Jaquan Jones Signs Letter of Intent with Clarke University
Senior Jaquan Jones, a player for both Wildcats football and basketball, signed a letter of intent Wednesday, Mar. 9 to play on at the next level at Clarke University. Jones is the son of Melissa Pryor. The Wildcats senior has yet to make his official visit to campus, but says he will do so after Spring Break.* Jones met the coaching staff over Zoom call a few weeks ago. The senior said he thought Clarke has a solid coaching staff and...
Tuesday Game Day Has Three Teams On Deck, Softball Pushed Back to Wednesday
Tuesday, Mar. 8 is an eventful one for Sulphur Springs sports. Golf plays in their third competition of the season, their second match in a week. Both soccer teams play in their second-to-last regular season contests. Softball was originally scheduled to tee off at Lady Cat Park Tuesday but has since been pushed to Wednesday. Last week men’s golf travelled to Longview for a two-day tournament, and now have their second-to-last...
Lady Cats Softball Close Out Tournament With 3-0 Win
Coach David Carrillo’s squad got a big 3-0 win over Canton Saturday, Mar. 5 in Royse City. The win over Canton gave Lady Cats softball a 4-1 record in the tournament and put Sulphur Springs in first place to win the tourney. Crimson Bryant got the win Saturday, pitching 6 shutout innings and allowing only one hit in the win. The junior walked two and struck out 16 batters Saturday. Both Jadyn Harper and Parris Pickett got two...
Girls Powerlifting Finish 8th at Regional Meet, At Least One Lady Cat Moving On To State
Women’s powerlifting had themselves a solid outing Thursday, Mar. 8 with all seven Lady Cats placing 8th or higher at the Regional meet. Machelle Allen moves on to state and likely will be joined by sophomore Haylee Schultz. Caelyn Pilette of 97 placed 4th, squatting 130 and benching 85 pounds. Schultz (105) got 3rd and is first alternate for the state meet. The sophomore squatted 200 pounds and bench pressed 110. ...
Seven Teams in Action on Friday, Mar. 4
Friday, Mar. 4 is an action-packed game day, with seven different teams playing. Not only is this Friday game day full of different squads from Sulphur Springs competing home and abroad, but several teams already have the conclusion of their regular season approaching. Team tennis hosts a tournament at the Tennis Center today. Several talented schools are participating in the Sulphur Springs tourney, such as Texas High and seven...
Spring Break – Arrive Alive
By Johanna Hicks, Family & Community Health Extension Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Ahhh, spring break – something many people enjoy. Spring break can be a particularly dangerous and deadly time on Texas roadways. Each Spring break, too many young, promising lives are cut short due to the fateful and regrettable decision to get behind the wheel and drive drunk. In an effort to stop this deadly trend,...
Myra Mikeska
Myra Jean Hathaway Mikeska was born on August 20, 1934, in Sulphur Springs, TX, at the corner of Mulberry St. and California St., to Charlie and Bertie Patterson Hathaway. She was named after the late Myra Wilson who was the president of the Ladies Cemetery Society of Sulphur Springs for forty-three years. She attended Lamar Elementary and was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School in 1952. After graduation, she worked four years...
Tuesday Game Day Features Both Soccer Squads, Wildcats Basketball in Regional Quarterfinal
Tuesday game day on Mar. 1 is something of a quiet one, as both soccer teams and men’s basketball in the playoffs are the few squads in action. Wildcats basketball have a bit of a jump on soccer, as Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad take on Lufkin in the Regional Quarterfinals of playoffs 15 minutes ahed of both soccer teams. The third round of playoffs features a dominant Panthers team (34-4) and a Wildcats squad hot off their...
Lady Cats Softball Wins Two Straight in Mount Pleasant Tournament
Lady Cats softball won two games back-to-back on Friday, Feb. 25 in Mount Pleasant. The tournament is the second for softball in their pre-district season. Coach David Carrillo and his team started out a chilly day in Mount Pleasant with a 1-0 victory over Prairiland. Crimson Bryant pitched six innings, allowing no runs and two hits. The junior struck out 16 in the victory. Lady Cats P Crimson Bryant, who got the win in game 1 of the...
Wildcats Powerlifting Win Commerce Tiger Meet, Sweeping All Three Spring Contests
Men’s powerlifting won their third straight meet of the spring season in Commerce last Saturday. The win gives Sulphur Springs the season sweep of all three of their competitions. 25 schools made the trip to Commerce HS, packed with over 200 powerlifters. The Wildcats won the meet in a landslide, crushing the competition with 46 points. The closest team in second, Farmersville, got 19. Powerlifting coach for Sulphur Springs Casey...
