Solicitation of Funds for Local Sports Program Identified
Sulphur Springs Athletic Director Greg Owens wants local businesses to know that a group is soliciting merchants’ money to sponsor an ad on a baseball poster that does not support our students of benefit SSISD in any way.The group is identified as Elite Designs Advertising Sales. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he didn’t know anything about the poster. Coach Owens says if someone wants to support our students,...
Game Day: Wildcats Host North Lamar
Fresh off of a third place finish in a Royse City tournament, the Wildcats’ basketball team will return to their home court Tuesday evening as they host North Lamar. The Wildcats won three of four games at Royse City and they are now 7-1 for the season. The Wildcats defeated Anna and Lufkin in pool play. They lost their first game of the season against a powerful Dallas Skyline team that is state ranked in Class 6A. The Wildcats...
Lady Cats Soccer Opens Season With Paris Scrimmage December 29
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon is in his eighth year as head coach of the Lady Cats. His prospects for this season look very bright. He returns all of his starters except one off of last year’s 19 win team that won two playoff games before bowing out in a regional quarterfinal game. Coach DeLeon talked Lady Cats’ soccer on KSST and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. He said he expects his team to...
Lady Cats Win 3, Lose 2 in Winnsboro Hoopfest
Lady Cats Win 3, Lose 2 At Hoopfest The Lady Cats’ basketball team had three wins and two losses at the Winnsboro Hoopfest Thursday through Saturday. The Lady Cats lost in the consolation final of the Gold Bracket made up of the top two teams in each pool. The Lady Cats Saturday afternoon lose was in a rematch with Longview, 44-34. The Lady Cats led going into the fourth quarter, 28-27 but were outscored in the final...
Wildcats Take Third in Royse City Tourney
Wildcats 3-1 In RC Tourney The Wildcats’ basketball team took third place in a Royse City tournament with a victory over Royse City, 61-43 Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats were led in scoring by Victor Iwuakor with 16 points followed by Ke’Ontae Dunn with 15 points and Keaston Willis with 9 points. The Wildcats got off to a slow start but still managed to lead 11-5 after one quarter. They went up by eleven at the half,...
Wildcats Lose to State Ranked 6-A Skyline
The Wildcats’ basketball team suffered defeat for the first time this season as Dallas Skyline, the #13 ranked team in Class 6A, outscored the Wildcats, 65-47 in a Royse City tournament Saturday morning. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said his team was competitive all game long and he added he was proud of their effort. The Wildcats are now 6-1 this season. The Wildcats will play for third place in the tournament against Royse...
Lady Cats Defeat Winnsboro; Play for Consolation Championship at Winnsboro Hoopfest
The Lady Cats’ basketball team won a rematch with Winnsboro, 52-37 Friday afternoon at the Winnsboro Hoopfest. The Lady Cats opened the regular season losing to the Lady Raiders in Wildcats Gym, 63-57. Friday the Lady Cats fell behind early before rallying to lead after the first quarter, 13-11. The Lady Cats stretched the lead to 23-15 at halftime and went up by 11 after three quarters, 36-25. Kaylee Jefferson led the Lady Cats...
Chester Makes Cage Fighting Debut Saturday
Ryan Chester of Sulphur Springs makes his debut as a cage fighter in the Xtreme-Knockout Amateur Series Saturday December 3rd at The Gym, 921 W. Mayfield, Arlington. Matches get underway at 7 p.m. It is his first fight and will go against an amateur that is 1-0 in his career. Chester is on the 7th card of the evening. Chester, 34, said he has always wanted to fight but had never taken the steps to get into shape for competition. He...
Lady Cats Lost to Lindale; Play in Consolation Bracket Saturday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team lost their first game Friday morning at Winnsboro’s Hoopfest after a pair of win’s Thursday. Poor shooting did in the Lady Cats in a 46-31 loss to Lindale in a Gold Bracket game. The Gold Bracket features first and second place pool teams. The Lady Cats hit only 12 of 42 field goal attempts or 29%. They were only 3 of 15 from three-point range for 20%. As a result, they scored 11 first...
Wildcats Defeat Lufkin; Continue Tourney Play Saturday Morning
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is a big believer in defense. He feels a team can win with strong defense even on occasions when a team has a sub par shooting game. The case in point was the Wildcats’ 57-39 win over Lufkin in a Royse City tournament Friday morning. The Wildcats struggled some to hit outside shots so they funneled the ball inside to post Victor Iwuakor and played tenacious defense. Coach Cipoletta said...
