Lady Cats Slip to 0-2 in District Following Loss to Lindale
The #25 state ranked Lady Cats’ volleyball team saw their district record slip to 0-2 after a 3-1 loss at #14 ranked Lindale Tuesday (September 25) night. The score was 18-25, 26-24, 14-25 and 22-25. It was the Lady Cats second road loss in district play. In set one, the Lady Eagles led only 17-16 but then closed with an 8-2 run to win, 25-18. The Lady Cats just hung on to win set two. They had a 24-19 lead late but the Lady...
Wildcat Football: Coordinators Review Royse City Game
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young on Royse City Game and Open Date Going into last Thursday (September 20) night’s game at Royse City, Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said he found several things to worry about. One was the odd Thursday game instead of the usual Friday date. Then came he weather delay. There was the Bulldogs ball control offense that gave the Wildcats only 8 or 9 possessions during the game and...
Game Day: Lady Cat Volleyball at Lindale; Team Tennis Match Moved to Wednesday
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team is back in action in district play on this game day Tuesday (September 25). The Lady Cats travel to Lindale to face the Lady Eagles. The Lady Cats are 0-1 in district play after Friday’s 3-1 loss at Royse City in the district opener for both teams. The Lady Eagles are off to a 1-0 start in district play as they won at Mount Pleasant last Friday, 3-0. The Lady Cats have a season record of 24-8...
Miller Grove Cross Country Runs in A & M Corpus Christi Islander Classic
Give Miller Grove Athletic Director and Cross Country Coach Gary Billingsley credit for some thinking outside the box. With rainy weather all around northeast Texas this past weekend, Coach Billingsley took his Hornets and Lady Hornets’ teams all the way to Corpus Christi for the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islander Classic. He probably was also looking for competition that will serve his teams well later on when the stakes are...
Maness Called Friday a Rough Night for Lady Cat Volleyball
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said the Lady Cats losing their match at Royse City, 3-1 Friday September 21) was definitely not the way they wanted to open district play. He called it a rough night all the way around. Coach Maness said a lot of things didn’t fall the Lady Cats’ way. He said the Lady Cats should have been able to fight their way through some of it. Coach Maness said he did not want to take...
Coach Owens on District Win Over Royse City
Austin Dodd Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said the first quarter at Royse City last Thursday (September 20) couldn’t have gone any better for the Wildcats. The Wildcats scored three touchdowns and led, 21-0. Two touchdown drives followed fumble recoveries by the defense. Plus here was the 79-yard punt return for six points by Austin Dodd. Coach Owens said the offense was clicking in that first quarter while the defense...
Lady Cats Drop District Opener in Royse City
Not a good start to district play for the #24 ranked Lady Cats’ volleyball team as they dropped their district opener at Royse City Friday (September 21), 3-1. The Lady Cats got off to a good start in set one and at one point led, 10-6. The Lady Bulldogs tied it at 12-12 and then dominated the rest of the set to take it 25-19. The second set, perhaps the key one, was one that got away from the Lady Cats. The Lady Cats played...
Game Day: Lady Cats Begin District Play at Royce City
There is a big Lady Cats’ volleyball match on this Friday (September 21) game day. The Lady Cats open district play on the road at Royse City. The varsity will play first beginning at 5 p.m. Freshmen and JV matches will follow. The Lady Cats’ varsity comes into the important match with a 24-7 record. They are coming off back to back matches in Wildcat Gym last Tuesday (September 18). The Lady Cats squeaked by Pleasant...
Dodd Scores Twice and Makes Crucial Defensive Play; Named KSST MVP of the Game Thursday Night
Wildcat Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said, “Austin Dodd did everything.” Young confirmed the choice of KSST Sports in naming Dodd MVP for the Wildcat versus Royse City game Thursday night at Royce City. Dodd returned a Royse City punt 80 yards for a touchdown including a dramatic dive into the goal line pylon for the score. Dodd may have had help on the dive by a push from a Royce City defender. In the third quarter, Dodd...
Iwuakor Commits to Oklahoma University
Former Sulphur Springs Basketball Star Victor Iwuakor has committed to Oklahoma. The news was reported earlier this week by rivals.com. The 6-foot-7, 230 pound Iwuakor had offers from colleges all over the country. Iwuakor played at Sulphur Springs for three years. He played on the Wildcats’ varsity for two years and spent one year playing for the Wildcats JV. He and his family moved to the Waco area during the summer before his...
