Lady Cat Softball at Wylie Tournament
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo continues to evaluate all the players on his team as his team is involved in their last tournament of the season before district play gets underway next week.
On Thursday (March 1), the Lady Cats shutout McKinney Boyd, 8-0 and then lost to Sachse, 7-6. The Lady Cats trailed 7-0 entering the top of the sixth and almost pulled the game out before falling short, 7-6. Coach Carrillo said he is asking his players to take a We over Me, or a team first approach. He said it’s all about the group. Coach Carrillo said he believes he is getting buy-in from the players. He said over the course of a long season everybody needs to be ready to play. Coach Carrillo said everybody’s role on the team is valuable.
Friday (March 2) at Wylie East, the Lady Cats play Lubbock Cooper at 5 p.m. and Sherman at 7 p.m. On Saturday (March 3) at Founders’ Field in Wylie, the Lady Cats take on Burleson Centennial at 1 p.m. and Rockwall at 5 p.m. The Lady Cats enter play Friday with a season record of 9-3.
Wildcats at Lindale Tournament
The Wildcats’ baseball team has two games in a Lindale tournament on this Friday (March 2) game day. The Wildcats got started at 10:30 a.m. Friday with a game against The Brook Hill School of Bullard. At 1 p.m. Friday, the Wildcats will take on All Saints Episcopal School of Tyler. The Wildcats wrap up play in the Lindale tournament with a game against host Lindale on Saturday (March 3) starting at 6 p.m.
Thursday (March 1) the Wildcats dropped a game at Atlanta, 5-3.
The Wildcats enter play Friday with a 2-3 season record.
SSHS Tennis, Golf Game Day
There is also tennis and golf on this Friday (March 2) game day.
Sulphur Springs High School is hosting the Sulphur Springs Invitational Tennis Tournament on this game day Friday. All the tennis action will be taking place at the beautiful Wildcats Tennis Complex on the high school campus. Matches got underway at 8 a.m. Friday morning and will continue until well into the afternoon. This is the fourth tournament of the season for the Wildcats varsity tennis team. The Wildcats Tennis Complex was also the site for a JV tournament on Thursday March 1.
Meanwhile the Wildcats’ golf team will finally have the opportunity to get involved in their first varsity tournament of the season. Bad weather prevented them from playing at a Longview sponsored tournament back on February 12 at Pinecrest Country Club. Friday (March 2) the Wildcats will play in the grueling two-day Twisted 54 golf tourney sponsored by Longview Pine Tree. The Wildcats are playing 36 holes of golf on Friday. They will return to the Wood Hollow Golf Course in Longview to play 18 more holes Saturday. This tournament is the first of four for the Wildcats before they play in the district tournament in Rockwall on April 4-5.
Soccer Game Day: Wildcats at Home; Lady Cats in Marshall
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are taking on Marshall in district action on this game day Friday (March 2).
The Wildcats face the Mavericks at Gerald Prim Stadium. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. Friday followed by the varsity match at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are coming off of a big road win, 1-0 at Pine Tree on Monday (February 26). The win gave the Wildcats a 3-point boost in the district standings as they try to get back into the playoff picture. The Wildcats are 3-4 in district play and 10-10 for the season. The last time these two teams played, the Wildcats defeated the Mavericks in Marshall, 2-0 in overtime back on February 6. We will bring you the Wildcats and Mavericks soccer match live from The Prim starting at around 7 p.m. on KSST Radio. We will also videotape the game for replay later on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
Meanwhile the Lady Cats are traveling to Marshall to face the Lady Mavs. The schedule calls for a JV match at 5:30 p.m. followed by a varsity contest at 7 p.m. The Lady Cats will be be attempting to bounce back after a 2-1 loss to Pine Tree at Gerald Prim Stadium on Monday (February 26). The last time these two teams played, the Lady Cats dominated the action and won 5-0 at The Prim back on February 6. The Lady Cats enter play Friday with a district record 4-3 and a season mark of 12-5-3.
