91 Runs Give Lady Cats a 6-0 Sweep in Home Tournament
It is fitting that the Lady Cats ended their participation in their own Sulphur Springs Tournament with Kristen Allen’s grand slam home run in a 14-5 victory over Prosper Saturday afternoon. In all the Lady Cats scored 91 runs and gave up only 20 as they went 6-0 in the tournament. The scores were 20-6 over Paul Pewitt, 17-4 over Royse City, 21-0 versus West Mesquite, 12-4 over Princeton, 7-1 against Holliday and 14-5 over...
Wildcats Power-lifting Team Finish Third at Paris Meet
The Wildcats Power-lifting Team finished in third place among 16 teams at a Paris Meet last Thursday. The Wildcats got first place finishes from Ian Blanch in the 242 pound class and from Joell Morales in the 123 pound class. Isaiah Neal was second in the 181 pound class. Cortavius Pruitt was third in the 148 pound class. Johnathan Alvarez was fourth in the 132 pound class. Oscar Yanez was fifth in the 114 pound class. Other places by...
Lady Cats Undefeated Going Into Second Day of Local Tourney
The Lady Cats Softball Team improved their season record to 4-0 with two more impressive wins Friday in their own Sulphur Springs Tournament. Early Friday afternoon, the Lady Cats pounded out 23 hits including 8 extra base hits to soundly defeat West Mesquite, 21-0. The game featured a ten run second inning for the Lady Cats who collected 9 hits and sent 14 batters to the plate. Sarah Womack pitched a one-hitter going four and a half...
Espinoza Leads Wildcats Soccer to 2-1 Victory Over Marshall
The Wildcats Soccer Team got two goals from Chris Espinoza to get by a pesky Marshall team, 2-1 at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night. Espinoza scored the only goal in the first half at 16:46. In the second half, the Mavericks got a goal that tied the score at the 37:39 mark. The winning Wildcat goal at 24:29 began as a long free kick from Tanner Ramirez that Espinoze got to behind the defense and he put it in the net. After that, the...
Lady Cats Score 37 on 35 Hits in First Two Games
What an opening day of the regular season by the Lady Cats Softball Team on day one of the three day Sulphur Springs tournament Thursday at Lady Cat Park. The Lady Cats scored 37 runs and pounded out 35 hits in two wins. Late Thursday afternoon, the Lady Cats defeated Royse City 17-4. The Lady Cats had 16 hits and made no errors. The Lady Bulldogs managed only 4 hits and committed 3 errors.Thursday morning the Lady Cats opened the...
Lady Cats Season Ends in Loss to Summit
The Lady Cats Basketball Team had their season end in an Area game loss to Mansfield Summit, 67-32 Thursday night in the North Forney Gym. The Lady Jaguars utilized an aggressive full court press to force numerous turnovers and to take the Lady Cats out of their game. Mansfield Summit scored the games first ten points and went on to lead, 22-10 after one quarter. The Lady Cats outscored the Lady Jaguars 13-12 in the second quarter but...
Wildcats Baseball Coach Hammack Evaluates Scrimmage Play
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack called his team’s scrimmage at Wylie East Tuesday night and early measuring stick for his team. He was mostly pleased with his team following a 3-2 loss against an always good Wylie East team. Over 8 innings, Wylie East managed only 3 hits against Wildcats pitching. The Wildcats had five or six hits but didn’t have as many timely hits. Coach Hammack said ace pitcher Tyler Follis had...
Lady Cats Hosts Tournament Through Saturday
The Lady Cats Softball Team opened the regular season with an explosion of runs as they topped Paul Pewitt of Omaha, 20-6 at Lady Cat Park Thursday morning. It was the opening game of the three-day Sulphur Springs Tournament. The Lady Cats took a while to warm up as they fell behind 1-0 in the first inning. The Lady Cats, 1-0 for the season, will face Royse City at 5 p.m. Thursday at Lady Cat Park. The Lady Cats will play West...
Wildcats Soccer Opens Second Half of District in Second Place
The Wildcats Soccer Team improved it’s standing in the playoff race with a 1-0 victory over Hallsville at Gerald Prim Stadium Tuesday night. The top four teams were playing each other Tuesday night and the Wildcats are now tied for second with Hallsville one game behind the winner of the Mt. Pleasant and Pine Tree game Tuesday night. The Wildcats are now 5-2 after the completion of the first half of district play. The Wildcats...
Saltillo Lions Down Owls; Take Second in District
A total team effort sends the Saltillo Lions into play-off action after the Lions defeat the Yantis Owls, 48-38 Tuesday night at Yantis. The Lions will now face Roxton in Bi-District play with time and place to be determined. “Everybody played hard, played defense, and blocked out,” said Coach Bill Giles. He continued that he is “Extremely proud of this team. We lost 13 of our top 14 players from last year. Ten graduated, two left the...
