“Complete Update” Drowning Victim Perez Called a Special Type of Person
Memorial service for Isaac Antonio Perez, age 18, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday April 29, 2015 at Hopkins County Civic Center with Rev. Jeff Harris and Rev. Jose Pacheco officiating. Pallbearers will be Anibal Perez, Christian Perez, Angel Perez, Adrian Perez, Charlie Perez, Gustavo Ramirez, Jessie Ortiz, Alex Gamez and Landon Watkins. Honorary Pallbearers will be Sulphur Springs High School...
“Updated” Que Brittain
Memorial Services for Que Brittain, 68, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Cross Timbers Community Church in Argyle. Brittain died Sunday following a battle with cancer. Brittain, who grew up in Sulphur Springs, was a high school star athlete at Sulphur Springs High School and went on to be a three-year starter at offensive guard for SMU in the late ’60s. His athletic prowess turned to coaching and he became...
Despite Weather Lady Cats move on, Track Team has some success
The Lady Cats’ softball team will now open district play Wednesday against Longview at Mt. Pleasant at 4:30 p.m. due to the soggy condition of Lady Cat Park. The decision was announced by Athletic Director Greg Owens Tuesday afternoon. A) The rainy weather continued to impact the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ golf teams Monday. Both got in just a few holes at Twin Lakes in Canton before the tournament was rained out. Last...
Game Day Recap
Faced with the loss of an entire tournament for the second week in a row, Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo and Athletic Director Greg Owens were able to put together an alternative. They secured a dry artificial turf field at Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday and invited Sherman, North Lamar and Princeton. Each team will get in three games. The Lady Cats haven’t played a game since February 21. They are 4-1 this season....
Wildcat 2015 Football Scheduled Submitted
Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens has submitted the football schedule for this fall. It has an August 14 scrimmage at home against Liberty-Eylau and an August 21 scrimmage at Royse City. The rest of the schedule is identical to last year except home and away are reversed. In non-district the Wildcats will host Rockwall-Heath on August 28 and Whitehouse on September 11 for Homecoming. They’ll travel to Sherman in...
“Updated” 20 Wildcats Named to All-District Team, Larry Pryor Named District MVP
Wildcats’ quarterback Larry Pryor was selected the District MVP on the All-District Football Team. Wildcats on the All-District First Team include offensive linemen Landon Watkins and Jess Jenkins, defensive tackle Carson Hicks, linebacker Zach Spigner and defensive backs Jaylon Dugan and Bubba Hall. Second teamers included running back Jaylon Hawkins, receiver Dillon Carpenter, offensive linemen Austan Davis and Seth Harred and...
“Updated” Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
The Wildcats’ football team came up short on two fourth down plays in the fourth quarter as Marshall earned a playoff berth with a 36-27 win over the Wildcats Friday night in Marshall. However by losing only by 9-points, the Wildcats were able to claim the fourth and final playoff spot in the district and will meet #7 state ranked Ennis next Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Lindale. The Wildcats got two rushing touchdowns from Larry Pryor and...
Wildcats Lose to Lobo’s, So It’s Marshall Friday For All of the Marbles
The Longview Lobos turned out to be a scary site on Halloween night as they topped the Wildcats, 49-6 at Prim Stadium on Senior Night. The Lobos scored once in the first quarter, twice more in the second and third quarter and one more time in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats could manage only quarterback Larry Pryor’s 19th rushing TD for the season. The Wildcats are now 4-2 in district play and 5-4 for the season. They’ll play at...
Pine Tree Might Be Tougher Than Their Record
Could the Pine Tree game be a trap game for the Wildcats’ football team? Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens is not interested in being the trapee. He knows Pine Tree is only 1-6 but they defeated Mt. Pleasant last week. Coach Owens notes they have been in most games and they have the ability to move the ball up and down the field. For the most part Pine Tree has just failed to click. Coach Owens is not interested in helping them out...
“Updated” Wildcats Improve to 3-1 in District Play, Pine Tree Next Friday
Wildcats quarterback Larry Pryor proved to be unstoppable racking up big yards and scoring four rushing touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 49-42 district win over Hallsville at Prim Stadium Friday night. Back Scott Galarza also ran for 2 TDs. Linebacker Coby Hutchings returned an intercepted pass for a score. The Wildcats improved to 3-1 in district play and 4-3 overall. They travel to Pine Tree next Friday. Wildcats Football Coach...
