Lady Cats Basketball Team Gets Hot After First Quarter And Runs Away With Home Win Over Texas High
After a very cold first quarter, the Lady Cats Basketball Team scored 50 points over the last three quarters to take a 52-34 district win over Texas High Friday evening, January 15, in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School.
The Lady Cats managed only 2 points in the first quarter and trailed the Lady Tigers, 8-2 after one period. Outscoring Texas High, 19-12 in the second quarter, the Lady Cats went into halftime up, 21-20. They outscored Texas High 16-6 in the third quarter to stretch their lead to 37-26 after three quarters. The Lady Cats also had a good fourth quarter outpointing the Lady Tigers 15-8 to wrap up the win.
Both teams are now tied with 5-3 marks in district play. The Lady Cats improve to 11-7 for the season.
The Lady Cats had four scorers in double figures. Senior post Nylah Lindley led all scorers with 14 points. Senior guard Bre’Asia Ivery, sophomore guard Kenzie Willis and senior post Dalanee Myles all scored 11 points. Sophomore guard Addisyn Wall and sophomore forward Serenity Lewis both had 2 points. Junior guard Addyson Lamb had 1 point. Myles had an exceptional night rebounding and the Lady Cats also got good board work from Lindley and Willis. Texas High was led by junior point guard Ashanti Northcross who had 12 points.
The Lady Cats travel to Marshall next Tuesday. The Lady Mavericks got a win in Sulphur Springs, 39-32, in the first round of district play, back on December 18.
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Wildcats Basketball Team Puts In All Together In Overtime To Get District Win At Texas High Friday
This time, there was no miracle three point shot made at the buzzer to ruin the Wildcats night. After fighting their way into overtime, the Wildcats outscored Texas High by nine points to take a 67-58 district win on the road Friday night, January 15.
The win improves the Wildcats’ district record to 4-2 after the first half of district play. They are now 11-8 for the season.
The Wildcats had three players in double figures. Senior point guard Lamodrick Johnson led the Wildcats with 19 points. Senior guard Boo Wilkerson added 15 points. Sophomore post Kordrick Turner had 11 points. Junior post Justin Haire scored 8 points. Junior guard Caleb Alexander had 5 points. Sophomore Parker Whisenhunt had 4 points. Senior Malique Cole had 3 points. Junior Korderrian Bull Turner added 2 points.
The Wildcats return to the home court Tuesday night as they open the second half of district play by hosting Marshall. The Wildcats got a road win at Marshall, 68-48, in the first half of district play, back on January 2.
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Wildcats Soccer Team Faces a Stern Test In The Final Game Of A Wylie Tournament Saturday
The Wildcats Soccer Team won their second game without a loss in a Wylie tournament Friday afternoon, January 15, as they squeezed by Mesquite Horn, 1-0.
The Wildcats also have a Thursday 3-1 win over Princeton in the tourney. Friday’s victory was the Wildcats’ fourth straight.
Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton said his Wildcats are really rolling and are looking good. He added the win over Horn was achieved despite what he call ridiculous wind. Against the Jaguars Friday, the Wildcats got the decisive goal from Alex Yanez with an assist from Omar Hernandez.
The Wildcats season record is now 4-2-1. Next, they will have a measuring stick game to find out perhaps how good they are. To close the Wylie tournament, the Wildcats are matched up with Wylie East, an undefeated team with a 6-0 season record. The game will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Wylie ISD Stadium at Wylie High School.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Lady Cats Soccer Team Suffers Loss To Garland Naaman Forest Friday Afternoon In Princeton Tournament
The Lady Cats Soccer Team had a tough game Friday, January 15, in a Princeton Tournament.
The Lady Cats fell to Garland Naaman Forest, 3-1. The Lady Rangers scored two unanswered first half goals and then traded goals with the Lady Cats in the second half to get the win. Sophomore Rebekah Stanley scored an unassisted goal for the Lady Cats.
Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo said the Lady Cats had a bad game defensively and offensively. He added the Lady Cats were outworked from the start and could not get things going at all.
