Herd Wins First Varsity Match; Team Tennis 1-1 om District
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was pleased with his team’s 14-5 district win over short-handed Marshall at the Wildcat Tennis Complex Tuesday afternoon. The win evened the Wildcats district record at 1-1. Coach Martinez awarded the Wildcat Ball to freshman Katie Beth Herd, who won her first varsity match. Herd won in girls’ singles despite losing a first set, 6-0. Herd won set two, 6-0 and then captured the match...
Wildcats, 2-0 Host Paris Wildcats for Homecoming Friday Night
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says the Wildcats 2-0 start has had an effect on Wildcats practices this week. He says players are gaining confidence. Coach Owens says cooler weather this week has also had a positive effect on the players. Coach Owens had his media gathering Wednesday morning with the Paris Homecoming Game coming up Friday at The Prim. Sometimes friction can develop between the offense and defense on a team but...
Texas High Defeats Lady Cats’ 3 Sets to 2
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team lost a tough five-set match on the road at Texas High Tuesday night. The Lady Cats opened with a close 25-23 win. The Lady Tigers took the second set 25-16. The Lady Cats went up 2 sets to 1 with a 25-20 set three win. Again Texas High evened the match with a set four win, 25-21. The Lady Tigers won the deciding set five, 15-12. Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness said it was an overall good match. He...
Wildcats’ Team Tennis Defeat Marshall 14-5
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad won an important district match against Marshall, 14-5 at the Wildcat Tennis Complex Tuesday afternoon. The short-handed Mavericks had to give up 6 points to the Wildcats. The Wildcats got boys’ singles wins from Alex Benitez, Jonah Kirkpatrick, Chase Crouch and Blaine Flemens. Katherine Herd and Jazzmin Cruz got wins in girls’ singles. Crouch and Logan Schumacher got the win in the...
Wildcat Football Coordinators Review Avalon; Plan for Paris
Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the biggest compliment he can give to the Wildcats’ offense is that they stuck with it last Friday in an 18-13 Wildcats’ win in a defensive struggle against Avalon of Maryland. He admits the first half against the Black Knights was not a pretty one. A big part of the problem was unsuccessful third down and short conversions. In the first half, the Wildcats...
Game Day: Lady Cats Begin District; Team Tennis Host Marshall
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad are in action on this Tuesday game day. Both have district matches. For the Lady Cats, they will be opening district play Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in Texarkana against Texas High. The Lady Cats enter district play with a 17-10 record in pre-district play. In their last game before district play last Friday, the Lady Cats defeated Pleasant Grove 3-1 at...
SSHS Cross Country Teams Continue Strong Performances
The Wildcats’ cross country team finished fifth and the Lady Cats were eighth at the Tyler Lee XC Classic last Saturday at UT-Tyler. Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks says there was strong competition, good weather and lots of personal bests for his teams. Landon Thornton led the Wildcats with a seventh place finish. Coach Hicks says he ran perhaps his best race of his career with a time of 16:40. Coach Hicks says the next six...
Lady Cats Volleyball Open District Tuesday Night at Texas High
Instead of having an open date last Friday, the Lady Cats’ volleyball team ended up playing Pleasant Grove. It was all a part of Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness getting his team ready for district play, which begins this week. The Lady Cats defeated Pleasant Grove, 3-1 in a tough, hard fought match. Coach Maness says he knew Pleasant Grove is a good defensive team and he wanted to see how the Lady Cats’ offense...
Coach’s Show: Wildcats Coach Owens Reviews Friday Night
Was the glass half empty or half full for the Wildcats Saturday morning after the Wildcats 18-13 win over Avalon of Maryland Friday night at the renovated Prim Stadium? It depends if you were talking to an offensive or defensive coach. On KSST and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said both defensive units were outstanding Friday night. He added it was the best the Wildcats...
Lady Cats Volleyball 3, Pleasant Grove 1
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team took a hard fought 3-1 win over a talented Pleasant Grove team in Wildcats Gym Friday. The Lady Cats won the opening set, 25-21 but then dropped set two to the Lady Hawks, 25-21. In sets three and four, the teams played even with each other until the Lady Cats got more big points near the end. The Lady Cats won set three, 25-19 and set four 25-23. Erika VanBenthem came off the bench to play in the...
