Young Focuses on Offensive Pace During Wildcat Spring Football
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young wants to return the Wildcats to an offensive pace similar to what former Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Jeff Riordan referred to as the NASCAR Offense. The NASCAR offense was a big part of the Wildcats State Title run in 2008. The increase in pace is one of the goals for Coach Young and it will be an emphasis during spring workouts. However Coach Young said the ultimate goal for the offense...
Abron Proud of Regional Qualifiers; Taylor Qualifies for State
Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron talked about long jumper Imani Taylor qualifying for the State Track Meet at the Regional Meet on Friday. Coach Abron said Taylor was the first Lady Cat to compete at 9 a.m. Friday. There were 16 long jumpers and Taylor was in the second flight. Coach Abron knew going in that a Mansfield Lake Ridge jumper was a prohibitive favorite to win the event. He said he encouraged Taylor to go after second...
Wildcats Begin Bi-District at Wylie East Wednesday Night
The Wildcats’ baseball team went through the gamut of emotions from the thrill of victory to the agony of defeat during an exhausting and long baseball weekend. The good stuff happened Friday night (April 27) as the Wildcats used a Jaxon Chaney walk off two-run home run in the bottom of the tenth to defeat Hallsville, 4-2 at Wildcat Park on Senior Night. The win meant that the Wildcats ended up as district tri-champions with the...
Lady Cats Area Game Schedule Set
The Lady Cats’ softball team made quick work of Lovejoy in a bi-district series Thursday and Friday winning two games to zero. Both games were called due to the ten run rule. The Lady Cats won at Lovejoy Thursday night, 15-4 and at Lady Cat Park Friday night, 15-1. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said the Lady Cats played just about the perfect game Friday night. The Lady Cats will now face Little Elm this weekend in an...
Wildcats, Tri-Champions of District 16-5A Will be 3rd Seed as Bi-District Begins Thursday
The Tri-Champions of District 16-5A met at Mount Pleasant on Saturday to determine the #1, #2 and #3 seeds for the upcoming playoffs. The Wildcats dropped two games and will be the district’s #3 seed. Texas High defeated the Wildcats and Hallsville to claim the #1 seed. Hallsville lost to Texas High but defeated the Wildcats to claim the #2 seed. In the first game Saturday, Texas High shut out the Wildcats, 5-0. Tyler Armstrong...
North Hopkins Defeated Dodd City Saturday
The North Hopkins Panthers defeated Dodd City on the road Saturday, 9-5. The Panthers scored three runs in the top of the first and Dodd City scored one of their own. The Panthers went up 5-1 with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Dodd City scored two runs in the third and two more in the fourth to tie the game at 5-5. The Panthers broke the tie with a run in the top of the fifth and then added three more runs in the top of the...
Lady Cats Advance to Area
The Lady Cats’ softball team won their bi-district series with Lovejoy two games to nothing with a 15-1 rout at Lady Cat Park on Friday night. The Lady Cats won at Lovejoy Thursday night, 15-4. Friday the Lady Cats scored in every inning. They led 4-0 after one inning, 6-0 after two innings, 10-1 after three innings and 15-1 after four innings. The game was called after four and a half innings due to the ten run rule. Kate...
Chaney Hits Walk-off Home Run to Create a Tri-championship in District Race
Wildcat Jaxon Chaney hit a dramatic walk-off two run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Wildcats a big 4-2 district win over Hallsville Friday night at Wildcat Park that created a tri-championship in the district race. The Wildcats, Hallsville and Texas High tied for the district championship with 9-3 records. The three teams will play games Saturday at Mount Pleasant to determine the district’s 1, 2 and 3...
Game Day: Bi-District Continues for Lady Cat Softball
Despite winning 15-4 Thursday night, Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo felt his team was nervous at the start of the game. The Lady Cats loaded the bases in the first inning but did not score. Coach Carrillo said the Lady Cats battled and later had two big innings where they batted around. Still he knows Lovejoy can’t be counted out yet. Coach Carrillo said he expects the Lady Leopards to come after the Lady Cats...
Freshman Tran Places 17th at Regional Golf Tournament
Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener sees a big upside for her freshman player Miriam Tran. Trans just competed in the Regional Golf Tournament Wednesday and Thursday (April 25-26) at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Coach Spigener says Tran finished seventeenth among some 90 competitors. Tran shot an 87 and an 89and she was sixteen strokes away from qualifying for the State Tennis Tournament. Coach Spigener says weather conditions...
