Lady Cats Basketball Wins Big Over Pine Tree, 49-29 For First District Win
Women’s basketball won their first home game on Tuesday, Jan. 4 versus Pine Tree 49-29 at the SSHS Main Gym. The win is also the first win in district for the Lady Cats. Coach Erica Delley’s squad sank some threes to jump out to a 15-7 lead over the visiting Lady Pirates heading into the second quarter. Jasmine Taylor contributed to the hot start, sinking two threes and a free throw to acquire seven of her nine points in...
Female Allegedly Assaulted Over Text Message Squabble
A female was allegedly assaulted over a text message squabble, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies started 2022 responding to a physical disturbance reported at a County Road 1171 residence at 1:47 a.m. Jan. 1. Upon speaking to the pair reported to have been involved, the officers were the 29-year-old male resident got mad about a text message she’d received from a male...
Lady Cats Soccer Gets Come-From-Behind Victory Over Palestine, 3-2
On Thursday, Dec. 30 the women’s soccer team hosted Palestine, falling behind in the second but scoring late to beat the visiting Lady Cats 3-2 at Gerald Prim Stadium. Sulphur Springs fell behind 2-1 in the second half. Kylie Clark scored the first goal of the game to put the Lady Cats ahead of Palestine 1-0. Vanessa Lara assisted on the header. Unfortunately for Coach Javier’s Aguayo’s team, the visiting Lady Cats scored...
Wildcats Basketball Drops Final Game in Allen Tournament to Mesquite Horn
The men’s basketball team lost their final game in the Allen Holiday Tournament to Mesquite Horn 58-50 on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Sulphur Springs got ahead early thanks to the shooting from the starting five for the Wildcats as Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad took a 21-14 lead heading in to the second. The men’s basketball team struggled in the second when the Jags installed the full-court press. Kordrick Turner was the...
Dinner Bell Menu For January 5, 2022
Dinner Bell starts the New Year with gratitude to Bridget and Mac Reed for being Community Partners to start 2022. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU–Contains foods for “Good Luck” in 2022!!! Ham (PROGRESS/PROSPERITY)- pigs look forward when rooting...
Wildcats Basketball Goes 1-1 in Day Two of Allen Holiday Tournament
Tuesday, Dec. 28 was a busy one for the men’s basketball team, taking on two tough opponents in Rowlett and Frisco Memorial. In the first match against Rowlett, Sulphur Springs jumped out to a 16-7 lead thanks to scoring from Parker Whisenhunt and Caleb Alexander, who finished with 22 and 16, respectively. Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad wound up ahead of the Eagles 25-18 after one thanks to the aforementioned sharp...
Construction of Fitness Court Enters Next Phase
Construction of a fitness court in Pacific Park enters the second phase this week with additional ground work. Crews were out working Tuesday morning, cementing a blue layer of the project to the concrete foundation. The project should really start taking off, now that the foundation has had the requisite month to set. The second phase of construction on the outdoor fitness court was in progress Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pacific...
Wildcats Basketball Routs Marshall 75-48 in District Opener
The men’s basketball team hosted Marshall for their district opener, routing the Mavericks 75-48 on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Sulphur Springs scored early and often, putting up 15+ points on Marshall in all four quarters. The Wildcats trailed 6-0 early, but the offense exploded from there. Coach Shaver’s squad outscored the Mavericks 22-10 (3-10, 0-1 district) in the first quarter. The men’s basketball team put the game away in the...
It’s Cedar Fever Season In Texas
TA&MFS News Release – December 20, 2021 Cedar fever season is upon us once again, complete with runny noses, itchy eyes and general misery. But what exactly is cedar fever, and why is it so insufferable this time of year? For starters, cedar fever isn’t a flu or a virus – it is an allergic reaction to the pollen released by mountain cedar trees. In Texas, the predominant species of mountain cedar is the Ashe juniper. “Cedar...
Lady Cats Soccer Crowned Sulphur Springs Tournament Champions
The women’s soccer team had an incredibly successful outing hosting the Sulphur Springs tournament, going 2-0-1 to win the home tourney. Not only did the Lady Cats win the tournament, they did so beating three teams ranked in the top-10 of 4A-Division II. For the first scrimmage of the Sulphur Springs tournament, the Lady Cats took on Maybank, the highest ranked of the foes the women’s soccer team hosted. Coach...
