Preconditioning And Process Verification
By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected]
The purpose of preconditioning stocker/feeder calves is to minimize the morbidity and mortality experienced by calves as they move from their ranch of origin into the beef production system. Process verification is a systematic means of capturing and verifying (sometimes by a third party) the preventative health and management protocols administered to a well identified group of cattle.
Both steers and heifers are preconditioned. Most, if not all, current preconditioning protocols specify knife-cut steers. Castration of bull calves before they are 90 days old is an industry-accepted, Beef Quality Assurance best management practice.
A preconditioning program is based on:
- a minimum 45 day weaning period
- a series of two modified live respiratory complex (IBR, PI3, BVD, BRSV) vaccinations 14-21 days apart. (Preferably, the second vaccination will occur at least 14 days prior to sale.)
- a series of two 7-Way Clostridial vaccines given on the same schedule as the viral vaccines mentioned above
- a Pasteurella (Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia haemolytica) vaccine given during the first round of vaccinations
- treatment for internal parasites and external parasites.
(Note: Most preconditioned/process verified feeder cattle sales have well defined health and identification protocols for consignments. Consult the sale host for specific program requirements.)
It is recommended that the calves be held in the pen for a minimum of 3-5 days after weaning. A high quality preconditioning ration should be offered twice daily and cool, fresh, clean water should be available. Arrange feed bunks perpendicular to the fence so calves walking the fence will find the feed.
The remaining 40+ days of the weaning program will likely be most economical and efficient if done from a forage base in small pastures, grass traps or improved pastures. Supplementation with cubes, cake or a grain-meal mix may be necessary to achieve the desired gain of 1-1.5 lb/day.
[Tip: If possible/feasible, familiarize the calves with the preconditioning feed while they are still with their dams – calves will quickly learn how to eat feed by watching/mimicking their dams.]
Considerations
1. Determine the market (breakeven) price required to cover the cost of production. If that value is more than $5-8/cwt greater than the potential value of the calves at weaning, have a long visit with professional marketing personnel before proceeding with a preconditioning program.
Know where and how the calves will be marketed BEFORE the preconditioning process begins. Never consign preconditioned calves to the regular weekly sale at the local or regional auction market. They be the only preconditioned calves available that day and the marketing system cannot justify paying a premium and keeping them separate from non-preconditioned calves.
2. Realize that a preconditioning program will not change the muscle or frame score of feeder calves. If they are medium frame, #2 muscle score at weaning, they will still be medium frame, #2 muscle cattle on sale day. Accurate assessment of the quality of the calves is critical to predicting their performance in a sale. Perceptions indicate that as quality declines, so does the magnitude of the “premium” offered.
3. Sort off any calves that “won’t fit” load lots of calves on sale day. Sell these at weaning. Whether it is color, quality, size, age, condition, weight, disposition, phenotype or tail shape, if they don’t fit, sort them off. Calves not included in load lots and consequently sold as individuals at the end of the sale typically sell at a discount to their herd mates.
4. Realistically calculate what the preconditioning program will cost.
Vaccines + anthelmintic = a minimum $12-20 per head (essentially, a fixed cost)
If you accept the minimum preventative health program cost above AND want to keep the total per head cost of the program (before pasture cost, interest, labor, capital equipment, depreciation, etc.) at or below $25, you can spend no more than $15 – 19 per head on pasture, hay, supplement and/or feed. That equates to spending less than 35¢ per head per day.
To put that in perspective, if a supplement (hay cost not included) is fed 45 days and costs $300/ton, maximum daily per head allowance is 3.0 lb. Realistically, $15-20 per head is the minimum a cattleman can expect to invest for feed or supplement. On a 500# calf, that is a $3-5/cwt investment (not considering post-weaning gain).
Accurately evaluate the magnitude of potential premiums. Feeder calf market prices influence the “premiums” that can be paid for preconditioned and process verified calves.
5. Evaluate the potential pitfalls.
- Timing – The minimum acceptable weaning period is 45 days. Research indicates longer preconditioning periods are not necessarily more effective. Potential buyers coming to the sale expect a 45 day weaning period and are not prepared to pay additional premiums for longer weaning programs. Days 46+ cost additional dollars and add to accidental death risks. Therefore, plan your program as close to 45 days as possible.
