Lady Cats Soccer Shut Out North Lamar
The Lady Cats Soccer Team will enter district play next week with a seven match winning streak. In the last non-district match before the start of district play, the Lady Cats shut out North Lamar, 3-0 on the road Friday night. The Lady Cats last and only loss of the year so far was to Terrell in a Terrell tournament on January 8. The Lady Cats are now 9-1 for the season. They’ll open district play at home as they play Marshall...
Lady Cats Win on the Road in Marshall
This time it was much closer as the Lady Cats Basketball Team defeated the Marshall Lady Mavericks on the road, 43-36 Friday night. The first time they met, the Lady Cats won handily, 50-13 in Wildcats Gym on December 18. The win puts the Lady Cats solidly in second place with a 7-2 district record. Hallsville remains in first place at 8-1 after they picked up a solid win at Longview Friday night. Next the Lady Cats travel to Texas...
Wildcats Lose to State Ranked Marshall
The Marshall Mavericks, currently ranked #20 in Class 5A, remained unbeaten as they defeated the Wildcats Basketball Team, 84-55 in Wildcats Gym Friday night. The Mavericks are now 7-0 in district play and 24-0 for the season. The Wildcats hung tough with the Mavs early and trailed only 19-16 after the first quarter. Marshall extended their lead to ten at the half, 40-30 and then ran away from the Wildcats in the third quarter...
Rollison Continuing Gridiron Career
Tyrik Rollison, the record holding former Sulphur Springs High School quarterback who led the Wildcats to the Texas High School Class 4-A Division II state championship in 2008, has signed a contract with the San Angelo Bandits of the Champions Indoor Football League. “We’re excited to bring in a quarterback like Tyrik,” said General Manager and Head Coach Meadow Lemon. “He’s got all the physical tools to play in this league and has...
SSHS To Host Saturday Powerlifting Meet
An estimated 300 powerlifters from 25 to 30 high schools are expected to participate in the annual Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet that gets underway Saturday morning in the Multipurpose Building. Some girls teams will also participate. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jacob Alford says he’s excited about the meeting and he adds his team has been talking about it for awhile. The Wildcats will have 14 lifters at the meeting...
Wildcat Tennis Reschedules Match to Friday
The Wildcats Tennis Team’s season opening dual match against Mt. Pleasant has been postponed Thursday and has been rescheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. at the Wildcats Tennis Center. The latest weather forecast for Friday does not include any chance of rain. On Saturday, Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez will be taking his team to Fort Worth where #3 rated TCU will be hosting teams from San Diego, rated #22, and also Harvard and...
Saltillo Lions Pick Up District Win
Saltillo Lions edged into the win column with a 32-31 victory over Union Hill Tuesday night at Union Hill. The Lions are now 1-1 in district play. John Vanholten led the Lions with 13 points. Lane Bench added 9. Trevor Moore and Matthew Gurley each contributed 3 and Walker McGill and Logan Camp had two points each. Next up for the Lions is a home game against Sulphur Bluff, Friday.
Lady Cats Win in Triple Overtime
It had to be one of the most incredible Lady Cats’ basketball games of all time Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. An instant classic. The Lady Cats defeated the Longview Lady Lobos, 62-58 in triple overtime. The Lady Cats almost won in regulation but a late turnover and a Lady Lobos basket tied the game 44-44 in regulation. Both teams matched points in the first and second overtime. Finally scoring seven of their nine points from...
Wildcats Couldn’t Overcome First Half Deficit
The Wildcats’ basketball team attempted a furious comeback in the third quarter of a district game at Longview Tuesday night but found a big first half deficit too large to overcome. The Wildcats trailed 41-14 at halftime. They outscored the Lobos 28-8 in the third quarter but still trailed 49-42 after three quarters. Longview wrapped up the game, 72-60. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 2-4 in district play, the same record as...
Lady Cats Soccer Wins Paris Tournament
The Lady Cats’ soccer team won a Paris tournament this past weekend and did not surrender a single goal. The Lady Cats won a tense 1-0 match against North Lamar in the final game. Thursday the Lady Cats also topped North Lamar, 1-0. Earlier on Saturday, the Lady Cats edged by Paris, 1-0. Friday they had a easier time winning against Bonham, 4-0. Abbi Hale was goalkeeper in all four games for the Lady Cats. Saturday game...
