SSHS Honors Students At Honor Society, Technical Honor Society Induction Ceremonies
Sulphur Springs High School honored two groups of exemplary students during first the National Technical Honor Society induction then the National Honor Society induction.
Typically, the National Honor Society induction is held in the fall and the National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony is conducted in the spring. However, this school year, as was the case with many events and activities, the NHS induction ceremony could not be held in the fall semester and the NTHS induction which is typically held earlier in the spring semester due to COVID-19.
In order to recognize both groups, the school opted to have them on the same night. After all, 39 of the new NTHS inductees were also among the 64 inducted Monday into the National Honor Society as well. The five other 2021 inductees into NTHS were among 49 students recognized April 12 as two-year members of the National Honor Society. All 14 returning members of the NTHS too are two-year members of the National Honor Society.
Conducted at 6 p.m. Monday in the SSHS cafeteria was the NTHS induction, with the NHS induction following at 7 p.m. Afterward, students and their guests were invited to enjoy refreshments prepared by SSHS Culinary Arts students.
Technical Honor Society
NTHS honors student achievement and leadership, promotes educational excellence, award scholarships, and enhances career opportunities members. NTHS President Rorie Young, Vice-President Miranda Baugh, Secretary Kerie Wright and Treasurer Freddie Gomez conducted the ceremony, each lighting a couple of candles to symbolize the eight attributes of NTHS: knowledge, skill, honesty, service, responsibility, scholarship, citizenship and leadership.
Individuals under consideration as candidates for NTHS regularly exhibit the characteristics which have been observed by his/her instructor(s):
- a desire to pursue a career in his/her course of study,
- scholastic achievement,
- honesty,
- dependability,
- responsibility,
- high quality task performance and pride in work performed,
- cooperation and ability to work well with others,
- interest in learning,
- initiative,
- leadership, and
- citizenship.
The applicant must be classified as a junior or senior with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5. The candidate must have been enrolled and/or completed a minimum of three Career & Technical Education courses, and be a current member of a Career & Technical Student Organization.
The SSHS NTHS is named in honor of Geral Kennedy, the first vocational director at SSHS during the 1966-1967 school year, and was responsible for getting the machine shop, vocational office education, marketing and distributive education, industrial cooperative training and vocational education for the handicapped. He retired in 1985 after 37 years in education, 19 with SSISD and 18 in Lamar County.
The 44 new members inducted into the Geral Kennedy Chapter of NTHS on April 12, 2021, included: Alaisha Alvarado, Trinity Ashford, Emily Atkinson, Beau Bankston, Alex Botello, Bailee Burnett, Claire Bybee, Addison Caddell, Litzy Chacon, Fernando Chimal, Emily Dick, Elly Eddins, Emma Eddins, Padraig Flanary, Alex Flecker, Jaslyn Galvan, Priscilla Gaspar, Cable Glenn, Mayra Gudinao, Peyton Hamrick, Juan Hernandez, Caroline Hurley, Vanessa Lara, Baylie LArge, Madison Martin, Corde Mayo, Kelsea Meadows, Avery Moss, Carter Owen, Aiken Owens, Macy Pepys, Ashley rodriguez, Aidyn Rogers, Paige Seagraves, jacob Semler, Kaitlyn Tiemeyer, Michelle Tiherin, Aaliyah Valles, Jadyn Van Winkle, Joel Villarino, Tyler Warner, Sadie Washburn, Jessica Yanez and Emily Zarco.
In order to remain a member in good standing, each NTHS member must continue to meet all requirements, participate in one community service project through the CTE program as well as a group project to be determined by the NTHS members.
Recognized as returning members of the Geral Kennedy Chapter of NTHS were Savannah Allen, Lizbeth Alvarez, Miranda Baugh, Cameron Beard, Freddie Gomez, Annie Horton, Norrisa Lane, Raydon McCormack, Makayla Pullen, Daniel Soto, Harleigh Stegient, Jasmin Vargas, Kerie Wright and Rorie Young.
