Wildcat Team Tennis Earns Playoff Spot With Home Court Win
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad won perhaps their most important match of the year, 13-6 over Greenville at the Wildcat Tennis Center Tuesday. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez called it the biggest match in his five years at Sulphur Springs. After the match, Coach Martinez informed his team that they would be going to the bi-district playoffs. It is believed, if all matches turn out as expected, the Wildcats will be the...
Lady Cats Defeat Edgewood 3-1
Apparently if you want to get your volleyball opponents total focus and attention, really clobber them in the first set. The latest case in point occurred Tuesday against Edgewood in Wildcat Gym. The Lady Cats did just about everything right in set one in a 25-6 victory. After that Edgewood refocused and battled the Lady Cats the rest of the night. Madi Vickery Edgewood came back to win set two, 25-20. The Lady Bulldogs led for most...
North Hopkins 2018 Invitational Cross Country Meet Results
North Hopkins hosted the 22nd annual Tim Menke Invitational Cross Country Meet last Tuesday, September 6th. There was a total of 25 schools and 668 runners that attended. The teams winning Varsity Boys division were, DeQueen, followed by Commerce in 2nd, and Saltillo in 3rd. The teams winning Varsity Girls division were Pittsburg, followed by DeQueen in 2nd place, and Redwater in 3rd. JV teams also competed with DeQueen winning the...
Wildcat Football Coordinators Prepare for Homecoming Game vs. Terrell
Coach Young Discusses Having a Game Canceled and the Terrell Defense Wildcat Center Ethan Rogers Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said he had never been a part of a football game canceled due to the weather until last Friday (September 7). Now comes district play and Homecoming for the Wildcats. Coach Young said the district opener (September 14) is big because all teams want to get off to a good start and win the first one....
Game Day: Volleyball, Team Tennis
There is volleyball and tennis on this Tuesday (September 11) game day. The Lady Cats’ volleyball team will welcome Edgewood into Wildcat Gym. There is a change in start time for the varsity match from what was listed on the original schedule. There will only be two games instead of three. Edgewood does not have a JV team. There will be a freshman contest at 4:30 p.m. and the Lady Cats’ varsity will now play Edgewood at...
Coach Reflects on Lady Cat Volleyball at Wylie East
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said the scores of the Lady Cats’ road loss at Wylie East Friday (September 7) don’t reflect how good of a match it was. The Lady Raiders won 3-0 by scores of 25-21, 25-19 and 25-17. Coach Maness said it was an exciting match. He felt the Lady Cats competed well and played with effort and intensity, especially during sets one and two and the first half of set three. Coach Maness...
Cross Country: Miller Grove; Saltillo; Sulphur Springs
Both the Miller Grove Hornets and Lady Hornets and the Saltillo Lady Lions competed in recent cross country meets. The Saltillo Lady Lions were at the 22nd Tim Menke Invitational at North Hopkins last Thursday (September 6) and the Lady Lions finished 12th as a team. Sienna Collins led the Lady Lions with a 3rd place finish running a time of 13:00. Raegan Spear was 50th in the race. Ofelia Cabrera was 92nd, Danielle Ross finished...
Lady Cats Lose at Wylie East
More frustration for the Lady Cats’ volleyball team from Wylie East Friday. The Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Cats, 3-0 at Wylie East. The score was 21-25, 19-25 and 17-25. Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness called it a good overall match. He said it was well fought until the middle of the third set. This was a rematch of a bi-district contest last Halloween in Royse City that Wylie East also won in straight sets. In stats from...
Wildcat Football Game Cancelled Due to Lightning
After several lightning strikes continued to delay the start of the Wildcat versus Lucas Lovejoy football game at Prim stadium Friday night, Sulphur Springs Administrators determined to cancel the game. Tickets purchased for the Wildcat vs. Lovejoy game set for Friday night, September 7,may use their tickets for the Friday, September 14th game featuring the Wildcats vs. Terrell. According to Wildcat Head Coach Greg Owens, “Due...
Lady Cats Volleyball Plays at Wylie East in Bi-District Rematch
The #14 ranked Lady Cats’ volleyball team will be in action on this Friday (September 7) game day. The Lady Cats will travel to Wylie East to play the Lady Raiders. Game time for the varsity is at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Lady Cats have a 22-5 season record and they have won their last two matches including a Tuesday night win at home against Wills Point. One wonders if the match against Wylie East might be a special one. After all...