With the tie with Sherman Thursday, 0-0, the Lady Cats have a tie and a loss in the tournament. Their season record is now 3-3-2. The Lady Cats wrap up play in the Princeton tournament Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against Little Elm.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Jan. 15 COVID-19 Update: 8 New Cases, 235 Active Cases, 1,013 Vaccinations
Texas Department of State Health Services’ Jan. 15 COVID-19 reports show eight new COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County, half the amount reported on Thursday. COVID-19 hospitalizations in Sulphur Springs increased slightly, as did the COVID-19 hospitalization percentages in Trauma Service Area F, according Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management and DSHS reports.
Case Counts
DSHS reported a total of 1,279 Hopkins County residents have tested COVID-19 positive on lab-confirmed molecular tests since March 2020. The six new confirmed cases reported on Jan. 15 increased the total since Sunday to 63 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. That makes 157 new confirmed novel coronavirus 2019 cases so reported during the first 15 days of January 2021.
Two additional probable cases were also reported for Hopkins County on Friday, increasing the weekly total to 17 new probable cases. So far in 2021, 85 probable COVID-19 cases have been reported. Cumulatively, since the state began tracking probable cases, Hopkins County has had 1,202 probable coronavirus cases.
After reports of recoveries daily for nine straight days, including 16 on Wednesday and 24 on Thursday, DSHS on Friday had no new recoveries to report. The total for the week so far stands at 56 recoveries. This month 110 Hopkins County residents have recovered from COVID-19
Cumulatively, since the pandemic began around spring break of 2020 in Hopkins County, 2,163 of the 2,481 COVID-19 cases concluded with recoveries and 83 Hopkins County residents have died of COVID-19, four of them this month.
Factoring in the eight new cases reported on Friday, that leaves 235 Hopkins County residents who have tested positive on molecular tests or who are considered “probable” cases based on positive antigen test results and those who have a combination of symptoms and a known exposure to someone with COVID-19 without a more likely diagnosis.
COVID-19 Testing
A total of 8,055 COVID-19 tests have been performed at 128-A Jefferson Street since the Red Cross building was opened as a free testing site, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials noted in the Jan. 15 COVID-19 update. That means 65 additional oral swab tests were performed on Jan. 14. That makes 419 COVID-19 tests conducted at the free COVID-19 testing center in the last seven days.
Cumulatively, that’s 12,868 viral (molecular) COVID-19 tests performed in Hopkins County since the pandemic began, DSHS reported in the Jan. 15 COVID-19 Test and Hospital Data dashboard. Since the state began tracking the data, 1,410 antigen tests and 1,694 antibody tests have been performed in Hopkins County. That’s a total of 15,972 COVID-19 tests that have been performed in Hopkins County and reported to DSHS.
Free oral swab (molecular) COVID-19 testing will continue to be offered from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays in January inside the Red Cross (old Fidelity Express Building) in Sulphur Springs. Free testing is open to anyone regardless of age or address. Registration is required online at www.GoGetTested.com in order to be tested at 128-A Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs.
Hospital Reports
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials at 2 p.m. Jan. 15 reported a slight rise in the CHRISTUS Mother Frances-Sulphur Springs COVID Unit patient count. The patient count in the local hospital COVID Unit has been climbing all week, rising from 22 on Monday and Tuesday to 24 Wednesday, 28 Thursday and 29 on Friday. Last week 29 was the least number of patients in the COVID-19 unit, and that was recorded on Jan. 4. The patient count rose to 30 on Jan. 5, 31 on Jan. 6, and 32 on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8. The local COVID unit is equipped with beds to accommodate up to 35 COVID patients who require hospitalization.
In Trauma Service Area F COVID-19 hospitalizations declined while overall hospitalizations rose on Jan. 14, but the percent of hospital capacity COVID-19 hospitalizations made up still increased Thursday.
A total of 220 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in TSA-F hospitals, which span westward across Northeast Texas from Bowie and Cass Counties to Lamar and Hopkins counties. That’s a dozen less COVID-19 patients on Jan. 14 than on Jan. 13, and 21 less than on Jan. 11.
A total of 1,066 hospital beds were staffed in TSA-F on Thursday, 15 more than on Wednesday and 44 more than on Tuesday, but still 22 less than on Jan. 5 and 47 less than on Dec. 29.
Of the 1,066 staffed beds, 974 were inpatient beds. That’s 15 more inpatients on Thursday than were reported on Wednesday and 71 more than on Jan. 10, but still 22 less than on Jan. 5 and 69 less than on Dec. 31.