- Precaution: Long weaning periods have the potential to move weaned calves into a ‘yearling’ (> 600 lbs) market. There is very little (if any) demand for preconditioned yearlings.
- Sickness – Calves weaned and backgrounded on the ranch where they were born seldom experience health problems. However, if sickness were to occur, the additional medicine costs and reduced performance could easily consume any potential premiums on sale day. Unexpected fatalities resulting from a broken neck, choking, strangulations, bloat, enterotoxaemia, etc. can quickly eliminate the profitability of a preconditioning program. Facilities (corrals, pens) need to be in good working order BEFORE initiating a preconditioning program.
- Nutrition Program – Often the largest cost, yet offers the greatest opportunity. Most producers will tend to spend too much on feed, hay and supplement. The gain target over this 45 day period is 1.5 lbs per day. Few producers can realize this gain on grass alone – thus supplementation is usually warranted. Contact an Extension Specialist or beef cattle nutritionist for assistance with development of a nutrition program.
- General observations relative to nutrition:
- hay is expensive relative to its efficiency of use and the performance (gain) it yields
- confinement feeding on the ranch is seldom an economically feasible option, unless cost of gain can parallel current feed yard economics.
- calf performance on bermudagrass alone in late summer or fall is typically less than expected. Weaned calf average daily gains during this time will often be 0.40 to 0.75 lb/day.
- forage quality is of paramount concern – nutrient requirements as a function of body weight are at their lifetime high. Again, if calves are expected to average 1.5 lbs per day gain for 45 days, supplementation will likely be required.
- Freight – If the host commission company is not your traditional marketplace or is significantly further away, carefully evaluate the freight expense. Commission company personnel can be a huge help. Freight rates are less expensive ($/head transported) for trucks than a pickup and trailer. Most cattle trucks have a 45,000 to 50,000 lbs payload; pooling calves with a nearby producer could fill a load and reduce freight expense.
- Shrink – Backgrounded calves typically exhibit less shrink than fresh weaned calves. Nevertheless, predict what that shrink will be and include it in your calculations. (Hint: Cattlemen who have always sold at weaning and never weighed a calf on the ranch may not understand the impact of shrink.) Check with the host commission company to understand how they will handle shrink.
- The Sort – A heavy sort at the commission company can result in too many calves being sold individually, usually at a discount to the load lot price. Discuss your calves and the sorting procedure with the host commission company personnel.
- Market slide – If the market is expected to fall during the 45 day preconditioning period, proceed with caution. Even small market declines of $2-4/cwt, when added to the $5+ per hundredweight investment in the post-weaning program, can become significant profit stealers.
6. Capitalize on the benefits!
Those benefits include:
- selling in large groups (truck load lots) of like kind, weight, condition and quality. It is well accepted that calves sold in groups command a premium compared to those same calves if sold individually.
- building a reputation. Cattle buyers know where the good ones come from and they come back to get them time after time. What a pleasure – having someone ask for your calves. What a change from dropping them off and hoping someone will pay top dollar …
- benefiting from the sort. Several comingled preconditioned feeder calf sales are available in Texas herein cattlemen can consign ‘smaller than load lots’ of cattle that adhere to the host’s management protocol. If variation within the offering would preclude them being marketed as a group, then selling through a comingled sale allows small numbers from individual consignors to sell for load lot prices.
- producing a better product. Preconditioned and process verified calves are less risk to the feeder or stocker operator. Calves that never get sick perform better in the feed yard, have a greater chance of achieving their quality grade potential and, most importantly, are more likely to produce a positive eating experience for the beef consumer.
One of the better know, longest established pre-conditioned called in the United States of America is the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization preconditioned sales. Contact the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission in Sulphur Springs Texas for more details or visit their website for further information.
For more information on this or any other agricultural topic please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].
Emory Man Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
An Emory man caught deputies’ attention by failing to dim his headlights as he approached them on Hillcrest Drive, but the controlled substance in his pocket resulted in his arrest, according to arrest reports.
While talking to the man he stopped at 1:26 a.m. Sunday morning, Oct. 9, 2022, for failing to dim his high beam lights he passed him, Hopkins County Sheriff‘s Deputy Isaac Foley noticed the car smoking.
