Bright Star VIP Event Success
Community members began waiting outside Bright Star theater before 4 p.m. Wednesday. The line extended into the parking lot by the opening event. While not all theaters were filled to capacity, they did pack quite a crowd for Bright Star’s Red Carpet VIP Event Wednesday night. Community members had begun arriving at the East Shannon Road movie theater by 4 p.m. and by the official opening of the newly renovated facility, the...
Tira News For Nov. 20, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Mark your calendars for the Tira Community Christmas Party, which is coming up on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Community Center. Brisket will be provided. Please bring a side dish and/or dessert and come enjoy a time of visiting with your neighbors. Santa will be stopping by to visit with the kids! Also, we will be collecting canned goods for the Tira Food Pantry. The Tira City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on...
Bright Star Cinemas Poised For Wednesday VIP Event, Official Nov. 21 Opening
Bright Star Cinema, 621 East Shannon Road Bright Star Cinemas is poised for their 6:30 p.m. VIP Red Carpet Event tonight, and KSST got a sneak peak at the newly renovated building as well as information local movie-goers are dying to know. First, the Nov. 20 event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a ribbon cutting and few remarks. Those interested will be invited to look around the updated lobby and concessions area, which includes an...
Wildcats Basketball Wins Big
Wildcats Basketball Team is on Fire at Home Defeating Pleasant Grove, 103-52 Tuesday Night The Wildcats Basketball Team went over the century mark Tuesday night (November 19) with a 103-52 victory over Pleasant Grove at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The Wildcats started off hot and just got hotter throughout the game. After the game went back and forth in the early going the Wildcats built a 21-13 first quarter lead. By...
Wildcats Soccer Player Manuel Esparza Signs With Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Wildcats Soccer player Manuel Esparza, the son of Liliana Sanchez, signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie Tuesday morning. Esparza says he filled out a recruiting profile that drew the attention of SAGU coaches. After a visit, a deal was struck. Esparza says the Waxahachie campus is beautiful and has a good atmosphere. Esparza says the coaches told him they like his...
Wildcats Basketball Home Opener Features Game With Pleasant Grove Hawks Tuesday Night
The #5 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team has their home opener for the season on this Tuesday game day (November 19) at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High as they take on the Pleasant Grove Hawks. There will be a JV game at 5 p.m. with the varsity game to follow at around 6:30 p.m. The Hawks come in 0-1 for the season after a loss to Class 6A Longview, 82-59 on Saturday. The Wildcats are 1-0 after their overtime win over Decatur,...
Soccer Anyone! First Official Practice Date is December 2 for Wildcats
With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, so is Wildcats and Lady Cats soccer practice. UIL rules say the first official day for practice is December 2, the first day back from the Thanksgiving holiday break. Scrimmages can begin as of December 12. The first day for games that count will be January 2. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton was the guest on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show Saturday...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell is Pleased with Bells Tourney Showing
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell says 2-2 is not bad in the Bells Tournament. The Lady Cats lost to #23 ranked 3A Pottsboro, eked out a one-point win over Cooper, lost a close game to Aubrey and then topped Whiteboro by ten points in a battle of very tired teams. The tournament took place last Thursday through Saturday (November 14-16). Actually Coach Tisdell says she thought her team should have won three of four. In a...
Coach Cipoletta Says Wildcats Found a Way to Win Season Opener in OT
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says he feels grateful that things went the Wildcats’ way in overtime in a 73-71 win over Decatur Saturday (November 16) in the Cowtown Showdown at North Crowley. He says it was just like last year when the Wildcats always seemed to find a way to win those games that went right down to the wire. Coach Cipoletta says he has a team of guys who hate to lose. He says the Wildcats battled and...
Saltillo Lady Lions Pick Up Solid Road Win at Rivercrest Saturday
The Saltillo Lady Lions evened their season record at 1-1 with a win at Rivercrest, 62-20 on Saturday (November 16). The Lady Lions had a very strong first quarter leading 22-0 after one quarter. Their halftime lead was 28-12 and they led after three periods, 46-18. Coach Bill Giles said it was a good game for the Lady Lions defensively. He added the Lady Lions shot the ball well from the outside and that opened up their inside game,...
