Lady Cats Hope to Get in Three Tournament Games in Allen Saturday
The Lady Cats’ softball team is hoping to get a break in the wet weather so they can get in three games in an Allen tournament on Saturday. A revised schedule calls for the Lady Cats to play Frisco Liberty at 1:30 p.m., McKinney North at 3 p.m. and Dallas W.T. White at 6 p.m. Coach David Carrillo has also scheduled a doubleheader with Royse City at Texas A&M-Commerce on Monday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Lady Cats currently...
North Hopkins Basketball Season Ends With OT Loss in Area Game
The North Hopkins Panthers took the state’s #16 ranked team into overtime before losing to Clarksville, 46-41 Friday night in an Class 2A Area round game. The game ended up in a 38-38 tie in regulation. North Hopkins Superintendent Darin Jolly said after the game that North Hopkins was thankful for a great season of basketball this year. He added he was proud of the leadership of senior Chase Williams. Jolly said it was a hard...
Wildcats Face Frisco Lone Star Friday Night at Princeton
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta has spent a lot of time watching tapes of Frisco Lone Star since the Wildcats found out late Tuesday night that they would be playing the Rangers in an Area game Friday at 7 p.m. at Princeton. The game will be heard on KSST radio and ksstradio.com stream with video replay on Suddenlink Cable Channel 18. Coach Cipoletta said the Rangers are very athletic. He said they have had some injuries...
Wildcats Baseball Outscores Tyler Lee but Not Lindale in Rose City Classic Thursday
The Wildcats opened the regular season with a win and a loss at the 27th Annual Rose City Classic in Tyler Thursday. The Wildcats came from behind to win their opening game Thursday morning, 7-4 over host Tyler Lee. Lee led 2-1 after one inning and 4-3 after three innings. The Wildcats scored the games last 4 runs to come from behind. Playing a second game right after the first, the Wildcats lost to Lindale, 9-6. The Wildcats are 1-1...
Lady Cats and Coaching Staff Named to District 16-5A Girls Basketball All-District
All eight members of the Lady Cats’ basketball team and their coaching staff were mentioned on the District 16-5A Girls Basketball Team. The Lady Cats also earned two superlatives. Senior Kaylee Jefferson was selected as the co-Player of the Year along with junior Antonia Porter of Texas High. Sadavia Porter was chosen as the district’s Offensive Player of the Year. Junior Autumn Tanton was named to the All-District First...
Rain Causes Cancellation of Thursday Sports Events
All the rainfall lately is causing cancellations of sporting events and more are expected. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said the first two days of an Allen softball tournament on Thursday and Friday have been canceled . The Saturday games are still on the schedule for now. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said the Denison track meet scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ track teams...
Wildcats Tennis Successful at Tyler Tournament; Host Varsity Invitational Friday
The Wildcats’ tennis team dodged the rain Tuesday and were able to play in their third tournament of the season at John Tyler. The key to success was an early start and early finish just before rains came. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said each of his players got to play 3 or 4 matches. Among the highlights for the Wildcats was the play of the boys doubles team of Alex Benitez and Jonah Kirkpatrick who made it all the way...
Saltillo Lady Lions’ Basketball Season Ends
One bad quarter can end a team’s season in the playoffs. Tuesday night in a regional quarterfinal game, the Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team entered the fourth quarter in a game against Slidell trailing by only 2 points, 32-30. The Lady Lions were outscored 17-10 in the fourth quarter and the Lady Lions saw their season end with a 49-40 loss to Slidell. Saltillo actually led after one quarter, 12-11 and the game was...
Friday Second Half Rally Secures Win for Wildcats; Face Frisco Lone Star Friday at Princeton
The Wildcats’ basketball team led 17-16 at the half of their bi-district game with Lovejoy Tuesday night at Paris and Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta did not like what he was seeing. After the game, he admitted he tore into his team during the halftime break. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats displayed no grit during the first half. He felt Lovejoy wanted it more than the Wildcats during the first two quarters. Coach Cipoletta...
Wildcats Defeat Lovejoy Face Frisco Lone Star in Area Game
For about half of the bi-district game between the #13 state ranked Wildcats and Lovejoy Tuesday night at Paris, the Leopards strategy of slowing things down seem to be working as planned. The Wildcats led at the half but the score was only 17-16. Then in the third quarter, aided mostly by 7 points from Victor Iwuakor and a three-point basket by Keaston Willis, the Wildcats outscored Lovejoy 14 to 7 to take a 31-23 lead after three...