A total of 658 hospitalizations were reported in TSA-F on Jan. 14, nine more than on Jan. 13 and 72 more than on Jan. 10, but still 59 less than on Dec. 31.
Those increases in overall patient counts and decrease in COVID-19 patients in TSA-F hospitals mean that COVID-19 hospitalizations made up 20.64 percent of the total hospital capacity across the TSA on Jan. 14, which is consider to be “high hospitalizations.” That’s up slightly from 22.07 percent on Jan. 13, 22.6 percent on Jan. 12 and 23.42 percent on Jan. 11, according to the DSHS Jan. 15 COVID-19 Test and Hospital Data dashboard and Combined Hospital Data over Time by TSA Region report.
COVID-19 cases have made up 15 or more percent of the total hospital capacity in Trauma Service Area F since Dec. 26. Because of that “high hospitalization” percentage, TSA-F has been subject to reduced business capacities and has had to halt elective surgeries since Jan. 2, after the first seven days of high hospitalizations, as stipulated in GA-32.
COVID-19 Vaccine
A total of 1,029 vaccines have been administered in Hopkins County, out of the 1,200 allocated by the state to Sulphur Springs providers. The first dose was administered to 1,013 people and the second dose of the vaccine had been administered to 16 people in Hopkins County. As is the case across the state more females than males have been vaccinated for COVID-19 in Hopkins County.
Receiving the first dose of the vaccine in Hopkins County were 197 women and 152 men ages 65 to 79, 188 females and 93 males ages 16-49, 164 women and 85 men ages 50-64, 79 women and 50 men 129 ages 80 and older, and two people for whom no demographics were recorded.
Among those who have received both doses of the vaccine were six females and five males ages 16-49, and five women age 50-64, according to the DSHS Ja. 15 COVID-19 Vaccine dashboard.
Additional information about the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine provider and hub locations map and contact information and the COVID-19 vaccine dashboard is available on the DSHS website.
Nursing Home Reports
Texas Health and Human Services’ Jan. 15 COVID-19 nursing facilities report reported 15 fewer active employee COVID-19 cases and one less active resident case, and two additional resident fatalities at Sulphur Springs nursing homes as of Dec. 31.
Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation reported seven employees and 42 residents still had COVID-19 on Dec. 31. Unfortunately, two additional residents were reported on Dec. 31 to have died from COVID-19.
One resident at Carriage House Manor was reported to have recovered from COVID-19, leaving eight active cases on New Year’s Eve, the most recent data available from HHS about nursing facilities COVID-19 counts.
Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab continued to have one active employee COVID-19 case on Dec. 31.
Hopkins County Records – Jan. 15, 2021
Marriage Licenses
- Kenneth Wayne Shaw Jr. and Syrica Rochelle Leon
- Brandon Jon Stowater and Mary Patricia Haddock
Land Deed Transactions
- G&L Custom Homes LLC to Ramito Padron; tract in the Shelby Thomas survey
- G&L Custom LLc to Ramito Padron; tract in the Shelby Tunnage survey
- Peggy Holloway, Lanell McKnight, Thomas McKnight, Louise Anne Quick, Bonnie L. Siri Kegian and James Donald White to Jill Joetta Sandell; tract in the SS Payne survey
- Lee Ann Martin to Rodrigo Ortiz; tract in the Shelby Tunnage survey
- Linda Neal and Tommy G. Neal to Jose L. Gamino and Eduardo Villa Sanchez; tract in the Levi Landers survey
- Moira Jean Labron to Connie R. Lynne; tract in the G. Procello survey
- Jerry W. Shultz and Karen S. Shultz to Jerry W. Shultz Revocable Living Trust and Karen S. Shultz Revocable Living Trust, Jerry W. Shultz trustee and Karen S. Shultz trustee; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- A D Goodrich and Patti G. Goodrich to Edgar Calderon and Patti Calderon; tract in the John W. McLanghlin survey
- Carol Cook to Elizabeth Gandara; tract in the Henry Russell survey
- Connie Watson to Joseph Flemens and Tammy Flemens; tract in the Jesse Brookshire survey
- Linda Davis, First Baptist Church of Cumby Tx Inc. and Lanora Powell to Rehoboth Baptist Association Inc.
