Wildcats Defeat Greenville 21-7; Remain in Play-off Hunt
The Wildcats’ defense held a good Greenville offense at bay most of the night. The Wildcats’ offense survived some turnovers and scored three touchdowns. As a result, the Wildcats improved their playoff standing with a 21-7 Senior night victory over the Lions Friday night at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats seemed laser focused from the beginning. They forced Greenville to punt on their first drive and Simeon Taylor put...
Game Day: A Must Win by 8 or More for Wildcats
Friday night (November 3) the Greenville Lions come to town for a 7:30 p.m. district game with playoff implications for both teams. It is also Senior Night at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Lions are having one of their best seasons in years. They are 2-2 in district play and 5-3 overall this year. The Wildcats are 1-3 in district play and 3-5 for the season. To help solidify their playoff situation, the Lions need a victory Friday. To stay...
Eleven Lady Cats Named to All-District Volleyball Team
Eleven members of the District Champion Lady Cats’ volleyball team received All-District honors. Included were two superlatives. Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness and Texas High Coach Melissa Trotter were named co-District Coaches of the Year. Senior Kaylee Jefferson was named Offensive Player of the Year. Sophomore Erika VanBenthem was selected as Newcomer of the Year. Lady Cats making First Team All-District were senior setter...
Greenville Lions’ Coach Calls Friday Night at Prim Biggest Game for Lions in 13 Years
It’s Greenville at the Wildcats Friday night (November 3) at Prim Stadium on Senior Night. These are a new bunch of Greenville Lions. They are winning. The Lions are 5-3 this season and are fighting for a playoff spot with a 2-2 district record. Their head coach is Darren Duke, in his second year. Coach Duke replaced his mentor Marvin Sedberry, who hired Duke to be his defensive coordinator four times: twice at Greenville and...
First Wildcat Basketball Scrimmage Set for Saturday
The Wildcats’ basketball team will have their first scrimmage of the season Saturday (November 4) in Sachse. The Wildcats will scrimmage two Class 6A teams, Sachse and Fort Worth Trimble Tech, a playoff team last year. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says he is looking forward to the scrimmage adding the players are tired of beating up on each other in practice. They have been practicing since October 25. Coach...
Wildcat Golf Plays Fall Tournaments
The Wildcats’ golf team shot a 323 and finished second at a rare fall golf tournament at Mount Pleasant Country Club Monday. Wildcats Golf Coach Chris Owens said Colton Bench led the Wildcats with a 76. Carter Lewis shot, 77, Andrew Escobar and Kip Childress both shot 85 and Cameron Morris carded 90. Coach Owens said his team did okay but he added they still had a ways to go to contend for the district championship and make the...
Lady Cat Volleyball Season Ends in Loss to Wylie East
Halloween turned out to be all trick and no treat for the Lady Cats’ volleyball team as their season came to an abrupt end as the Wylie East Raiders defeated the Lady Cats, 3-0 at Royse City Tuesday night. The Lady Cats troubles started right away in the first set. The Lady Cats did have several early leads including at 5-4. The Raiders then scored eight straight points to lead 12-5 and they were off and running. Wylie East took...
Game Day: Lady Cats Volleyball in Bi-District Match
The district champion Lady Cats’ volleyball team will face Wylie East in a bi-district match on this Tuesday (October 31) game day. The match is in Royse City starting at 6:30 p.m. Wylie East is the #4 seed in a very tough district, 15-5A. The Lady Cats come into the contest with a 28-12 record. They have won eleven matches in a row. Max Preps lists the Raiders’ season record at 15-20. They were 8-6 in district play. Their...
Lady Cats in Bi-District Play As District’s Number 1 Play-off Seed
The big word for the day Monday for Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness was “exciting”. That was his assessment of the Lady Cats 3-1 victory over Texas High Friday night at Mount Pleasant that earned the Lady Cats the district championship and the district’s number one playoff seed. The Lady Cats lost the first set before winning three sets in a row to get the victory. Coach Maness said the Lady Cats came out a little show...
Wildcat Football Hosts Greenville Friday at Prim Stadium
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens, on KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show, said the Wildcats played one of their most complete games of the season in the 31-14 win at Mount Pleasant Friday night. He said the Wildcats were very consistent. Coach Owens said several fourth down stops by the defense were really big. The Wildcats also got a pass interception from Terrell Turman and two fumble recoveries....
