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...
Lady Cat Volleyball Came Up Short in 5th Set
Friday for the second home match in a row, the Lady Cats’ volleyball team took a district opponent into a fifth and deciding set and then came up short. The Lady Cats lost to Texas High 3-2 in Wildcat Gym on Friday. The Lady Cats started off well winning set one, 25-19. Texas High bounced back to even the match with a 25-17 win in set two. The Lady Cats then took a 2-1 lead in sets with a set three win, 25-22. Again Texas High...
Game Day: Lady Cat Volleyball Hosts Texas High
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team has a very important match Friday (October 5) in Wildcat Gym against Texas High as the Lady Cats attempt to fight their way back into the district race. The Lady Cats started out with three straight losses in district play. On Tuesday night (October 2), the Lady Cats got their first district win of the season, 3-0 at Mount Pleasant. Texas High is 4-0 in district play. This match marks the end of...
Game Day: Wildcat Football Hosts Forney
The Wildcats’ football team hopes to improve their district standing as they play host to the Forney Jackrabbits Friday night (October 5) at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats are 3-0 for the season and they have a 2-0 district record with wins over Terrell and Royse City. They are just a half game behind first place Corsicana because the Tigers have won one more district game than the Wildcats. Forney comes in with...
