Game Day: Wildcat Baseball Bids Farewell to Eagle Stadium Play Tuesday Night
Perhaps all that is missing is a three ring circus. The Wildcats’ baseball team plays Greenville at 7 p.m. on this Tuesday game night and it’s senior night as well as an evening to bid a fond farewell to historic Eagle Stadium. There will also be an important game to play for the Wildcats. The Wildcats are 9-1 in district play and they have a one game lead over Hallsville with two district games to play. The Wildcats end...
Hallsville Lost at Home to Marshall Friday Night
The biggest surprise to come out of KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show was when Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack revealed that Hallsville had lost at home to Marshall in extra innings Friday night. The loss gives the Wildcats a one game lead with two district games to play. While Hallsville was losing, the Wildcats hammered Mt. Pleasant, 10-0 in Mt. Pleasant. Wildcats pitcher Triston McCormick...
Lady Cats Softball Loss to Mt Pleasant
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo admitted Saturday morning that the loss to Mt. Pleasant on the road Friday night was a tough one and he said it kinda stung. On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Coach Carrillo said his team played hard and gave it all they had. Still, he said, there were some plays they just didn’t make. Two strange double plays around third base aided Mt. Pleasant....
Spring football underway for the Wildcats
Spring football gets underway for the Wildcats after school Monday. It will end on May 19 with the Spring Game. There will be 14 practices before the Spring Game. Monday morning Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron said his goal for spring practices is to install the entire defensive scheme so that all that will be left for the fall will be review. Coach Abron agreed spring ball is very helpful for defensive linemen and...
Weekend Cumby vs North Hopkins Baseball
Baseball is not always just about hits. Sometimes it is about timely hits. Friday at Cumby, the North Hopkins Panthers outhit the Trojans 8 to 4 but still came out on the short end of a 4-3 score. Cumby scored a run in the bottom of the first to lead, 1-0. The Panthers tied the game with a run in the top of the third. Cumby added two runs in the bottom of the fourth and a single run in the bottom of the fifth to lead 4-1. A North...
Playoff Warm up Game Cancelled!
The playoff warm up game between the Lady Cats’ softball team and North Lamar at Lady Cat Park Monday at 5 p.m. has been canceled. According to a note from Athletic Director Greg Owens, the game was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. The Lady Cats next game will be at home Thursday at 7 p.m. as they open a best of three bi-district series against Lovejoy. Game two will be at Lovejoy Friday at 7 p.m. Game three, if...
Lady Cat Softball Bi-District Play-off Schedule
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo announced bi-district playoff information for the Lady Cats and Lovejoy series Saturday morning on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. Game one will be played Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at Lady Cat Park. Game two will be at Lovejoy on Friday, April 28 at 7 p.m. The third game, if necessary, is scheduled for Saturday, April 29 at noon at Royse City. The...
Wildcats Bludgeon Mt Pleasant 10-0; Maintain District Lead
Wildcats pitcher Triston McCormick took a perfect game into the fifth inning at Mt. Pleasant but had to settle for a one-hitter as the Wildcats bludgeoned Mt. Pleasant, 10-0 in a game halted after five inning due to the ten-run rule. The lead off hitter for the Tigers in the fifth hit a solid single to right. There were also a pair of errors in the inning but McCormick pitched around them and preserved his shutout. McCormick worked...
Lady Cats Finish District in Third With Friday Night Loss; Face Lovejoy Next Week
This one hurt. The Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers used the long ball and a big defensive play to squeeze past the Lady Cats, 5-4 at Lady Tiger Field in Mt. Pleasant Friday evening. The loss dropped the Lady Cats into third place. Mt. Pleasant and Texas High are district co-champs. The Lady Cats now face Lovejoy late next week in bi-district with details to be determined. Trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the third, Mt. Pleasant’s Kamille...
Lady Lions Qualify Four for Regional Track
Four members of the Saltillo Lady Lions’ track team qualified for regional in four events at an area meet recently. Sienna Collins had a terrific meet winning the 3200-meter run, the 1600-meter run and the 800-meter run. Brenda Castro also qualified for regional with a third place finish in the 3200-meter run, a fourth place finish in the 1600-meter run and a second place finish in the 300-meter hurdles. Jocelyn Ochoa qualified...
