Wildcats Track Team Qualified Six For Regional Meet In Seven Events, Finishes Sixth at Area Meet
The Wildcats’ track team finished sixth at the Area Track Meet getting 53 points Thursday, April 18, at Longview Pine Tree. The Wildcats had six athletes qualify for the regional track meet in seven events and two others earned alternate status for regional. Nabian Ramirez qualified with a third place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:03.948. Landon Thornton qualified with second place finishes in both the 1600-meter...
Lady Cats Softball, Wildcats Baseball On The Road On Game Day Friday
The Lady Cats’ softball team and Wildcats’ baseball team are both scheduled to play on this game day Friday, April 19. Both teams had games postponed Thursday and then rescheduled for Friday. The Lady Cats are playing Texas High in Texarkana. The Lady Cats are 7-2 in district play and the Lady Tigers are 6-3. The Lady Cats can claim at least co-championship status with a win. If they lose, they will face a seeding game...
Lady Cats Softball Rescheduled for Friday Due to Weather
The scheduled Lady Cats’ softball game against Texas High, originally planned for Thursday evening, April 18, has been postponed due to rainfall Wednesday and Thursday in Texarkana. The game has been rescheduled as a varsity only game on Friday at 6 p.m. at Texas High. The Lady Cats will come into the Friday game with a 7-2 district record and they are tied for first place with Mount Pleasant. If the Lady Cats win Friday, they...
Wildcats Baseball Game Rescheduled For Friday At Mount Pleasant
The scheduled Wildcats’ district baseball games at Mount Pleasant have been rescheduled until Friday, April 19. The varsity game will be at 7 p.m., following a JV game at 4 p.m. The Wildcats come into the game in fifth place in the district standings with a 4-8 record. They are 12-10 for the season. Mount Pleasant is two games ahead of the Wildcats in third place with a 6-6 record. Royse City holds down the fourth and final...
Area Track Meet Underway at Longview Pine Tree
The Wildcats’ track team sent nine athletes and the Lady Cats’ track team 13 athletes to the Area Track Meet Thursday at Longview Pine Tree. The meet got started at 10 a.m. with the running of the 3200-meter race. Participating in that race for the Wildcats are Landon Thornton and Christian Palomino. Lady Cat Sydney Washburn is also running in the 3200-meter race. Field events got underway at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Wildcats...
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack Talks About Wildcats Second Straight Win
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he has built the Wildcats program the past 14 years on pitching the defense and during the last two district games, both wins, that formula has returned. Tuesday night, April 16, despite only getting one hit, the Wildcats used strong pitching and defense to eke out a 1-0 victory over Mount Pleasant at Wildcat Park. KSST received some erroneous information concerning Tuesday night’s...
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo Comments On Disappointing Senior Night Loss Tuesday
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said the Lady Cats just did not play well in their 9-1 Senior Night loss to Mount Pleasant Tuesday night, April 16, at Lady Cat Park. Both teams are now tied for first place with 7-2 records. If both teams win their final district game on Thursday, both teams will be co-champs. Mount Pleasant would be the district’s #1 playoff seed because of their two wins over the Lady Cats in district...
Xavier Cork Signs To Be a Catamount of Western Carolina on Signing Day
Xavier Cork Wildcats 6-foot-9 senior post Xavier Cork signed a letter of intent Wednesday, April 17, to play college basketball for the Western Carolina Catamounts. Western Carolina is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Cork, the son of the late Kevin Cork and Reshemah Wright, said the Catamounts scouted him at the Wildcats bi-district game against John Tyler. They told him they liked the way he played, crashing the boards, boxing...
Wildcat Keaston Willis Officially Signs Letter to Play Basketball at Incarnate Word
Keaston Willis Wildcats senior guard Keaston Willis made it official on National Basketball Signing Day Wednesday, April 17. Willis, the son of Leanne Willis and Lonnie Gusters, signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Willis verbally committed to them several months ago. Willis said Incarnate Word first showed interest in him when he was in the eighth grade, but then...
Lady Cats Fall Into First Place Tie After One-Sided 9-1 Loss To Mount Pleasant On Senior Night
Mount Pleasant 9, Lady Cats Softball 1 The Lady Cats’ softball team fell into a first place tie in district Tuesday night, April 16, after a miserable 9-1 loss to Mount Pleasant on Senior Night at Lady Cat Park. Both the Lady Cats and Lady Tigers are now 7-2 in district play with one game left for each team. Little went right for the Lady Cats as Mount Pleasant dominated play almost from the beginning. The Lady Tigers opened the...
