Lobos Gain Victory Over Wildcats in Seventh
The Longview Lobos broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the top of the seventh on their way to a 6-3 win over the Wildcats’ baseball team at Eagle Stadium Tuesday night. The Lobos had no hits in the big inning but they received three walks and the Wildcats committed three errors. The Wildcats got one of the runs back in the bottom of the seventh but they came up short as they left the bases loaded. Ryan Humphries took the pitching...
Wildcats Baseball Start Time Moved to 6 p.m. Weather a Concern
The weather is a concern but right now Wildcats’ baseball is still on for Eagle Stadium for Tuesday night against Longview. The start time has been moved up to 6 p.m. It’s Senior Night. Four seniors, Tyler Follis, Cole Cooper, Garrett Jones and Logan Merrell, will be recognized. Again first pitch Tuesday has been moved up to 6 p.m. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack is keeping a close eye on the weather. The Wildcats...
Blackmon Enters Day Two at State Golf Tourney
Wildcats’ golfer Brody Blackmon shot a 74 on the first day of the State Class 5A Golf Tournament at Wolfdancer Golf Club in Lost Pines near Bastrop on Monday. Blackmon is tied for eighth place and he’s eight strokes out of first place. However Blackmon is only three shots out of second place and he had the second best score out of our region. Round two takes place Tuesday. Blackmon came into the tournament having won both...
Blackmon at State Golf Tourney
Wildcats’ golfer Brody Blackmon began play Monday morning in the State Class 5A Golf Tournament. It will continue through Tuesday at the Wolfdancer Golf Club located at the Hyatt Regency in Lost Pines outside of Austin near Bastrop. Blackmon comes into the state tournament as the regional champion and district champion. He won both those tournaments at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club course shooting a two-round 140 each...
Lady Cats Open Bi-District Play at Home Thursday
Lady Cats softball begins playoff action Thursday, April 28th, with a best of three bi-district series against Corsicana. Thursday night, the Lady Cats host at Lady Cat Park at 6:30 p.m. and then travel to Corsicana for game two Friday night at 6:30. If a third game is needed, the two teams meet at North Forney High School field at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Lady Cats Impressive on Senior Night
This time there was no Pine Tree rally. Last month in Pine Tree, the Lady Cats saw the Lady Pirates come back from a 7-1 deficit to defeat the Lady Cats. Saturday evening, the Lady Cats won in impressive fashion, 8-1 at Lady Cat Park. Freshman Bricklee Driver drove in five runs with a two-RBI single and a three-run home run. The Lady Cats two seniors also came through big on Senior Night. Molly Johnston drove in two runs with a single...
Wildcats Suffer Saturday Loss to Hallsville
It went from feast to famine for the Wildcats in a 6-0 district loss to Hallsville Saturday afternoon at Eagle Stadium. After scoring 12 runs on 11 hits against Pine Tree Friday night, the Wildcats were shut out Saturday as they managed only two hits. Cole Cooper and Mason Buck got singles. Hallsville scratched out two runs in the second, one in the third, one in the fifth and two in the sixth. They had only six hits. Tyler Follis...
SSHS Area Track Medalists
Jacob Gatewood is Area Track Champion in both the 1600 meter run and the 3200 meter run–on to regional. Wildcat distance runner Jacob Gatewood claimed first place in both long races at the area track meet in Whitehouse. Friday Gatewood took first in the 1600-meter run. Thursday he took first in the 3200-meter run defeating a runner who had been beating him all season long. Gatewood qualified for the regional meet in Arlington...
Wildcats Win in Five Friday; Host Hallsville Saturday
The Wildcats’ baseball team soundly defeated Pine Tree, 12-1 Friday night on the road. The game was halted after five innings due to the ten-run rule. Wildcats pitcher Ryan Humphries pitched all five innings allowing only one run and four hits. It was his second straight strong outing. He threw a two hit shut out against Greenville last Friday. The Wildcats offense produced ten runs and eight hits in a second inning where 14...
Friday Area Track Results Good News for SSHS’s Gatewood, Baier, Taylor
Wildcat distance runner Jacob Gatewood claimed first place in both long races at the area track meet in Whitehouse. Friday Gatewood took first in the 1600-meter run. Thursday he took first in the 3200-meter run defeating a runner who had been beating him all season long. Gatewood qualified for the regional meet in Arlington April 29-30. Thursday Lady Cat hurdler Abbi Baier was also a big winner at the area track meet. Baier advanced...