The driver got out of the car as Deputy Justin Wilkerson arrived. Wilkerson patted him down for weapons. The 27-year-old Emory man agreed to empty his pockets. He took a mints can out and shook it; it sounded like it contained rocks. When asked about the contents, Foley noted Micheal Todd Wallace Jr. became extremely nervous. A bag inside the can was found to contain a white crystal-like substance the deputies believed to be methamphetamine, Foley alleged in arrest reports.
Wallace was taken into custody at 1:35 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, and transported to HCSO. The substance was seized as evidence. It weighed 0.433 gram, including packaging and field-tested positive for meth, resulting in Wallace being booked into jail at 2:26 a.m. on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance, according to arrest reports.
Wallace was released later Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, on a $5,000 bond on the felony controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
HCSO jail personnel report they are currently unable to post on the jail’s public site new images, due to issues switching to a different computer system. Thus, only photos of individuals who were arrested and whose photos were posted prior to the start of the system conversion process are available. No photo was available Monday for Michel Todd Wallace Jr.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report — Oct. 3-9, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity. WPD activity for the week Oct. 3-9, 2022, included:
Arrests
- Anden Watson, 18 years of age, of Winnsboro was arrested on Oct. 6, 2022, a Wood County Precinct 4 Warrant for Terroristic Threat.
- Matthew Perron, 51 years of age, of Scroggins was arrested on Oct. 6, 2022, for Driving While Intoxicated.
- Sherra Tilson, 41 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Oct. 10, 2022, for on a Wood County Warrant for Possession of a Penalty Group 1/1-B Controlled Substance Bond.
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 109 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 22 citations and 19 warnings during this reporting period.
San Antonio Teen Caught Driving Stolen Vehicle In Hopkins County
A San Antonio teen was caught driving a stolen vehicle through Hopkins County Sunday night, according to arrest reports.
Cumby Police Officer Justin Talley was notified by county dispatchers a stolen 2017 Kia Forte was reportedly being driven east on Interstate 30 around 10:20 p.m. Oct. 9, 2022.
Talley reported spotting the vehicle near mile marker 112 on I-30 and initiated a high-risk traffic stop of the vehicle. The driver stopped 11:03 p.m. at mile marker 115 on I-30 east, arrest reports stated.
The driver was identified as Vicente Bello-Uriostegui, a 17-year-old who told officers he was from San Antonio. The white four-door vehicle was confirmed to have been reported stolen. Talley took the teen into custody and transported him to the county jail, according to arrest reports.
Bello-Uriostegui was jailed at 2:14 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, for unauthorized use of a vehicle, according to arrest reports. He remained in the county jail awaiting bond later Monday, according to jail reports.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 287,850 Reasons To Go Pink
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ.
By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
This past Friday night, I was pleased to see many of our local Northeast Texas high schools “going pink” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We even see the pink accents from socks to mouth guards that the NFL football players are wearing.
This is with good reason. Breast cancer affects almost 1 in 8 women in the United States and is a curable disease if detected early enough. The American Cancer Society estimates that 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed this year. These alarming statistics come with a plea for women to understand the importance of scheduling an annual mammogram.
The Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center inside of the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs provides compassionate care and services needed with the most innovative technology available. This includes Digital 3D mammography, which has proven to increase the detection of breast cancer. A 3D mammogram captures multiple images, or slices, of the breast from several angles, creating a multi-directional image in which masses and breast cancer are easier to see. It benefits women with dense breast tissue by allowing for a more sensitive evaluation. It also reduces the chances of unnecessary screenings due to false alarms.
We encourage you to wear pink, and let it be a reminder to you and your loved ones to be proactive about your health. Schedule your mammogram here today by speaking with your physician, or call 903.438.4325.
Give Back through AmazonSmile
Did you know that you can do nothing other than your regular online shopping at Amazon and give back to our Hopkins County Health Care Foundation? The program is easy and does not cost anything to the Amazon customer.
All a person needs to do is shop through smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com. Once on smile.amazon.com or the app, be sure to denote the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation as the beneficiary. Do this by going to “Account &Lists” then “Your Account” drop down. Click on Amazon Smile. From there a charity (Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, please) may be designated or changed. If using the app, select “Change your Charity” under Settings.
