Basketball Camp at The ROC Registers 76 Tuesday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is having a highly successful boys and girls basketball camp this week at The ROC of the First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs. Coach Cipoletta’s first two sessions Monday drew 60 kids for each. Word apparently spread about the free camp and 76 children crowded into The ROC for the first session of the second day Tuesday morning.
Some of the emphasis Tuesday morning included dribbling and shooting. The camp runs through Thursday. Coach Cipoletta also offered the camp last year. Coach Cipoletta has been the Wildcats Head Basketball Coach for the past three years. Last year’s Wildcats’ team set a new school record at 26-7. They finished second in district and advanced as far as the second round area game.
Coach Cipoletta’s SSISD boys basketball camp is scheduled for July 11-13 at the main gym at SSHS.
Wildcats Soccer Youth Camp Underway
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins had a good number of young soccer players turn out for night one of his four night boys and girls soccer camp at the Multipurpose Building Monday night from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.. The camp runs through Thursday evening. There were about 60 kids entering kindergarten through the seventh grade and about a dozen older kids who will be entering the eighth or ninth grade.
Coach Wiggins said he enjoyed seeing some campers he recognized from years past and he added he was also glad to see some new faces. Coach Wiggins had the campers work on dribbling the ball and controlling it Monday night. He said the emphasis would be on passing Tuesday and shooting Wednesday. Thursday night the kids will get to play in a game to show what they have learned. Kids unable to attend Monday night are welcomed to come out later. Coach Wiggins said he would prorate the cost of the camp for those kids.
He was assisted at camp Monday night by former Wildcat star Tony Bravo, Lady Cats Coach Jesus DeLeon, Lady Cats Assistant Coach Joel Bailey, former Wildcat Roberto Lira, who graduated this year, Wildcats Assistant Coach Ross Hicks, also a former Wildcat player, former Lady Cat player Adriana Ortiz and by former Wildcat goalkeeper Chris Hefner.
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Abron Selected to Play in All-American All-Star Softball Game on ESPN3 Wednesday
Lady Cats’ softball player Alyssa Abron has been selected to play in the All-American All-Star Softball Game Wednesday night in Westminster, Colorado near Denver. Abron, a three year letterman with the Lady Cats’ softball team and a Seton Hall commit, was chosen to play in the all-star game along with another player, a pitcher committed to Lamar, from their select team, Vision Gold. The All-American All-Star Softball Game will be televised Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. (CDT) on ESPN3.
Abron and her Vision Gold teammates are currently playing in what is said to be the biggest softball tournament in the nation at Aurora, Colorado. Abron’s father, Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron, says the tournament draws hundreds of teams. Alyssa’s Vision Gold team is in the power pool featuring the top 32 teams in the nation. Coach Abron said Seton Hall saw Alyssa in this same tournament two years ago and began recruiting her.
Alyssa will also be playing in a Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Softball Game later this summer. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo will be an assistant coach at that game.
Winnsboro Police Report June 19-25, 2017
Winnsboro Police made five arrests, investigated three accidents, responded to 161 calls for service, issued 63 citations and wrote 29 warnings during the June 19-25, 2017 report period.
Courtney Jackson, 21, of Scroggins was arrested June 20 on a Titus County warrant.
Autumn Bennett, 21, of Longview was arrested June 24 on a Gregg County warrant.
James Findley, 29, of Sulphur Springs was arrested June 22 on a City of Winnsboro Municipal warrant.
Deana Scott, 41, of Winnsboro was arrested June 22 on a Franklin County warrant.
Justin Moore, 22, of Whitney was arrested June 24 on two Hopkins County warrants.
A minor two vehicle accident occurred in the 100 block of West Coke June 22. Both vehicles were traveling west on W. Coke when a driver failed to control speed causing his vehicle to strike the rear of the second auto. No injuries were reported.
A one vehicle accident occurred in the 800 block of South Walnut June 24th. The vehicle was northbound on S. Walnut when the driver failed to control speed, veering off the roadway, striking a mail box, and then hitting a concrete culvert. No injuries reported.
One vehicle accident occurred in the 400 block of West Broadway June 24th. The vehicle was traveling north on Peach Street and turned into the Armadillo store parking lot. Failure to control speed by the driver caused the vehicle to strike the east side of the building. No injuries were reported.
Dinner Bell Menu For June 28, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for June 28th, 2017
FRIENDS OF DINNER BELL
The Menu:
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Mexican Rice
Beans
Picco de Gallo
Corn Tortillas and Butter
Mississippi Apple Walnut Cake
Tea or Water
Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Humane Society of the United States Releases Undercover Investigation of Pilgrim’s Pride
In a news release issued Tuesday morning, June 27, 2017, the Humane Society of the United States has released the details of a multi-state undercover investigation into Pilgrim’s Pride—the nation’s second largest chicken producer—which documented inhumane practices and animal abuse.
