Wildcats Register 2-1 Record at Gilmer 7-on-7
The Wildcats varsity 7 on 7 team played their first games of the season Saturday at Gilmer and won two and lost one. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said Sulphur Springs brought lots of athletes on varsity and JV high school teams and four middle school teams.
The Wildcats’ varsity opened with a 19-18 win over Lindale. Trailing at the end, the Wildcats made a two point conversion to win as quarterback D’Corian Young completed a pass to Rio Becerra. Coach Young said offensive standouts also included Simeon Taylor, Cason Goodson, Bryce McQueen and Austin Dodd. He said defensive standouts included Andy Eddins, Conner Burgin, Cor’Tavius Pruitt and Goodson.
Next the Wildcats led early but came up short against Gilmer, 35-28. Coach Young said the Wildcats were throwing into the end zone at the end trying to score. He said Landry Tyson had a good game catching the ball along with Searn Rodgers. On defense, Coach Young singled out Cason Churchman, Hunter Smithson, Sebastian Adams and D.J. Abron.
The Wildcats won a third game. Coach Young couldn’t remember the exact score how but he said it was 40-plus to 14. He said quarterback Young got in a groove in his first varsity 7 on 7 action. Starting quarterback Ryan Humphries missed the 7 on 7 action due to baseball. Coach Young said offensive standouts included Tyson, Taylor, Dodd, Jase Thompson, McQueen, Becerra and Pacen Edwards.
The JV team won 3 and lost one.
Next Gilmer will come to Sulphur Springs for 7 on 7 action on May 16.
Meal A Day Menu For May 15th-19th
Baseball Play-offs: Sulphur Bluff, Yantis In; North Hopkins, Cumby Out
Two of our area baseball teams are still alive and two are out after bi-district results this past weekend.
In Class 1A, the Sulphur Bluff Bears won their bi-district game against Bloomburg, 11-4. They will play Union Hill in an area round game this weekend.
The Yantis Owls had a first round bye in the playoffs. They will now face Trinidad this weekend in an area series. Game one is Thursday at 7 p.m. Game two is Friday at 7 p.m. Game three, if needed, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. All games are at Kemp High School.
Meanwhile in Class 2A, North Hopkins and Cumby lost hard fought series. North Hopkins played Detroit and their bi-district series went to a third game and Detroit got an 8-3 win at North Hopkins Saturday. The Panthers had lost at Detroit, 10-4 Friday but then won at home Saturday 6-2 to set up the decisive third game.
Cumby lost two games to Linden-Kildare. The Trojans lost at home, 5-3 Friday and then dropped a 14-1 game in the series.
Rabies Case Reported in Wood County
Due to a recent case of rabies reported in Wood County, Sheriff Tom Castloo would like for everyone to pay close attention to wild animals in your area. If you see a wild animal acting strangely or one that appears to be sick, please contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office.
Pay special attention to an animal that appears confused or aggressive towards domestic animals or people. Symptoms range from fear of water, snapping and irritability to foaming at the mouth. If you think that your animal is infected, contact your veterinarian as soon as possible.
This disease is commonly found in wild animals because they are not vaccinated.
Make sure that your animals are vaccinated.
“Click It or Ticket” Campaign Set; Traffic Fatalities Increased 9% Last Year
AUSTIN – This month marks the 15th anniversary of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign urging Texans to buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that since its inception 15 years ago, our life-saving campaign has resulted in 5,068 fewer traffic fatalities. However, from 2015 to 2016, deaths among people not wearing seat belts increased 9 percent.
“Wearing a seat belt is the single most important step you can take to protect yourself in a crash, and in Texas it’s the law,” said Texas Department of Transportation Executive Director James Bass. “People make a lot of excuses for not buckling up, but those excuses will not save your life or prevent you from getting a ticket. The fact is, it only takes a few seconds to buckle up and it could mean the difference between life and death.”
According to NHTSA, since its inception 15 years ago, the Texas “Click It or Ticket” campaign has not only saved thousands of lives but also prevented more than 86,000 serious injuries and saved Texas more than $19.3 billion in related economic costs. When the “Click It or Ticket” campaign launched in 2002, only 76 percent of Texans used their seat belts. Today, nearly 92 percent buckle up, but 8 percent still don’t and the number of people who don’t buckle up doubles to 16 percent at night.
In 2016, 994 people died because they weren’t wearing seat belts – an increase of 9 percent over the 908 unbelted fatalities recorded in 2015.
