Lady Cats Place First; Wildcats Fourth at Mt Pleasant
The Lady Cats Track team finished first and the Wildcats’ track team finished fourth at a Mt. Pleasant meet last Friday. Both Wildcast and \ Lady Cats squad will compete in the district meet April 13-14 in Pine Tree. Coach Matt Young said 65 points was not too bad considering the quality of the competition there. In field events, Derrick Weeks was fourth in the discus with a throw a little shorter than his usual. Newcomer Josh...
Lady Cats Regional Quarterfinal Set for Tuesday
The Lady Cats’ soccer teams third round regional quarterfinal match with Mansfield Legacy has been firmed up. The Lady Cats will play the Lady Broncos at Terrell Tuesday night at 6 p.m. The Lady Cats are the visiting team this time. Lady Cats Coach Jesus DeLeon said Mansfield Legacy was the district champion. They are in the same district as Waxahachie, who finished fourth in the district. As you might expect, Coach DeLeon said...
Freshman Powerlifter Morales Has More State Meets In His Future
Wildcats freshman powerlifter Joe’ell Morales had a tough day at the State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene Saturday. Morales bombed out while lifting in his very first category, the squat, in the 123-pound weight class. Lifters are not allowed to continue after a bomb out. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jacob Alford predicted that Morales would return to the state meet, perhaps for three more years. He said Morales would return...
Lady Cats Sweep Longview in District
The Lady Cats’ softball team came into Friday night’s home game against Longview having lost two straight games including a disappointing loss to Pine Tree last Tuesday night after having a 7-0 lead. The Lady Cats apparently took it all out on the Lady Lobos in a 27-2 win. The Lady Cats swept Longview this season. The win gives the Lady Cats a district record of 5-3. They are 21-5 for the season. The Lady Cats will host...
Wildcats Rally Falls Short in Longview
After falling behind 7-0 to Longview on the road Friday night, the Wildcats’ baseball team rallied for five runs in the top of the sixth inning but could get no closer as they lost to the Lobos, 7-5. The Wildcats brought the tying run to the plate in the top of the seventh but could score no more runs. Both teams committed four errors in the contest. Ryan Humphries got the pitching loss giving up seven hits and six runs in three...
Lady Cats Advance to Regional Quarterfinal In Shootout
For the second straight playoff game, the Lady Cats’ soccer team won in a shootout. The Lady Cats outscored Waxahachie 3 to 2 in penalty kicks to advance to a Regional Quarterfinal game against Mansfield Legacy next Monday or Tuesday. Legacy defeated Lindale, 5-0 Fridaynight. The Lady Cats and the Lady Indians played to a 1-1 tie after regulation and overtime at Terrell Friday night. The Lady Cats Makenna Kagar scored the Lady...
Wildcat Coach Pleased With Tennis District Draws
Wednesday, district tennis coaches convened to conduct the draws for the two-day District Tennis Tournament coming up beginning Tuesday in Texarkana. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was pleased with opponents his players drew to start with in the tournament. The lone exception was a Wildcats mixed doubles team that will face a top Longview team in the opening round. Most of the Wildcats will see opponents from schools such as...
Wildcats Tennis Continues Preparing for District
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his players really competed at the Longview Lobo Invitational last week. The tournament, played on a windy day, featured more than twenty teams including Longview, Texas High, Lufkin and Kilgore. Coach Martinez said all his players made the top twelve in each division and most finished up in the top eight. Coach Martinez said he continued to be pleased with the improvement in the boys doubles...
Lady Cats Track Takes Second at Paris
The Lady Cats’ track team finished second at a Paris meet last week. Coach Triston Abron said his team had to compete not only with athletes from other teams but also with a wind he referred to as brutal. In the 100-meter dash, N’ysa Dugan and Sadavia Porter finished first and second. Sheretta Hill was third in the 200-meter dash. Autumn Adams finished fifth in the 400-meter run. The Lady Cats 4X100-meter relay team won...
Pine Tree Rally Leads to Extra Inning Loss for Lady Cats
Defeats seem to hurt more when the game is one where you have already mentally put it in the win column prematurely. The Lady Cats of Sulphur Springs seemed to be cruising toward a certain victory Tuesday night against Pine Tree on the road. The Lady Cats jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the fifth inning. When the Lady Pirates got a single run in the fifth, it looked like too little too late. The Lady Pirates continued to chip away until...
