Results of Brookshires’ Challenge Cross Country Meet
The Saltillo ISD sponsored the Brookshires’ Challenge Cross Country Meet last Thursday (October 4) at Lake Bob Sandlin State Park in Pittsburg. 723 runners participated. In the varsity boys run, Saltillo’s Garrett Tarver finished first with a time of 17:41. Dillon Beadle of Saltillo was fourth with a time of 18:27. The Saltillo Lions were sixth in boys’ team competition. In the varsity girls run, Saltillo’s...
Team Effort Enables Lady Cats Defeat of Royse City
For the third straight district match in Wildcat Gym, the Lady Cats’ volleyball team went into a fifth set with their opponent Tuesday night (October 9). After losses in the first two, the Lady Cats had one go their way against Royse City Tuesday night. The Lady Cats won 3-2 over the Lady Bulldogs. The score was 25-21, 15-25, 23-25, 25-21 and 15-11. Big games by several Lady Cats put them over the top. Autumn Tanton had her...
Owens Says Wildcats Biggest Challenge Friday Night is Knowing What Ennis Will Run
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens talked about Lions and Wildcats at his weekly media gathering Tuesday (October 9) morning. He said Sam Harrell is back in charge at Ennis after battling multiple sclerosis for several years. Coach Owens said Coach Harrell is still trying to figure out the identity of this year’s Ennis team. He said the Lions are changing their offense every week. Coach Owens said that puts in the...
Wildcat, Lady Cat Cross Country Teams Prepare for Regional Meet October 22
At the District 15-5A Cross Country Meet Monday at Mount Pleasant, the Wildcats won the district championship for the first time in nine years. The Wildcats finished four points ahead of host Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats finished third behind Mount Pleasant and Royse City. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats will advance to the regional meet on October 22 at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie. Wildcats and Lady Cats Coach Ross Hicks said...
Game Day: Lady Cats Host Royse City
There is district volleyball on this Tuesday (October 9) game day. The Lady Cats’ volleyball team begins the start of the second half of district play intent on turning their district season around and on getting into the playoff picture. The Lady Cats, 1-4 in district play and in fifth place, will play host Tuesday to the Royse City Lady Bulldogs, 3-2 in district play and in third place. The Lady Bulldogs downed the Lady Cats...
Lady Cat Volleyball 1-4 in District as Second Round Begins
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said the loss in five sets to Texas High last Friday (October 5) was definitely a tough one. He said the Lady Cats came to play. However Coach Maness said the Lady Cats were not as focused in the fifth set as they needed to be to win. He said the fastest team out of the gate in a fifth set usually wins. At one point in the match, the Lady Cats led 2 sets to one. Coach Maness said he felt pretty...
Owens Says It Was Good to Remain Unbeaten in District Play Following Win Against Forney
After the Wildcats’ football team outscored Forney, 56-47 Friday night (October 5) in a game featuring more than 1100 yards of offense, Wildcats Coach Greg Owens said he was glad to get he win adding it was good to remain unbeaten in district play. The Wildcats are 4-0 for the season and 3-0 in district play. Coach Owens was on KSST Radio and cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show last Saturday. He said...
Cross Country: Wildcats Win District; Lady Cats Place 3rd
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams had big days at the District 15-5A Cross Country Meet Monday morning (October 8) at Mount Pleasant High School. The Wildcats captured the district championship with a first place finish. The Lady Cats finished third in district. Both teams advance to the Region II-5A Championship on Monday, October 22 at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie.
Five Inducted into Wildcat Hall of Honor 2018
Five were inducted into the Wildcat Hall of Honor Friday, October 5, 2018. Those introduced at Prim Stadium were, left to right: Presenter Tom Young and Inductee Mark Sevier, Class of 1992; Presenter John McCullough and Inductee Melissa McSheffery Knezevic, Class of 2004; Presenter Chuck King and Jacovy Paul Gordon and Lisa Gordon, son and sister of Inductee Jay Paul Gordon, Class of 1995 (Deceased); Inductee John Holloway, Class of...
Wildcats Keep Pace with District Leaders; Defeat Forney Jackrabbits 56-47;
by Butch Burney Dueces were wild for the Sulphur Springs Wildcats Friday night as they scored two touchdowns in every quarter and then stopped the Forney Jackrabbits on a pair of key two-point conversions in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats needed a win Friday at Gerald Prim Stadium to keep pace with district leaders Corsicana and Ennis, but Forney didn’t make it easy. The...
