Wildcats Basketball Take Fifth
Wildcats Take Fifth Place in Mansfield Tournament with Win Over Ranked Class 6A Team The #5 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team continues to find ways to win the close games. It happened again Saturday (December 7) in the Mansfield ISD Spring Creek Barbeque Classic Tournament as the Wildcats held on to defeat Killeen Ellison, the #6 ranked team in Class 6A, 55-53 at Mansfield Legacy. The Wildcats led 24-18 at the half and 43-36 after...
Five Wildcats Football Players Make THSCA Academic All-State Team
Five Wildcats Football players made the Academic All-State list as selected by the Texas High School Coaches Association. Campbell Cody, Cameron Kaufert and Chase Haney made the 2nd Team and Zach Tiemeyer and Brandon Zavala were Honorable Mention selections. All five are seniors. Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens sent his congratulations and said he was proud of these young men for maintaining high academic...
Saltillo Lady Lions Win Their First Two Games at Dodd City Tournament Thursday
The #16 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions picked up a pair of wins Thursday (December 5) in the Craig Reed Invitational Tournament in Dodd City. The Lady Lions defeated North Lamar, 73-36 and Sam Rayburn 61-47. Against the North Lamar Pantherettes, the Lady Lions got 25 big points from Chandler Bain. Anna Reeder also had a strong game with 18 points. Maddy Smith and Allie Lane both had 8 points, Brittney Peeples and Julianna Giles scored 6...
Wildcats Basketball Team Continues To Win at Mansfield Tournament
Wildcats Basketball Team Wins First Two Games in Mansfield Tourney The Wildcats Basketball Team, ranked #5 in Class 5A, had a good Thursday (December 5) winning two games in the Mansfield ISD Spring Creek Barbeque Classic Tournament. The Wildcats outscored A&M Consolidated of College Station, 68-61 and then defeated Mansfield, 68-49. Both games were played at Mansfield High School. Against A&M Consolidated, the Wildcats were...
Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Basketball Team Wins Big at Home Over Yantis
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Basketball Team got a one-sided win over Yantis at Sulphur Bluff Tuesday (December 3) winning 74-14. The Lady Bears led 25-6 after one quarter, 44-12 at the half and 62-12 after three quarters. Skylar Stanley had a big night with 23 points, 19 rebounds, 8 steals and 2 assists. Lady Bears Coach Zandra Peyton said Bailey Neal had her best game of the season with 10 points, 2 steals and 2 rebounds. Ann...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Opens Play Against Burkburnett in Glen Rose Tournament Thursday
Starting Thursday (December 5), the Lady Cats Basketball Team begins play in a three day tournament quite a distance from home as they are in the Glen Rose Lady Tiger 2019 Lions’ Club Varsity Tournament. The Lady Cats open up in the Glen Rose Arena Thursday at 3:15 p.m. against Burkburnett. Win or lose, the Lady Cats second game of the tourney will be on Friday. The Lady Cats come in with a 3-6 season record. They have lost back...
Wildcats Basketball Team Wins First Game at Mansfield Tournament Over A&M Consolidated
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says he loves the Mansfield ISD Spring Creek Barbeque Classic Tournament. He says last year’s tourney was when he figured out what type of team the Wildcats were. The Wildcats early results in this year’s tournament were good. The Wildcats won Thursday morning (December 5), 68-61 over A&M Consolidated of College Station. Day Day Hall scored a team high 29 points and Cameron...
Wildcats Change Flow of Paris Game With Third Quarter Half Court Trap
For the first couple of quarters and a half, Paris looked like it was going to be their night against the Wildcats Basketball Team Tuesday night (December 3) in Sulphur Springs. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said Paris was shooting the ball well and the Wildcats weren’t doing much to make them uncomfortable. It other words, Paris was in a groove. Coach Cipoletta chose to change the dynamic of the game. He instituted a half...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Could Not Find a Lot to Like in Terrell Loss Tuesday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team had a tough night on the road at Terrell Tuesday night (December 3). After leading 22-11 at the half, the Lady Cats watched Terrell catch up and pass them by. Lady Cats Coach Brittney Tisdell says the Lady Cats came out in the second half playing soft. They encountered foul trouble. She says once the Lady Cats lost the momentum, they could not get it back. The game in regulation ended in a 43-43 tie. The...
Sulphur Springs Will Again Be 5A, Division II For Football and 5A For All Other Sports
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens found out Tuesday (December 3) that Sulphur Springs will again be a 5A school for the next biennial alignment. The Wildcats will again be in 5A, Division II (smaller schools) for football. Sulphur Springs’ submitted number of 1251 students was just 42 more than the top cutoff level for Class 4A. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young told Coach Owens he thought...
