Cross Country Results: Lady Cats Finish 3rd, Wildcats 5th At Mount Pleasant Meet
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams competed Friday, October 2, at the Titus County Invitational in Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats placed third and the Wildcats were fifth. Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks billed the event as a district preview. The Lady Cats had just one district team ahead of them, Hallsville. Royse City was also ahead of the Lady Cats but they are not a district team. The Wildcats trailed...
Wildcats Team Tennis Cancels Pair Of Matches Due To Illness
The Wildcats Team Tennis Squad canceled meets Saturday, Oct. 3, and this Tuesday due to illness. The Wildcats were supposed to play at Van Saturday and at Pleasant Grove on Tuesday but, again, those matches were canceled. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said he felt his team had earned a playoff spot after a big win at Pine Tree last Tuesday. Next, the Wildcats are scheduled to play a home district match against a strong...
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Discusses Wakeland Loss and Upcoming Home Opener
Matt Young “It was kind of an up-and-down night,” Wildcats offensive coordinator Matt Young said of the season-opening 38-10 loss to Frisco Wakeland last Friday night. “We had one three-and-out in 11 drives [Friday night]” OC Matt Young said, but added there was still plenty of room to improve. Coach Young said the Wildcats offensive efficiency rating “was 49 percent,” but added that the group tries...
Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Discusses Wakeland Loss and Upcoming Home Opener
On Wednesday KSST met up with Wildcats defensive coordinator Alex Guerra to discuss last week’s game against Frisco Wakeland. While the outcome may not have gone as hoped for the varsity squad, each coach for the Wildcats football team thought there were positives and negatives to take away from Friday night’s 38-10 loss to the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines. “We came out wide-eyed in the very beginning on the first...
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Discusses Victory Over Pine Tree Tuesday
On Tuesday night the Wildcats Tennis Team traveled out to Longview for a district match against Pine Tree. The Wildcats Tennis Team ended up running away with the victory, toppling the Pirates 14-5 on Pine Tree’s home turf. Early in the match, though, it looked as though the victory could go either way. “I was looking maybe for a 12-7 victory,” Coach Martinez said Thursday, adding that he thought the match was going...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Discusses Wakeland Loss and Upcoming Home Opener
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens was not thrilled with the result of Friday night’s tough loss to the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines, as the Wildcats lost 38-10. Coach Owens says there was a lot of growth in a lot of areas, as Coach Owens says he’s got some players that are still “wide-eyed” due to the glitz and glamour associated with Friday Night Lights. Real-time game experience is pivotal, Coach Owens argues,...
Volleyball, Cross Country, and Football on Tap This Game Day Friday
On this game day Friday (October 2), there is Lady Cats Volleyball, Sulphur Springs Cross Country, and Wildcats Football on the schedule. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team, who are 4-5 this season, were to be playing in only their third home game of the still-young regular season Tuesday evening. Unfortunately for the Lady Cats, the Mount Pleasant varsity team has been quarantined due to COVID-19. They ended up forfeiting the game,...
Volleyball and Tennis on Tap This Game Day Tuesday
On this game day Tuesday (September 29), there is Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats and Lady Cats Tennis on the schedule. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team, who are 3-5 this season, were to be playing in only their third home game of the still-young regular season. Unfortunately for the Lady Cats, the Mount Pleasant varsity team has been quarantined. There will, however, be junior varsity games played at 4:30 P.M. and 5:30 P.M., according...
Wildcats Team Tennis Topples Pine Tree in Longview, 14-5
LONGVIEW — Wildcats Team Tennis beat Pine Tree in Longview on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, 14-5. Wildcats Tennis coach Tony Martinez believes the win over the district rival Pirates will earn the Wildcats a playoff spot. Coach Martinez’s squad is now 2-2 in district play and 3-2 overall. The Wildcats will again face the Pirates as they host Pine Tree in Sulphur Springs on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. KSST is proud to be the official...
Football Coach Greg Owens Discusses Wakeland Loss On Saturday Morning Coach’s Show
After the Friday night, Sept. 25 season opening loss to Frisco Wakeland, 38-10 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens discussed the game on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. Coach Owens said the players have just got to get better, calm down and get their heads’ up. He said they have to take things one day at a time and one play at a time. Coach Owens said each...
