Lady Cats Win in Triple Overtime
It had to be one of the most incredible Lady Cats’ basketball games of all time Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. An instant classic. The Lady Cats defeated the Longview Lady Lobos, 62-58 in triple overtime. The Lady Cats almost won in regulation but a late turnover and a Lady Lobos basket tied the game 44-44 in regulation. Both teams matched points in the first and second overtime. Finally scoring seven of their nine points from...
Wildcats Couldn’t Overcome First Half Deficit
The Wildcats’ basketball team attempted a furious comeback in the third quarter of a district game at Longview Tuesday night but found a big first half deficit too large to overcome. The Wildcats trailed 41-14 at halftime. They outscored the Lobos 28-8 in the third quarter but still trailed 49-42 after three quarters. Longview wrapped up the game, 72-60. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 2-4 in district play, the same record as...
Lady Cats Soccer Wins Paris Tournament
The Lady Cats’ soccer team won a Paris tournament this past weekend and did not surrender a single goal. The Lady Cats won a tense 1-0 match against North Lamar in the final game. Thursday the Lady Cats also topped North Lamar, 1-0. Earlier on Saturday, the Lady Cats edged by Paris, 1-0. Friday they had a easier time winning against Bonham, 4-0. Abbi Hale was goalkeeper in all four games for the Lady Cats. Saturday game...
Lady Cats End First Half of District Play With Huge Win
For the second district game this season, the Lady Cats’ basketball team held an opponent to only 13 points. Friday night the Lady Cats clobbered Pine Tree on the road, 60-13. Earlier this season on December 18 in Wildcats Gym, the Lady Cats defeated Marshall, 50-13. With the win, the Lady Cats improved their district record to 5-2. This game marked the end of the first half of district play. The Lady Cats are now 18-6 for the...
Fourth Quarter Surge Earns Wildcats Second District Win
The Wildcats’ basketball team outscored Pine Tree 15-5 in the fourth quarter to blow open a tight game and take a 45-31 district win in Wildcats Gym Friday night. Ke’Ontae Dunn and Keaston Willis led the Wildcats with 12 points apiece. Bryson Lynn added 10 points. The Wildcats had only a 30-26 lead going into the fourth quarter. With the win the Wildcats improve their district record to 2-3. They are 9-12 for the season....
Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer Tournament Updates
WILDCAT SOCCER Wildcats Soccer Coach Andy Holt said his team played as different as night and day Thursday in a Rockwall tournament as they split two games. In the sunlight, the Wildcats lost to McKinney North, 2-0. Coach Holt said his team’s energy level was not there out front on the attack and they didn’t create opportunities. He said the team played pretty strong in the middle and in the back. The Wildcats were a...
Mount Vernon Varsity Cheer Squad Wins Spirit 3A State Championship
The Mount Vernon High School Varsity cheer squad won the first Spirit 3A State Championship on January 13, 2016 at the University of Texas in Arlington. The Spirit competition is composed of three competitive categories: fight song, time out band dance and the time out cheer. Mt. Vernon took the top score in the time out competition with a 98.167. They placed fifth in the fight song competition which allowed them to progress into...
Wildcats Basketball More Focused for Friday Game
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said his team came out unfocused and didn’t really come to play in a disappointing 94-43 loss at Hallsville Tuesday night. Coach Cipoletta felt it was time for him to have a talk with his team. He did that Wednesday before practice. He said they weren’t playing the type of basketball he knew they were capable of playing. Coach Cipoletta added some stuff was happening in the locker...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer In Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams begin tournament play Thursday. The Wildcats, who had 1 win, 3 losses and a tie in a Forney tournament last weekend will be playing in a Rockwall tournament on Thursday and Friday. They must win their pool to have a game Saturday. Teams in the Wildcats pool are McKinney North, South Garland and Royse City. Meanwhile for the Lady Cats, it will be just like old times as they will face...
Wildcats Baseball Celebrates 2015 Season
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack says it’s a big deal for a Wildcats’ baseball team to have a sign put up at Eagle Stadium. Only the special teams get signs. Wednesday afternoon a sixth sign joined the group. It honored the 2015 Wildcats’ team that advanced to the regional semi-finals, further than any team in Wildcats’ baseball history. Eleven players from last year’s team showed up Wednesday...