National Honor Society
National Honor Society is built upon four pillars: scholarship, leadership, character, and service. Once students reach a weighted GPA of 3.2 or higher, they then fill out an application that lists their community involvement, volunteer projects, and any extracurricular activities they are involved in. These applications are then reviewed and students are invited to be a part of the National Honor Society.
The SSHS Honor Society Chapter is named in honor of Gladys Alexander, the teacher who not only founded the organization in 1940 but also the Student Council, and aided in the organization of the Lee Willis Chapter of the Future Teachers of America. She taught band, drill team, football, Latin, English, history and almost every subject except agriculture. She retired in 1961, but her contributions to education didn’t end there. She became a substitute teacher and taught summer school after retirement. In 1966, the SSHS National Honor Society Chapter was named after Gladys Alexander to honor the tradition of excellence in academic she started at the school.
SSHS NHS President Lizabeth Alvarez, Vice-President Mariam Tran, Secretary Kendall Little and Treasurer Paige Daniel conducted the ceremony, each lighting a candles to symbolize the organization’s purposes: scholarship, service, leadership and character
The 64 new members inducted into the Gladys Alexander Chapter of the National Honor Society include Alaisha Alvarado, Harley Archer, Brooklyn Ameson, Trinity Ashford, Emily Atkinson, Connor Bailey, Beau Bankston, Ashtyn Bettis, Paige Bimmerle, Kason Blake, Alex Botello, Clayton Boykin, Bailee Burnett, Claire Bybee, Addison Caddell, Dawson Carpenter, Litzy Chacon, Fernando Adrian Chimal, Tyler Cooper, Anayeli De La Cruz, Emily Dick, Jason Luke Dietze, Padraig Flanary, Alex Flecker, Jaslyn Galvan, Priscilla Gaspar, Cable Glenn, Mayra Gudino, Justin Price Haire, Peyton Hammack, Benjamin Hatcher, Juan P. Hernandez, Eliana E. Johnson, Vanessa Lara, Baylie Large, Lige Leavens, Savannah Lilley, Madison Martin, Kelsea Meadows, Jose R. Mejia, Kirsten Paige Miesse, Mayer Millsap, Carter Owen, Rose Oyad, Macy Pepys, Fabian Perez, Reese Rabe, Shelby Ray, Marco Rivera, Katelyn Robinson, Ashley Rodriguez, Aidyn Rogers, Paige Seagraves, Jacob Semler, Matthew Sherman, Imani Smith, Katie Tiemeyer, Michelle Tijerin, Jadyn VanWinkle, Joel Villarino, Tyler Warner, Jessica Yanez and Emily Zarco.
Two-year members of NHS are obligated to behave honorably, generously and responsibly to others. Their primary focus is literacy, and hope to be able to spend time reading with elementary students to help them improve their reading abilities.
Recognized Monday night as two-year members of the Gladys Alexander Chapter of the National Honor Society were Harrison Allen, Savannah Allen, Lizbeth Alvarez, Cameron Beard, Rylan Brewer, Kip Childress, Paige Daniel, Addison DeSmet, Elly Eddins, Emma Eddins, Carolina Escobedo, Cheyenne Fouse, Freddie Gomez, Matthew Harper, Annie Horton, Caroline Hurley, Kaden Kirkland, Katelyn Kistler, Norissa Lane, Nathan Kendall Little, Corde Mayo, Raydon McCormack, David Moreno, Avery Moss, Aiken Owens, Mady Posey, Makayla Pullen, Kayetlynn Ricks, Trinity Sherman, Hannah Shultz, Matthew Singleton, Galilea Sosa, Daniel Soto, Harleigh Stegient, Maci Swafford, Taylor Swatsell, Mariam Tran, Aaliyah Valles, Jasmin Vargas, Benjamin Blake Vice, Sadie Washburn, Zoe Westland, Kimberly Wheatcraft, Kerie Wright, Janine Yamaguchi and Rorie Young.
