Wildcats Soccer Tie Top Team in District
The Wildcats Soccer Team battled the district’s top team Pine Tree to a 0-0 tie at Pine Tree Friday night. The Pirates picked up an extra point for winning the shootout, 6 goals to 5. The Wildcats district record is now 6-3-1 and their season mark is 11-8-2. They are still the only team to beat Pine Tree in district play. That happened at Gerald Prim Stadium back on February 2. Next the Wildcats play at Greenville on...
Lady Cats Slugging Their Way to Victories
The Lady Cats Softball Team continues to hit extremely well and they slugged their way to two wins in three games at the Allen Invitational Softball Tournament Thursday. The Lady Cats opened play with a 6-5 victory over Georgetown. Then they lost a slug-fest to Forney, 12-10. They ended the day outscoring Sachse, 10-9. The Lady Cats improved their season record to 8-1. Friday the Lady Cats are scheduled to play Flower Mound Marcus at...
Wildcats Open Regular Season with Loss at Rose City Classic
The Wildcats Baseball Team opened the regular season with a loss and a tie Thursday in the Rose City Classic in Tyler. In their first game, the Wildcats lost to Forney, 11-0. A Jackrabbits pitcher, said to be committed to Texas A&M, threw a one hitter and struck out lots of the young Wildcats. Later the Wildcats fought to a 4-4 tie with Kaufman. The game ended with a Wildcat thrown out at the plate trying to score the winning run....
Wildcat Tennis Hosts “End of Winter Tournament”; Includes Brackets for Adults
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez is hosting a tournament Saturday at the Wildcats Tennis Center. It’s called the End of Winter Tournament. It will start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with a Middle School competition. A High School competition will follow. In the afternoon beginning at 1 p.m., adult competition will get underway. Coach Martinez says he has had a good number of entries already, especially for men’s singles and...
SSHS Track Teams Open Season on Local Track Friday
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams will open their season at their own Sulphur Springs Meet on Friday. Field events begin at 4 p.m. Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron is expecting big things from his team. He is intrigued by discus and shotput thrower Abby Beggs, a freshman. Other throwers will include Destiny Godbolt, Destinee Weeks and Layla King. A gymnast, Jaylynn Dukes, will be trying her hand at pole vault. Hurdlers will...
Tigers Dominate Wildcats on Prim Pitch
Just about everyone anticipated a really good soccer match Wednesday night as the district’s #2 team Mt. Pleasant visited the district’s #3 team, the Wildcats at Gerald Prim Stadium. It didn’t materialize as Mt. Pleasant dominated the Wildcats early scoring four unanswered goals in the first half. In the second half, at 29:37 Chris Espinoza scored the Wildcats first goal on a penalty kick after a Wildcats player was...
Wildcat Soccer Takes on Tigers at Prim Wednesday
It’s game on for Wildcats Soccer on this Wednesday game day. Unless we hear something different, the Wildcats will be playing the Mt. Pleasant Tigers tonight at Gerald Prim Stadium at 7 p.m. There will be no JV game. The Wildcats are 6-2 in district play and they are in third place. Mt. Pleasant is just a single point ahead of the Wildcats and they are in second place. Mt. Pleasant won at home 2-0 when the two teams played there...
Lady Cats Soccer Lose to Mt Pleasant Tuesday
The Lady Cats Soccer Team had an off night on the road Tuesday night losing at Mt. Pleasant, 2-0. Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon said the last time they played, the Lady Cats won but he said it wasn’t a comfortable win. He added they exposed some Lady Cats weaknesses even in defeat. Coach DeLeon said he thought those weaknesses had been corrected. Coach DeLeon said he tried to tell his team this rematch would be difficult....
Wildcats Football Plans Spring Drills
For the first time since Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens has been in Sulphur Springs, the Wildcats will have spring football practice. It will take place during one week in May and the coaching staff is currently working on details. Taking the week in the spring means that the Wildcats will be getting under in August one week later than usual. The later start is why the Wildcats have time for just one scrimmage instead of their...
Prim Pitch Too Wet for Wildcats Tuesday; Game Now Set for Wednesday
The Wildcats home soccer match against Mt. Pleasant for this Tuesday night has been postponed due to wet conditions at Gerald Prim Stadium. It has been rescheduled for Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Wildcats Coach Andy Holt said a decision on the field where the game will be played will be made Wednesday. The Wildcats are 6-2 in district play. They are just one point behind second place Mt. Pleasant in district standings. Mt. Pleasant won...
