Lady Cat Cross Country Finishes 15th at State Meet
Lady Cat cross country last week ran in the 4A state championship meet held at Old Settlers Park. It’s the first time in Sulphur Springs history that Lady Cat XC has qualified for state. Coach Ross Hicks said his team put in good effort all season long and are happy with the results. The XC coach said his squad had to deal with a steady downpour of rain on Friday, Nov. 4 in Round Rock. Even so, Sulphur Springs got off to a...
Lady Cat Cross Country Continues Making History, Qualifying For State Meet For First Time in School History
Coach Ross Hicks and his team continue to make history. For the first time in school history, Lady Cat cross country has qualified for the state meet. The team was led by Haylee Schultz, who won an individual district championship at the 15-4A meet. At the Regional meet though, the junior placed 12th with a time of 12:19.08. Coach Hicks said that Schultz gave it her all and ran the best cross country race of her life, tying the school...
Lady Cat Cross Country Wins 15-4A District Championship
Lady Cat cross country won the District 15-4A Championship thanks in large part to three runners placing in the top-5. It is only the second district crown in Sulphur Springs history for the women’s team. Haylee Schultz picked up her second 1st place finish on the season, and an individual district championship at that, crossing the line first at 13:40. Its the second victory on the season for the junior, winning the Troy Segura...
Cross Country Prepped and Ready for District 15-4A Championship Wednesday
Both cross country teams travelled to Lindale Thursday for their final competition prior to the 15-4A District Championship. Using half their team on the women’s side, and half-varsity, half-JV on the men’s side, Coach Ross Hicks wanted his top runners to be in their best form come Wednesday. Traveling light Thursday, Lady Cat XC had just four runners place in Lindale. Edith Martinez, number two runner for the...
Hicks Recognized With National Master Volunteer Excellence In Programming Award
The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences meets annually to conduct professional development, networking, and recognition for Extension Agents. The 2022 conference was held in Raleigh, North Carolina September 11-16. Over 750 Extension family and consumer sciences professionals and administrators from across the nation attended the conference. Hopkins County Family and Community Health Extension Agent Johanna...
Lady Cats Cross Country Places Second in Two Straight Competitions
Coach Ross Hicks’s teams had another good outing last weekend. Saturday, Sept. 10 had both cross country teams returning to their old district course in Hallsville. The Lady Cats finished second as a team for the second straight competition. Haylee Schultz, fresh off winning the 4A and under division last week in Pittsburg, finished fifth at 13:44.10. Not even 30 seconds later followed Edith Martinez, cracking the top-10 in...
Johanna Hicks And Team Honored At 2022 National Health Outreach Conference
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Johanna Hicks and a team of Extension Specialists and Extension program administrators were honored at the 2022 National Health Outreach Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. The is based on programs designed to meet an identified need at the individual and/or family level. The purpose of the award is to recognize Extension programs that positively influence the health of people across the United...
Cross Country Continues Chugging Along, Looking Ahead to Thursday’s Invitational
Both Lady Cats and Wildcats cross country headed to Kaufman Saturday for the Run With the Lions XC competition. Both teams under Ross Hicks had very solid outings Saturday. The Lady Cats cracked the top-5 at fourth and the Wildcats, at eighth, had six runners place personal records. Haylee Schultz narrowly missed out on the top-15, crossing the line at 14:07.49 for 16th place. 15 seconds later Edith Martinez came in at 21st with a...
Johanna Hicks Receives State Honors, Commissioners Court Recognized At 2022 Extension Conference
Hopkins County Family & Community Health Extension Agent Johanna Hicks earned state honors and Hopkins County Commissioner Court was recognized last week at the 2022 Texas Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences state conference. Hicks Receives State Honors Johanna Hicks received the Healthy Texas Award at the TEAFCS Awards ceremony in Decatur, an annual event attended by Extension professionals from across the...
Walk Across Texas, Walk & Talk Wrap Up This Week
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Walk Across Texas is an 8-week walking program developed by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension with the main goal of increasing the habit of intentional steps. Teams of up to 8 can participate as they aim for the goal of reaching 832 miles (the distance from Beaumont to El Paso). Team members log...
