Sports Odds and Ends For Wednesday
The Wildcats Soccer Team will take on District 15-5A champion Longview in a Regional Quarterfinal match in the third round of the playoffs. The teams are scheduled to meet Thursday (April 1) at 7 p.m. in Lindale. It’s the third time the two teams have played this season. During district play, both home and away, the Lobos edged by the Wildcats, 1-0. The Wildcats have won Bi-District and Area games for the first time since 2013....
Wildcats Tennis Team Has Some Success at Pleasant Grove Tourney Last Friday
The Wildcats Tennis Team played their sixth tournament of the semester last Friday (March 26) at Pleasant Grove. The Wildcats are playing to earn the highest seed they can get for the District Tournament coming up April 13-14 in Texarkana. Wildcats Coach Tony Martinez said his girls’ doubles team of Mykylie Meador and Jeauxleigh Cantu got all the way to a semifinal match Friday before losing to a Lindale team. Coach Martinez...
Wildcats Soccer Area Playoff Among Game Day Events on Tuesday
When the Wildcats Soccer Team pulled a bi-district upset over Whitehouse, 2-1 last Friday (March 26) in Whitehouse, Coach Alexi Upton’s Wildcats did something that a Wildcats’ soccer team had not done for 7 years. They won a bi-district game. Back in 2014, the Andy Holt-coached Wildcats won a bi-district contest over Carrollton Newman Smith. Now the present day Wildcats have an Area contest with Red Oak Tuesday at 6 p.m....
Lady Cats Softball Team Beats Winnsboro on One-Hitter by Crimson Bryant
Another circle appearance and another pitching gem for Lady Cats pitching ace Crimson Bryant as the Lady Cats defeated Winnsboro, 10-0 in five innings Monday evening (March 29) at Lady Cat Park. Bryant got the win and went all five innings, threw 63 pitches and allowed no runs and one hit while striking out 12. Bryant was also a hitting star driving a long single off the base of the center field wall that scored 2 or her 4 RBI’s...
Softball and Golf on Monday’s Game Day Menu
The Lady Cats Softball Team has added a game to their schedule and the Wildcats Golf Team begins district play on this game day Monday (March 29). With the Lady Cats having a bye Tuesday, Coach David Carrillo scheduled a Monday non-district game to fill in. The Lady Cats will be taking on Winnsboro Monday at 6 p.m. at Lady Cat Park. It will be a varsity only contest. After their win at Pine Tree Friday, the Lady Cats are 5-1 after the...
Wildcats Have Three at Boys’ State Powerlifting Meet Saturday
The Wildcats have a tradition of sending lifters to the Boys’ State Powerlifting Meet and they sent three more lifters to the event on Saturday (March 27) in Abilene. Junior Juan Hernandez finished 7th in state in the 123 pound weight class. Sophomore Matthew Mitchell was 14th in state in the 181 pound weight class. Senior Ryan Carrillo placed 15th in the 181 pound weight class. It’s always quite an accomplishment to...
Details for Wildcats Soccer Area Game Are Set
An Area soccer match in the playoffs has been firmed up for the Wildcats. The Wildcats will be playing the Red Oak Hawks Tuesday (March 30) at 6 p.m. at Mesquite’s Hanby Stadium. Red Oak defeated West Mesquite, 4-3 Friday while the Wildcats toppled district champion Whitehouse, 2-1 at Whitehouse Friday. The Wildcats got goals from Alex Yanez and Edgar Salazar in the first 4 minutes of last Friday’s game and then held on to...
North Hopkins Gets Home Win Over Saltillo, 9-3 Friday
The North Hopkins Panthers are heating up. Friday (March 26) they bested Saltillo at home, 9-3. The Panthers scored the games first 7 runs to go up, 7-0. The Lions scored 3 late runs but it wasn’t enough. North Hopkins outhit the Lions, 10-6. North Hopkins’ Dakota Smith got the pitching win going the first 6 1/3 innings allowing 6 hits and 3 runs while striking out an impressive total of 15 and walking only 1. Tate Myers...
Saltillo Lady Lions Softball Team Hangs on to Top Yantis, 10-9 for a District Win
The Saltillo Lady Lions Softball Team was cruising along with a big lead at Yantis Friday (March 26) but then the Lady Owls made things interesting by scoring 7 late runs. Still Saltillo held on to get a 10-9 win. The Lady Lions are now 3-0 in district play and are 3-1 overall. Chandler Bain got the pitching win throwing a complete game allowing 9 runs while striking out 8 and walking just 1. Bain was also 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored....
Wildcats Baseball Team Gets One-Sided Victory at Pine Tree, 13-4 Friday Night
How does a team score 13 runs with only 4 hits. Just mix in 13 walks and 4 hit batters. The Wildcats brewed up a 13-4 win over Pine Tree in a district game at Pine Tree Friday night (March 26). The Pirates actually led early, 1-0 after the first inning. Then the Wildcats scored the games’ next 8 runs to go up 8-1 after the top of the fourth. Pine Tree scored 3 in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 8-4. The Wildcats...
