Saltillo Varisty Girls’ Tournament Ends Saturday Night
Saltillo Varisty Girls’ Basketball Tournament continues through Saturday, November 19th. Below find the schedule for today and results from Friday. Saturday’s schedule for the Saltillo Varsity Girls’ Basketball Tournament: Silver Bracket 8:30 Rivercrest vs Paris 10:00 Saltillo vs Chisum 2 losers 12:00 2 Winners 1:30 Gold Bracket 3:00 Martins Mill vs North Lamar 4:30 Bullard vs Quinlan 2 Losers 6:30 2 Winners 8:00...
Saltillo Varsity Girls’ Tournament Schedule/Results
Saltillo High School is hosting a Varsity Girls’ basketball tournament this weekend. Friday action includes Martins Mill v. Paris at 2 p.m.; Rivercrest v. North Lamar at 3:30 p.m.; Quinlan v. Chisum at 5 p.m. and Saltillo v. Bullard at 6:30 p.m. Finals will be Saturday. Thursday’s results include: Pool A Paris 58 Chisum 39 Martins Mill 67 Quinlan 27 Martins Mill 65 Chisum 35 Quinlan 54 Paris 43 Standings in Pool A Martins...
SSHS Successful Golf Coach Resigns
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens has formulated a plan to replace successful Wildcats Golf Coach Ross Funk. Owens is expected to make a recommendation for the school board to consider at their next meeting. Citing personal reasons, Funk submitted a letter of resignation that was approved by the Sulphur Springs School Board at their Monday night meeting. Funk has been Wildcats Golf Coach since the 2008 season. He replaced Doug...
Shot at Buzzer Defeats Saltillo Lions
It was a tough way to lose a ball game for the Saltillo Lions’ basketball team playing at home Tuesday night against Martin’s Mill. Martin’s Mill hit a 28-foot, three-point basket at the buzzer to take a 45-42 win. Saltillo led after the first and second quarter and trailed by only one point going into the fourth quarter. The Lions were led by Lyle Bench who scored 17 points. Michael Simmons added 12. Trevor Moore...
Update on Renovation at SSHS Sports Venues
Wednesday morning Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens gave media members an update on renovation work at Gerald Prim Stadium and Lady Cat Park as well as plans for a new baseball field to be built near ECLC. He said Prim improvements will include replacing sod with artificial turf, redoing all the home side and installing new LED lights. Capacity should be 4,000 on the home side. The stands will include room for the band and drill...
Lady Cats Defeat North Lamar; Wildcats Defeat Athens
Lady Cats 42, North Lamar 29 The Lady Cats’ basketball team won one the ugly way Tuesday night as the Lady Cats topped North Lamar, 42-29 in Wildcats Gym. That was the assessment of Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman who said the ball didn’t bounce the Lady Cats way a lot of the time Tuesday. Sadavia Porter used her speed to score several goals on breakaway layups an led the Lady Cats with 11 points. Porter also had 6...
Game Day: Lady Cats Host North Lamar; Wildcats at Athens
The Lady Cats’ basketball team returns to their home court Tuesday night for their third game of the season as they play host to long time rival, the North Lamar Pantherettes. The Lady Cats are 1-1 after a 66-31 win over Emory Rains on the road Saturday. The Pantherettes have had very little practice time due to a fairly successful volleyball season. At Wildcats Gym Tuesday evening, there will be a freshman game at 5 p.m., then...
Saltillo Lions State Champs in 1A; Miller Grove Boys 3rd, Girls 5th
The Saltillo Lions captured the state 1A title at the State Cross Country Meet Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The Lions were led by Walker McGill who finished 13th. Lyle Bench was 17th, Dakota Patridge was 18th, Adam Valenzuela was 23rd with Hendrick Rios 26th. Trevor Moore and Branson McGill also completed. Miller Grove finished 3rd in state. Albert Serrano led the way for Miller Grove with a 7th place finish. Luke...
Lady Cats’ Basketball Even Record; Host North Lamar Tuesday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team evened their season record at 1-1 with a 66-31 win at Emory Rains Saturday morning. The Lady Cats outscored Rains in every quarter. Kaylee Jefferson led the Lady Cats with 20 points and Sadavia Porter added 12. All of the Lady Cats scored including Autumn Tanton with 8, Daieyshia Pruitt with 7, Imani Taylor with 6, Tori Moore with 5 and Destinee Weeks and Rita Hill with 4 each. The Lady Cats return...
Wildcats End Play-off Run; Cumby Advances
The Wildcats’ football team saw their season end with a bi-district playoff loss to Mesquite Poteet, 57-21 at Lindale Friday night. Pirates Coach Kody Groves said before the game that his team, ten games into the season, still hadn’t put it all together yet. His view may be different now after the Pirates scored every time they had the ball in the first half. They racked over 400 yards of offense to build a 43-15 half time...
