Wildcats Basketball Home Opener Features Game With Pleasant Grove Hawks Tuesday Night
The #5 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team has their home opener for the season on this Tuesday game day (November 19) at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High as they take on the Pleasant Grove Hawks. There will be a JV game at 5 p.m. with the varsity game to follow at around 6:30 p.m. The Hawks come in 0-1 for the season after a loss to Class 6A Longview, 82-59 on Saturday. The Wildcats are 1-0 after their overtime win over Decatur, 73-71 Saturday at the Cowtown Showdown in North Crowley. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta notes Pleasant Grove...
read moreSoccer Anyone! First Official Practice Date is December 2 for Wildcats
With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, so is Wildcats and Lady Cats soccer practice. UIL rules say the first official day for practice is December 2, the first day back from the Thanksgiving holiday break. Scrimmages can begin as of December 12. The first day for games that count will be January 2. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton was the guest on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show Saturday (November 16). With an earlier date than usual for scrimmages, Coach Upton says he has set up four this year. The...
read moreLady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell is Pleased with Bells Tourney Showing
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell says 2-2 is not bad in the Bells Tournament. The Lady Cats lost to #23 ranked 3A Pottsboro, eked out a one-point win over Cooper, lost a close game to Aubrey and then topped Whiteboro by ten points in a battle of very tired teams. The tournament took place last Thursday through Saturday (November 14-16). Actually Coach Tisdell says she thought her team should have won three of four. In a tightly called game against a good Aubrey team, Coach Tisdell noted that Lady Cats high scoring freshman Kenzie...
read moreCoach Cipoletta Says Wildcats Found a Way to Win Season Opener in OT
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says he feels grateful that things went the Wildcats’ way in overtime in a 73-71 win over Decatur Saturday (November 16) in the Cowtown Showdown at North Crowley. He says it was just like last year when the Wildcats always seemed to find a way to win those games that went right down to the wire. Coach Cipoletta says he has a team of guys who hate to lose. He says the Wildcats battled and persevered. He says the Wildcats work in practice on scenarios for the end of tight games but he says there...
read moreSaltillo Lady Lions Pick Up Solid Road Win at Rivercrest Saturday
The Saltillo Lady Lions evened their season record at 1-1 with a win at Rivercrest, 62-20 on Saturday (November 16). The Lady Lions had a very strong first quarter leading 22-0 after one quarter. Their halftime lead was 28-12 and they led after three periods, 46-18. Coach Bill Giles said it was a good game for the Lady Lions defensively. He added the Lady Lions shot the ball well from the outside and that opened up their inside game, Chandler Bain led Saltillo with 18 points. Brittney Peeples had 17 points, Anna Reeder scored 11 points, Allie...
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read moreSSISD Fine Arts Department Reports Fine Fall, Planning For Sights, Sounds of Season
Fall is a busy time for the Fine Arts Departments at Sulphur Springs Independent School District, with multiple band and choir contests, group performances and various other activities. “We’ve had a busy few weeks in the Fine Arts Department and December will be an exciting and very busy time,” said SSISD Fine Arts Coordinator Cindy Welch. Hands by Kennedy Lee, Art 4, graphite 1st National Bank, Sulphur Springs by Aaron Lucas, Art 4, graphite Little girl by Abby Scott, Art 4, acrylic/Dog by Callie Harvey, Art 4, color pencil...
read moreLady Cats Basketball Team Takes Silver Bracket Consolation Game at Bells Tournament Saturday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team won a defensive struggle, 32-22 Saturday (November 16) over Whitesboro to capture the Silver Bracket Consolation Final Game at the Bells Invitational Tournament. Points were hard to come by, especially during the first three quarters. The Lady Cats led the Lady Bearcats, 5-3 after the first quarter, 9-5 at the half and 17-10 after three quarters. The Lady Cats outscored Whitesboro, 15-12 in the fourth quarter to wrap up the game. Sophomore Hannah Cordell led the Lady Cats with 10 points. Freshman Addisyn Wall...
read moreWildcats Basketball Team Opens the Regular Season With Two Point Win in Overtime
Last Year’s Wildcats’ Basketball Team had the knack of winning lots of close games down the stretch. They started the 2019-2020 season in the same way. The Wildcats, ranked #5 in Class 5A, battled Decatur, ranked #7 in Class 4A, into overtime before eking out a 73-71 win Saturday (November 16) in the Cowtown Showdown at North Crowley. The Wildcats got a huge game from senior Sadaidriene Day Day Hall, a IUPUI commit, who scored 31 points to lead the Wildcats and had 16 rebounds and 7 blocks. Senior Cameron Kahn, a Dallas Baptist...
read moreWildcats Basketball Team Opens the Regular Season Against Decatur Saturday in the Cowtown Showdown
After two scrimmages against four teams, the Wildcats Basketball Team, ranked #5 in Class 5A, will open the 2019-2020 season Saturday (November 16) at 11 a.m. against Decatur, ranked #7 in Class 4A, in the Cowtown Showdown at North Crowley. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta indicates the Decatur Eagles will present a good challenge for the Wildcats. Last year’s Wildcats had a 29-9 season record. They were district champions with a perfect 10-0 record in district play. The Wildcats won five playoff games and earned a trip to the...
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