- Ninja Investments LLC, Old & New Rehabs LLC and Viventum Financial Group LLC to Shawn Cunningham; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Sarah Emily Killebrew Beanland to Katherine Suzanne Killebrew Sawyer; tract in the Jesse Taylor survey
- Michael L. Vititow to VETX Properties LLC; tract in the Elizabeth Mitchell survey
- Michael L. Vititow to Victory Sand LLC; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Michael L. Vititow to TSBI Holdings LP; tract in the Henry N. Quirk survey
- Mary Sue Knighten to City of Como Texas; tract in the G. Procello survey
- Joe Dan Kennedy and Jonathan Kennedy to Jeffrey Maynard and Kelsi Maynard; tract in the A Kennedy Addition
- Samuel Correa-Salas and Elizabeth Alexa Gandara to Ana Margarita Gallegos and Tomas Livian Tellez; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Elizabeth A. Nottingham and Larry Wayne Nottingham to Danielle Marie Chang and Michael Kawika Chang; tract in the John Norris survey
- Rodriguez Mireya and Jose Guadalupe Santacruz
- David Neal Stribling and Debra Lee Stribling to Bandon Ray Stribling and Rhandi Stribling Taylor; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Maria Olga Murillo, know as Maria Olga Noe, and Michael Noe to Reuben Murillo; tract in the Gertrude Procello survey
- 4D4 Resources LLC to Ann L. Cartwright and David T. Cartwright Jr.; tract in the J. Gahagan survey
- Louise Mercer and Robert Mercer to Onna Leigh Francis and Richard J. Francis; tract in the Jose Ybarbo survey
- GVD Rentals to Jerry Cooksey and Tish Cooksey
- Isaac Newton Davidson Jr. AKA I.N. Davidson Jr. and Jami M. Hampton to Hampton Davison Family Living Trust, Isaac Newton Davidson Jr trustee and Jamie Maureen Hampton trustee
- Samuel Bradley Ratliff independent executor and Samuel Cleveland Ratliff Estate to James Carver Ratliff and Samuel Bradley Ratliff; tract in the Hugh Barclay survey
Como-Pickton Jr. High Receives ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Grant For Math, Science Enrichment
(Photo by Cassie Bland, CPJH principal)
Como-Pickton Jr. High has been awarded the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Grant to enrich math and science instruction in the classroom. The grant of $500 was made possible by funding from the ExxonMobil Corporation through McCraw Oil Company and our local ExxonMobil convenience store, Joe Bob’s. This grant is part of a program that supports schools in communities that are served by ExxonMobil sites.
Como-Pickton CISD administrators extend special thanks to McCraw Oil Company and Joe Bob’s for their “investment in the future of our community and school.”
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball and Soccer on Game Day Friday
The Wildcats Basketball Team is traveling to Texarkana to play Texas High on this game day Friday (January 15). The schedule calls for a freshman game at 5 p.m. in the Texas High Auxiliary Gym, a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. in the Main T High Gym and the varsity contest to follow in the Main Texas High Gym at around 7 p.m. After two heartbreaking buzzer beaters on made three point shots, the Wildcats are 3-2 in district play and 10-8 for the season. This game will mark the end of the first half of district play for the Wildcats.
The Lady Cats Basketball Team faces Texas High Friday in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School with a JV game at 5 p.m. and a varsity contest to follow at around 6:15 p.m. The Lady Cats lost on Tuesday in Mount Pleasant, 44-37 and are now 4-3 in district play and 10-7 for the season. Back on December 15, the Lady Cats lost in the first round of district play at Texas High, 48-35. KSST Radio will bring you the Lady Tigers and Lady Cats live from the Main Gym at SSHS. The broadcast will feature live video and audio streaming. The game will also be videotaped for replay at a later date on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
The Wildcats Soccer Team has a match with Mesquite Horn Friday at 1 p.m. in the Wylie ISD Men’s Soccer Showcase. The game will take place at Wylie ISD Stadium at Wylie High School. The Wildcats come into play Friday with a record of 3-2-1. During play Thursday, the Wildcats defeated Princeton, 3-1. It was the Wildcats third straight win. The Wildcats were down 1-0 early but scored the last three goals in the game for a 3-1 win. The Wildcats wrap up play in the Wylie tournament with a match against Wylie East Saturday at 10 a.m. at Wylie ISD Stadium at Wylie High School.
