Hallsville Defense Overcomes Lady Cats, Wildcats
Lady Cats: The Lady Cats’ basketball team saw a big lead evaporate in the fourth quarter as Hallsville stormed back to take a 49-47 win in Wildcats Gym Tuesday night. After Lady Cats leading scorer Kaylee Jefferson fouled out, it appeared the Lady Cats would rise to the occasion and they built a double digit lead about halfway through the final quarter. Then Hallsville turned up the pressure forcing turnovers and started hitting...
Chronic Wasting Disease Ante-mortem Testing Symposium Live Stream
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are conducting a Chronic Wasting Disease ante-mortem testing symposium on Tuesday to explore alternatives for CWD monitoring in Texas deer breeding facilities. The symposium focuses on scientific research and techniques that may assist in development of future CWD testing protocol for Texas. Experts from around the country will speak during the event. Live stream...
Lady Cats, Wildcats Begin Week Against Hallsville
When building his program at Sulphur Springs, Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman started by teaching defense. Later he turned his attention to offense. Coach Chapman said his team spends about an hour and a half working on defense at every practice. The rest of the district is beginning to notice. A Marshall team undefeated in district and with a record better than .500 managed only 13 points against the Lady Cats. Texas High was...
Wildcat Soccer 1-2-1 Following Forney Tourney
The Wildcats’ soccer team won one, lost two and tied one as they opened the regular season in a Forney tournament Thursday and Friday. The Wildcats began Thursday with a 1-1 tie with Carrollton Newman Smith. Chris Espinoza scored the Wildcats goal. Later in the day the Wildcats defeated Royse City, 2-1. Espinoza scored again and the Wildcats also got a goal from Gerardo Arellano. On Friday, the Wildcats lost two matches by a...
Taylor Begins Stint as PJC Basketball Coach
Robert “Bobby” Taylor is started as Paris Junior College’s men’s basketball coach on Jan. 8, replacing Coach Bilal Batley. Taylor comes to PJC after having served as assistant coach of the men’s basketball team at Texas A&M University – Commerce since 2011. “Coach Batley stepped down as head men’s basketball coach on Jan. 7 for personal reasons. We respect and support his decision,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “We...
Solid Start for Lady Cats soccer
The Lady Cats’ soccer team is off to a very solid start for 2016. After two days of a Terrell tournament, the Lady Cats have a season record of 3-1. All three of their wins have been by shutout and they have allowed only 2 goals in four games. The Lady Cats shutout Lindale, 3-0 and Hunstville, 1-0 Thursday. They split two games Friday losing a close one to host Terrell, 2-1 before getting back in the win column with a 4-0 win...
Lady Cats Tied for First; Dominate Greenville
The Lady Cats’ basketball team got off to another very strong start on their way to a dominating 64-22 win over Greenville in Wildcats Gym Friday night. The Lady Cats scored the game’s first nine points and led 22-2 after the first quarter. The second quarter was more of the same as the Lady Cats led 36-4 at the half. Kaylee Jefferson led the Lady Cats with 18 points and Lexie Moore scored 11. Imani Taylor, Tori Moore and...
Wildcats Defeat Greenville for First District Win
The Wildcats’ basketball team claimed their first district win of the year with a 72-65 win at Greenville Friday night. The Wildcats improved to 1-2 in district play and 8-11 for the season. The Wildcats were led by Ke’Ontae Dunn and Keaston Willis with 22 points each. Garrett Jones also chipped in 11 points. Next the Wildcats travel to Hallsville Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.
Lady Cats Soccer Wins Pair at Tourney
The Lady Cats’ soccer team opened the regular season with a pair of wins in a Terrell tournament Thursday. Both wins were by shutout. The Lady Cats topped Lindale, 3-0 and then edged by Huntsville, 1-0. The Lady Cats, now 2-0, play host Terrell and Dallas Conrad Friday. The tournament continues Saturday.
Wildcats Powerlifters Begin Season
The Wildcats new powerlifting coach is Jacob Alford. Coach Alford was a powerlifter in high school at Lindale and was a state qualifier his senior year. He says things have been going great since team members began to lift right after the end of the football season. He’s noticed they’ve gotten a lot stronger. Coach Alford says he’s had a lot of lifters participate and he’ll be able to choose between 18 and 20...
