North Hopkins Panthers Win One, Lose One in Tournament Play
The North Hopkins Panthers’ baseball team won one and lost one Thursday. Douglass scored a single run in the bottom of the seventh for a walk off win, 4-3. Hits were hard to come by for each team as Douglass outhit the Panthers, 5 to 3. Chase Williams pitched the entire game for North Hopkins and took the loss. In another game, the Panthers clobbered the Lufkin Central JV, 10-0 in four innings. Caleb Wyatt threw a three hit...
Saltillo Lady Lions Lose at Detroit Tournament
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team lost a pair of games at a Detroit tournament Thursday (March 8). In one game, the Lady Lions were outscored by Paris, 10-6 in four innings. The Lady Lions scored all their runs in a big 6 run third inning. Chandler Bain took the pitching loss but she struck out 11. Bain and Anna Reeder had 2 hits each. In another game, the Lady Lions lost to the North Lamar JV, 12-3. Bain hit a triple and...
Wildcat Tennis Results at Longview Tourney Thursday
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his team did well in some key matches at a Longview tournament Thursday (March 8). He said there were 22 teams in the tournament including some solid tennis programs like Whitehouse, All Saints of Tyler, Nacogdoches, Corsicana, Mesquite and Kilgore. Coach Martinez said it was a tough tournament. He was especially pleased with his number one boys doubles team of Alex Benitez and Jonah...
Wildcats Lose Two by One Run At Grayson County Tourney Thursday
The Wildcats’ baseball team lost a pair of one-run games on the opening day of the Grayson County Classic Tournament Thursday. Playing in Denison, the Wildcats came up short against McKinney, 9-8 and then lost a later game, 5-4 to host Denison. Against McKinney, the Wildcats got off to a good start by scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning. Jaxon Chaney hit a double off the base of the center field wall that scored...
Game Day: Wildcat Baseball, Tennis
Wildcats’ baseball coach Jerrod Hammack has one more tournament to get his team ready for the start of district play next week. The Wildcats begin play in a three-day Sherman-Denison-Celina sponsored Grayson County Classic on this Thursday game day (March 8). Their site Thursday will be Denison High School. The Wildcats will play McKinney at 1:30 p.m. and then will face host Denison at 4 p.m. On Friday the Wildcats play...
Soccer: Open Date Friday; Wildcats, Lady Cats Defeat Texas High Tuesday
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins on Win at T High Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins liked his team’s 3-0 victory at Texas High Tuesday night even more than their 10-1 home win against the Tigers last month. This time Coach Wiggins said the Wildcats didn’t surrender a goal. They were also protecting just a 1-0 lead for most of the game. The Wildcats added two more goals in the final 15 minutes of the game. Axel...
Lady Cats Win District Opener; Travel to Hallsville Friday
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said it’s important to win some games when all does not go smoothly. Such was the case Tuesday night as the Lady Cats won their district opener against Greenville, 3-2 at Lady Cat Park. Coach Carrillo said his team seemed to be a little nervous in the district opener. He said he could tell his team was not in sync during the game. Coach Carrillo said some of the Lady Cats’ hard hit...
Baseball: North Hopkins Defeat Saltillo
The Saltillo Lions lost a baseball game to North Hopkins on Tuesday. The Panthers took a 19-0 win. North Hopkins scored the 19 runs on nine hits and seven Lions’ errors. The Panthers’ starting pitcher Wyatt Wharton teamed with reliever Tate Myers to throw a 4 inning no hitter. Wharton also had a big game at the plate going 3 for 3 with a double and 4 RBIs. Colby Cameron of North Hopkins was 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 3...
Wildcat Soccer Shuts Out Texas High
The Wildcats’ soccer team shut out Texas High and managed to put three shots in the goal to pick up three points and a big district road win, 3-0 in Texarkana Tuesday night. Axel Solorzano scored a goal for his second straight game as a Wildcat and he had an assist on another one. Enrique Arellano also had a goal and an assist. Angel Tavera also scored a goal. The Wildcats are now 3-0 during the second half of district play and...
Lady Cat Soccer Defeats Texas High in Overtime
Just when it looked like the Lady Cats’ soccer team and Texas High would play all night without scoring a goal, the Lady Cats scored a pair of goals in the second half of overtime to defeat the Lady Tigers, 2-0 at Gerald Prim Stadium Tuesday night (March 6). Lady Cat Keeley Hudgins was battling two Lady Tiger defenders near their goal when she was able to push a left footed shot into the net at 9:33 in the second half of...
