Pickton Man Arrested for Possession of Suspected Meth
Stopped for speeding on County Road 2375, east of CR 2400, Johnny Lee Speed, 36, of Pickton gave permission to the Hopkins County Deputy to search his pockets. The search revealed a plastic bag containing suspected methamphetamine.
Johnny Lee Speed
Speed is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $50,000 for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less that 4-grams.
Meal a Day Menu April 30th-May 4th
Meal A Day Menu
April 30th – May 4th
Monday
Beef Patties
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Green Beans
Roll
Tuesday
Chicken Spaghetti
English Peas
Garlic Toast
Wednesday
Ham and Potato Casserole
California Blend Vegetables
Roll
Thursday
Pork Loin and Gravy
Dressing
Sweet Potatoes
Malibu Vegetables
Roll
Chicken Fajitas
Refried Beans
Lettuce Tomato and Onion
Chips and Salsa
Wildcats, Tri-Champions of District 16-5A Will be 3rd Seed as Bi-District Begins Thursday
The Tri-Champions of District 16-5A met at Mount Pleasant on Saturday to determine the #1, #2 and #3 seeds for the upcoming playoffs. The Wildcats dropped two games and will be the district’s #3 seed.
Texas High defeated the Wildcats and Hallsville to claim the #1 seed. Hallsville lost to Texas High but defeated the Wildcats to claim the #2 seed. In the first game Saturday, Texas High shut out the Wildcats, 5-0. Tyler Armstrong took the loss going two innings allowing 4 earned runs and three hits. Armstrong also struck out two and walked two. Texas High hit two run homers in both the first and second innings. It was Armstrong’s first pitching appearance in five weeks . He last pitched a scoreless inning against Seagoville on March 24. Jaxon Chaney pitched the final five innings allowing an earned run and six hits and striking out two. The Texas High starter scattered five Wildcats’ singles to get the shutout. The Wildcats got hits from Dawson Draper, Ryan Humphries, Pacen Edwards, Gavin Millsap and Chaney. The Tigers outhit the Wildcats nine to five.
Texas High then pounded Hallsville, 11-2 to take the top seed. Hallsville threw three pitchers against Texas High including a couple of pitchers who threw in relief against the Wildcats Friday night.
Hallsville then nailed down the #2 seed with a 7-5 win over the Wildcats. The Bobcats threw ace Mason Higginbotham who also pitched last Tuesday night. The Wildcats countered with two pitchers who last threw in the Grayson County Classic Tournament in early March. Draper was especially rusty in four innings issuing six walks and hitting two batters. He was tagged for five earned runs on only two hits and he struck out three. Kamren Harrison went two innings and gave up two earned runs on three hits. He also walked two and struck out one. Hallsville got a big two run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie. The Wildcats trailed 1-0 when they scored four runs in the second inning on four hits and a Bobcat error. Chaney got on base on an error. Draper singled, Edwards had an RBI single. Thompson had an RBI single when he hit a ball to right field that got lost in the sun. Millsap had an RBI single. Austin Dodd drove home a run on a fielder’s choice ground ball. Hallsville rallied to go back ahead 5-4 and the Wildcats tied the score with a run in the top of the fifth. Dodd walked and stole second base and then scored on a Ryan Humphries RBI double. Then came the Bobcats two run homer in the sixth inning that proved to be the difference. The Wildcats actually outhit the Bobcats, six to five.
As the #3 seed, the Wildcats draw Wylie East in a bi-district playoff. The head coaches meet after the last seeding game Saturday and decided on a schedule that will feature a Thursday game at Wylie East at 7:30 p.m., a Friday game at Wildcat Park at 7:30 p.m. with a Saturday game at 2 p.m., if necessary, at a site still to be determined.
North Hopkins Defeated Dodd City Saturday
The North Hopkins Panthers defeated Dodd City on the road Saturday, 9-5.