SSISD Board Approves Laptop Lease, Head Start COLA, School Naming Policy
A lease agreement for laptops, Head Start COLA (cost of living adjustment) for Head Start and a school naming policy were among the items Sulphur Springs ISD trustees approved during their regular board meeting Monday night.
The school board, minus two members who were at the high school watching the honor society induction ceremonies their students participated in, made short work of the regular agenda in less than an hour.
Head Start COLA
Head Start Director Angela Edwards reported the Sulphur Springs program is eligible to apply for an additional $17,348 cost-of-living adjustment through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 for fiscal year 2021, a 1.22 percent increase from 2020. Typically, this funding is used to increase staff salaries and fringe benefits, recommended to be 60-80 percent and to offset higher operating costs, and would be retroactive with the start of the 2021 budget period and retroactive if that period has already commenced.
Edwards noted that the district already budgets “comparable salaries for designated positions within” Head Start, according to a Wage Comparability Study. SSISD increases salaries for all staff annually based on years of experience, degree and/or credentials earned, and position held. Increasing each staff salary 1.77 percent would exceed comparable salaries for like/similar positions within not only the district, but also the surrounding area, according to Edwards.
Thus, the Head Start program is asking to be allowed to use the COLA funds for other purposes, such as installing playground equipment, such as standing panels and another ADA ramp to the playground, so that those with disabilities or limited mobility will have a shorter distance to go to get there.
Trustees granted the request to spend the funding, as allowed, for purposes other than pay increases or benefits.
Edwards too reported that the Head Start program recently received notification they could apply for a “pot of money” with only a short time to apply for the grant. The request for $53,873 in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funding had to be turned in on Friday. The funding could be expended over a 2-year period.
Additional supplemental funding to the tune of $1,100 per student is also anticipated to be received from the American Rescue Plan signed March 11. That’d come out to almost $197,000 for Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center campus, to be spent over 24 months, the Head Start Director/Douglas ECLC Principal told SSISD trustees during their regular April meeting earlier this week.
Instructional Materials Allotment
SSISD Assistant Superintendent Lisa Robinson asked the trustees to approve the 2021-22 Instructional Materials Allotment and TEKS Certification Form. Essentially, the form certifies that SSISD is using instructional materials to cover TEKS, as has been the case since it became IMA (no longer textbook funds). Typically, the district has only had to answer yes that they are being used for that purpose. This year, the process changed a little bit, with more information required.
The adopted materials in each of the four core areas now must be listed to show the main materials used. Too, the form requires educators to explain the district’s approach to cover 100 percent of TEKS standards in math, reading language arts, science and social studies using the materials to be purchased with the funding, as well as implementation approach used, Robinson explained.
SSISD adopts a locally developed curriculum and aligns purchased materials to the district scope and sequencing in all four core areas and all school leaders are required to implement that approach, which is noted in the grant application.
SSISD Board of Trustees Monday night, April 12, approved the IMA TEKS certification form as presented by Robinson.
Laptop Leases
SSISD Technology Coordinator Rodney White presented for board consideration a three-year lease purchase agreement to replace laptops used by middle schoolers, part of SSISD’s 1-to-1 technology plan. Overall, the district received six bids from four vendors. Two vendors, CPI and CDWG, submitted two bids each. Bids ranged from $556,875 total with a $193,553.04 annual lease payment to $765,697.50 total with a $267,778.82 annual lease payment.
Demo laptop models were sent from manufacturers for each of the five laptop models so the technology department staff could thoroughly examine. Middle school teachers then had the opportunity to test each demo laptop model and provide feedback. The district tried a Dell Latitude, an HP and two Lenovo Yoga 11E models.
Each bidder was required to provide a laptop with an 11.6-inch touch screen, Intel Pentium processor, 8 GB of ram, 128 GB solid state hard drive, a three-year accidental damage protection plan and a e-year lease agreement with a $1 buy-out, which would allow the district to own the devices after 3-years.