Purchase of certain products will generate a donation of 0.5% of the sale to the HCHC Foundation. It will cost nothing extra to the Amazon customer, but will be helpful to the Foundation, allowing it to do even more to promote health care initiatives in Hopkins County. Thank you for your contribution!
Free Student Athlete Injury Clinic Continues
CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine of Sulphur Springs continues to offer a FREE Saturday Athletic Injury Clinic for all student athletes, all sports included.
The clinic is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. through Nov. 12. Student athletes from 7th grade to college age will be able to get a free exam and x-ray to determine a plan of care to treat their injury.
The clinic will be held at our CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Orthopedics, Medical Building 5, at 103B Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs.
For more information about our Sports Medicine program or Orthopedic services, please call 903.885.6688.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org
- Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
- Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
- Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
- Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
- Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
- Bed count – 51 – Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital
Hopkins County Commissioners Court, Fire Department Observe Fire Prevention Week
Residents Reminded To Change Batteries In Smoke Detectors, Have A Fire Escape Plan
Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Hopkins County Fire Department are joining agencies across the country in observing Oct. 9-15, 2022, as Fire Prevention Week, and encourage others to do the same.
Hopkins County Fire Marshal Andy Endsley said while October is Fire Prevention Month, Fire Prevention Week has been observed since the 1920s.
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom, reading a Fire Prevention Week proclamation during Commissioners Court Oct. 10, noted that Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observation on record at the National Archives and Records Administration Library Information Center. President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day declaration in 1920. Each United States President has signed a proclamation for the national observance annually every year since 1925.
Since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed Sunday-Saturday of the week in which Oct. 9 falls, this coincides with the Great Chicago Fire, which began on Oct. 8, 1871, but most of its damage occurred on Oct. 9, 1871. The blaze killed more than 250 people, destroyed more than 17,400 structures across more than 2,000 acres, and left an estimated 100,000 homeless.
Fire Prevention Week, Newsom noted, is also observed “to save lives and protect property by keeping the public informed about the importance of fire prevention.” The 2022 Fire Prevention Week theme is “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.”
Endsley said essentially, it’s a time to remind everyone “the importance of having a home fire escape plan.” It’s also a good time to remind residents of the potentially life-saving value of having a fire extinguisher in the home, and the importance of checking functionality and changing batteries in smoke detectors (and, if in use, CO or carbon monoxide) regularly.
Smoke detectors have been proven to provide the necessary warning to save lives, but can only function properly if they are functioning properly. One easy way to remember to change and check smoke detector batteries at least twice a year, is to do so the day each fall and spring of local time change between Standard and Day Light Savings Times.
Newsom presented a framed copy of the proclamation to Hopkins County firefighters to display at HCFD Station 20.
Many fire departments, both paid and volunteer, designate time during the Fire Prevention Week and Fire Prevention (Safety) Month to host or visit children and groups at schools and where they otherwise meet, to provide fire safety education lessons and reminders. This helps younger children become familiar with the sounds and attire firefighters use, so they won’t be as afraid if firefighters are called upon to respond at their location to offer assistance, and to help prepare kids to take appropriate action if a fire occurs in their home, school or other location.
Wildcat Football Wins Third Straight, Opens District Play 1-0
Another dominant first half for Sulphur Springs paved the way to a 37-7 win in their district opener.
Including Friday, Oct. 7’s win, Wildcat football has scored 21+ points in each of their last three games; all victories for Coach Brandon Faircloth’s team.
Friday’s victory at Gerald Prim Stadium comes over a Braves team that has rushed for 1500 yards in six games this season. Instead, Sulphur Springs flipped the script — consistently moving the ball downfield thanks to great play calling that constantly mixed it up against Community, chewing up clock and scoring all along the way.
The Wildcats rushed for 230 yards as a team, a season high. QB Brady Driver and and WR CJ Williams combined for 213 of those yards.
Wide receivers Williams and Skylar Lewis both caught touchdowns from Driver in the first half, blowing the game open for Sulphur Springs. The former’s receiving TD came with just four seconds on the clock as the Wildcats headed into the locker room leading 21-0.
