Saltillo Lady Lions, Lions Defeat Union Hill
Saltillo Lady Lions Basketball 64, Union Hill 6 The #23 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team went to 7-0 in district play with a dominating victory over Union Hill, 64-6 at Union Hill Tuesday (January 22). The Lady Lions led 18-2 for the first quarter, 44-2 at the half and 56-3 after three quarters. Maddy Smith had a big game for the Lady Lions with 23 points. Anna Reeder had 14 points. Chandler Bain had 10 points....
Soccer Game Day: Wildcats at Pittsburg; Lady Cats at Athens
Wildcats Soccer in Pittsburg Tuesday Night For Non-District Match Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton says he is not ready to hit the panic button. His Wildcats have opened the season with a 2-5-1 record. Coach Upton says the Wildcats are mostly a young team and he says they are not finishing games and scoring chances. He adds they are playing well otherwise. Coach Upton says the Wildcats have four more non-district games to limit some...
Basketball Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats Host Royse City
It’s game day Tuesday (January 22) for the Lady Cats and Wildcats’ basketball teams and both will be at home playing back to back games against Royse City. Action will begin in the SSHS Main Gym with the Lady Cats JV taking on the Lady Bulldogs JV at 5 p.m. The Lady Cats Varsity will then take on the Royse City Lady Bulldogs Varsity at around 6:15 p.m. The Wildcats Varsity and the Royse City Bulldogs Varsity will play at...
Basketball: Coaches Show Review of Wildcats and Lady Cats Friday Night Play; Tuesday Night Game
Wildcats Basketball Assistant Philip Manning Comments on Friday Texas High Win Maybe film study won last Friday (January 18) night’s game for the #5 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team. Wildcats Assistant Coach Philip Manning was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. Coach Manning said Head Coach Clark Cipoletta stayed up late Thursday night studying Texas High shooters. One of the Tigers...
Soccer Recap: Wildcats and Lady Cats in Tournament Play
It was a tough weekend (January 17-18) for the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams at tournaments. The Wildcats lost two one goal games at the Richardson Ice Bowl on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday afternoon, the Wildcats lost to Class 6A South Garland, 2-1. Friday night, the Wildcats got shut out, 1-0 by Dallas Kimball. A scheduled Saturday morning contest against Sabine was canceled due to the wet and cold weather. The...
Weather Cancels Saturday Ice Bowl for Wildcat Soccer
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton announced Saturday that all games in the Ice Bowl tournament scheduled for Saturday were canceled due to rain and cold weather. The Wildcats were scheduled to play Sabine Saturday morning at 10:10 a.m. at Wildcat Ram Stadium in Dallas. The Wildcats ended the tournament with a pair of one goal losses, 2-1 to South Garland and 1-0 to Dallas Kimball. The Wildcats are 2-5-1 for the season. The Wildcats...
Saltillo Lady Lions, Lions Defeat Avery
Saltillo Lady Lions Basketball 52, Avery 18 After completing the first half of district play with a perfect 5-0 record, the #25 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions opened the second half with a 52-18 win over Avery Friday (January 18). The Lady Lions got off to a strong start leading Avery, 18-2 after one quarter and 35-8 at the half. The Lady Lions allowed Avery no points in the third quarter. Maddy Smith led the Lady Lions with 17 points....
Lady Tigers Strong Second Quarter Defeats Lady Cats
The Texas High Lady Tigers used a very strong second quarter to defeat the Lady Cats’ basketball team, 60-48 at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Friday evening (January 18). After both teams scored 14 points in the opening quarter, the Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Cats, 23-7 in the second quarter to open up a 37-21 lead. The Lady Cats trimmed two points off the lead in both the third and fourth quarters but that...
Wildcats Survive Texas High Second Half Surge
A Texas High shot right at the buzzer failed to fall and the Wildcats’ basketball team held on to win, 53-52 at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Friday night (January 18). It looked early that the Wildcats would win going away but after Wildcats guard Keaston Willis turned an ankle in the third quarter, the Tigers came roaring back. Willis gutted it out in the fourth quarter hampered by the bad ankle but scored 7 of...
Lady Cats Softball Begins Practice Today
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo begins his thirteenth season in Sulphur Springs Friday (January 18), the first day softball teams are allowed to practice. He has an overall record here of 269-129. Coach Carrillo has made the playoffs here every year since the 2008 season. He said he’s excited about the coming season and he thinks the Lady Cats’ players are too. He has ten seniors and he said he has had great...