While all laptops tested met minimum requirements and performed well, the unanimous choice based on price, performance and feed back was the Dell Latitude 3120, which also happened to be the low bid, according to White. Dell will provide 1,125 Dell Latitude 3120 laptops for a total of $556,875, which comes out to $495 per unit, with a $193,553.04 least payment due annually from the district for the next three years.
White noted while that’s bit higher than officials a few years ago anticipated this second round of technology for middle school would cost, the district should be able to handle the extra cost thanks to different grants the district has been able to receive this year for the purchase of technology so that all district students have their own device to use, a precaution due to COVID-19.
The devices purchased during the first cycle for middle school should be OK for this year, but are running on fumes as they are entry level devices. That is, they are not meant to do everything they are being used for. That’s why when a bid for high school was approved a couple of years ago, the middle school was upgraded to “nicer devices.” The devices preferred this year for SSMS have a touch screen; the current devices do not. White said he is confident the new laptops will be on par with high school and will last the three-years.
Most of the devices do not come with the software needed for student use. Each level typically uses the district’s software licenses to equip the various devices as appropriate.
The trustees approved the low bid from Dell to provide laptops at the agreed upon rate, with the option to buy all the devices outright for $1 each or at the district’s cost send laptops back at the district’s cost at the end of the three-year lease term.
School Naming Policy
Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb asked the board to consider approving a policy establishing criteria by which school facilities may be named.
Trustees and administrators discussed a school naming policy in the March 22 board meeting. At the last meeting Lamb advised the district had a working policy drafted, but sought trustees’ feedback before finalizing and presenting it for board approval.
The document submitted for board approval April 12 is very similar to the working draft Lamb presented for first reading on March 22, Lamb noted. The main difference is the opening paragraph which not only gives the school board sole discretion for naming or renaming a facility, but specifies that the trustees will use “due diligence” in selecting the name, ensuring the name meets one of the following categories:
- A geographical location, including a street location, an established neighborhood, or community zone;
- The use of the facility, such as academic alternative center, early literacy center, etc.;
- A name of historical significance to the geographical area or to local, state, or national historic events;
- A District graduate who has gained prominence on a local, national, or international scale;
- A distinguished educator or Board member who has retired from service to the District;
- In recognition of a significant contribution of resources, equaling or exceeding 50 percent of the total value of the complex or facility.
“It’s no secret at this point that we intend, in some degree, to in the next meeting bring forth the possibility of renaming a campus after Mrs. Rowena Johnson,” Lamb said. “We didn’t have a policy, so we needed a policy before we do anything like that. So, if you approve this tonight. We’ll have the policy. It will create dialog over the next month. There’s been dialogue to this point about this process. A due diligence is being done, possibly conversations about this being done. So, my intention is if you approve this tonight, you’ll probably see from me next time a request along those lines.”
Rowena Johnson served SSISD students for 50 years, starting as a third grade teacher at Houston Elementary teacher in 1970. She served as a third-sixth grade teacher at Bowie Elementary from 1971 to 1991, and reading specialist from 1991 to 1993 at Travis Elementary. Johnson became the first SSISD female African American Elementary Principal at Lamar Elementary in 1993, a position she continued to serve in until her retirement in June 2020.
Under Johnson’s leadership, Lamar received the top rating of exemplary from the Texas Education Agency for 14 consecutive years. Her school received recognition from “Just for The Kids” and many Distinguished School honors as well. She also received several honors, including being named Teacher of the Year, a Region 8 Nominee for the National Distinguished Principal of the Year, and Educator of the Year, and Administrator of the Year.
SSISD Board of Trustees approved CW (local), school naming policy.
Police Asking For Help Identifying Person In Connection With Criminal Mischief Case
Sulphur Springs Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a criminal mischief offense, which reportedly occurred downtown overnight Tuesday. Do you recognize the person pictured in the clip below?
