Wildcats Register 2-1 Record at Gilmer 7-on-7
The Wildcats varsity 7 on 7 team played their first games of the season Saturday at Gilmer and won two and lost one. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said Sulphur Springs brought lots of athletes on varsity and JV high school teams and four middle school teams. The Wildcats’ varsity opened with a 19-18 win over Lindale. Trailing at the end, the Wildcats made a two point conversion to win as quarterback D’Corian...
Baseball Play-offs: Sulphur Bluff, Yantis In; North Hopkins, Cumby Out
Two of our area baseball teams are still alive and two are out after bi-district results this past weekend. In Class 1A, the Sulphur Bluff Bears won their bi-district game against Bloomburg, 11-4. They will play Union Hill in an area round game this weekend. The Yantis Owls had a first round bye in the playoffs. They will now face Trinidad this weekend in an area series. Game one is Thursday at 7 p.m. Game two is Friday at 7 p.m. Game...
Wildcats Win Bi-District; Face Frisco Wakeland Next
The Wildcats’ baseball team hung on by their fingernails to win a pulse-pounding game two against North Forney, 5-4 Saturday at Eagle Stadium, to wrap up their bi-district series. The Wildcats entered the top of the seventh inning up 5-3. Pitcher Triston McCormick retired the first batter in the inning on a ground ball. Then things got interesting. The Falcons got back to back hits. They loaded the bases as the Wildcats went for...
Wildcats Win Game One; Host North Forney Saturday at 11:30 AM
The Wildcats’ baseball team took the first game of a best two out of three bi-district playoff series using solid pitching from Ryan Humphries and some clutch hits to defeat North Forney, 7-3 at North Forney Friday night. Humphries got the pitching win going all seven innings allowing only two earned runs while scattering five singles. He struck out nine and walked five. Meanwhile the Wildcats had nine hits. Triston McCormick...
Detroit Takes Game One Over North Hopkins in Bi-District Play; Game Two At North Hopkins Saturday
Detroit took game one of a best two out of three bi-district series winning at home over the North Hopkins’ baseball team, 10-4 Friday afternoon. The Panthers scored a run in the top of the first inning to lead 1-0. Detroit scored the next nine runs and lead 9-1 after four innings. North Hopkins fought back to within 9-4 after the top of the sixth. Detroit scored the games final run in the bottom of the sixth and the game ended...
Halfway Mark for Spring Football Practices
With three practices this week, the Wildcats’ football team is just about at the halfway mark for spring practice. It was an interesting three days this week. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said Tuesday was a little sloppy. It was the first outdoor practice and Coach Owens said the team did not adapt well to the humidity plus he said they had a hard time getting their rhythm back after having four days off. He said coaches...
Wildcats in Gilmer for Seven on Seven
The Wildcats’ seven on seven teams will open the season Saturday against several teams at Gilmer. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats would take six teams to Gilmer, two high school teams and four middle school teams. About 80 to 85 players are expected to go. Ryan Humphries and Brady Crouse will miss the seven on seven competition because of baseball bi-district action. With prom Saturday evening, Coach...
Game Day: Wildcats, North Forney Bi-District Game Live on KSST 7 p.m. Friday
The Wildcats’ baseball team opens a bi-district playoff series against the North Forney Falcons at North Forney Friday at 7 p.m. The playoff game will mark the first playoff game ever for the Falcons. They got hot just in time this season to earn a playoff berth. In their last scheduled district game last Friday, they trailed highly rated cross town rival Forney 3-0 before scoring four late runs to shock the Jackrabbits, 4-3....
Harbin Signs With University of The Ozarks
Harrison Harbin, a four-year member of the Wildcats’ tennis team, signed a letter of intent to play tennis at the University of The Ozarks in Arkansas Thursday morning. Harbin says University of The Ozarks is in Clarksville, Arkansas, a small town that reminds him of Sulphur Springs. Harbin says it is about four hours from here.He says it had a good feel to it, the tennis team was very welcoming, he says he was happy with what...
Wildcats Begin Bi-District Action Friday at North Forney
The Wildcats’ baseball team is matched up with North Forney in bi-district action Friday and Saturday. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack describes the Falcons as a confident team on a roll going into the playoffs. He says they were on the outside looking in before play Friday. Friday night they upset crosstown rival Forney, the district’s top team. Then Saturday they defeated Wylie East and Lovejoy. They didn’t...