Road Closed Due to Flooding
On HWY 71 near FM 3134 near the Hopkins and Hunt County line, the road has been reported to be flooded. As a reminder always be cautious when flooding occurs on roads, and do not try to drive through the water. It can be deceptively deep or mess up your car or leave you stranded. 
Meal A Day Looking for Volunteer Drivers
Meal A Day is looking for a Tuesday Driver for the Como/Pickton Route. The current driver will drive until the end of March. Please let Karen Weatherman know if you are interested in taking this route in April. Call her at (903) 885-1661
Local Woman Arrested on Manufacture Delivery Controlled Substance Warrant
Demetria Lashunda Rivers, 47, was arrested around 9 a.m. Thursday at her residence on Beckham by Sulphur Spring Police. She was wanted on a warrant for Felony 3 Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone.
Rivers is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $25,000 bond.
Crack Rock in Plain View Adds to Charges of Local Woman
As the Special Crimes Unit served three felony warrants for the arrest of Wanda Denise McDaniels for Manufacture Delivery of Crack Cocaine in a Drug Free Zone, the officer noted in plain view a large crack rock known to be cocaine weighing less than 1-gram.
McDaniels was booked into Hopkins County Jail on three charges of Felony 3 Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone and one charge of Possession f a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone. She is in Hopkins County Jail held on bonds totaling $100,000.
Traffic Violation Leads to Drug Arrest
When Sulphur Spring Police located Rodney Edward Petrea, Jr, 27 at 1400 Industrial Drive around 11 p.m. in reference to a traffic violation, through a pat down search, a white crystal like substance believed to be Methamphetamine was located on his person.
Petrea was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram. He is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $15,000 bond.
March in the Garden By Mario Villarino
Late rains and warm temperatures has created interesting effects in plants and insects in our gardens. Here the suggestion for our gardens from our horticulturist in Overton:
- Often, tomato and pepper plants started outdoors from seed will grow so quickly they will catch up with commercial plants in size within a few weeks. For many gardeners, this is the only way to obtain rare or heirloom varieties. But because this has been a winter with erratic weather patterns, it’s best to keep an eye on young tomato transplants so that they may be covered if the threat of a late frost occurs.
- Don’t be in a hurry to set out young pepper plants. Wait until the temperatures seem to be settled.
- Pruning of evergreens and summer flowering trees and shrubs should be completed in early March. Prune spring flowering trees and shrubs as soon as they finish blooming.
- Start hanging baskets of petunias, ferns and others for another dimension in landscape color. One attractive begonia plant can yield a number of others through careful rooting of stem cuttings.
- Plant dahlia tubers in fertile, well-drained soil.
- In North Texas there is still time to plant seeds of your favorite annuals in flats to be transplanted out-of-doors when danger of frost is past.
- Select and order caladium tubers as well as coleus plants for late April and early May planting. Do not plant caladiums until soil temperature reaches 70°F.
- As camellia and azalea plants finish blooming, fertilize them with three pounds of azalea-camellia fertilizer per 100 square feet of bed area. Check mulch on azalea and camellia beds and add where needed.
- Fertilize roses every 4 to 6 weeks from now until September.
- Beware of close-out sales on bare-root trees and shrubs. The chance of survival is rather low on bare-root plants this late in the season. Your best bet at this time of year is to depend on container-grown or balled-and-burlapped plants for landscape use.
- Plant Blue Plumbago (Plumbago capensis) now for season long low maintenance color. It is usually cold hardy to Zone 8 and sheltered places elsewhere. Although tolerant of sunny conditions, blue plumbago prefers a little protection from the hot afternoon sun. It is quite drought tolerant and blooms from spring till frost.
- Now is a time to thin larkspur, zinnia, cockscomb and cosmos seedlings. Plants will bloom much better if thinned to about 4″ apart. Transplant or share the extras with gardening friends.
Please remember that our severe rain season can created changes in the garden needing to be considered and will affect some of the activities recommended in this list. For more information please call the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].c
Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D.
Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR
1200B Houston Street
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
903-885-3443
