Lady Cats Advance to Area
The Lady Cats’ softball team won their bi-district series with Lovejoy two games to nothing with a 15-1 rout at Lady Cat Park on Friday night. The Lady Cats won at Lovejoy Thursday night, 15-4. Friday the Lady Cats scored in every inning. They led 4-0 after one inning, 6-0 after two innings, 10-1 after three innings and 15-1 after four innings. The game was called after four and a half innings due to the ten run rule. Kate...
Chaney Hits Walk-off Home Run to Create a Tri-championship in District Race
Wildcat Jaxon Chaney hit a dramatic walk-off two run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Wildcats a big 4-2 district win over Hallsville Friday night at Wildcat Park that created a tri-championship in the district race. The Wildcats, Hallsville and Texas High tied for the district championship with 9-3 records. The three teams will play games Saturday at Mount Pleasant to determine the district’s 1, 2 and 3...
TxDOT Campaign Urges Drivers to Watch Carefully for Motorcycles
AUSTIN – As part of National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May, the Texas Department of Transportation’s “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign is urging drivers to watch carefully for motorcycles. Crashes killed 501 and seriously injured another 2,101 motorcyclists in Texas last year. “Nobody wants to take a life in a crash or lose a loved one,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “Motorcycles are small,...
Game Day: Bi-District Continues for Lady Cat Softball
Despite winning 15-4 Thursday night, Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo felt his team was nervous at the start of the game. The Lady Cats loaded the bases in the first inning but did not score. Coach Carrillo said the Lady Cats battled and later had two big innings where they batted around. Still he knows Lovejoy can’t be counted out yet. Coach Carrillo said he expects the Lady Leopards to come after the Lady Cats...
Freshman Tran Places 17th at Regional Golf Tournament
Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener sees a big upside for her freshman player Miriam Tran. Trans just competed in the Regional Golf Tournament Wednesday and Thursday (April 25-26) at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Coach Spigener says Tran finished seventeenth among some 90 competitors. Tran shot an 87 and an 89and she was sixteen strokes away from qualifying for the State Tennis Tournament. Coach Spigener says weather conditions...
Game Day: Wildcat Baseball Senior Night
It’s a big Friday night (April 27) for the Wildcats’ baseball team. The Wildcats are hoping to end the night in a tie for first place in the district standings. The Wildcats play Hallsville at 7 p.m. at Wildcat Park. There will also be a JV game at 4 p.m. In varsity competition, Hallsville comes into Friday night’s game in first place with a 9-2 record. The Wildcats are tied for second with Texas High as both have...
Taylor Qualifies for State; Regional Track Meet Update
The Regional Track Meet at Maverick Stadium at UT Arlington got underway Friday morning (April 27) and a Lady Cat has already qualified for the State Track Meet. In competition early Friday morning, Imani Taylor finished second in the long jump to qualify for state. Taylor will also be competing in the triple jump later in the Regional Tournament. She will also be a part of the Lady Cats 4 X 100-meter relay team with Sadavia Porter,...