Once again the defense has been the unsung hero of these games. In the two weeks leading up to the game, the Braves scored 40+ points as they pounded their way to crushing victories.
The Wildcat defense had other plans, as they forced two turnovers on downs and won the turnover battle in Friday’s home win — Drew Hodges recovered a Braves fumble in the third and Riley Hammons picked off the Community quarterback in the final minute to ice the 37-7 victory.
The 21-0 half-time lead would not have been possible in Friday’s victory were it not for Coach Bret Page’s defense, as their two defensive stops set up the Wildcat offense to score three times in the first half.
The 37-7 victory in the district opener brings football’s season record to 5-1 (1-0), and is the third straight victory for Coach Faircloth’s team.
Next, Sulphur Springs hits the road for their second-to-last road game of the regular season as they take on Mabank.
That game kicks off at Panther Stadium Friday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 P.M.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Yellow Jackets Are More Aggressive This Time Of Year
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener
I don’t know about you, but for my money, a yellow jacket (YJ) sting hurts more than any other wasp or bee. Worse, they often sting in force. Regrettably, I have often stuck my hand in a cucumber plant cage and got hit 4-5 times before I could get my hand back out. Honeybees and bumblebees are usually only defensively aggressive, but at this time of year, YJs are extremely aggressive and are more than willing to give chase.
When a yellow jacket (YJ) stings, the official guidance is to never, swat, slap, or run away. This is advice that I have NEVER been able to follow! Doing these things can supposedly increase the attack force. Maybe so, but I’ve never stuck around long enough to find out!
We’ve all seen YJ nests under house eaves, but most nests are underground, usually at the base of a tree. Before entering USAF, I had a crew of Idabel, Oklahoma high school and college workers injecting no-value hardwoods to allow pines to grow. One student (only one) invariably was injecting a tree with a YJ nest at its base. He got stung several times with every time being in the navel! OUCH!
Wasps, including YJs, are excellent predators of insect pests, and this saves farmers (and gardeners) a lot of money. They are also valuable pollinators for several garden plants. Being so valuable, when I approach an okra, tomato, pepper or other vegetable plant, I don’t mind waiting for the YJ to finish its business and move on to another plant!
As fall starts, an abundance of prey insects and overripe fruit lessen, and YJs move to other areas searching for replacements, particularly at picnics, barbeques, and trash cans. Then, when winter hits all die except newly mated queens who burrow and hibernate.
Meal-A-Day Menu — October 10-14, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal-A-Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal-A-Day Menu for the week of Oct. 10-14, 2022 includes:
- Monday, Oct. 10 — Garlic Mashed Potatoes Beef Bake, Green Peas and Carrots, and a Roll.
- Tuesday, Oct. 11 — Ham and Broccoli Quiche, Winter Blend Vegetables and Blueberry Muffins.
- Wednesday, Oct. 12 — Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Roll.
- Thursday, Oct. 13 — Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo, Squash and Garlic Toast.
- Friday, Oct. 14 — Chili Dogs, Chips and Salad.
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
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 women’s team, finished first Thursday at 23rd, with a time of 13:29.90. Abbey Williams, one of the freshman runners for Lady Cat XC, came in 72nd.
Not even a minute later, Dylan McKinney, another freshman placed 99th at just over 15 minutes.
On the women’s side Sulphur Springs did not place in Lindale Thursday.
Candelario Monsivais led the way for Sulphur Springs, placing 57th Thursday. The sophomore finished with a time of 18:49.50. Freshman Mateo Perez got 71st, at 19:09.70.
Two Wildcats finished just two spots apart; Andrew Resendiz and Rafael Florez placed 98th and 100th, respectively.
Rounding out Wildcat varsity runners for this season, Gabe Mayo, came in 109th.
Junior varsity runners Isaac Stanley (124), Cannon Gibson (140), and Maverick Moore (191), who have ran with JV all season, got varsity reps Thursday in Lindale and rounded out runners six through eight.
The half-varsity, half-JV team on the men’s side place 17th in a crowded meet. The team accumulated 411 points, their highest total on the season.
Next up, both cross country squads are all too ready to get back out there for the 15-4A District Championship.
The invitational for the right to move on to Regionals begins Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Pittsburg HS. Another rolling schedule has varsity runners starting at 3 P.M.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