If you do recognize this person, SSPD Special Crimes Unit investigators ask that you contact them at the police station at 903-885-7602 or call Crime Stoppers at 903-885-2020. Calls to Crime Stoppers are handled in such a way that the caller’s identity remain confidential. Tips called in to Crime Stoppers could result in monetary rewards if the tip leads to an arrest or conviction in the case.
Commerce Tigers Baseball Gets 13-5 Come-From-Behind Win Over Edgewood
The Commerce Tigers Baseball team overcame a 4-run deficit to beat district foe Edgewood 13-5 on Tuesday, Apr. 13.
Edgewood came out of the gate swinging for the fences, as 4 quick runs by the Bulldogs quickly put the Tigers in a 4-0 hole after only a half-inning of baseball.
Commerce would not go gently in to that good night though, as they began chipping away at Edgewood’s lead, putting a run on the board in the bottom of the first to make it a 3-run, 4-1 deficit after one full inning.
The bats cooled down a bit in this district match-up in the second inning as neither team managed a run. That changed in a big way as both teams headed in to the third inning. Edgewood did what they could to build on their 3-run lead, getting another run to make it 5-1 in favor of the Bulldogs.
Commerce responded in the bottom frame of the third by getting 5 runs, which gave the Tigers the lead for good at 6-5. From there, it was all Commerce all the time, as the Tigers added on 7 more runs through the next 3 innings en route to a big, 13-5 come-from-behind victory over the Edgewood Bulldogs baseball team.
Elliott got the win for the Tigers, pitching a complete 7 inning game while giving up 5 runs on 7 hits. Only 2 of Elliott’s runs were earned, though. Elliott managed to strike out 8 Edgewood batters in the victory.
With the win, the Commerce Tigers baseball team is now 5-12-1 according to their game changer page. Next up, Commerce will again be taking on Edgewood on Friday, Apr. 16, with the two teams playing in Edgewood as opposed to Tuesday night when the two teams played in Commerce.
The Edgewood-Commerce district match-up is set to tee-off on Friday at 7 P.M.
Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Qualifiers Are At An Area Meet Wednesday
Six Wildcats and eight Lady Cats track athletes compete Wednesday (April 14) at an Area Track Meet at Hallsville. Top finishers at Area can qualify for the Regional Track Meet April 23-24 in Arlington.
The Area Meet features top four finishers in district meets in District 15-5A and District 16-5A. For the Wildcats, Devon Franklin will compete in high jump.
Korderrian “Bull” Turner is in long jump and triple jump. Raydon McCormick is in shot put. Alex Flecker will run in the 800-meter race. Corde Mayo is in pole vault. Jermaine Cleveland competes in triple jump.
For the Lady Cats, Dalanee Myles is in the high jump and she is a part of the 4X100-meter relay team that includes Bre’Asia Ivery, Vanessa Wayne, Janine Yamaguchi and alternate Nylah Lindley.
Ivery is also in the 100-meter dash and the long jump. Claire Bybee competes in the 300-meter hurdles and pole vault. Haylee Shultz runs in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter races. Mia Jones is in shot put.
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North Hopkins Baseball Team Comes Out on the Short End of 16-14 Slug Fest at Home Against Alba-Golden Tuesday
The North Hopkins Baseball Team lost a wild one at home Tuesday coming up just short in a 16-14 loss at home to Alba-Golden. The Panthers built an 8-0 lead after 3 innings.
Alba-Golden answered with an 8 run top of the fourth to tie the game. North Hopkins took back the lead with 2 runs in the fourth to go up 10-8. Alba-Golden had a 6 run fifth to take the lead for good, 14-10.
Alba-Golden added 2 more runs in the sixth for a 16-10 lead. The Panthers came back with 4 runs in the bottom of the sixth to get within, 16-14 and that’s the way it ended. Both teams hammered out 14 hits and made 6 errors.
Karson Jenkins started for the Panthers going 3 1/3 innings giving up 7 hits and 8 runs, all unearned. Dakota Smith took the loss pitching 1 inning allowing 3 hits and 6 runs, only 2 of which were earned. Tate Smith went the last 2 2/3 innings giving up 4 hits and 2 runs.
