Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton Says Perfect Storm Led To 6-0 Loss At Mount Pleasant
A large dose of Murphy’s Law for the Wildcats Soccer Team heavily contributed to a 6-0 loss at Mount Pleasant Friday night, March. Two of his players ran track on Thursday night and, then, gave blood during a blood drive Friday morning. He said they could not play. Coach Alexi Upton said the team’s defense leader was missing Friday night and is expected to miss the rest of the regular season due to injury. One defender had...
GROW Program Going Strong In 5th Year at SSISD
The Girls Recognizing Our Worth in math and science program at Sulphur Springs Elementary is going strong in its fifth year of operation. By the end of the year, the Sulphur Springs ISD after-school program will have had than 500 girls participating in the program since it started five years ago. Karen Phillips and Carmen Hammack give a presentation before school board members and staff updating them on progress of the GROW program at...
Wildcats Basketball Team Earns Two Superlatives As Six Make All-District Team
Wildcat Senior Sadaidriene Day Day Hall was named the District MVP and Wildcat senior Cameron Kahn was Co-Offensive MVP on the District 15-5A All-District Basketball Team, released Saturday by Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. Senior Grayson McClure and junior Boo Wilkerson were named First Team, All-District. Junior Lamodrick Johnson was named Second Team All-District. Sophomore Justin Haire and senior Justin Brock were...
Wildcats Baseball Team Gives Up Late Runs As Dallas Lake Highlands Wins Wylie East Tournament
When the Wildcats Baseball Team took a 2-run lead in the bottom of the fifth against Dallas Lake Highlands in the 2020 Raider Classic at Wylie East Saturday, March 7, it looked like the Wildcats might take the tournament championship game. Lake Highlands got to within one with a run in the top of the sixth, went ahead with two runs in the top of the seventh and, then, kept the Wildcats at bay in the bottom of the seventh, to win the...
Lady Cats Softball Team Wraps Wylie Tournament Saturday With 1 Win, 1 Loss
On Saturday, March 7, on the third and last day of the Wylie Varsity Softball Tournament, the Lady Cats Softball Team split a pair of games defeating North Mesquite, 9-3 and then losing to Sachse, 11-5. Vs. North Mesquite Against North Mesquite, the Lady Cats built a 8-1 lead after four innings. That included a 5-run bottom of the fourth. North Mesquite scored two more runs late, but the Lady Cats scored one more to make it a 9-3...
North Hopkins Baseball Team Splits Two Games At Home Saturday
The North Hopkins Panthers Baseball Team got a win over Celeste, 8-3 Saturday, March 7, and then lost a close game to Tom Bean, 10-8. Both games were at North Hopkins. Vs. Celeste Against Celeste, the Panthers scored 7 runs in their first at bat. Geoffrey Stewart got the pitching win for the Panthers, throwing all six innings, allowing only 3 hits and 1 earned run, with 7 strikeouts and 4 walks. Jessie Rivera was 2 for 4 with a run...
3 Early Notices of Retirement, 7 Resignations Approved For SSISD
District To Continue Using Same Auditing Firm, Chapter 313 Consultants Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved two agreements and a grant application; canceled the May 2 trustees election; and considered a number of personnel decisions during their March 6 meeting. Personnel Ten personnel changes were approved by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees following an executive...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Earns Hard Fought, Thrilling Win Over Mount Pleasant
The Lady Cats Soccer Team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to score two goals in the last 22 minutes of regulation to take a 3-2 district win over Mount Pleasant in a hard fought, physical game Friday night, March 6, at Gerald Prim Stadium. Prim Stadium entrance Senior Ashley Noe scored for the Lady Cats to tie the score 2-2 with 21:58 left to play. The leading goal came from freshman Rebekah Stanley who put a free kick into the net from 34...
Wildcats Soccer Team Has Tough Night in Mount Pleasant as Tigers Get Solid Win at Home
The Wildcats Soccer Team went into Mount Pleasant Friday night, March 6, with a chance to move into a first place tie with the always tough Tigers. However, drama never materialized as Mount Pleasant scored three first half goals and added three more in the second half to take a 6-0 win. Everyone expected a very close game, especially after the Tigers only scored a 1-0 win at Gerald Prim Stadium back on February 18. Wildcats Coach...
Wildcats Baseball Team Earns Way Into Tourney Championship Game With Two Wins Friday
Another day provided two more strong pitching performances for the suddenly red hot Wildcats Baseball Team. On the second day of the three-day Wylie East 2020 Raider Classic on Friday, March 6, the Wildcats topped North Forney 5-1 and, then, bested Frisco Liberty, 6-1. Vs. North Forney Against North Forney, Wildcats winning pitcher Hayden Hurst baffled the Falcons, going 6 innings while allowing only 2 hits and no runs, with 3...
