Wildcats 5-0 in District with Win at Greenville
The Wildcats’ baseball team exploded for 8 runs in the top of the fifth inning on their way to a 14-2 win over Greenville Friday night on the road. The game was called after five inning due to the ten run rule.
Ryan Humphries had a big night at the plate going 2 for 3 with a triple, 3 runs scored and an RBI. Michael Arnold was 2 for 3 with a run scored and 2 RBI’s. Kaden Argenbright was 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI’s. Jamal Hobson-Cox, Kamren Harrison and Gavin Millsap also had RBI’s. Ty Lopez scored three runs as a courtesy runner.
The Wildcats got off to a good start scoring a first inning run without a hit on a walk, a hit batter and a Lion error. The Wildcats went up 4-0 with a 3 run second inning. Ryder Caddell, Arnold and Harrison all singled to load the bases. Millsap got a walk to force in a run. Hobson-Cox had a RBI single and Argenbright plated a run on a fielder’s choice. The Wildcats went up 6-0 in the top of the third with 2 more runs. Triston McCormick doubled and Humphries drove home courtesy runner Lopez with a triple. Humphries scored on a Harrison fielder’s choice. Greenville got their 2 runs in the bottom of the third. It remained 6-2 until the Wildcats big fifth which included an Argenbright 2-RBI double, a Humphries single, an Arnold 2-RBI single, five Lions errors, 5 walks and a sacrifice. The Wildcats had 10 hits in the game.
Almost lost in all the offense was the solid pitching of Triston McCormick who improved to 2-0 in district play allowing 2 runs, both earned, on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks with 1 hit batter.
The Wildcats are 5-0 in district play and their season record is 11-5-1. They have won seven straight games. The Wildcats close the first half of district play at home Tuesday night as they play always tough Hallsville.
Lady Cats Defeat Greenville 15-5
The Lady Cats’ softball team brought their hitting shoes to Lady Cat Park as they hammered out 20 hits and scored 15 runs to defeat Greenville, 15-5 Friday night. The game was called with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning due to the ten run rule. The Lady Cats actually had to play catch up to win.
Greenville scored three runs in the top of the first as they hit six straight singles. The Lady Cats answered with six runs of their own on seven hits, all singles. After a scoreless second inning, The Lady Lions got to within one run at 6-5 with 2 more runs in the top of the third. A dropped fly ball prolonged the inning with a Greenville double driving home two runs. The Lady Cats used the long ball and more in the bottom of the third scoring six runs on seven hits. Sadie Stroud doubled and Kelsey Wallace blasted a two-run homer. Alli Fite doubled and came home ona Macee Hollins single. Alyssa Abron then hit a two run homer over the wall in right center to score Hollins. Hannah Crowson and Kristen Allen singled. They moved up a base on an outfield error and both scored on a Stroud single.
The Lady Cats scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to end the game early. In the fourth Fite singled and later scored on Ashley Moore’s sacrifice fly. The game ended when Stroud singled and Kelsey Wallace doubled her in. Wallace also came across the plate but the game ended when Stroud scored. Shortstop Wallace was very good on defense making a diving catch in foul territory and throwing out a Lady Lion from deep in the hole on the left side. Bailey Haggerty shut down the Lady Lions in three out of five innings. She allowed ten hits and five runs, but only 3 earned runs, and she didn’t walk a single batter.
The Lady Cats are now 5-2 in district play. Their season record is now 18-6. They travel to Hallsville next Tuesday evening.
Lady Lions Lose Slugfest to Sulphur Bluff
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears won a slugfest over the Saltillo Lady Lions, 20-12 Friday. Both teams scored runs in every inning but two in the seven inning game.
Christie Gurley hits a double on this at bat…photo courtesy of Blake Gurley
The Lady Lions had lots of standouts on offense. Melissa Groenewold had four hits including a triple and a home run. Kasey Sanders had two singles and a double. Madison Simmons had a single and a double. Christie Gurley and Melissa Tawil hit three singles apiece. Jordan Sustaire had two singles. Shelby Matlock and Tori Mobley had one single apiece.