Myers was very good at the plate going 2 for 5 with 4 RBI’s with 2 runs scored and a walk. He was also hit by a pitch. Carson Mathis was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI’s, a run scored and a walk. Smith was 1 for 4 with 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored and he was hit by a pitch. Landry Breckeen was 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored with a walk and stolen base.
Gavin Buccieri had an RBI and he walked. Aaron Nguyen was 2 for 5 with an RBI, a double, a stolen base and 2 runs scored. Jenkins was 4 for 4 with a double, 3 runs scored, a walk and a stolen base. Robert Perry was 1 for 1 with a sacrifice, a stolen base and a run scored. Braydon Nguyen was 1 for 4 with a run scored. Dylan Minick scored a run and he walked.
SH 154 Disturbance Results In Felony Warrant Arrest
A State Highway 154 disturbance resulted in a felony arrest Tuesday night, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Elijah Fite, Drew Fisher and Mark Poindexter responded to a report of a disturbance involving two white males on State Highway 154 south. Prior to deputies’ arrival at the site for the SH 154 disturbance, one of the men involved in the altercation had already left.
So, Fite began interviewing the man and woman who were at the location where the SH 154 disturbance was reported to have occurred. Fisher and Poindexter soon arrived to assist. Fisher collected their information to file an incident report.
When dispatchers conducted records checks using their information, however, the woman was learned to be wanted by Upshur County Sheriff’s Office for burglary of a building. After the warrant was confirmed through Upshur County as active, Fite took Mardy Lynn Hughey into custody just after 10:15 p.m. April 13, and Poindexter transported the 45-year-old Yantis woman from her residence to jail on the charge. She remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, April 14, 2021 on the warrant.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Wildcats Baseball Team Loses Lead in Seventh Inning in 6-5 Loss to Texas High at Home Tuesday
The Wildcats Baseball Team rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 5-3 lead only to see Texas High score 3 in the top of the seventh in a 6-5 loss to the Tigers in a district game at Wildcat Park Tuesday night.
Texas High build a lead early scoring the games first run on a balk in the top of the fourth inning. The Tigers added 2 more runs in the top of the sixth to go up 3-0.
The Wildcats surged into the lead with 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth. Blake Vice, who was 2 for 4, opened the sixth with a long double off of the left field wall. Matthew Mitchell ran for Vice. Dawson Carpenter walked.
On a wild pitch, Mitchell took off for third. The Tigers throw to third went into shallow left field and Mitchell scored. Then Hector Martinez walked and Carson Fenton ran for him. Colt Silman drove in a run with a single that scored Carpenter.
Colby Albritton put down a sacrifice bent that advanced Fenton to third and Silman to second. Mayer Millsap, who was 2 for 4, drove a ball down the left field line for a double that scored Fenton and Silman. Matthew Singleton’s ground out to short plated Millsap with the Wildcats fifth run of the inning.
Texas High came out slugging in the top of the seventh to take back the lead. They had 6 hits in a row including three doubles. The Wildcats managed to throw out one runner at the plate but three others scored to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead. In the bottom of the seventh with 2 outs, the Wildcats rallied getting 3 straight walks. A strikeout ended the rally giving the Tigers the 6-5 win.
Wildcats starter Hayden Hurst went 5 1/3 innings allowing 4 hits and 3 runs while striking out 8 and walking 5. Hector Martinez took the loss throwing 1 inning allowing 5 hits and 3 runs. Matthew Sherman went 2/3’s of an inning allowing 2 hits.
With the loss, the Wildcats are 5-4 in district play and in 4th place. They are just a half game ahead of 5th place Marshall, who defeated Pine Tree Tuesday and are 4-4 in district. The Wildcats play at Marshall Friday night. The Wildcats season record is 9-14.
