Harrison, Price Elected; Smith Nominated; Run-off Set for Commissioner Precinct 2, County Treasurer; Other results from Primary Election
With 25.12% of registered voters in Hopkins County casting ballots, Clay Harrison was elected Judge, Hopkins County Court-at-Law. He has no Democrat challenger.
Joe Price was elected Commissioner Precinct 4 with 701 votes or 55.11% of the total. John David Jetton received 487 votes and Kevin Cole 84.
Republican Tracy Orr Smith will face Democrat Reiko Alexander in November for the Office of County Clerk. Smith received the Republican nomination with a win over Mike Dodd, 2697-1692.
In the County Treasurer race, Andrea Griggs and Danny Davis will face one another in a run-off election Tuesday, May 27th. Incumbent Jim Thompson fell short with 1381 votes or 30% of the vote. Griggs received 1752 votes or 38.12% and Davis 1463 or 31.83% of the vote. There will be no Democrat opponent in November.
Greg Anglin will face Edward (Ed) Moore in the race for Commissioner Precinct 2. Anglin received 398 votes or 40.82% and Moore 320 votes or 32.82%. John Wilburn received 257 votes. There is no Democrat for Precinct 2 Commissioner in the November General Election.
Cindy Burkett carried Hopkins County with 2542 to incumbent Bob Hall’s 2197 in the District 2 State Senate race. Incumbent Dan Flynn out polled Bryan Slaton for the State Representative District 2 race in Hopkins County. Flynn received 2535 votes and Slayton 2174.
Final Primary Election Contested Races
Voting totals:
Republican: Contested Races Only
U. S. Senate:
Ted Cruz… 4124
Geraldine Sam…100
Mary Miller… 216
Stefano de Stefano… 106
Bruce Jacobson, Jr… 132
U. S. Representative:
John Cooper…927
John Ratclifee… 3638
Governor:
SECEDE Kilgore… 44
Greg Abbott… 4181
Barbara Krueger… 367
Lt. Governor:
Dan Patrick… 3048
Scott Milder… 1708
Commissioner General Land Office:
Davey Edwards… 294
George P. Bush… 2820
Rick Range… 168
Jerry Patterson… 1094
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Trey Blocker… 818
Sid Miller… 2315
Jim Hogan… 833
Railroad Commissioner:
Weston Martinez… 1274
Christi Craddick… 2570
State Senator, District 2:
Cindy Burkett… 2542
Bob Hall… 2197
State Representative, District 2:
Bryan Slaton… 2174
Dan Flynn… 2535
County Court at Law:
Steve Lilley… 1008
Clay Harrison… 3605… Elected
County Clerk:
Tracy Orr Smith… 2697 Nominated as Republican Candidate and will face Democrat Reiko Alexander in November
Mike Dodd… 1692
County Treasurer:
Andrea Griggs… 1752 Run-off
Danny Davis… 1463 Run-off
Jim Thompson… 1381
County Commissioner Precinct 2
Greg Anglin… 398 Run-off
Edward (Ed) Mooore… 320 Run-off
John Wilburn… 257
County Commissioner Precinct 4
John David Jetton… 487
Kevin Cole… 84
Joe Price… 701 Elected
Democrat Party:
Beto O’Rourke…. 257
Edward Kimbrough… 189
Sema Hernandez… 138
U S Representative District 4
Lander Bethel… 172
Catherine Krantz… 391
1st Update Primary Election
Early voting totals:
Republican: Contested Races Only
U. S. Senate:
Ted Cruz… 3050
Geraldine Sam…74
Mary Miller… 157
Stefano de Stefano… 76
Bruce Jacobson, Jr… 83
U. S. Representative:
John Cooper…650
John Ratclifee… 2726
Governor:
SECEDE Kilgore… 27
Greg Abbott… 3078
Barbara Krueger… 272
Lt. Governor:
Dan Patrick… 2225
Scott Milder… 1297
Commissioner General Land Office:
Davey Edwards… 213
George P. Bush… 2081
Rick Range… 124
Jerry Patterson… 799
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Trey Blocker… 590
Sid Miller… 1679
Jim Hogan… 609
Railroad Commissioner:
Weston Martinez… 617
Christi Craddick… 1348
State Senator, District 2:
Cindy Burkett… 1919
Bob Hall… 1598
State Representative, District 2:
