Wildcats, Lady Cats, Area Teams Get District Assignments For Next Two Years Monday
The University Interscholastic League or UIL released sports districts for Texas high schools Monday morning (February 3). For Wildcats Football, there will be little change in their District 8 in Class 5A Region II, Division II. Out are Terrell and Kaufman and in is Crandall. Back will be Corsicana, Ennis, Forney, Greenville, North Forney and Royse City. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens had to find three non-district opponents...
Wildcats Basketball Team Finishes First Half Of District Play With Win At Lindale Friday
Early in the second quarter, the Lindale Eagles Basketball Team was hanging with the Wildcats and trailed only 13-12 in Lindale Friday night, Jan. 31. A short time later, after eight straight Wildcats points, the Wildcats lead grew to 21-12. By halftime the Wildcats were up 33-17. The Wildcats outscored the Eagles in every quarter to take a 67-41 win. Again in this win, different players shouldered the scoring load during the game....
Lady Cats Basketball Gets Needed District Win At Lindale Friday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team started out well in a district game at Lindale Friday night, January 31, and this time the Lady Cats finished the job with a 59-39 win. It was a much needed district win for the Lady Cats and it put them right in the middle of the battle for a playoff spot. The Lady Cats outscored the Lady Eagles in every quarter and led 11-7 after one quarter, 25-16 at the half and 40-27 after three quarters. The Lady...
Wildcats Soccer Team Earns 1-1 Tie With Good Lovejoy Team At Prim Stadium
One thing you can always count on is a spirited battle when Lovejoy and the Wildcats Soccer Team get together. The teams played to a 1-1 tie Friday night, Jan. 31, at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats’ season record is now 5-4-5 In their last match before district play begins, the Wildcats will travel to Nevada Community next Friday.
Lady Cats Soccer Team Finds Unbeaten Wylie East Too Tough To Handle On The Road Friday Night
All signs indicated that the Lady Cats Soccer Team would have their hands full Friday night, January 31, on the road at Wylie East. After all the Lady Raiders came in unbeaten at 10-0-2. They had already defeated three of the Lady Cats district teams. Wylie East beat Mount Pleasant, 2-0, Royse City, 3-0 and Lindale, 8-0. The Lady Raiders scored 5 goals in the first half of their game against the Lady Cats Friday. They added a pair of...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball and Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer on Friday Game Day
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams play at Lindale in district games on this game day Friday (January 31). The Wildcats come into the game ranked #9 in Class 5A. The Wildcats are tied for first place in district with Mount Pleasant. Both have 3-1 district records. The Wildcats are 21-7 for the season. The game at Lindale will complete the first half of district play. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta has a lot of respect for...
Wildcats Baseball Team Has First Practice Friday
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack will begin his 23rd season as a baseball coach and his 15th year in Sulphur Springs Friday (January 31), the first day the UIL allows after school practice. Coach Hammack said starting the season doesn’t get old and he added it is always exciting. He said he might think he knows what he’s got this season but he said you never really know until you get the players on the field. With...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Breaks Down Wildcats Win at Royse City Tuesday Night
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats executed well and shared the ball well on offense and restored pride on defense as players stepped up in certain areas in Tuesday night’s (January 28) win at Royse City, 69-43. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats worked well against the Bulldogs zone with a really good average points per possession over 1.0. He said the Wildcats had more than 15 assists. He said the...
Lady Cats Soccer Coach is Looking For His Team to Come Out Ready to Play From the Beginning
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo agreed it was a long night in Pleasant Grove for the Lady Cats Tuesday night (January 28). The Lady Hawks took advantage of several Lady Cats’ defensive mistakes to take a 5-2 win. Coach Aguayo said the Lady Cats started off poorly and the Lady Hawks went up 1-0 with the game barely 5 minutes old. He said Pleasant Grove was a tough opponent but he said he did not think they were any better...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Had Hoped for Competitive Game Tuesday Night to Jump Start Playoff Run
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell was very complimentary of Royse City after the #10 ranked and unbeaten in district play Lady Bulldogs took a 54-29 win over the Lady Cats at Royse City Tuesday night (January 28). Coach Tisdell said the Lady Bulldogs really are good. She said there is a reason they are 6-0 in district play. She said they do the little things rights and are consistent. Coach Tisdell said she knew the game...
