Wildcat Track Team Continues to Improve
The competition increased a lot for the Wildcats’ track team at a Gilmer meet last Friday. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young called it the Northeast Texas Junior Olympics featuring Gilmer, Pittsburg, Carthage, Liberty-Eylau, Marshall and Tatum. Still several Wildcats did well. In the 3200-meter run, Landon Thornton won the race and Peyton Vickery came in third. Mason Cleveland scored in pole vault clearing 9 feet. The Wildcats...
Lady Cats Defeat Pine Tree 20-1 Thursday at Lady Cat Park
The Lady Cats’ softball team did a thorough job of washing out the bad taste of last Tuesday’s loss to Pine Tree by clobbering Marshall, 20-1 at Lady Cat Park Thursday afternoon. After starting pitcher Bailey Haggerty kept Marshall off the scoreboard in the top of the first inning despite giving up 2 hits, the Lady Cats sent 16 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first and scored 12 runs on six big hits. The Lady...
Soccer Doubleheader Almost Certain as Bi-District Playoffs Begin
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon is almost certain that a Wildcats and Lady Cats soccer bi-district playoff doubleheader will be taking place at Princeton on Friday, March 24. The Lady Cats will be playing Royse City at 6 p.m. Coach DeLeon says he is fairly certain that the Wildcats will be playing Lovejoy at 8 p.m. He likes the idea of the Lady Cats and Wildcats doubleheader. Coach DeLeon says it’s great for the entire...
Lady Cats Defeat Hallsville 2-1; Enter Bi-District as Second Place Team in District
The Lady Cats’ soccer team defeated the district’s top team Hallsville, 2-1 at the SSHS Track Complex Tuesday night to nail down the number two seed in the district. Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon believes the Lady Cats will now face Royse City in a bi-district playoff game. Details still need to be worked out. In the game, Hallsville actually scored first at 19:59 of the first half on a nice crossing play. Lady...
Wildcats Are in Playoffs Following Victory at Hallsville
For the second year in a row, the Wildcats’ soccer team has faced a must win game at Hallsville to get into the playoffs. For the second straight year, the Wildcats came through with the win. The Wildcats jumped on the Bobcats with 3 first half goals and led 3-0 at the half. Hallsville could only get one goal back and the Wildcats tacked on a late goal to take the 4-1 win. The win gave the Wildcats the fourth and final playoff...
Lady Cats Softball 2-1 in District
The Pine Tree Lady Cats jumped out to a 4-0 lead after 4 innings and then held on to defeat the Lady Cats’ softball team, 5-3 at Pine Tree Tuesday night. Pine Tree led 5-1 after five. The Lady Cats managed single runs in the sixth and seventh but it wasn’t enough. The Lady Cats outhit the Lady Pirates 11 to 8. Bailey Haggerty pitched all six innings for the Lady Cats allowing 5 runs on 8 hits and she struck out 6. The Lady...
Wildcats Baseball Wins District Opener
First the good news. The Wildcats’ baseball team opened district play with a win on the road at Pine Tree Tuesday night. However the game may have set a new standard for winning ugly. The Wildcats won 13-8. They hit the ball well rapping out 12 hits. Pine Tree pitchers issued 8 walks, hit two batters and committed 6 errors. Wildcats pitchers issued 10 walks and they made 4 errors. 337 pitches were made in the 3 hour and 2 minute...
Lady Cat Track Travels to Lindale After Spring Break
Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron liked the Gilmer Track Meet last Friday for several reasons. He was able to bring more competitors as he fielded both a JV and Varsity team. Coach Abron said due to the tougher competition in this meet, the Lady Cats did not finish first. He enjoyed competing against solid East Texas teams such as Liberty-Eylau, Gilmer, Marshall and Tatum. Coach Abron said the step up in competition gave him a...
Cumby Baseball Dropped Non-District Game To Alba-Golden
The Cumby’ baseball team dropped a non-district game to Alba-Golden 12-4 last Friday at home. Cumby scored a run in the bottom of the second inning to cut the Alba-Golden lead to 3-1. Alba-Golden scored the next nine runs to take a 12-1 lead. The Trojans rallied with 3 runs in the bottom of the fifth to make it a 12-4 game. Cole Sprague had a good day with the bat for the Trojans with 3 hits in 4 at bats with a run scored and an...
Game Day Tuesday: Soccer, Baseball, Softball
Soccer Game Day The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams play Hallsville in important district matches on this Tuesday game day. The Wildcats are playing for their playoff future. They need a win for a chance to get in. Hallsville, the Wildcats and Greenville are all battling for the fourth and final playoff spot. Facing a similar situation last year, the Wildcats won to get into the playoffs. They hope to pull that off again....
