Lady Cats End First Half of District Play With Huge Win
For the second district game this season, the Lady Cats’ basketball team held an opponent to only 13 points. Friday night the Lady Cats clobbered Pine Tree on the road, 60-13. Earlier this season on December 18 in Wildcats Gym, the Lady Cats defeated Marshall, 50-13. With the win, the Lady Cats improved their district record to 5-2. This game marked the end of the first half of district play. The Lady Cats are now 18-6 for the...
Fourth Quarter Surge Earns Wildcats Second District Win
The Wildcats’ basketball team outscored Pine Tree 15-5 in the fourth quarter to blow open a tight game and take a 45-31 district win in Wildcats Gym Friday night. Ke’Ontae Dunn and Keaston Willis led the Wildcats with 12 points apiece. Bryson Lynn added 10 points. The Wildcats had only a 30-26 lead going into the fourth quarter. With the win the Wildcats improve their district record to 2-3. They are 9-12 for the season....
Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer Tournament Updates
WILDCAT SOCCER Wildcats Soccer Coach Andy Holt said his team played as different as night and day Thursday in a Rockwall tournament as they split two games. In the sunlight, the Wildcats lost to McKinney North, 2-0. Coach Holt said his team’s energy level was not there out front on the attack and they didn’t create opportunities. He said the team played pretty strong in the middle and in the back. The Wildcats were a...
Mount Vernon Varsity Cheer Squad Wins Spirit 3A State Championship
The Mount Vernon High School Varsity cheer squad won the first Spirit 3A State Championship on January 13, 2016 at the University of Texas in Arlington. The Spirit competition is composed of three competitive categories: fight song, time out band dance and the time out cheer. Mt. Vernon took the top score in the time out competition with a 98.167. They placed fifth in the fight song competition which allowed them to progress into...
Wildcats Basketball More Focused for Friday Game
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said his team came out unfocused and didn’t really come to play in a disappointing 94-43 loss at Hallsville Tuesday night. Coach Cipoletta felt it was time for him to have a talk with his team. He did that Wednesday before practice. He said they weren’t playing the type of basketball he knew they were capable of playing. Coach Cipoletta added some stuff was happening in the locker...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer In Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams begin tournament play Thursday. The Wildcats, who had 1 win, 3 losses and a tie in a Forney tournament last weekend will be playing in a Rockwall tournament on Thursday and Friday. They must win their pool to have a game Saturday. Teams in the Wildcats pool are McKinney North, South Garland and Royse City. Meanwhile for the Lady Cats, it will be just like old times as they will face...
Wildcats Baseball Celebrates 2015 Season
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack says it’s a big deal for a Wildcats’ baseball team to have a sign put up at Eagle Stadium. Only the special teams get signs. Wednesday afternoon a sixth sign joined the group. It honored the 2015 Wildcats’ team that advanced to the regional semi-finals, further than any team in Wildcats’ baseball history. Eleven players from last year’s team showed up Wednesday...
Hallsville Defense Overcomes Lady Cats, Wildcats
Lady Cats: The Lady Cats’ basketball team saw a big lead evaporate in the fourth quarter as Hallsville stormed back to take a 49-47 win in Wildcats Gym Tuesday night. After Lady Cats leading scorer Kaylee Jefferson fouled out, it appeared the Lady Cats would rise to the occasion and they built a double digit lead about halfway through the final quarter. Then Hallsville turned up the pressure forcing turnovers and started hitting...
Chronic Wasting Disease Ante-mortem Testing Symposium Live Stream
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are conducting a Chronic Wasting Disease ante-mortem testing symposium on Tuesday to explore alternatives for CWD monitoring in Texas deer breeding facilities. The symposium focuses on scientific research and techniques that may assist in development of future CWD testing protocol for Texas. Experts from around the country will speak during the event. Live stream...
Lady Cats, Wildcats Begin Week Against Hallsville
When building his program at Sulphur Springs, Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman started by teaching defense. Later he turned his attention to offense. Coach Chapman said his team spends about an hour and a half working on defense at every practice. The rest of the district is beginning to notice. A Marshall team undefeated in district and with a record better than .500 managed only 13 points against the Lady Cats. Texas High was...