Scudder Opposes Hall’s Support of School Vouchers
District 2, Texas Senate Candidate, Kendall Scudder, vehemently disagrees with his opponents vote to support school vouchers.
“Bob Hall’s support of school vouchers is a clear attempt to defund our public schools and dismantle them brick by brick,“ Scudder said. “Our public schools are desperately underfunded because of politicians like Bob Hall.”
School administrators, teachers, parents, disability advocates, religious leaders, and even home schooling coalitions urged the Texas Senate Education Committee not to pass Senate Bill 3.
“Bob and his elite buddies in Austin are out of touch, and once again, they didn’t listen to their constituents. They never listen,” Scudder said.
Scudder believes school vouchers are unfair to rural, low income, and minority children.
“Vouchers have no educational accountability, they have no requirements on accommodations for students with disabilities, and they have no financial transparency with the tax dollars of hard working Texans,” he said.
“Austin politicians never take responsibility for the mess they made within our education system and now they want to offer you a voucher instead of investing in our schools. It’s time to stop balancing the budget on the backs of our children. Every single child in our state deserves the opportunity for a quality public education,” Scudder said.
Scudder said he believes it’s time to fight back against the failed priorities of the Texas Legislature.
“This is about more than just public schools; this is about preserving the opportunity for all Texans to attain a quality public education,” Scudder said. “As your senator, I will never support legislation that pushes school vouchers on our community and I will fight to give our students and teachers the resources that our public schools deserve.”
Election Day for midterm elections falls on November 6th, 2018. To learn more about Scudder’s positions on vital issues such as inadequate funding for veterans affairs and our crumbling infrastructure, as well as resources for families visit www.ScudderForSenate.com
Wildcat, Lady Cat Track Results
Wildcats Track
Left with lemons, Sulphur Springs’ track coaches did the best they could to make lemonade. After Mt. Pleasant’s Friday meet was canceled earlier this week due to their tragic bus accident, the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ track coaches were able to put together a dual meet at Paris. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said his team was able to get another good workout in at the informal meet. The glorified practice allowed coaches to coach. Among highlights, Coach Young said Josh Thompson had his best throw of the year at 143 feet in discus. In shot, Ian Blanch continued to climb in the high 43 feet range hoping to get to the 45 feet area. Tiesan Goodson triple jumped 40-feet-11 inches into the wind. Coach Young said Eli Sellers ran a good 800-meter race and he added Payton Vickery also ran well in the 800-meter race and also participated in the 1600-meter run. He said Landon Thornton started slow in the 3200-meter run but came back. Coach Young said he was not pleased with hand offs during relay races. Ryan Humphries did not run the 100-meter dash but did run a 40.6 in the 300-meter hurdles. Mason Buck was right behind at 41.0. Landry Tyson hit the first hurdle in the race but ran very well after that. In the 110-meter hurdles, Terrell Turman ran his best race of the year with a time in the low 16-second range. Freshman Calem Wade was clocked at 15.9 in the race. In the mile relay, Coach Young said Ricardo Torres had a time in the high 53 second range. The other runners came in at around 54 or 55 seconds. Coach Young said he would taking a select group to a Kennedale meet next Thursday. The district meet at Pine Tree will take place April 12-13.
Lady Cats Track
Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron said the informal, dual meet at Paris Thursday featured a very different atmosphere from the usual track meet. He was glad the team got some work in. Coach Abron said his athletes could tell the difference in the informal meet so times, jumps and throws were not as good as you would usually see this time of the season. He did like the opportunity to do some coaching during the informal meet. Coach Abron named several athletes he was pleased with. He said Sydney Washburn, a freshman distance runner, won one of her races by 75-meters although she didn’t have her best times. Coach Abron did say N’ysa Dugan did run her best 100-meter dash time of the season with Sadavia Porter right behind her. He liked how they competed with each other. Coach Abron also said he enjoyed watching hurdler Faith Hatley continue to come back from an injury sustained in the Sulphur Springs meet back on March 3. He said she was just about all the way back. Coach Abron said Abbi Baier did a good job in the 300-meter hurdles although she did not have her best time. A very fast and competitive Kennedale meet featuring Metroplex athletes is next for some of the Lady Cats next Thursday. Then the district meet comes up in Pine Tree on April 12-13.
