Lady Cats Soccer Opens District With Win
The Lady Cats Soccer Team opened district play with a solid 4-0 win over Marshall at Gerald Prim Stadium Tuesday night. For the Lady Cats, it was their sixth straight shutout. They have also won eight matches in a row. The Lady Cats now now 1-0 in district play and 10-1 for the season. Mileena Zarreta was selected as the Lady Cats Player of the Game. Next the Lady Cats will play Mt. Pleasant Friday at 7 p.m. at Gerald Prim...
Lady Cats Stage Comeback to Win
The Lady Cats Basketball Team staged a furious comeback late in the game to defeat Texas High, 68-63 in Texarkana Tuesday night. The Lady Cats trailed by fourteen points at one point in the game and were behind by ten points with about five minutes left to play before they staged a big rally. With the win, the Lady Cats improved their district record to 8-2. The Lady Cats are in second place. First place Hallsville, 9-1 in district,...
Wildcats’ Last Shots Refuse to Fall in Loss Tuesday
The Wildcats Basketball Team put a scare into Texas High in Wildcats Gym Tuesday night but still the Tigers managed to hang on and take a 53-51 decision. The Wildcats had a couple of looks at the basket at the end of the game but the shots refused to fall. At one point in the fourth quarter the Wildcats had a seven point lead but Texas High rallied to take the lead at the end. The game’s top scorers were all Wildcats. Three...
Lady Cats Soccer Shut Out North Lamar
The Lady Cats Soccer Team will enter district play next week with a seven match winning streak. In the last non-district match before the start of district play, the Lady Cats shut out North Lamar, 3-0 on the road Friday night. The Lady Cats last and only loss of the year so far was to Terrell in a Terrell tournament on January 8. The Lady Cats are now 9-1 for the season. They’ll open district play at home as they play Marshall...
Lady Cats Win on the Road in Marshall
This time it was much closer as the Lady Cats Basketball Team defeated the Marshall Lady Mavericks on the road, 43-36 Friday night. The first time they met, the Lady Cats won handily, 50-13 in Wildcats Gym on December 18. The win puts the Lady Cats solidly in second place with a 7-2 district record. Hallsville remains in first place at 8-1 after they picked up a solid win at Longview Friday night. Next the Lady Cats travel to Texas...
Wildcats Lose to State Ranked Marshall
The Marshall Mavericks, currently ranked #20 in Class 5A, remained unbeaten as they defeated the Wildcats Basketball Team, 84-55 in Wildcats Gym Friday night. The Mavericks are now 7-0 in district play and 24-0 for the season. The Wildcats hung tough with the Mavs early and trailed only 19-16 after the first quarter. Marshall extended their lead to ten at the half, 40-30 and then ran away from the Wildcats in the third quarter...
Rollison Continuing Gridiron Career
Tyrik Rollison, the record holding former Sulphur Springs High School quarterback who led the Wildcats to the Texas High School Class 4-A Division II state championship in 2008, has signed a contract with the San Angelo Bandits of the Champions Indoor Football League. “We’re excited to bring in a quarterback like Tyrik,” said General Manager and Head Coach Meadow Lemon. “He’s got all the physical tools to play in this league and has...
SSHS To Host Saturday Powerlifting Meet
An estimated 300 powerlifters from 25 to 30 high schools are expected to participate in the annual Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet that gets underway Saturday morning in the Multipurpose Building. Some girls teams will also participate. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jacob Alford says he’s excited about the meeting and he adds his team has been talking about it for awhile. The Wildcats will have 14 lifters at the meeting...
Wildcat Tennis Reschedules Match to Friday
The Wildcats Tennis Team’s season opening dual match against Mt. Pleasant has been postponed Thursday and has been rescheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. at the Wildcats Tennis Center. The latest weather forecast for Friday does not include any chance of rain. On Saturday, Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez will be taking his team to Fort Worth where #3 rated TCU will be hosting teams from San Diego, rated #22, and also Harvard and...
Saltillo Lions Pick Up District Win
Saltillo Lions edged into the win column with a 32-31 victory over Union Hill Tuesday night at Union Hill. The Lions are now 1-1 in district play. John Vanholten led the Lions with 13 points. Lane Bench added 9. Trevor Moore and Matthew Gurley each contributed 3 and Walker McGill and Logan Camp had two points each. Next up for the Lions is a home game against Sulphur Bluff, Friday.
