Wildcats Have Disappointing Start to Playoffs
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said Wednesday night’s 9-3 loss to Wylie East in game one of a bi-district series was a disappointing start to the playoffs. He said it seemed the Wildcats left a couple of runners on base in every inning except one, especially early in the game. The Wildcats left nine men on base and the Raiders four. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats just could not get the big hit. He said you just need one...
Game Day: Lady Cats on All-Artificial Turf at McKinney North; Face Little Elm in Area
Weather permitting, the Lady Cats’ softball team will begin a best two out of three Area round series Thursday at 7 p.m. at the all-artificial turf softball field at McKinney North. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday and he gave us a scouting report on Little Elm, the Lady Cats Area opponent. Actually Coach Carrillo told us what he learned...
Wildcats Host Wylie East for Second Bi-District Game Friday; Wylie East Claims First Game Win
The Wylie East Raiders used two big innings to defeat the Wildcats’ baseball team 9-3 at Wylie East Wednesday night and take a 1-0 lead in the best two out of three bi-district series. The Raiders broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the bottom of the fourth to go up 4-0. They put runners on with a single and a walk and both runners scored on a double. A third run scored when a wind blown pop up on the infield was dropped. A...
Panthers Defeat Detroit in First Game of Bi-District Season
The North Hopkins Panthers took game one of a best two out of three bi-district series in dominating fashion defeating Detroit, 7-0 at North Hopkins Wednesday. North Hopkins scored two runs in the bottom of the second, added a third run in the bottom of the third and scored four big insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth. Wyatt Wharton got the pitching win going the first six innings allowing only three hits and no runs. He struck...
Spring Football Provides Clear Picture for Wildcat Defense
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron says he wants to get a clear picture of what he has on defense during spring football so that he can build off of that during the fall. Coach Abron says he has also moved some players into new positions and he is interested in how they do. He says he lost some good players who were senior last year but he says he is excited about some of the returners he has. Coach Abron says his players...
7-on-7 Football Begins Tuesday At Home Against Gilmer
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the Wildcats’ 7 on 7 football team will begin play next Tuesday at home against Gilmer. He says close to 100 Wildcats in varsity, JV, eighth grade and seventh grade will participate. Next week Commerce and Emory Rains will come to play. Coach Young says the Wildcats will go to their first tournament, at Gilmer on Saturday, May 26. He says the Wildcats will go to a couple to state...
Game Day Wednesday: Wildcats Begin Bi-District at Wylie East
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack has a lot of respect for Wylie East, the Wildcats’ bi-district opponent. Game one in the series is at Wylie East Wednesday night (May 2) at 7:30 p.m. The Raiders are coached by Heath Andrews, who is the only baseball coach Wylie East has ever had and is in his tenth year there. The Game will be heard on KSST. Coach Hammack, in his thirteenth year at Sulphur Springs, says this year’s...
Four Wildcats Make Finals at Regional Track Meet But Do Not Advance
Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said it is an honor just to make it to the Regional Track Meet. He was very proud of the four Wildcats he took to Mavericks Stadium at UT Arlington last Friday and Saturday (April 27-28). Senior Dedric Godbolt had a good day at high jump getting a personal best effort. Coach Young said he came in seeded seventh of eighth out of 16 jumpers. Godbolt cleared 6-foot on his third attempt and 6-foot-2 on his...
North Hopkins Faces Detroit in Best of Three Series
The North Hopkins Panthers’ baseball team now faces Detroit in a best two out of three playoff series. Game one at North Hopkins has been moved up to Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. to avoid expected rain on Thursday. Game two will be Friday at Detroit at 4:30 p.m. Game three, if necessary, will be at Cooper on Saturday at 1 p.m.