The Panthers scored three runs in the top of the first and Dodd City scored one of their own. The Panthers went up 5-1 with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Dodd City scored two runs in the third and two more in the fourth to tie the game at 5-5. The Panthers broke the tie with a run in the top of the fifth and then added three more runs in the top of the sixth.
The Panthers used three pitchers in the win. Chase Williams went the first two innings allowing only one earned run and one hit while striking out four and walking two. Caleb Wyatt picked up the pitching win working three and two-thirds innings allowing nine hits and four earned runs while striking out seven and walking two. Wyatt Wharton wrapped up the game going one and a third innings allowing just one hit and no runs while striking out two and walking one.
Dodd City actually outhit the Panthers eleven to seven. Victor Rojo drove in two runs with two sacrifice flies. Williams was 2 for 2 with a run scored, two RBIs,a walk and a sacrifice fly. Wyatt was 2 for 3 with two runs scored, an RBI, a walk and two doubles. Wharton scored two runs, drew a walk and had an RBI on a sacrifice fly. The swift Panthers stole ten bases including four by Williams, three by Brycen Gillespie and one each from Colby Cameron, Blane Hocutt and Wharton. The Panthers face Detroit in a best two out of three bi-district playoff series this coming Thursday through Saturday.
Lady Cats Advance to Area
The Lady Cats’ softball team won their bi-district series with Lovejoy two games to nothing with a 15-1 rout at Lady Cat Park on Friday night. The Lady Cats won at Lovejoy Thursday night, 15-4.
Friday the Lady Cats scored in every inning. They led 4-0 after one inning, 6-0 after two innings, 10-1 after three innings and 15-1 after four innings. The game was called after four and a half innings due to the ten run rule.
Kate Womack had a big night with the bat going 2 for 4 with a run, four RBIs and a double. Sadie Stroud was 2 for 4 with two runs and three RBIs. Kelsey Wallace was 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI. Brinklee Driver scored a run, walked twice and drove home a run. Alli Fite was 3 for 4 with an RBI. Macee Hollins was 1 for 2 with two runs and an RBI. Landri Bell drove home a run. Alyssa Abron drew four walks and scored four runs. Sierra Smith was 2 for 3 and scored a run. Jacklyn Semler and Nylah Lindley both scored a run.
The offensive explosion overshadowed an excellent pitching effort by Bailey Haggerty. She threw five innings and allowed only two hits and one run. Haggerty threw 70 pitches and struck out two and walked one. The only Lady Leopards run came on a solo home run in the top of the third inning.
The Lady Cats are now 26-5 for the season. They now advance to Area playoffs against Little Elm. The two teams will face off next week at McKinney North. The schedule calls for game one Thursday at 7 p.m., game two Friday at 7 p.m. and a game three, if necessary, next Saturday at noon. Little Elm defeated Frisco Independence two games to zero in bi-district play.
Chaney Hits Walk-off Home Run to Create a Tri-championship in District Race
Wildcat Jaxon Chaney hit a dramatic walk-off two run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Wildcats a big 4-2 district win over Hallsville Friday night at Wildcat Park that created a tri-championship in the district race.
The Wildcats, Hallsville and Texas High tied for the district championship with 9-3 records. The three teams will play games Saturday at Mount Pleasant to determine the district’s 1, 2 and 3 seeds in the playoffs. The Wildcats play Texas High at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Wildcats big Friday night win came on Senior Night.
Pacen Edwards was the winning pitcher. He threw the last three innings against Hallsville and gave up only two hits and no runs while striking out four and walking none. Ryan Humphries pitched the first seven innings and gave up eight hits and two runs, both of them unearned. Humphries struck out five and walked two.
