Friday Game Day features Wildcats Football, Playoff Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Basketball
Wildcats Football, playoff Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Basketball all on this game day Friday (November 20). The Wildcats Football Team is in uncharted territory. Tonight might just be the very first time the Wildcats have played Crandall in a football game. A check of Wildcats football records find no mention of a game against Crandall. Wildcats Coach Owens has to go back to his days as Lindale Head Coach to remember facing the...
Updated Volleyball Story: Lady Cats Win Warm Up Game Over Greenville, 3-2 Tuesday Evening
KSST Sports is providing this Lady Cats Volleyball update on Tuesday (November 17) night’s warm up game against Greenville at Sulphur Springs Middle School. KSST confirmed late Wednesday that the Lady Cats did win that match, 3-2. Score was 25-19, 8-25, 28-26, 18-25 and 15-11. KSST had reported it the other way Wednesday morning after what can best be described as an accidental misstatement. With the win, the Lady Cats improved...
Crandall Coach Kyle Hardin Says He is Proud of His Team During This Pandemic Impacted Season
Between a leap from Class 4A to 5A and a pandemic, it’s been an interesting season for the Crandall Pirates, under first year Head Coach Kyle Hardin. Coach Hardin says he is proud of his kids for the way they have handled circumstances this season not knowing if games would be played from one day to the next. He said Pirates’ players have had positive attitudes and some have been pushed into different roles due to...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Discusses Greenville Loss and Upcoming Crandall
On Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, we here at KSST radio met up with Wildcats football head coach Greg Owens to discuss the upcoming game on Friday versus Crandall. The Wildcats lost to the Greenville Lions on Friday, 47-27. The loss in Greenville last Friday eliminated the Wildcats from playoff contention. Coach Owens said it was kind of a weird situation, where teams such as the Wildcats have two games left, and the team is...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Likes Balanced Scoring During Win Over North Lamar Tuesday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says it’s always good when his whole team gets to play and everyone gets the chance to score. The Wildcats’ entire 10-man roster got to play and everyone scored during the Wildcats’ 85-28 win over North Lamar Tuesday night, November 17, at home. Sulphur Springs Wildcats Basketball Coach Cipoletta says he was impressed with the North Lamar team. He says they remind him of his...
Saltillo Boys Basketball Beats Longview Christian for First Win of Season
The Saltillo Lions travelled out on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2020 to play Longview Christian, beating the Eagles soundly, 77-57. The win gives the Lions their first of the season, evening out their record to 1-1 to begin the 2020 season. Saltillo lead at the end of the first, 24-8, and never looked back, taking a 43-28 lead in to halftime. Even as offensive production for Saltillo slowed in the second half, leading after three quarters,...
Wildcats Basketball Teams Get First Win Of The Season Over North Lamar Tuesday
The Wildcats Basketball Team evened their season record at 1-1 with a lopsided 85-28 victory over Class 4A North Lamar Panthers Tuesday night at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The Panthers surprised the Wildcats by coming out and taking a brief 4-0 lead. The Wildcats scored 5 straight points to take the lead and they never looked back after that. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta played all 10 of his players and all of them...
All-District Volleyball, Academic Honors Announced
Numerous volleyball players in Hopkins County earned All-District honors for this season. (For full lists of all students from all schools receiving honors see below.) Raylee Mathis of North Hopkins was selected the Offensive Player of the Year. Neely Hammond of Cumby and Lainey Burnett of Miller Grove shared the top Defensive Player Award. Best Setter was Lauren Bullard of Miller Grove. The Top Libero Award was shared by Abigail...
Wildcats Basketball and Lady Cats Volleyball in Action on Game Day Tuesday
Wildcats Basketball and a Lady Cats Volleyball Playoff Warm Up Game are on the schedule on this game day Tuesday (November 17) . For the Wildcats, it’s game number two of the regular season. The Wildcats take on the North Lamar Panthers in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. A freshman game begins at 5 p.m. The varsity game is set to start at 7 p.m. There is no JV team game. The Wildcats JV is quarantined due to...
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Discusses Greenville Loss and Upcoming Crandall
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, we here at KSST radio met up with Wildcats football coordinators to discuss the upcoming game on Friday versus Crandall. The Wildcats lost to the Greenville Lions on Friday, 47-27. The loss in Greenville last Friday eliminated the Wildcats from playoff contention. Wildcats football Defensive coordinator Alex Guerra said there were times when his team did really well, but the edge for Greenville came...