Bryan Slaton… 1579
Dan Flynn… 1908
County Court at Law:
Steve Lilley… 711
Clay Harrison… 2734
County Clerk:
Tracy Orr Smith… 2012
Mike Dodd… 1235
County Treasurer:
Andrea Griggs… 1299
Danny Davis… 1111
Jim Thompson… 1021
County Commissioner Precinct 2
Greg Anglin… 220
Edward (Ed) Mooore… 188
John Wilburn… 156
County Commissioner Precinct 4
John David Jetton… 353
Kevin Cole… 52
Joe Price… 442
Democrat Party:
Beto O’Rourke…. 183
Edward Kimbrough… 143
Sema Hernandez… 101
U S Representative District 4
Lander Bethel… 132
Catherine Krantz… 276
Early Voting Totals for Contested Races
Early voting totals:
Republican: Contested Races Only
U. S. Senate:
Ted Cruz… 2152
Geraldine Sam…54
Mary Miller… 116
Stefano de Stefano… 52
Bruce Jacobson, Jr… 60
U. S. Representative:
John Cooper…441
John Ratclifee… 1944
Governor:
SECEDE Kilgore… 18
Greg Abbott… 2151
Barbara Krueger… 208
Lt. Governor:
Dan Patrick… 1510
Scott Milder… 1006
Commissioner General Land Office:
Davey Edwards… 152
George P. Bush… 1466
Rick Range… 92
Jerry Patterson… 555
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Trey Blocker… 437
Sid Miller… 1196
Jim Hogan… 390
Railroad Commissioner:
Weston Martinez… 617
Christi Craddick… 1348
State Senator, District 2:
Cindy Burkett… 1473
Bob Hall… 1031
State Representative, District 2:
Bryan Slaton… 1092
Dan Flynn… 1394
County Court at Law:
Steve Lilley… 497
Clay Harrison… 1944
County Clerk:
Tracy Orr Smith… 1465
Mike Dodd… 836
County Treasurer:
Andrea Griggs… 889
Danny Davis… 805
Jim Thompson… 741y
County Commissioner Precinct 2
Greg Anglin… 181
Edward (Ed) Mooore… 158
John Wilburn… 122
County Commissioner Precinct 4
John David Jetton… 202
Kevin Cole… 40
Joe Price… 376
Democrat Party:
Beto O’Rourke…. 128
Edward Kimbrough… 114
Sema Hernandez… 80
U S Representative District 4
Lander Bethel… 101
Catherine Krantz… 213
KSST Will Report Election Returns as Vote Counts Are Available
KSST radio will provide Primary Election coverage with live cut ins as votes are counted. Also state results from Texas State Network (TSN) at 15 minutes and 45 minutes after the hour.
Lady Cat soccer will be broadcast but interrupted with vote totals. With voting centers that allow Hopkins County voters to cast a ballot at any one of the centers, no local election will be final until all votes are counted.
Results will also be posted to ksstradio.com.
Coach Talk: Wiggins, Bailey on Soccer Season Thus Far
Wildcats Soccer
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said his team can’t have a let down against Texas High on the road Tuesday night (March 6). Coach Wiggins was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday (March 3). Coach Wiggins was joined by players, seniors Jonathan Lopez and Jonathan Alvarez, junior Enrique Arellano and freshman Omar Hernandez. After the Wildcats slow start in the first half of district play and with a 2-4 district record, Coach Wiggins said he is encouraging his team to just concentrate on their next game. The first time the two teams played, Texas High scored first on a corner kick but the Wildcats struck back often in a 10-1 win at home. The Wildcats have won both their games in the second half of district play. They are currently tied for third place with Hallsville and Pine Tree with a 4-4 district record. Mount Pleasant is way out in front and Greenville is in second place. In their last game, the Wildcats defeated Marshall Friday (March 2) at home, 2-0. The Wildcats got second half goals from newcomer Axel Solorzano and from Eduardo Ramirez, who was assisted by Omar Hernandez. Jonathan Lopez, in goal, made a dramatic save when the score was still 0-0 in the first half.
