Game Day: Wildcats Face Midlothian
The Wildcats’ basketball team plays an Area round playoff game against Midlothian Friday (February 22) at 7:30 p.m. at Forney. Both teams are ranked in the top 25 in Class 5A according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll. The Wildcats are #4 and Midlothian is #24. The Wildcats are 25-8 for the season and Midlothian is 24-9. The Wildcats topped John Tyler in bi-district and Midlothian defeated North Forney. The...
Wildcat Baseball at Rose City Classic Wins One, Loses One
The #10 ranked Wildcats’ baseball team opened the regular season with a win and a loss at Mike Carter Field in Tyler at the Rose City Classic. The Wildcats got solid pitching and enough base hits to plate a couple runs as they defeated tournament host Tyler lee, 2-0. Then the Wildcats, playing back to back games, lost to Lindale, 3-1. The Wildcats, 1-1 for the season, have one game on the tournament schedule for Friday as they...
Lady Cats Win Two on Opening Day of Allen Invitational; Five Lady Cats Get Home Runs in First Game
The Lady Cats’ softball team continued with their tournament recipe of solid pitching and great bat work to cook up two wins on the opening day of the Allen Varsity Invitational Softball Tournament Thursday (February 21). The Lady Cats topped Celina, 11-2 and then clobbered Hurst L.D. Bell, 16-0. The Lady Cats are 8-0 for the season. Five Lady Cats hit home runs against Celina. The Lady Cats are, left to right, Brinklee Driver,...
Panthers Win Bi-District; Face Clarksville Friday
The North Hopkins Panthers boys basketball team defeated Wolf City in their first playoff game Tuesday night. The Panthers are Bi-District Champions and will be playing against Clarksville Friday, February 22nd at Mt Vernon High School.
Former Wildcat Coaches 5-A Team to Bi-District Win
Bradley Washington (center), a former Wildcat Basketball athlete, is head coach at Connally High School in Pflugerville, TX. This is the first year Connally High School, a 5-A school, defeated Huto in Bi-District. Coaches can often be quite proud of their former players. SSISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden is a proud former coach. Bradley Washington, a 2007 Sulphur Springs graduate, played basketball for former Wildcats...
Game Day Thursday: Baseball, Softball, Powerlifting, Track
There is baseball, softball, powerlifting and track on the schedule on this game day Thursday (February 21), weather permitting. The #10 ranked Wildcats’ baseball team will be opening the regular season at a familiar place, Tyler’s Mike Carter Field at the Rose City Classic. The Wildcats are scheduled to play five games over three days. On Thursday, the Wildcats are scheduled to play host Tyler Lee in a game that started...
Powerlifting Qualifies Two Girls for Regional Powerlifting Meet
The Sulphur Springs High School Powerlifting Team will be sending two girls to the Girls Regional Powerlifting Meet held at Pine Tree in Longview on February 28. Qualifying are freshman Addyson Lamb, ranked #9 in the region in the 123-pound weight class and Sable Erdmier , ranked #4 in the region in the 165-pound weight class. Both girls had lifts that were personal records at a meet in Commerce Friday. In Commerce, Erdmier had a 250...
Seven Lady Cats Basketball Players Make All-District Team With One Superlative
Lady Cats senior point guard SaDavia Porter was named the district’s Defensive Player of the Year on the District 15-5A All-District Basketball Team released Wednesday (February 20). The team was selected by the district’s coaches who could not vote for members of their own team. Porter was one of seven Lady Cats named to the All District Team. Selected First Team All District: Senior post Autumn Tanton and Senior guard...
Coach Talk: Rebounding a Key in Wildcat Bi-District Win
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said rebounding was a key to victory for the #4 ranked Wildcats in Tuesday (February 19) night’s bi-district win over John Tyler, 66-50 at Wills Point. The Wildcats now face #24 ranked Midlothian in an Area game Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Forney. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats had perhaps their best rebounding performance of the season Tuesday night. Coach Cipoletta said the...
Saltillo Lady Lions Season Ends in Regional Quarterfinal Loss
The #20 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team had their season come to an end Tuesday (February 19) with a regional quarterfinal loss to #17 ranked Slidell, 51-30. Lady Lions Coach Colton Smith said Slidell is a good team coached by a good coach in Lance Shelton. Coach Smith said Slidell had only two losses on the season. He said they shot the ball well and made 9 three-point baskets. Slidell led 14-3 after one quarter,...
