North Hopkins Baseball Team Evens Big District Series With Como-Pickton Saturday, Deciding Game Monday in SS
The North Hopkins Panthers baseball team came from behind to defeat Como-Pickton, 10-6 Saturday at Como-Pickton to even the district championship deciding series at one game apiece. The deciding game of the series will take place Monday at 7 p.m. at Sulphur Springs’ Wildcat Park.Saturday night, the Panthers jumped out in front with two runs in the top of the second. The Eagles moved ahead with a grand slam home run in the bottom...
Lady Cat Sadavia Porter Qualifies for State Track Meet
Lady Cat sprinter Sadavia Porter, on the track at UT Arlington where she will run in college, qualified for the state meet at the Region II Class 5A Meet Saturday. Porter finished second in the 100-meter dash. She also competed in the 200-meter dash and in the 4×100-meter relay. The State Track Meet takes place Friday, May 10 at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at UT Austin.
Sulphur Bluff Bears Golf Team Headed to State Tournament
The Sulphur Bluff Bears Golf Team qualified for the state tournament at the Region III Golf Tournament last week at Glen Rose. The Bears took third place at the two-day regional tournament shooting rounds of 400 each day. Trayton South led the Bears with rounds of 86 and 82 and he had the fourth best score at the tourney. Other members of the Bears Golf Team are Hunter Wallis, Montana Hurley, David Rosas and Eli Ham. Two Bears...
Wildcats Baseball, Lady Cats Softball Playoff Schedule
The Wildcats’ baseball bi-district schedule has been set. The Wildcats, a fourth place district seed, are taking on District 16-5A champion Hallsville in a best two out of three series. All games will be played at Mike Carter Field in Tyler. Weather permitting, game one will take place Wednesday (May 1) at 7 p.m. Game two is scheduled for Friday at 5:30 p.m. Game three, if necessary, is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. Meanwhile...
Wildcats Baseball Defeats Texas High on Senior Night Friday to Grab Playoff Spot
Wildcats Baseball 3, Texas High 2 The Wildcats’ baseball team won a game they had to have to make the playoffs, winning 3-2 over Texas High on Senior Night at Wildcat Park Friday night. Jaxon Chaney was masterful on the mound pitching a complete seven innings allowing two runs, both unearned, and three hits striking out two and walking two. Wildcats senior Austin Dodd was practically a one man rally using his speed to score the...
Lady Cats Softball Sweeps Series Against Whitehouse Getting Clincher at Home Friday
Lady Cats Softball 6, Whitehouse 3 The Lady Cats’ softball team topped Whitehouse, 6-3 Friday night at Lady Cat Park to take their bi-district series two games to zero and to advance into the Area round. Whitehouse scored an unearned run on an error in the top of the first inning to go up, 1-0. The Lady Cats answered with three runs of their own in the first to take a 3-1 lead. They never trailed after that. Whitehouse got to...
Wildcat Golf Season Ends
Wildcats Golfers Don’t Qualify For State But Coach is Proud of Their Solid Scores at Regional Wildcats Golf Coach Chris Owens said he was real proud of his team as some players had personal bests and other showed consistency on a big stage, at the Region II Golf Tournament Wednesday and Thursday (April 24-25) at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Then there was the weather on Wednesday that Coach Owens said was better suited for...
Lady Cats’ Softball Dominates
Lady Cats Coach Carrillo Liked His Team’s Poise in Game One Win at Whitehouse Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said his team came out relaxed and not feeling pressure Thursday night (April 25) as the Lady Cats defeated Whitehouse, 14-4 at Whitehouse. He said the Lady Cats took care of business and showed no panic even when the game was close early. Coach Carrillo said he wasn’t surprised his team handled first game...
Wildcats Baseball Coach Discusses Must Win
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack Discusses Playoff Scenarios It’s truly a must win game as the Wildcats’ baseball team hosts Texas High at Wildcat Park Friday night (April 26) at 7 p.m. The Wildcats have won four straight district games to improve their district record to 6-8. They are tied for the fourth and last playoff spot with Royse City but the Bulldogs have the tiebreaker edge over the Wildcats. If the...
Lady Cats Get Ten Run Rule Win over Whitehouse, Take 1-0 Lead in Bi-District Series
Lady Cats Softball 14, Whitehouse 4 The Lady Cats’ softball team overwhelmed Whitehouse, 14-4 at Whitehouse Thursday night, April 25, to take a 1-0 lead in their best two out of three bi-district series. The Lady Cats scored multiple runs in every inning except one and they pounded out 15 hits. The Lady Cats scored two runs in the first, three more in the second and then five runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth. Kelsey...
