Lady Cats Win District Championship; Face Wylie East Tuesday
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team won the district championship and the district’s number 1 seed in the playoffs with an impressive 3-1 win over Texas High Friday evening in Mount Pleasant. It was the Lady Cats thirteenth straight win in district games. The Lady Cats actually had to bounce back after losing the first set to the Lady Tigers, 25-19. The Lady Cats won the next three sets, 25-21, 25-20 and 25-17. Lady Cat Kaylee...
Wildcats Defeat Tigers 31-14; Play-off Hopes Remain Alive
Offensively the Wildcats played turnover free football, scored four touchdowns including two bombs and kicked a long field goal. A mostly bend but don’t break defense forced two turnovers and stopped two Tigers drives on downs. Special teams blocked a field goal. It all added up to a Wildcats 31-14 victory over Mount Pleasant on the road on a chilly Friday night. Mount Pleasant actually scored first on their Senior Night as...
Game Day: Lady Cats Volleyball Play for District Championship
It’s going to take a thirteenth district volleyball game Friday night (October 27) to decide this season’s district champion. After two rounds of play, the Lady Cats of Sulphur Springs and the Lady Tigers of Texas High ended up tied with 10-2 district records. The district championship game and seeding game will take place at Mount Pleasant Friday at 6:30 p.m. Both teams won on their home court, 3-2. In the district opener...
Game Day: Wildcats At Mt Pleasant; Playoff Implications
Long time rivals Sulphur Springs and Mount Pleasant meet on the football field again Friday night (October 27) at Sam Parker Field in Mount Pleasant. Despite the records of the teams, this district game has playoff implications. Mount Pleasant is 0-4 in district play and 1-7 for the season. They have to win their remaining two games and hope for some help. The Wildcats are 0-3 in district play and 2-5 for the season. They have lost...
Wildcat Basketball Begins Season Practice
The Wildcats’ basketball team had their first practice of the season Wednesday. Clark Cipoletta returns for his fourth year as Wildcats Head Basketball Coach. Last season the Wildcats made a quantum leap going 26-7. They defeated North Forney in bi-district and advanced to Area competition. The Wildcats went 10-2 in district play finishing second. They return six players who received All-District honors. 6-foot-8 junior post...
Wildcat Football Head Coach Owens Calls Mt Pleasant “Scrappy”
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said the Wildcats had a good bye week last week. He called it the most productive that he can recall. Coach Owens praised the players’ attitudes. He said they got to work on fundamentals and conditioning. Coach Owens said he hoped it would help during the last three weeks of the season. He said the Wildcats need to win all their remaining games to make the playoffs. Coach Owens said the team...
Lady Cats Dominate MP; Ready for District Championship Game
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said it seems every time his team steps on the court, they get little bit better. He had just watched the Lady Cats dominate Mount Pleasant, 3-0 on senior night Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. Coach Maness said he was glad to see his team improving heading into the playoffs. He said he knew his team would be hard to beat on senior night. Coach Maness said he had six seniors who wanted to leave...
Lady Cats Defeat Mt Pleasant to Assure at a Least Tie for District Lead
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team dominated their final regular season district game at home on senior night Tuesday (October 24) against Mount Pleasant, 3-0. The Lady Cats jumped out to an 8-1 lead in set one and never took their foot off the gas pedal winning, 25-8, 25-16 and 25-11. With the result of Texas High’s match with Greenville pending, the win by the Lady Cats assured that the worse they could be at the end of the...
Wildcat, Lady Cat Cross Country Wrap-up
The Wildcats’ cross country team was tenth and the Lady Cats seventeenth at the Region II-5A Championship Monday at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie. The Wildcats top finisher, Landon Thornton, came closest to qualifying for the state meet. He finished 26th, ten spots behind the last qualifier. Christian Palomino finished next for the Wildcats in 34th place. Eli Sellers was the third finisher for the Wildcats despite running...
Wildcat Coordinators Prepare for Friday Night in M Pleasant
Bye week and Mt Pleasant Tigers the topic of conversation for KSST Sports Director Don Julian and Wildcat football coordinators: Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the bye week was very productive for his offensive players. He said his guys had a tremendous week and brought a great attitude. Coach Young said he liked the improvement in the offensive line last week. The Wildcats play at Mt. Pleasant Friday...
