Saltillo Lady Lions Ranked #25 in Class A; Lions Win; Panthers Defeat Como-Pickton
The Saltillo Lady Lions, ranked #25 in Class A, improved their district record to 5-0 with a 28-16 win at Sulphur Bluff Tuesday evening (January 15). Sulphur Bluff actually led after the first quarter, 7-3. Saltillo outscored the Lady Bears 9-0 in the second quarter to take a 12-7 lead. The Lady Lions outscored Sulphur Bluff 12-3 in the third quarter to take a 24-10 lead. Sulphur Bluff outscored the Lady Lions 6-4 in the fourth...
Porter Scores Game High 29; Lady Cats Defeat Mount Pleasant 58-31
Led by dynamic point guard Sadavia Porter, the Lady Cats’ basketball team built a 10 point lead during the third quarter against Mount Pleasant and then blew the game wide open in the fourth quarter taking a 58-31 win at Mount Pleasant Tuesday evening. Porter almost matched the Lady Tigers offensive output all by herself scoring a game high 29 points including a dramatic long three-point basket just before the third quarter...
Wildcats Defeat Tigers 63-43; Kahn Leads Scoring With 22
The Wildcats’ basketball team, ranked #5 in Class 5A, scored the last nine points of the third quarter to build an 8 point lead against Mount Pleasant and then used a big fourth quarter to secure a 63-43 district win at Mount Pleasant Tuesday night. The Wildcats had to play without Sadaidriene Day Day Hall who is following concussion protocol after a fall against Greenville last Friday night. 6-foot 6 junior Cameron Kahn was...
Wildcat Soccer Ready for Ice Bowl Tournament
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton maintains a positive attitude concerning his team. He sees the Wildcats as being near where they need to be after mostly tournament competition so far. The Wildcats are 2-3-1. They won one and lost two in the 2019 Lobo Invitational in Longview this past weekend (January 10-12). The Wildcats defeated a smaller school New Summerfield, 5-0 to open the tournament. Coach Upton says the Wildcats played...
Lady Cat Soccer Battle Injuries; Face Strong Opponents in Tournament Play
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Joel Bailey is ready to pick on some teams that are the same size as his Lady Cats. He says when he plans tournaments for the coming season, he hopes games will be competitive. Then he says this season tournament brackets show up matching his Lady Cats with some powerful opposition. The Lady Cats also have had more than their fair share of injuries and illness and Coach Bailey is awaiting orthopedists’...
Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats Basketball at Mount Pleasant
It’s a big Tuesday (January 15) game day as the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams are playing at Mount Pleasant. The Mount Pleasant gym is always a tough place to play. Action in the main Mount Pleasant Gym features the Lady Cats JV playing the Mount Pleasant JV beginning at 5 p.m. The Lady Cats Varsity faces the Lady Tigers Varsity at 6:15 p.m. The Wildcats Varsity opposes the Tigers Varsity at 7:30 p.m. ‘...
SSHS Powerlifting Meet Was Possibly Largest Invitationial In Texas
Sulphur Springs High School Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter said the annual Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet on Saturday (January 12) was as big as ever. He quoted Superintendent Michael Lamb saying it was probably the biggest invitational meet in Texas. Coach Jeter said no one doubts that. There were 10 platforms for 400 plus lifters both boys and girls inside the Multipurpose Building. Coach Jeter said the meet went smoothly. He...
#5 Wildcats and Lady Cats Coaches on KSST Coaches Show
Cipoletta on Wildcats Win Over Greenville, 60-43 On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday (January 12) Morning Coaches Show, Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said he was proud of the energy the Wildcats came out with in their 60-43 win over Greenville in the district opener for both teams in the Sulphur Springs Main Gym Friday night. He liked the Wildcats first three plays of the game that included a lob to post...
Wildcats 1-2 in Lobo Invitational; Ice Bowl Next Weekend
The Wildcats’ soccer team took a loss in the final game in the 2019 Lobo Invitational in Longview Saturday (January 12). The Wildcats were bested by Tyler Chapel Hill, 2-0. The Wildcats went 1-2 in the tourney defeating New Summerfield and losing to Jackson and Tyler Chapel Hill. The Wildcats season record is now 2-3-1. The Wildcats play next in the Ice Bowl Tournament in Richardson this coming Thursday through...
# 6 Ranked Wildcats Open District With Win
The #6 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team successfully opened district play with a 60-43 win over the Greenville Lions in the Main Sulphur Springs High School Gym Friday night (January 11). The Wildcats got off to a solid start and led 19-7 after the first quarter. The Wildcats built their lead to 13 points at the half, 32-19 and to 17 points after three quarters, 47-30. Both teams scored 13 points in the fourth quarter. Ten...