Wearing a seat belt helps keep occupants from being ejected in a crash and increases the chances of surviving by 45 percent in a car, and up to 60 percent in a truck. In Texas, the law requires everyone in a vehicle to buckle up or face fines and court costs up to $200. Children younger than 8 years must be in a child safety seat or booster seat unless they’re taller than 4 feet 9 inches. If they aren’t properly restrained, the driver faces fines up to $250 plus court costs.
Along with TxDOT’s annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign effort, police departments in Texas and across the nation will step up their enforcement efforts from May 22 to June 4.
City to Test Warning Sirens Tuesday Noon for Full Three Minutes
Tuesday at noon City of Sulphur Springs Emergency Management will sound the emergency warning sirens for a full three minutes during a test of the instruments. Four sirens have undergone repairs in the last few days following lightning strikes that disabled them.
Two of the sirens were disabled shortly before a tornado warning issued last week. A third siren was struck by lightning during the warning and a fourth was struck during thunderstorms that followed the warning. Chief of Police Jay Sanders states that thanks to the redundancy of sirens in the city, no part of the city was without warning at the time of the severe weather alert.
The full three minute sounding of the sirens is a bit unusual for a test but, according to Sanders, has been made necessary due to the repairs made. He also said that this test is usually an annual test and the sirens in the city are approaching that time. Locally, showers and thunderstorms enter the forecast Wednesday night and continue through Friday with a range of 20%-50% during the time period. A need for the sirens could exist during that time period.
The sirens are sounded not only for weather warnings, which is the most common in the area, but are also used in case of any emergency that could affect the safety and lives of citizens.
‘911: The Connection’ Downtown on May 27, 2017
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders and other law enforcement officials invite everyone of all ages to the second annual “911:The Connection” event on Celebration Plaza in downtown Sulphur Springs. The extravaganza will begin at 10 am on Saturday May 27, and will feature every agency that callers may be connected with when making a 911 emergency call. Children are especially invited to get acquainted with law enforcement and emergency workers and their vehicles. Fire, County and DPS units will also be there, as well as a drug-sniffing dog, and a “smoke house” which simulates the dangers of smoke during a house fire. A special “surprise landing” is planned during the noon hour. There will be bounce houses, food and more. Valuable information for all ages will be presented as the public and first responders are “connected’ at this free event.
Wildcats Win Bi-District; Face Frisco Wakeland Next
The Wildcats’ baseball team hung on by their fingernails to win a pulse-pounding game two against North Forney, 5-4 Saturday at Eagle Stadium, to wrap up their bi-district series.
The Wildcats entered the top of the seventh inning up 5-3. Pitcher Triston McCormick retired the first batter in the inning on a ground ball. Then things got interesting. The Falcons got back to back hits. They loaded the bases as the Wildcats went for a force play at second on a ground ball but an umpire said a Wildcats ‘ infielder was not on the bag when he caught the ball. McCormick hit a batter forcing in a run to make it 5-4.
Wildcats Coach Jerrod Hammack brought in reliever Tyler Armstrong to face the Falcons clean up batter. On his first pitch, the batter hit into a game ending double play. McCormick got the pitching win going six and one-third innings allowing seven hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Armstrong earned a one-pitch save.
The Falcons jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Wildcats took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the second. Ryan Humphries doubled and Ryder Caddell walked. Michael Arnold and Dawson Draper both drove in runs with ground outs. North Forney scored in their half of the third to tie the score at 2-2. In the bottom of the third, the Wildcats scored two runs to go up 4-2. Mason Buck walked and eventually scored on a wild pitch. Heston Golightly hit a long home run over the left field wall. The Wildcats missed a couple of golden opportunities to get way ahead. They had the bases loaded in the fourth and fifth innings but could not score. North Forney scored a run in the top of the fifth to narrow the gap to 4-3. The Wildcats scored the eventual winning run in the bottom of the sixth. Dawson Draper singled. Easton Silman put down a bunt and the Falcons pitcher threw wildly to first. Runners were on second and third. Buck drove home a run with a sacrifice fly and the Wildcats went up 5-3 setting the stage for the late drama.
The Wildcats will now face Frisco Wakeland, one of the state’s best teams, in area competition. Coach Hammack is working on details. With the Saturday win, the Wildcats improved their season record to 18-8-2.
Yantis ISD Elects Three
Unofficial Yantis ISD Election Results with those in bold elected if numbers are made official:
