Wildcats Could Qualify for Tourney Top Bracket With Morning Win
The Wildcats’ basketball team split two games in the Leroy Romines Memorial Baketball Tournament at Longview Wednesday. The Wildcats opened play with a 83-57 loss to powerful Pro Vision of Houston Wednesday afternoon in pool play. Pro Vision led 21-8 after one quarter and 40-23 at the half. The Wildcats bounced back to defeat Pleasant Grove, 69-65 Wednesday evening. The game was tied 13-13 after one. The Wildcats surged out in...
Lady Cats Improve Record in Idabel Tournament
The Lady Cats’ basketball team was raring to go in the Idabel, Oklahoma Warriors Winter Classic Wednesday morning as they soundly defeat Haworth, Oklahoma, 66-34. It was the Lady Cats eighth straight win and improved their season record to 15-3. That streak includes a 3-0 mark in district games. The Wednesday morning Idabel tournament victory was similar to the Lady Cats, 61-30 victory over Haworth in he tournament last year....
SSHS Soccer Alumni Games
We promised you times for Wildcats and Lady Cats’ Alumni Soccer Scrimmages as we get them. The Wildcats’ soccer team will go up against their Alums Saturday with JV action at 5 p.m. at the Sulphur Springs High School Track Field with the Varsity to follow at 7 p.m. The Lady Cats will play their Alumni scrimmage at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Lady Cats are scheduled to scrimmage at Paris Thursday at 3 p.m. Then they are scheduled...
Saltillo Wins By 1 Over Como-Pickton in Mt Vernon Tournament
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team won one and lost one on the first day of the Mt. Vernon Classic Tuesday. The Lions opened with a 70-30 loss to Mt. Vernon. Then the Lions won a 48-47 thriller over Como-Pickton. Como-Pickton had a four point lead after the first quarter and at halftime. The Lions tied the score, 36-36 after three quarters. The Lions outscored Como-Pickton 12-11 in the fourth quarter to win the game. Lyle Bench...
Soccer Teams Begin Scrimmage Action This Week
Both the Wildcats and the Lady Cats’ soccer teams will be having scrimmages this week. The Lady Cats are actually scheduled for three scrimmages over three days. The Lady Cats are scheduled to scrimmage at Paris Thursday at 3 p.m. Then they are scheduled to go to Pleasant Grove for scrimmage action Friday at 2:30 p.m. The annual Alumni Scrimmage is planned for Saturday. The Wildcats’ soccer team also has their Alumni...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball in Holiday Tournaments
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams are in holiday tournaments this week. The Wildcats are in the 16-team Leroy Romines Memorial Basketball Tournament in Longview running Wednesday through Friday. The Wildcats open pool play against a toughie, Pro Vision of Houston, Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Pro Vision is a charter school academy with a 20-1 record according to Max Preps. The Wildcats also play Pleasant Grove at 6 p.m....
Cipoletta on Pine Tree Win
First of all Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says his is proud of his guys for the way the fought and came out with a 69-65 win at Pine Tree Tuesday afternoon. That said, Coach Cipoletta believes his team didn’t do a lot of the little things that might have made the winning easier. He didn’t like the way they played defense. They gave up quarters of 22 and 18 points. There was a lot of foul trouble. Victor...
Chapman on Lady Cats Pine Tree Win
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman admits when he was a young coach, he was one who stressed offense. Later experience taught him that offense might win games but it was defense that wins championships. In his eight years in Sulphur Springs, he has emphasized defense and he hopes his players enjoy playing defense. They seem to. Time and time again this season, the Lady Cats stingy defense has been the key to victory. The Lady...
Wildcats 69, PineTree 65
The Wildcats’ basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter to take a narrow, 69-65 win over Pine Tree on the road in the district opener for both teams Tuesday afternoon. The Pirates led going into the final quarter, 48-47 but the Wildcats outscored them 22-17 to take the win. The Wildcats led after the first quarter, 18-11 and at the half, 33-26. The Pirates had a big third quarter to take the one point lead after three...
Lady Cats 3-0 in District with Win Against Pine Tree
The Lady Cats’ basketball team remained unbeaten in district play at 3-0 after a 52-35 win over Pine Tree Monday in Wildcats Gym. Once again the Lady Cats won with strong defense allowing the Lady Pirates less than 9 points a quarter. The Lady Cats led 15-11 after one quarter and 19-16 at halftime. The Lady Cats used a big third quarter to expand their lead after three to 34-20. Point guard Sadavia Porter led the Lady Cats with...
