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...
Four Seed Wildcats Soccer Team Shocks District Champ Whitehouse, 2-1 in Bi-District
The Wildcats Soccer Team scored 2 goals in the first 4 minutes of their bi-district game Friday night (March 26) and then held on to earn a 2-1 win over Whitehouse on their home field. It was a stunning upset by the #4 seed Wildcats over a district champion. Both Wildcats’ goals, scored about 30 seconds apart, came on throw ins deep in Whitehouse territory. Alex Yanez scored the first unassisted goal at around 36:50. Edgar...
Lady Cats Softball Wins Fifth Straight, Beating Pine Tree 10-1
Another district game, another district win for the Lady Cats softball team. The Lady Cats bats came alive early and often as Sulphur Springs softball won their fifth straight, this time at Pine Tree, 10-1. The Lady Cats scored a run in each of the first 4 innings, quickly jumping out to a 4-0 lead. The floodgates opened in the fifth inning, though, for Coach David Carrillo’s squad was able to pour on 5 more runs to take a...
Friday Game day Features Soccer, Baseball, Softball and Tennis
The Wildcats Soccer Team is taking on Whitehouse in a bi-district soccer game at Whitehouse at 6:30 p.m. on this game day Friday. The Wildcats are the #4 seed in District 15-5A. The Wildcats went 6-6 in district play and their season record is 15-10-1. Whitehouse is the district champion in District 16-5A. They were 8-2 in district play and their season record is 18-2-1. The winner of this bi-district match will face the winner of a...
Former Wildcat Triston Abron is New AD and Head Football Coach at Pittsburg
Sulphur Springs native Triston Abron has been hired as head football coach and athletic director at Pittsburg. The Pittsburg School Board approved the hiring of Coach Abron at a special meeting Thursday (March 25). Coach Abron comes to Pittsburg after one season at Mexia. Coach Abron’s Black Cats made the playoffs and made it into the Area round before they had to end the season due to coronavirus. Coach Abron spent two years at...
Wildcats Tennis Players are Playing Tournaments For Seeding in Upcoming District Tourney
Unlike Team Tennis in the fall, tennis in the spring semester is more about individual accomplishments by members of a team. Singles and doubles players on the Wildcats Tennis Team are playing in tournaments attempting to receive the best seeding possible for the upcoming District Tennis Tournament. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez hopes some of his players find a path to the Regional Tournament at the District Tournament. He has...
Commerce Tigers Track Team Wins Cooper Bulldog Relays
The Varsity Commerce Tigers track team won another invitational, this time the Cooper Bulldog Relays. The champion Tigers finished with 221 points. In field events, Dre Gadlin got third and Ty Hoffman followed in fourth in high jump. Triple jump featured Ashton Seale leaving with third in the event. De’Shawn Jackson got fourth in the long jump. Anton Stapleton won the shot put event and Omari Davis followed in second place....
Wildcats Golf Team Prepares for District Tournament With Strong Showing at the District Course Monday
Wildcats Golf Coach Jeremy DeLorge said no official results were were sent out after a district course preview at Tempest Golf Course Monday (March 22). The District Tournament will be at Tempest next Monday and Tuesday. Coach DeLorge said his guys played well Monday as they got a much needed bounce back and boost of confidence going into the district tourney next week. He said all five of his golfers showed great improvement compared...