Game Day: Wildcat Baseball, Lady Cat Softball
There is Wildcats’ baseball and Lady Cats’ softball on this Friday game day. The Wildcats travel to Greenville while the Lady Cats will host Greenville at home at Lady Cat Park.
The Wildcats have opened district play with 4 straight wins. Greenville has yet to win a district game. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack does not want this to be a trap game for his team. He has painful memories of a loss in Greenville and other times when the Wildcats eked out wins in very windy conditions. He is counting on this year’s Wildcats to be mature enough to know they can’t be complacent and must play well to win. The Wildcats JV Royal Team will play at 4 p.m. Friday with the varsity following at around 7 p.m.
Meanwhile the Lady Cats’ softball team will be opening the second half of district play at Lady Cat Park. The Lady Cats finished the first half 4-2 in a second place tie with Mt. Pleasant and Pine Tree. The Lady Cats JV will play at 4:30 p.m. with varsity to follow at around 6 p.m. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo is hoping his team will have an undefeated second half. He expresses confidence in his team. We will bring you Lady Cats’ softball against Greenville live on KSST Radio at around 6 p.m. We will also videotape the game for replay later on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
Atmos Plans Controlled Release of Natural Gas Near Brashear
Atmos Energy is doing routine maintenance work on the company’s pipeline in Hopkins County beginning Monday, April 3. We wanted you to know in case you get calls or inquiries from the general public. There will be a controlled release of natural gas near Brashear.
Atmos is notifying residents directly in the general area where the work is being performed. In addition, city officials in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County officials and 1st responders, and the SSISD are being notified.
Video: A & M-Commerce Students Attend Texas Undergraduate Research Day at Capitol
COMMERCE, TX—Sixty-three lucky students from 51 different universities across the state of Texas participated in the “Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol” event which took place, March 28, in Austin. The event included a variety of activities for students, such as a tour of the Capitol building, Senate/House committee meetings, and meetings of the full Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives.
This is the fourth such Undergraduate Research Day that has been conducted in the past few years, showcasing the experience of undergraduate students engaged in research through high-quality poster displays.
This year Texas A&M University-Commerce was represented by student Bernadette Jonson and faculty advisor, Dr. Venu Cheriyath whose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research takes a look at PTSD development in zebrafish and its prevention by introducing an antioxidant. Their research took into consideration the similarities between zebrafish and humans—namely, social nature and functional parallels between select brain regions.
PTSD is a psychological disorder with limited treatment options. Although molecular mechanisms that cause PTSD remain unclear, Johnson and Cheriyath hypothesized that zebrafish would demonstrate PTSD and that the antioxidant treatment would help inhibit PTSD symptoms. Their hypothesis proved correct.
Theatre Appreciation Class Offered at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
THE ARTS: Instructor James Owsley discusses some current theatre productions with Anna Jones, a student in his theatre appreciation class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Students planning to attend PJC-Sulphur Springs Center this summer or fall can contact an advisor for registration and scholarship information by calling 903-885-1232.
Healthcare Worker Arrested for Assault of Elderly
Sulphur Springs Police were called to an assault at an apartment in the 200 block of Duckworth Street Thursday at 11:53 a.m. There the officer noted visible injuries on an individual over 65 years of age.
Hayley Nicole Herring, 29, of Sulphur Springs was believed to be the aggressor in the assault. Herring, a healthcare worker, was arrested of Injury to Child/Elderly/Disabled, a Felony 3. She is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $30,000 bond.
