Pirates Sink Wildcats 6-2 Tuesday
The Pine Tree Pirates used a big four-run third inning to jump start a 6-2 win over the Wildcats at Eagle Stadium Tuesday night. In the third, the Pirates mixed three singles with a walk, a Wildcat error and a double steal to plate the four runs, two that were unearned. All four runs were charged to Wildcats’ starter Tyler Follis, who took the pitching loss. Pine Tree also tacked on two more insurance runs off reliever Heston...
Wildcats Finish Third at Paris Track Meet
The Wildcats’ track team scored 82 points and finished third at a Paris meet last Thursday. The Wildcats JV team was second in the JV Division. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said conditions were rough due to a 25-mile per hour wind that blew throughout the meet. In field events, Derrick Weeks threw the discus 136 feet, his best throw of the year. Coach Young said Weeks has been improving about ten feet a week and has now put...
Game Day: Wildcats Baseball at Home; Lady Cats at Pine Tree
Both the Wildcats’ baseball team and the Lady Cats’ softball team will be playing Pine Tree in district action this Tuesday game day. The Wildcats will be competing with the Pirates at Eagle Stadium tonight at 7 p.m. The Wildcats have split their first four district games so they are 2-2 going into tonight’s game. Three of the four games have been on the road. Tonight begins a stretch of three of the next four at...
Lady Cats Face Waxahachie Friday at Terrell in Area Play
Lady Cats’ soccer team will face Waxahachie Friday 8 p.m. at Terrell in an Area contest. Lady Cats are the home team. Waxahachie was the fourth place team in their district. The Lady Cats’ soccer team advanced to the Area round of the playoffs Friday night by defeating Whitehouse in a shootout, 3 goals to 2. The bi-district game ended in a 2-2 tie in regulation. Neither team could score in 20-minutes of overtime. Kam Wimberly, the...
Lady Cats Advance to Area Playoffs with Shootout Victory
The Lady Cats’ soccer team advanced to the Area round of the playoffs Friday night defeating Whitehouse in a shootout, 3 goals to 2. The bi-district game ended in a 2-2 tie in regulation. Neither team could score in 20-minutes of overtime. Kam Wimberly, the Lady Cats’ fifth and last penalty kick taker, put the ball in the net to give the Lady Cats the win. Earlier Mary McMillan and Makenna Kager made their penalty kicks....
Wildcats Soccer Season Ends in Bi-District Loss to Lufkin
The Wildcats’ soccer team’s season ended abruptly Friday night with a 2-1 bi-district loss to Lufkin at Rose Stadium in Tyler. The Wildcats scored first at 19:45 in the first half as Chris Espinoza used his head to redirect a shot by Julio Robles into the net. The Panthers tied the score on a corner kick goal with just 2:37 to go before halftime. Lufkin went ahead with a goal early in the second half at the 33:48 mark. The...
Soccer Bi-District Friday Night at Tyler Rose Stadium
Both the Wildcats and the Lady Cats’ soccer teams have bi-district playoffs game tonight. And they are playing at the same place, Tyler’s Rose Stadium. The Wildcats will get things started at 6 p.m. As they face Lufkin from district 16-5A. The Wildcats finished third in district 15-5A with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and one tie. Their season record is 14-9-2. The Lufkin Panthers were the runner up team in their district....
Tough Night for Lady Cats at Hallsville
The Lady Cats’ softball team continues to seek the key to a district victory against Hallsville. The Lady Bobcats, rated #2 in the state in one poll, took a dominating 11-0 win over the Lady Cats at home Thursday night. The game was moved to Hallsville because Lady Cat Park was too wet after overnight rain. Hallsville scored in four straight innings getting one in the first, six runs in a big second, one more in the third and...
Wildcats Lose on the Road in Hallsville
The Wildcats’ baseball team was defeated by Hallsville, 6-1 on the road Thursday night. The Bobcats scored a pair of runs in the first and second inning to jump out to a 4-0 lead. The Wildcats narrowed the margin to 4-1 in the fourth inning but the Bobcats tacked on two final runs in the sixth inning. Ryan Humphries took the loss for the Wildcats giving up four runs on eight hits in four innings of work. He did strike out 6....
Game Day Wildcats, Lady Cats in Hallsville; Track at Paris; Tennis in Longview
Rain has made Lady Cat Park unplayable for softball tonight. JV and Varsity softball has been moved to Hallsville. The JV Blue game against the Hallsville will be played in Hallsville at 4:30 p.m. The Varsity game will follow at around 6 p.m., again in Hallsville. The Lady Cats are 4-1 in district play. Hallsville is unbeaten in district games. The Lady Cats season record is 20-3. Hallsville will return to play in Sulphur Springs on...
