Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams Compete at Lindale Tri-Meet Thursday
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams got a bit of an early start on track season by competing in a tri-meet at Lindale with Jacksonville Thursday. Both teams featured lots of young athletes so the relaxed atmosphere was a good way to ease into competition. There were no throwing events because the ground was too muddy. Jumping and running events were held. Matt Young returns as Wildcats Track Coach. He said sophomore Weston Fields,...
Busy Friday Game Day for Wildcats and Lady Cats
It’s a very busy game day Friday for Wildcats and Lady Cats’ teams. The Lady Cats Softball Team will be opening the season in their own Sulphur Springs Tournament by going on the road. The Lady Cats will be playing on the artificial turf at Grand Saline Friday and and Saturday. Friday the Lady Cats are opening against Prairiland. That game started at 12:30 p.m. They will also play Pleasant Grove at 3:30 p.m. and Grand...
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said Two Doubles Teams and One Singles Player Shined at Tyler Lee Tourney Last Friday
Valentine’s Day last Friday, at a Tyler Lee tennis tournament in Tyler, began with temperatures near the freezing mark but then warmed up and turned into a beautiful day according to Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez. He said two of his doubles teams and a girls’ singles player had good days against a tough field. The Wildcats boys doubles team of Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher lost their first match of the day in the...
Lady Cats Golf Team Manages to Get in One Day at Scheduled Two Day Tournament This Week
The Lady Cats Golf Team got a chance to play at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club this week on the course where the regional tournament will be played this year. Lady Cats Coach Whitney Spirener said on Monday (February 17) temperatures were great although she said it was windy. Tuesday was a different story. She said the Lady Cats had played about 14 holes when a storm and lightning wiped out the second round. The tournament was...
Wildcats Golf Team Finishes Sixth at Rockwall Tourney This Week
The Wildcats Golf Team finished in sixth place out of 11 teams at a regional course preview at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club this week. It was supposed to be a two-day tournament Monday and Tuesday (February 17-18). The golfers got day one in on Monday, which featured nice temperatures but strong wind. Wildcats Golf Coach Jeremy Delorge said his team got about 12 or 13 holes in Tuesday before a storm washed out the round. Tournament...
Wet Weather Forces Sulphur Springs Softball Tournament Games Out of Town and Impacts Track Meet
Wet weather has played havoc with the annual Sulphur Springs Softball Tournament. The Lady Cats are not playing on Thursday (February 20), the first day of the three-day tourney, but some other teams are on artificial turf at Emory Rains and Grand Saline. The Lady Cats will play some games Friday at one of both of those sites. Games continue Saturday in the tournament at Emory Rains, Grand Saline and Mount Pleasant. Meanwhile the...
Missed Chances By Wildcats Soccer Team Come Back To Haunt Them In 1-0 Loss To Mount Pleasant
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton said he felt his team played really great on offense and defense Tuesday night, February 18, against Mount Pleasant at Gerald Prim Stadium. A problem was that despite some scoring chances, the Wildcats were unable to get the ball into the net. Coach Upton told his team if you don’t finish your chances, one mistake can kill you and he said that’s what happened. Mount Pleasant scored with...
Wildcats Basketball Team Takes On Lufkin At TJC Monday Night In Bi-District Game
The Wildcats Basketball Team’s bi-district game with Lufkin has been firmed up. The Wildcats and the Panthers will play Monday, February 24, at 7 p.m. in the Wagstaff Arena at Tyler Junior College. The Wildcats are the runner up in district 15-5A and Lufkin is the third place team in district 16-5A. The teams meet last season in a regional quarterfinal game at TJC and the Wildcats won, 56-44. The Wildcats, ranked #10 in Class...
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo Is Unhappy With Officials After 3-1 Loss At Mount Pleasant
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo would like to see more even and fairer calls from officials than he saw Tuesday night, February 18, in a 3-1 loss to Mount Pleasant on the road. Coach Aguayo said several calls frustrated players and coaches alike. He said the Lady Tigers high press defense also frustrated the Lady Cats. Coach Aguayo said the first half was a sloppy one for the Lady Cats, who had trouble controlling the ball. He...
Wildcats Soccer Team Just Falls Short In 1-0 Heart Breaker Against Mt Pleasant At The Prim Tuesday
The Wildcats Soccer Team has not defeated Mount Pleasant since 2006. That streak continues after the latest battle between the old rivals Tuesday night, February 18, at Gerald Prim Stadium. The game stayed at 0-0 until about ten minutes were left when the Tigers scored a goal. It stood up as Mount Pleasant took a 1-0 win. The loss broke a 10 match non losing steak for the Wildcats that went back to January 11 and included 6 wins and 4...
