorock Polymer Concrete chose Sulphur Springs for their first expansion of the Nevada based Company.
“Forgiven: A Fairy Tale” Will Showcase Dramatic Talents of C.H.E.S.S. Students
C.H.E.S.S. stands for Christian Homeschool Educators of Sulphur Springs. The membership consists of several dozen local families who teach their children at home and benefit from C.H.E.S.S. education co-operative activities. Besides the ABC’s of basic education, C.H.E.S.S. students can choose interesting electives like journalism, computer skills, photography, writing and other subjects as well as a number of team sports. Theater/Drama is also an elective, and recently the C.H.E.S.S. drama students received an invitation to put on a play for the public at Main Street Theatre. Sulphur Springs Community Players offered the use of their stage for this first-ever C.H.E.S.S. stage production which is “Forgiven: A Fairy Tale”. Ariana Deterding, a Senior homeschool student as well a veteran of community theater, actually saw this as her chance to sit in the director’s chair and bring additional enrichment to this semester’s class. Ariana began seeking a script that was appropriate for the student’ ages and that would send an uplifting message to the community. She and her mother found “Forgiven: A Fairy Tale” online and it was a perfect fit! In fact, the play allows for a large crowd of cast members, and Ariana found roles for all 24 students who auditioned. As a group, they are having a fun and memorable time polishing the play for opening night, Friday April 6, at 7 pm. There will be four more performances Saturday April 7 at 7 pm, Sunday April 8 at 2 pm, Saturday April 14 at 7 pm and Sunday April 15 at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased at $10 each at the Main Street Box Office or by calling 903-885-0107.
Main characters are Rebeccah Sosebe as the older “Elle” and Riley Rawls as the younger “Elle”, Kyla Deterding as Cinderella ands Reese Rawls as Prince Midas. Ages of the actors range from 4 to 18.
Front Row L to R Reese Rawls, Riley Rawls, Kyla Deterding, Rebeccah Sosebe and Ariana Deterding
Local Man Arrested on Possession of Child Pornography Warrant
William Harold McCarley, 58, of Sulphur Springs was a passenger in a 2006 Xterra stopped by Hopkins County law enforcement. McCarley was wanted on a Hopkins County Felony 3 warrant for Possession of Child Pornography.
McCarley was arrested by Hopkins County Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford. Weatherford has been involved in investigating crimes against children for several years. Weatherford stated that officers had been waiting to find McCarley away from his home to arrest him. In a previous arrest, McCarley had attempted to take his life with a knife but officers were able to subdue him.
McCarley is in Hopkins County jail held on a $50,000 bond.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Hopkins and Surrounding Counties Issued Tuesday, April 3rd
A severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Northeast Texas including Hopkins County and all counties surrounding. The watch is in effect from 10:25 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon along and southeast of a Goldthwaite to Dallas to Bonham line. The best severe weather risk is expected during the mid to late afternoon hours. The primary hazard of the storms is hail and high winds.
