Freshman Tran Places 17th at Regional Golf Tournament
Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener sees a big upside for her freshman player Miriam Tran. Trans just competed in the Regional Golf Tournament Wednesday and Thursday (April 25-26) at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Coach Spigener says Tran finished seventeenth among some 90 competitors.
Tran shot an 87 and an 89and she was sixteen strokes away from qualifying for the State Tennis Tournament. Coach Spigener says weather conditions at the course were horrible Wednesday featuring strong winds and some heavy rain. She says Tran is a tremendous competitor and was disappointed in her scores. Coach Spigener says Tran is very capable of qualifying for the State Tournament in the next year or two.
She says she looks forward to having Tran back on the team next year along with Alyssa Underwood and Charli Potts, who is returning to the team after an absence.
Game Day: Wildcat Baseball Senior Night
It’s a big Friday night (April 27) for the Wildcats’ baseball team. The Wildcats are hoping to end the night in a tie for first place in the district standings. The Wildcats play Hallsville at 7 p.m. at Wildcat Park. There will also be a JV game at 4 p.m.
In varsity competition, Hallsville comes into Friday night’s game in first place with a 9-2 record. The Wildcats are tied for second with Texas High as both have 8-3 district marks. Texas High is closing out district play Friday night against last place Pine Tree so they are expected to win. A Wildcats win Friday night could set up a three way tie for first. The Wildcats season record is 15-10. Ryan Humphries is expected to pitch for the Wildcats.
Friday night will also be Senior Night at Wildcat Park and the Wildcats will honor eight seniors.
We will bring you all of the action of Wildcats’ baseball on KSST Radio live from Wildcat Park beginning at 7 p.m. We will also videotape the game for replay at a later date on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable. The broadcast will also feature frequent updates on action at nearby Lady Cat Park where the Lady Cats are playing Lovejoy.
Taylor Qualifies for State; Regional Track Meet Update
The Regional Track Meet at Maverick Stadium at UT Arlington got underway Friday morning (April 27) and a Lady Cat has already qualified for the State Track Meet.
In competition early Friday morning, Imani Taylor finished second in the long jump to qualify for state. Taylor will also be competing in the triple jump later in the Regional Tournament. She will also be a part of the Lady Cats 4 X 100-meter relay team with Sadavia Porter, N’sya Dugan and Abbi Baier. Freshman Bre’asia Ivery is an alternate for the relay team. Porter will also running in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. Baier will also compete in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles.
The Wildcats have four athletes to the Regional Track Meet. Dedric Godbolt is competing in the high jump. Eli Sellers will be in the 800-meter run. Kylan Wade is in the 110-meter hurdles. Landry Tyson is in the 300-meter hurdles.
The Regional Track Meet runs through Saturday.
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Second Drug Charge Filed on Sicard
A second charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams has been added for Justin Blaine Sicard, 28, of Winnsboro. Sicard is in Hopkins County Jail for the first charge of selling methamphetamine. He was called to book in where the second charge was added.
His first arrest took place when the Special Crimes Unit initiated a traffic stop in the 300 block of Oak Avenue and the driver of the 2004 Saab was visibly nervous. A pat down of Sicard located a zipper pouch containing 9.8-grams of suspected methamphetamine.
He was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams and for a warrant for driving the wrong way on a one-way roadway at that time. Sicard confessed to the possession and to selling meth.
Endangering a Child Added to Charges for Huffman
April 27, 2018 – When Jeremy Michael Huffman, aged 29, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for two charges of delivery of a controlled substance April 16, 2018, a child was observed in the Hodge Street residence. At that time Child Protective Services initiated an investigation with the Special Crimes Unit assisting.
Jeremy Michael Huffman
A drug screen showed both Huffman and the 5-year old child tested positive for methamphetamine. Huffman was in care, custody, and control of the child during the offense. The child was removed from Huffman’s care and is currently in CPS custody.
Huffman has been charged with Endangering a Child, a State Jail Felony.
City Council Early Voting Continues; 346 Votes Cast Through Thursday
A 12-hour day for early voting and 122 took advantage of the opportunity to cast early votes in the Sulphur Springs City Council election. The total votes cast in early voting stand at 346 going into Friday. Places 1, 2, and 3 are on the ballot and each Place has two candidates.
Early voting continues through May 1st in the second floor Conference Room at City Hall 201 North Davis Street. A handicap ramp and elevator are available to access the voting area. Hours for early voting are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Early voting will not be available this weekend.
Election Day, Saturday May 5th, voting will be between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Although the names of two candidates, who have withdrawn from the race, remain on the ballot, any vote cast for either candidate will not be counted according to a state law passed in the last legislative session.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies, Posse Observe National Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and Hopkins County Deputies will be in the parking lot at Atwoods, 817 Gilmer Street, to take back any prescription medications you may have in your home that you wish to discard. Deputies and Sheriff’s Posse members will be at the location from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This is the 15th opportunity in 7 years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. The discarded medications will be taken to Tyler Monday for disposal.
Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows year after year that the majority of misused and abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including someone else’s medication being stolen from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, the usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.
DPS Troopers Foundation Plans Bass Tournament on May 12 on Lake Fork
DPS Senior Trooper Joe Hogue now works in an administrative position in the Tyler, Texas headquarters, but you may remember him from the seven years he was assigned to the Interstate 30 corridor in Hopkins and Franklin Counties as a Trooper and Canine Unit handler. Joe is one of 4,200 members of the Department of Public Safety Officers Association (DPSOA) which, since 1977, has advocated on behalf of Troopers, Agents, Rangers, Officers, Communication Personnel and Forensic Scientists of the Texas Department of Public Safety. It is one of the largest organizations representing commissioned law enforcement officers in Texas who daily pledge their lives to protect Texans across the state. A non-profit branch of the Association, the DPS Trooper’s Foundation (DPSTF), conducts fundraising efforts to increase moneys for financial assistance for emergency need, survivor benefits at death, education and training programs and scholarships for qualifying family members. An example of funds disbursed recently was during 2017’s Hurricane Harvey for numerous Foundation members in need of emergency assistance. This Spring, the Foundation has planned a Bass Fishing Tournament on Lake Fork, Texas. The tournament is set for the weekend of May 11 and 12, 2018 and two-person teams are being sought as well as business and corporate sponsorship, donations and vendors. Find full details at dpstf.org, on social media at DPSTF Team Bass Fishing Tournament and on flyers posted at Lake Fork area marinas, or you may contact Tournament Chairman Michael Sparks at 432-634-0151.