The Lady Cats Soccer Team plays Garland Naaman Forest at 3:45 Friday on day two of a Princeton tournament. The Lady Cats opened play in the tourney with a 0-0 tie against Sherman. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo said the Lady Cats had the ball more than Sherman and had plenty of chances but could not score. He said it was frustrating because the Lady Cats played well. The Lady Cats are now 3-2-2 for the season. The Lady Cats wrap up play in Princeton tournament against Little Elm Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
FM 275 Traffic Stop Results In Controlled Substance Arrest
An FM 275 traffic stop resulted in 32-year-old Commerce man’s arrest on a controlled substance charge. An early morning traffic stop in Sulphur Springs, also by a deputy, resulted in a drug paraphernalia arrest.
FM 275 Traffic Stop
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney reported stopping a white Toyota sedan at 10:50 p.m. Jan. 14 on FM 275 north at West Main Street in Cumby for having a registration that expired in January of 2020. The vehicle also had a defective brake light.
Sonny Doyle Richardson reportedly told Marney he was traveling from Commerce to his family member’s house in Cumby to deliver mail. When asked, Richardson admitted he had gotten in trouble before with the law after drug paraphernalia was recovered from his vehicle. Richardson was asked if he had any personal weapons on him and for permission to search him, he agreed. Marney didn’t find any weapons but did located a hard case that had almost 2 grams of suspected methamphetamine in a bag in Richardson’s pocket.
Consequently, the 32-year-old Commerce man was placed into custody just after 11 p.m. Jan. 14 for possession of a controlled substance. The vehicle was released to Richardson’s family member, who had arrived during the FM 275 north traffic stop.
Richardson remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Jan. 15, 2021, on the possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.
Ponder Street Traffic Stop
A traffic stop by another sheriff’s deputy just after 1 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, on Ponder Street at Connally Street revealed the 54-year-old man driving the red Ford F-150 pickup did not have a valid driver’s license.
Upon further investigation, deputies reported finding drug paraphernalia on a passenger. A probable cause search of the truck revealed a glass pipe of the kind commonly used to smoke methamphetamine, the sheriff’s deputies alleged in arrest reports.
The 54-year-old Whitewright man was taken into custody just before 1:30 a.m. and jailed for possession of drug paraphernalia. He remained in Hopkins County jail late Friday morning, Jan. 15, 2021 on the drug paraphernalia charge.
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.
Gotcher Returned To County Jail For At Least 7th Time For, Or On Charges Related To, Sex Offender Failure To Register Offenses
A 32-year-old Sulphur Springs man is back in Hopkins County jail for at least the seventh time for, or offenses related to, sex offender failure in fulfilling duty to comply with requirements for him to register annually for life.
Joe Anthony Dewayne “Jojo” Gotcher was transported by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Amanda Weatherford from Childress County Sheriff’s Office to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked Jan. 14 on warrants for bail jumping and failure to appear and bond forfeiture on a failure to comply with sex offender duty to register charge. He remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 on both charges.
Jail records show that Gotcher has been booked into Hopkins County jail more than a dozen times since 2005, including six prior arrests for or on charges related to failure to register as a sex offender offenses:
- Sept. 23, 2005 for violation of probation on a a failure to register as a sex offender charge;
- Oct. 9, 2015 on a Hunt County sex offender duty to register charge and violation of probation on a sexual assault charge;
- Jan. 4, 2015 on a warrant for sex offender duty to register;
- June 8, 2015, on a warrant for surety off bond on a sex offender duty to register, a 4-year prison sentence for a sex offense and a Delta County warrant for violation of probation on a burglary of a habitation charge; and
- Dec. 20, 2019 a warrant for failure to comply with sex offender duty to register;
- Jan. 7, 2020 for surety off bond on a failure to comply with sex offender duty to register.
Gotcher’s arrest record shows he also was jailed on June 13, 2005 on a warrant for violation of probation on a sexual assault charge, June 28, 2005 on warrant for sexual assault of of a child.
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.
