SSHS Soccer Teams Split Games
Wildcats Soccer 1, Royse City 0 The Wildcats’ soccer team made sure they would finish in third place in the district with a tight, 1-0 win over Royse City on the road Tuesday (March 19) night. The lone Wildcat goal was scored by David Moreno after a corner kick. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton said it was a well played game noting that the Wildcats beat the Bulldogs on their senior night. Chances are pretty good that both the...
Wildcats and Ladycats Both Post Wins
Wildcats Baseball 8, Mount Pleasant 6 The Wildcats’ baseball team came out on top in a high scoring game at Mount Pleasant winning 8-6 Tuesday (March 19) night. The win evened the Wildcats district record at 2-2 and improved their season mark to 10-3. After falling behind 3-0 in the bottom of the third, the Wildcats rode a 7 run top of the fourth to victory. Mount Pleasant made it a one run game with three runs in the bottom of...
Ladycat Softball Heads To Royse City For District Opener
Lady Cats Softball Team Opens District Play on Game Day Tuesday The Lady Cats’ softball team begins district play on this Tuesday (March 19) game day. The Lady Cats will play at Royse City with a JV game at 5 p.m. and the varsity game at 6:30 p.m. This will be a battle of two teams having very good seasons. The Lady Bulldogs come in 16-3-1 and the Lady Cats are 14-4. Monday night the Lady Cats had their final non-district tune...
Wildcat Baseball Travels To Mount Pleasant
Wildcats Baseball Team Continues District Play at Mount Pleasant Tuesday The Wildcats’ baseball team continues district play on this game day Tuesday (March 19). The Wildcats have their third road game out of their first four district games. The Wildcats travel to Mount Pleasant. There will be a JV game at 4 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 1-2 in district play so far and 9-3 for the season. After...
Soccer: Game Day Tuesday March 19th
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are in action on this Tuesday (March 19) game day. The Lady Cats play at home against powerful Royse City on Senior Night. Seven Lady Cats will be recognized before the game. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m., then Senior Night, and then the varsity match at around 7 p.m. The Lady Cats are currently tied for third place with Texas High in the district standings. The Lady Tigers have...
North Hopkins Baseball Wins District Opener
North Hopkins Baseball 10, Sulphur Bluff 1 The North Hopkins Panthers opened district play at home Tuesday afternoon (March 19) with a solid 10-1 win over Sulphur Bluff. The Panthers took a 1-0 in the bottom of the first on a Wyatt Wharton home run. The Panthers put up 6 big runs in the second to take a 7-0 lead. The Panthers got RBIs from Kevin Clement who singled, Geoffrey Stewart who doubled, Jessie Rivera who got on on an error,...
Ladycat Softball Huge Win
Lady Cats Softball 15, Paris 0 So much for a final warmup before district play, the Lady Cats were on fire Monday night (March 18) in a 15-0 win over Paris at Lady Cat Park. Freshman Addison Caddell threw a four-inning no hit shutout striking out 6 and walking only 2. The Lady Cats clubbed 18 hits and had a 13 run third inning. Kelsey Wallace led the hit parade hitting a grand slam home run in the big third inning and another round...
North Hopkins Baseball Sweeps Sam Rayburn
North Hopkins Baseball Wins Pair of Games Saturday Against Sam Rayburn The North Hopkins’ baseball team swept a pair of home games Saturday (March 16) against Ivanhoe Sam Rayburn, 12-2 and 8-4. In the opener, the Panthers led only 2-1 going into the bottom of the third but then exploded for 6 runs. Brycen Gillespie, Kevin Clement, Branson Thomas and Victor Rojo all had RBIs. Thomas hit a double. The Panthers outhit San Rayburn 8...
Several Hopkins County Players Named To All-Region
BASKETBALL ALL-REGION Texas Association of Basketball Coaches The Wildcats’ basketball team had two players named to the Class 5A All-Region Team in Region II recently selected by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. They are 6-foot-9 senior post Xavier Cork and 6-3 senior guard Keaston Willis. Several other players from Hopkins County received All-Region recognition. Sophomore Chris Boekhorst of Saltillo was selected...
Late Night Sports: Friday March 15th, 2019
Wildcats Baseball 9, Greenville 2 Wildcat Jaxon Chaney pounded a grand slam home run and a three-run homer to power the Wildcats’ baseball team past Greenville, 9-2 in their home district opener at Wildcat Park Friday night (March 15). Chaney’s three-run shot was a part of a five run first inning that put the Wildcats up 5-0. His grand slam in the bottom of the sixth made it a 9-1 game. Jace Burchfield also drove in a run...