Lady Cats Soccer
Jesus DeLeon is coming to town. The former Lady Cats soccer coach is now the head coach of the Texas High Lady Tigers. The Lady Cats host the Lady Tigers Tuesday night (March 6). Current Lady Cats Head Coach Joel Bailey, a long time DeLeon assistant with the Lady Cats, is reminding his team they are playing Texas High and not Coach DeLeon. The game is a very big one in the standings. The Lady Cats are currently third in district with 15 points and just one point behind Mount Pleasant. Hallsville is way out in front with 23 points. Texas High is tied with Pine Tree with 12 points apiece so the Lady Tigers are right behind the Lady Cats. Coach Bailey is hoping to welcome back senior Makenna Kagar, who was injured in a tournament and has missed all of district play. Coach Bailey said the Texas High game will be an emotional one. The Lady Cats come into the contest after a big 8-0 win at Marshall Fridaynight (March 2). Janine Yamaguchi had a three-goal hat trick. Gracie Boyer scored two goals. Bailey Arrington, Taylor Robinson and Erika Lara also scored for the Lady Cats. Lara and Mileena Zirretta provided an assist apiece.
Game Day: Soccer, Softball
There is important soccer and softball on this Tuesday (March 6) game day. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are playing district matches against Texas High.
The Lady Cats are at home at Gerald Prim Stadium as former Lady Cats Coach Jesus DeLeon brings his Texas High Lady Tigers to town. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. followed by the varsity match at 7 p.m. The Lady Cats are in third place with 15 points and a 5-3 district record. The Lady Cats season record is 13-5-3. Texas High is tied for fourth place. We will bring you Lady Cats soccer game live on KSST Radio at 7 p.m. We will also videotape the game for replay later on Cable Channel 18.
The Wildcats’ soccer team will be heading to Texarkana for a district soccer match. They too will have a JV match at 5:30 p.m. followed by a varsity game at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are in a big logjam for third place with 12 points and a 4-4 district record. Texas High is still looking for their first district win.
Finally the Lady Cats’ softball team opens district play against Greenville on this Tuesday game day at refurbished Lady Cat Park. There will be a JV game at 4:30 p.m. and then the varsity game at 6 p.m. The Lady Cats have a fine 12-4 record in pre-district regular season games.
SSHS BPA Competed at State Leadership Conference
Heath Robinson is a Business Technology Teacher at Sulphur Springs High School and he teaches classes in Audio Visual Production and Computer Animation. Robinson accompanied several SSHS Business Professionals of America students to Corpus Christi last week (February 28-March 3) where they attended the State BPA Leadership Conference. Robinson said the students learned a lot and had fun.
Among those competing were the Computer Animation Team of Christian Yanez, Nicholas Humphrey and Dakota Soles.
Soles also competed in PC Servicing and Trouble Shooting.
Giselle Gonzales competed in Payroll Accounting.
Natalie Cruz competed in Human Resources Management.
Chase Crouch ran for State BPA Office. None finished high enough to go to National BPA competition. Natalie Cruz finished fifth, which made her a second runner up.
Robinson said next for BPA would be a service project to give back to the community.
SSHS UIL Academic Math and Science Team Members Prepare for District
Sulphur Springs High School UIL Academic Math and Science team members competed at a North Lamar Math and Science Meet Saturday (March 3) in Paris. Wildcats UIL Academic Coordinator Gerald Grafton said the competition was arranged by grade levels. He said good competition was provided by schools such as Queen City, Garland and Mount Pleasant.
For the Wildcats, in Number Sense, Gillian Thomas was 4th among 12th graders, Brayden Fisher was 5th among 11th graders and Andrew Westlund was 5th among 10th graders. In Calculator, Carissa Carter was 2rd among 11th graders and Isaac Gutierrez was 4th among 10th graders. In Math, Payton Baugh was 4th among 11thgraders, Andrew Westlund was 6th among 10 graders and Nathan Little was 3rd among 9th graders.
In Science, Peyton Baugh was 4th among 11th graders and Matthew Harper was 2nd among 9th graders.
Grafton said the competition was good preparation for the district meet coming up March 23-24.