At a Pilgrim’s Pride contract farm in Hull, Georgia, the farm owner himself repeatedly beat animals with a metal rod. Sick and injured chickens had their necks twisted in crude attempts to kill them. The HSUS investigator employed at both locations observed other birds being grabbed by their throats and viciously thrown in the air.
At a Pilgrim’s Pride slaughterhouse in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, chickens were punched and violently shackled by their legs. On video, a worker is shown repeatedly slamming the same chicken into shackles — for no apparent reason other than to inflict pain onto the animal.
Despite claims made by Pilgrim’s Pride that its employees handling live chickens receive animal welfare training, the HSUS undercover investigator at this Texas facility received no such training whatsoever, even during a full week of orientation. Animal welfare was never mentioned.
The HSUS has filed cruelty-to-animals complaints with the Madison County Sheriff’s Department in Danielsville, Georgia, and the Titus County Sheriff’s Office in Mt. Pleasant, Texas.
“The treatment of animals by Pilgrim’s Pride is shameful,” said Matt Prescott, senior director for corporate policy for The Humane Society of the United States. “From beating animals to inhumanely slaughtering them in their final moments, there’s simply no excuse for the abuse we documented in this multi-state investigation.”
Triston Directs “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” July 7-9
Triston Pullen is spending the summer in his favorite style…directing a play while he’s home from college. Rehearsal for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is underway now, with the play to open on Friday July 7 at SSHS Auditorium at the Civic Center for three performances. There are 35 members of the cast and crew, from local children who make up the fairy dancers to familiar acting talent you will recognize onstage. In addition to directing duties, Triston is playing the role of Lysander. In a KSST Morning Show interview, he stated that the genius of Shakespeare’s works is that they present something of an empty canvas for a director. The timeless stories can be adapted to different eras of time. So, with a theme of “looking for love”, this ‘play within a play’ retains Shakespearean language while set in Northeast Texas in 2017. If there are stereotypical similarities to people you may know in Sulphur Springs, that is purely coincidental explained Triston. And though not a children’s production, the play is PG-13, suitable for most audiences.
Triston got his start in children’s summer workshops at Main Street Theater during childhood and became a standout in the drama department at SSHS under the direction of Mrs. Dawn Doyle-Jones. He has been studying at Santa Fe University for Art and Design for three years and will graduate in December 2017 with a BFA in Acting and a minor in Technical Theater. Now, he is applying to graduate schools and keeping an open mind about where he will end up next. He hopes to be working in New York as an actor in the not-too-distant future. He believes there comes a time in anyone’s life to say a little prayer and look to the horizon, and he’s getting ready to embrace whatever is sent his way in 2018. After deciding that drama was to be his profession, he has pursued that dream both in college and in writing and directing plays for community theater. He is also working on authoring a novel. He feels happy and gratified that the arts are alive and well today in Sulphur Springs, his hometown.”With hard work and backbone, I believe a person can find their path from anywhere to where they are supposed to be” says Triston.
Inmate Escapes Work Group at Civic Center
At Hopkins County Civic Center at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Hopkins County inmate Barney Dwayne Ebey, 53, walked away from a work group he was assigned to and Sheriff’s office personnel are now looking for him. Ebey escaped in an unknown direction.
Ebey is 5ft, 11-inches tall and weighs 180lbs. He has fair skin, blonde hair and Hazel eyes with facial hair. He is charged with Engaging in Organized Crime and theft of property less than $30,000.
If you see this man contact the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 903-438-4040.
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Plans Research Lock-In July 15
GENEALOGY LOCK-IN
The Hopkins County Genealogical Society will host its annual lock-in on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Lock-in begins at noon and Research Library will stay open until midnight. Refreshments will be available.
$15.00 Donation per-person
Special this day only — Copies $0.10 each
HCGS is extremely proud to announce new equipment and new research resources. The library now has a digital ScanPro 300 microfilm reader. The library also partnered with The Portal of Texas and Texas A & M — Commerce to digitize our newspapers and photographs. The archives are now inventoried, our catalogue is inventoried, and everything is word searchable.
Please join us to explore these and many other avenues to uncover your ancestors!!! Volunteers will be available to assist you.
For additional information call HCGS at 903-885-8523 or email [email protected]
Register by mail or in person at the Research Library
PO Box 624 (75483)
611 North Davis Street
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
