Wildcats Basketball Team Looks Forward to 2020 After Good Start to Season in the Old Year
The Wildcats Basketball Team had a very good 2019. So far this season they are ranked #5 in Class 5A and their season record is 15-6. The Wildcats wrapped up the old year with a third place finish in the prestigious Whataburger Tournament at Mansfield Legacy High School last weekend. The Wildcats won three of four games in that tournament all against ranked teams. Now they want to get the new year off to a good start. On this game day...
New Wildcats Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver Opens Boys Basketball Edge Monday Morning
New Wildcats Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver got things started Monday morning (June 14) conducting his opening session of The Edge for Boys Basketball. His 8 A.M. until 10 A.M. session was for boys entering 7th through the 9th grades. It was followed with one for boys entering 10th through 12th grades from 10 A.M. until noon. During an interview just before The Edge got started, Coach Shaver said this was a great move for him. He...
Wildcats Basketball, Lady Cats Basketball and Lady Cats Volleyball Begin The Edge Monday
Three more SSHS sports teams begin The Edge on Monday (June 14): Wildcats Basketball, Lady Cats Basketball and Lady Cats Volleyball. New Wildcats Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver will conduct The Edge in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. Athletes entering 7th through the 9thgrades will have The Edge from 8 A.M. until 10 A.M. and players entering 10th through 12th grades will do The Edge from 10 A.M. until noon. The six week...
Some SSHS Sports Camps Get Started Tuesday Along With The Edge For Wildcats Tennis
The summer sports calendar at Sulphur Springs High School gets underway in a big way Tuesday (June 1). There will be three sports camps starting as well as The Edge in tennis. Camps include a combined volleyball and girls basketball camp for one price as well as baseball camp and softball camp. All three camps will run Tuesday through Thursday. The combo volleyball and girls basketball camp will take place at the Main Sulphur Springs...
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Heading to Allen
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta has accepted the position as Head Basketball Coach at Allen High School. Coach Cip confirmed the news by text Tuesday (May 11). Coach Cipoletta created a basketball culture in Sulphur Springs as Head Wildcats Coach for the past 7 seasons. He had a record of 150-82 overall as Wildcats Coach but he was 131-40 for the past 5 seasons. His teams captured two district championships. Coach...
Wildcats Point Guard LaModrick Johnson Signs With Concordia University Wednesday
The Wildcats 6-foot-3 point guard LaModrick Johnson made it official Wednesday afternoon in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School as he signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at Concordia University in Austin. LJ is the son of Chris and Ann Spivey. Johnson said he has been talking with the Concordia head coach for several months now. He said the coach watched him on tape and then invited him to take a visit....
Former Wildcats Basketball Player Going to UNLV From OU
Former Wildcats’ basketball star Victor Iwuakor is transferring from Oklahoma to the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Iwuakor, a 6-foot-8 power forward, played the past two years for the Sooners. Iwuakor will be playing for Kevin Kruger, the son of former Oklahoma Coach Lon Kruger, who has announced his retirement. Kevin was an assistant for his father at Oklahoma before getting the UNLV job. KSST is proud to be the official...
Two Former Wildcats Players Have Selected New Basketball Homes
Former Wildcats’ basketball standouts have transferred to new programs. Keaston Willis is headed for Louisiana Tech and Sadaidriene “Day Day” Hall has signed with Stephen F. Austin. Willis, a 6-3 guard, has played the past two seasons at Incarnate Word in San Antonio, where he averaged 19 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2 assists. In mid-March, Willis announced he was entering the transfer portal. After drawing interest from several...
Wildcats X-Man Xavier Cork is Transferring To TCU
Former Wildcats’ basketball standout Xavier Cork is transferring from Western Carolina to TCU in the Big 12 Conference. The 6-9 Cork has been with the Catamounts for the past two seasons playing 58 games. This past season, Cork led the Southern Conference shooting 64.1% from the field. He also averaged 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds for Western Carolina. Xavier Cork, pictured here when he signed to play basketball at Western...
Wildcats Basketball Team Hits Second-Round Roadblock in 44-36 Area Loss to Midlothian
It was a tale of two halves, Thursday, Feb. 25, as even though the Wildcats Basketball team led Midlothian in the area round of playoffs, the Wildcats could not keep up with the high-flying offense of the Panthers in the second half as the Wildcats fell to Midlothian in the Area round of playoffs, 44-36. Coach Clark Cipoletta’s squad took a big 13-4 lead after the first quarter, and looked to be on their way to a commanding win...
