Four Wildcats Make Finals at Regional Track Meet But Do Not Advance
Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said it is an honor just to make it to the Regional Track Meet. He was very proud of the four Wildcats he took to Mavericks Stadium at UT Arlington last Friday and Saturday (April 27-28).
Senior Dedric Godbolt had a good day at high jump getting a personal best effort. Coach Young said he came in seeded seventh of eighth out of 16 jumpers. Godbolt cleared 6-foot on his third attempt and 6-foot-2 on his third attempt. Godbolt also clear 6-foot-4 and found out that he was among only four athletes left. All jumpers also cleared 6-foot-5. Goldbolt and another jumper went out at 6-foot-6. Godbolt finished fourth due to having more misses than the other jumper, who finished third.
Sophomore Kylan Wade competed in the 110-meter hurdles and made the finals. He entered the finals with the eighth best time and finished eighth. Landry Tyson ran in the 300-meter hurdles. He did not made the finals.
Eli Sellers competed in the 800-meter run, which was a final event. Coach Young said Sellers needed to ran faster than he had before to get near the top but was unable to do so. Coach Young said going to the Regional Track Meet is great experience. He said all who went to regional would be coming back next year except for the senior Godbolt.
North Hopkins Faces Detroit in Best of Three Series
The North Hopkins Panthers’ baseball team now faces Detroit in a best two out of three playoff series. Game one at North Hopkins has been moved up to Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. to avoid expected rain on Thursday. Game two will be Friday at Detroit at 4:30 p.m. Game three, if necessary, will be at Cooper on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Winnsboro Police Department Report April 23-29, 2018
Four arrests, three accidents, 174 calls for service, 53 citations issued, and 39 warnings written were included in the April 23-29, 2018 report issued by the Winnsboro Police Department.
Bronson Lynch, 27, of Waxahachie was arrested April 23rd on a Potter County Warrant.
Roger Petrea, 31, was arrested April, 27th on a Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrant.
Chalmer Mouton, 26, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested April 28th on a Hopkins County Warrant.
Ammie Stephens, 44, of Diana, was arrested April 28th on a Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrant.
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a two vehicle accident April 23rd in the 800 Block of Broadway. No injuries were reported.
There were no injuries reported in a minor two vehicle accident on April 25th at East Broadway and North Chestnut.
A two vehicle accident April 26th in the 300 Block of East Coke Road at McDonalds resulted in no injuries report.
77 Votes Cast Monday in City Council Early Voting
Monday saw 77 early votes cast in the Sulphur Springs City Council race for Places 1, 2, and 3. As of 5 p.m. Monday, 498 registered city voters had cast ballots. Today is the last day for early voting in the council race. Each Place has two candidates vying for the seat. Early voting is in the second floor Conference Room at City Hall 201 North Davis Street. A handicap ramp and elevator are available to access the voting area. Hours for early voting are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Election Day, Saturday May 5th, voting will be in the conference room at city hall between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon
As Hopkins County Deputies responded to a disturbance at Sunset Meadows, Trailer #102, they were told by HCSO communications that a man who lived at the residence had a weapon, a handgun.
When the deputies arrived, they located Kenneth Dean Robbins, 28. Robbins admitted to pulling a knife on the individual who had called for assistance regarding an assault. He stated that he pretended it was a pistol.
Deputies arrested Robbins for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a Felony 2. He is being held on a $25,000 bond.
Young Focuses on Offensive Pace During Wildcat Spring Football
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young wants to return the Wildcats to an offensive pace similar to what former Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Jeff Riordan referred to as the NASCAR Offense. The NASCAR offense was a big part of the Wildcats State Title run in 2008. The increase in pace is one of the goals for Coach Young and it will be an emphasis during spring workouts.
However Coach Young said the ultimate goal for the offense this spring will be developing a physicality in the offense line. Wildcats Offensive Line Coach Jeremy Offutt is in charge of that project. Spring practice got underway Monday with some work during the school day athletic period and with a session in pads after school in the Multipurpose Building. Plans call for three weeks of work Monday through Friday culminating with a Spring Game on Friday, May 18.
Abron Proud of Regional Qualifiers; Taylor Qualifies for State
Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron talked about long jumper Imani Taylor qualifying for the State Track Meet at the Regional Meet on Friday. Coach Abron said Taylor was the first Lady Cat to compete at 9 a.m. Friday. There were 16 long jumpers and Taylor was in the second flight. Coach Abron knew going in that a Mansfield Lake Ridge jumper was a prohibitive favorite to win the event. He said he encouraged Taylor to go after second place. Coach Abron said Taylor was in first place after her preliminary jumps. On her fourth jump and he first in the finals Taylor recorded her best jump ever, 18-feet 8 and a quarter inches. All of a sudden Taylor was in second place with most of the field trying to top her. They never did. Coach Abron said when meet officials announced Taylor’s jump, Taylor and her Coach Kurt McCain celebrated. Coach Abron noted that Taylor, a senior, was making her fourth trip to the regional meet and never in the past had she advanced until Friday. The State Track Meet will be at UT Austin May 11-12.
Coach Abron was proud of all of his regional qualifiers. He said they all made it into finals. The Lady Cats 4 X 100-meter relay team finished fifth against a strong field. The team is made up of Taylor, Sadavia Porter, N’sya Dugan and Abbi Baier. Baier finished sixth in both the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. Porter made the finals in the 100-meter dash but not in the 200-meter dash. In the 100-meter final, Coach Abron said Porter exploded out of the blocks and led the race for about the first 80-meters. Three competitors passed her right at the end. Still Coach Abron said he was impressed by the way Porter ran the race.
Student’s career path boosted by PJC summer scholarship
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Aspiring surgical technologist Spencer Godwin, a Prairiland High School senior from Blossom, gets assistance from Registrar Amie Cato as she reviews the degree path for PJC’s Surgical Technology program with him. He plans to attend with the help of a PJC summer scholarship. For more information about scholarships and registration, call the PJC-Sulphur Springs campus at 903-885-1232.
Spencer Godwin of Blossom, a senior at Prairiland High School, is receiving a boost in his pursuit of a career in surgery technology, thanks to a summer scholarship program offered by Paris Junior College.
The scholarship, available to all eligible graduating high school seniors in the PJC service area, covers tuition for one class in either the Summer I or Summer II semester.
“I’ve been taking English and Texas Government (as dual credit classes in high school),” said Godwin. “I’m taking pharmacology and microbiology this summer; then in the fall I’m starting on my path towards Surgical Technology by taking prerequisite classes.”
The summer tuition scholarship is available to graduating seniors from high schools in the PJC service area in Delta, Lamar, Hunt, Hopkins, and Red River counties, and part of Fannin County. Students may choose a workforce class leading to a career or an academic class, including those from Texas’ core curriculum, for transfer to a university. One class from either Summer I or Summer II semester qualifies.
The link to the scholarship application may be found at www.parisjc.edu/scholarships. High school seniors wanting the summer class scholarship should enter “graduating senior 2018” in the scholarship application box that asks for “semester/year to attend PJC.” Those wishing to apply for fall scholarships should select fall – and they need to apply now. Filling out the FAFSA is also required; go to www.fafsa.gov.
Summer and fall registration is going on now at PJC. For questions or more information, contact Amie Cato at 903-782-0431 or [email protected] or Sheila Reece at 903-782-0211 or [email protected]. For the Admissions Office and general registration questions, call 903-782-0425.
