Wildcats Basketball 2021-22 Season Firmed Up
Wildcats football head coach and athletic director of SSISD Greg Owens released the Wildcats basketball schedule on Wednesday, Oct. 20. It will be the first year under new head coach Brandon Shaver, who previously coached at Pine Tree. The season gets underway in a few weeks on Saturday, Nov. 6 when they travel to the thick of the DFW metroplex to take on Irving MacAuthor. The Wildcats basketball...
Wildcats Basketball 2021-2022 Season Schedule Finalized
On Tuesday, Aug. 31, Wildcats football head coach and Athletic Director of SSISD Greg Owens released the Wildcats basketball 2021-22 season schedule. New Wildcats basketball coach Brandon Shaver and his squad will no doubt be ready to get their season underway when they take part in their first scrimmage of the season on Nov. 6 when they travel to Irving to take on MacAuthor High School. After taking on the Greenville Lions on...
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver Heading to Lake Travis
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver has accepted the position as Head Basketball Coach at Lake Travis High School. Coach Shaver continued a basketball culture set forth by his predecessor Clark Cipoletta in Sulphur Springs as Head Wildcats Coach for the past two seasons. He had a record of 59-18 overall as Wildcats Coach. His teams captured back-to-back district championships, including an undefeated one in 2022-23. Coach...
Wildcats Basketball Gets Hard-Fought Win Versus Longview, 59-51
Men’s basketball held their second-to-last home game in the winter 2021-22 season and emerged victorious, beating Longview 59-51 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The first half proved to be tight, as did the entirety of Tuesday’s contest as Sulphur Springs went in to the locker room holding a 22-16 edge over the Lobos. Scoring opened up for both teams in the third quarter as the Wildcats outpaced Longview 22-17 to head into the final period...
Both Soccer and Basketball Teams in Action for Tuesday Game Day
For the second straight day, four teams are in action for Tuesday game day. Tuesday, Feb. 8 brings both basketball teams and both soccer squads in district play. The first team up on Tuesday is Lady Cats basketball, finishing out their season on the road in Longview. Last night the women’s basketball team hosted Senior Night, originally scheduled for last Friday, and fell to Hallsville 53-9 on Monday, Feb. 7. Coach...
SSMS Lady Cats Basketball Have a Shot Monday to Complete Undefeated Season
Eighth grade Lady Cats basketball have the opportunity to wrap up an undefeated season Monday, Jan. 31 at home. Coach Nickie Pannell’s eighth grade A and B teams have already clenched the district as champions, but her squads also have the shot at completing an undefeated season. The middle school coach hopes everyone can pack the SSMS gym Monday afternoon in the hopes of witnessing the second middle school squad this season to...
Tuesday Game Day Features Both Basketball Teams and Wildcats Soccer at Home
Tuesday, Jan. 11 has both basketball teams on deck, plus men’s soccer at home at Gerald Prim Stadium. Lady Cats basketball are on the road taking on Hallsville at Bobcat Coliseum. Women’s basketball had last Friday off and are all too ready to get back on the court. Last Tuesday, Jan. 4 Coach Erica Delley and her squad hosted Pine Tree, besting the Lady Pirates 49-29 to win their first district contest. The win over Pine...
Tuesday Game Day Features Lady Cats Soccer and Both Basketball Teams
Tuesday, Jan. 4 has both basketball teams in action plus women’s soccer at home. Lady Cats basketball resumes district action today, hosting Pine Tree. Last Friday, women’s basketball travelled to Gilmer to take on the Buckeyes. Moving over to the men’s team, Wildcats basketball resume district action today when they travel to Pine Tree to take on the Pirates. It is the first return for Coach Brandon Shaver to his...
Lady Cats Basketball and Wildcats Soccer’s Annual Alumni Game on Deck For New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is something of a busy ones for Sulphur Springs sports. Lady Cats basketball and the annual alumni game for men’s soccer are on deck. Friday, Dec. 31 has Lady Cats basketball first up in Gilmer taking on the Lady Buckeyes. Women’s basketball’s final non-district contest of the winter 2021-22 season. Coach Erica Delley’s squad comes in to the New Year’s Eve match-up with Gilmer...
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...