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Saltillo Lady Lions Offense Explodes Against Fruitvale
The Saltillo Lady Lions got back in to the win column, Tuesday, Apr. 13 after crushing Fruitvale by a score of 22-0.
Fruitvale was no match for Saltillo this evening, as the Lady Cats could not get any offense going versus the Lady Lions. Fruitvale did not score a single run in 3.5 innings.
The Lady Lions, however, did not have that issue Tuesday, Apr. 13 as they burst open the gates of the game by putting eight runs on the board in their first at-bat. It only got worse for the visiting Lady Cats from there.
Fruitvale pitching allowed Saltillo to best their first inning output; instead of allowing eight runs like they did in the bottom of the first, in the second, the Lady Lions put 10 more runs on the board to take a staggering 18-0 lead going in to the third inning.
The Lady Cats could not manage a run in the third inning. So when they returned to defense, Fruitvale, again, had no answers for Saltillo’s offense. The Lady Lions added on four more runs and the game was called after 3.5 innings as Saltillo crushed district foe Fruitvale, 22-0 in Saltillo.
In hitting, Chandler Bain was 2 for 2 with a walk. Bain was hit by Fruitvale pitching once. Ryleigh Redar went 4 for 4 from the plate, with 1 HR on the evening. Paisley Kastner was 2 for 3, and like Bain, was hit by the pitcher once. Maddy Smith fared a bit better, going 3 for 4.
Julianna Giles went 2 for 2 at the plate with one walk and was once hit by pitching. Regan Speir had 3 walks, and like several of her teammates was hit by the pitcher. Gabby Ross went 2 for 3 with one walk. Ofelia Cabrera was 1 for 3 with a walk, and lastly Calli Morris went 1 for 1 with a walk and was also hit by Lady Cats pitching.
Chamber Connection – April 14, 2021
By Butch Burney
That clogging sound you hear is me trying to fill the big shoes left by Lezley Brown at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. Lezley’s last day in her current position is Friday, April 16. In her five years as President/CEO of the Chamber, Lezley has done an incredible job of positioning it for future success.
During her tenure, Lezley has guided the Chamber into the updated office at 110 Main St., celebrated an incredibly successful 50-year anniversary of the World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest and led us through a challenge-filled 2020.
Now, it’s our turn to show our appreciation for what Lezley has done for the Chamber and the community as a whole. Come celebrate with us from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 15, for a come-and-go reception at the Chamber office. We would love for Lezley to know how much we appreciate everything she has done.
Interstate Body Shop Wins Chamber Golf Tournament
The Chamber’s annual golf tournament started under threatening skies on Friday, April 9, at the Sulphur Springs Country Club, but ended up being a great day to play 18 holes. When all the shots were counted, the team sponsored by Interstate Body Shop won the tournament. The Interstate Body Shop team was comprised of Chuck Sickles, Kelly Hair, Randy Blackmon, Zack Blackmon, Michelle Blackmon and Brody Blackmon.
The second-place team was sponsored by JB Weld. Team members were Kerry Potts, Jeff Haney, Steve Bradley, Burnis Cox, Matt DeSmet and Joe Wolcik.
The third-place team, sponsored by Double M Contractors, was comprised of Mark Morton, Chris Mabe, Daniel Roper, Zach Burney, Brett Robinson and Jarred Pickett.
A big “thank you” goes to all the sponsors and volunteers who made the tournament a success.
Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a Spring Market on Main St.
The Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a Spring Market on Main Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Entry is free. Enjoy spring items inside and out, clothing, crafts, décor, food, and gifts.
Ribbon Cuttings
Pacheco Spine & Sport hosted their ribbon cutting celebration at noon Tuesday, March 30. They are located at 1067 Gilmer St., Suite C, in Sulphur Springs. Anthony and Amber Pacheco are now offering chiropractic services to Hopkins County five days a week!
Business Highlight
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a member of the Chamber each week. Please join me in congratulating our Business of the Week for April 14, BT Medical. You can read biographical stories at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page and Instagram page.
