Former Wildcats Basketball Player Going to UNLV From OU
Former Wildcats’ basketball star Victor Iwuakor is transferring from Oklahoma to the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Iwuakor, a 6-foot-8 power forward, played the past two years for the Sooners. Iwuakor will be playing for Kevin Kruger, the son of former Oklahoma Coach Lon Kruger, who has announced his retirement. Kevin was an assistant for his father at Oklahoma before getting the UNLV job. KSST is proud to be the official...
Commerce Tigers Baseball Closes Out Season With Blow Out Win of Lone Oak
The Commerce Tigers baseball team jumped out to an early lead over Lone Oak and kept their foot on the gas, blowing out the Buffaloes 11-1 in Lone Oak on Friday, Apr. 30 to conclude their season. Commerce took advantage of a line drive to take a 2-0 lead over Lone Oak in their first at-bat in the top of the first. Neither team scored a run in the second, but it would be the Tigers that struck next. After two steals by Ty Hoffman and...
Saltillo Lady Lions Softball Tops Avery to Advance to Area Round of Playoffs
The Saltillo Lady Lions softball team jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back, besting Avery 19-6 on Saturday, May 1 in the Bi-District round of playoffs. The Lady Lions came out of the gate swinging for the fences, as Saltillo cashed in on three runs in the first frame to make it 3-0 after one inning. While the Lady Bulldogs were able to get 4 runs of their own over the second and third innings to take the lead at 4-3, the...
Lady Cats Softball Area Round Playoff Dates Announced
Lady Cats softball coach David Carrillo announced Saturday, May 1 that the Lady Cats date and location for their Area round of playoffs have been released, weather permitting. Sulphur Springs will be taking on familiar foe in Crandall in Royse City, with Game 1 taking place on Friday, May 7 at 7 P.M. Game 22 will take place the following day, Saturday, May 8, also in Royse City, at 11:30 A.M. Game 3, if necessary, will tee off in...
North Hopkins Baseball Team Stages Big Rally to Win Slugfest Over Cumby Friday
The North Hopkins Panthers Baseball Team looked to be in big trouble after 4 innings of their game against Cumby on the road Friday (April 30). The Panthers trailed the Trojans, 12-1. The Panthers then scored 5 runs in the fifth, a dozen more in the sixth and three in the seventh as they held on to win the slugfest 21-15. The Panthers outhit the Trojans 11 to 7. North Hopkins had 3 errors and Cumby had 10. For the Panthers, Carson...
Lady Cats Softball Moves on to Area Round of Playoffs
The Lady Cats softball team won both games of their double-header in Marshall versus Lufkin on Friday, Apr. 30 to win the best-of-three series to move on to the area round of playoffs. Sulphur Springs came out with a vengeance in Game 1, scoring 5 runs in the first two innings to quickly take a 5-0 lead over the Lady Pack. Bryant pitched a perfect game, pitching a complete 5 inning game while striking out 13 Lady Pack batters....
SSHS Pole Vaulting Coach Clark Cipoletta Discusses Lady Cat Claire Bybee Who is Heading To State
Sulphur Springs High School Pole Vaulting Coach Clark Cipoletta says he is just a small piece of the puzzle when it comes to coaching Lady Cats’ pole vaulter Claire Bybee, who qualified for the State Track Meet May 7-8 at UT Austin at the Region II Track Meet on April 24 at UTA. Coach Cipoletta says Bybee also gets good instruction from a private coach and from her father, who was a vaulter in college. He says Bybee is a hard...
Lady Cats Softball Opens Bi-District Series Friday at Marshall, Weather Permitting
Weather permitting, the Lady Cats Softball Team will open their bi-district series with Lufkin with a doubleheader at Marshall Friday (April 30) beginning at 6 p.m. The first team to win two games will advance to the Area round. The Lady Cats are a #1 seed and Lufkin is a #4 seed. The Lady Cats are 22-3 for the season and Marshall is 13-12. The winner of the Lady Cats and Lady Panthers series will face the winner of a Crandall and...
Lady Cats Softball Playoff Series Has Changed, No Game Thursday Night
The Lady Cats Softball Team’s bi-district schedule versus Lufkin has changed. The new schedule calls for two games Friday at Marshall at 6 p.m. The second game is scheduled to begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of game 1. Game 3, if necessary, will be Saturday at noon at Whitehouse. The Lady Cats, district co-champions and the #1 seed from district 15-5A, have a season record of 22-3. They enter the game having won 13 games...
Commerce Tigers Baseball Falls to Lone Oak on Senior Night
The Commerce Tigers baseball team jumped out to a quick lead on Senior Night but it was not enough as Lone Oak scored 11 unanswered to best the Tigers in Commerce on Tuesday, Apr. 27 by a score of 11-1. Commerce got their only run of the game when Nicholson of the Tigers was walked by Lone Oak pitching, and following an error by Lone Oak catcher Jackson, Nicholson was able to advance all the way to third base. The following batter for...