The Wildcats scored first in the game in the bottom of the fourth when Chaney doubled with two outs and came home to score on a Dawson Draper single. The Wildcats led 1-0. The lead held up until Hallsville scored twice in the top of the sixth. The Wildcats had a chance to get out of the inning with the lead but a throw to first went wide allowing a Hallsville runner to score the tying run. A single scored the go-ahead run and Hallsville led 2-1 in the sixth. The Wildcats avoided defeat by scoring a tying run in the bottom of the seventh. Chaney opened the inning by striking out but he was able to reach first base when the third strike got away from the catcher. Draper then singled. Edwards hit a single into centerfield right through the pitcher’s legs that scored Chaney. The game was tied 2-2 through seven innings. The score stayed that way until the dramatic bottom of the tenth. With one out, Triston McCormick blooped a single into right field right between the second baseman and right fielder. Chaney then followed with a two-run homer that cleared the left field wall. The Wildcats won despite striking out twenty times and being outhit ten to six.
The Wildcats may have also lost McCormick. He injured his knee when a base runner collided with him after a throw pulled him off the first base bag. He continued to play but was limping noticeably.
The Wildcats improved their season record to 16-10.
TxDOT Campaign Urges Drivers to Watch Carefully for Motorcycles
AUSTIN – As part of National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May, the Texas Department of Transportation’s “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign is urging drivers to watch carefully for motorcycles. Crashes killed 501 and seriously injured another 2,101 motorcyclists in Texas last year.
“Nobody wants to take a life in a crash or lose a loved one,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “Motorcycles are small, they’re hard to see, and it can be difficult to judge their speed and distance. That’s why it’s critical that drivers take extra precautions to look twice for motorcycles, especially at intersections.”
Intersections are particularly risky areas for serious crashes involving motorcycles. From 2010 to 2015, 25 percent of crashes involving motorcycles occurred when one vehicle turned left in front of an oncoming motorcycle, likely due to the driver not seeing the oncoming motorcycle.
Motorcycle crashes also are more severe than other types of crashes because motorcycles lack the protective and safety features of other vehicles.
To help everyone arrive safely at their destination, TxDOT’s “Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign urges drivers to:
- Look twice for motorcycles, especially at intersections.
- Always assume motorcycles are closer than they appear.
- Avoid turning in front of an oncoming motorcycle.
- Use turn signals and check blind spots before changing lanes.
- Avoid following a motorcycle too closely.
- Give motorcyclists a full lane.
- Obey posted speed limits.
This year’s “Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign will conduct events around the state to coincide with National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the start of the spring/summer driving season. The stops will feature a virtual reality game designed to educate motorists to look twice for motorcycles. To learn more about the campaign, visit TxDOT’s website.
PJC-Sulphur Springs: Medical Aide Training Began This Week
MEDICAL TRAINING Medical Aide training began this week at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center under the direction of Kristi Shultz, right, Coordinator of Nursing Home Training. Shultz reviews some classwork with two of the students, Shelley Gaddis, left, and Yolanda Spivey.
Game Day: Bi-District Continues for Lady Cat Softball
Despite winning 15-4 Thursday night, Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo felt his team was nervous at the start of the game. The Lady Cats loaded the bases in the first inning but did not score. Coach Carrillo said the Lady Cats battled and later had two big innings where they batted around. Still he knows Lovejoy can’t be counted out yet.
Coach Carrillo said he expects the Lady Leopards to come after the Lady Cats and put up a good fight in game two Friday night at Lady Cat Park at 7 p.m. Coach Carrillo said he was pleased with the Lady Cats hitting with results coming from the top to the bottom of the lineup. He said the Lady Cats have some things to improve on. They were baffled at times by some slow, off speed pitches Lovejoy pitchers threw over and over. Coach Carrillo also wants to correct some base running miscues.
He also indicated he was not pleased with a call that went against the Lady Cats at one point. Alyssa Abron was ruled out for running out of the base lane on a bad throw to first base. The umpires also got Landri Bell out of the dugout and put her back on third base after they had ruled she had scored on the first base overthrow. Coach Carrillo said he chose to keep his cool and his opinion of the call to himself so as not to offend the umpiring crew.
