Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton Discusses Team's First Scrimmage This Saturday on Coaches Show
Dec10

Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton Discusses Team's First Scrimmage This Saturday on Coaches Show

Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton, in his second year here, says he is excited and ready to get things rolling. This Saturday (December 14) the Wildcats have their first scrimmage of the season at The Prim against Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill, Sabine and Mineola. Coach Upton was on KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday. The Wildcats scrimmage Chapel Hill at 9 a.m., Sabine at 11 a.m. and Mineola at...

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Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton is Excited By First Day of Practice Monday
Dec02

Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton is Excited By First Day of Practice Monday

After the long off season, the Wildcats Soccer Team began practice Monday (December 2) officially. Coach Alexi Upton says the first three days of practice are big ones for Wildcats JV players trying to impress him so they can land a spot on the varsity. He says a ton of players will be trying out. Coach Upton says the Wildcats have done a good job working on their conditioning so that is not expected to be a big point of emphasis in...

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Wildcats Soccer hits second round roadblock in 2-0 Area loss to Palestine 
Mar29

Wildcats Soccer hits second round roadblock in 2-0 Area loss to Palestine 

Coach Alexi Upton and his team never recovered from a 2-0 deficit at the half, falling with that score to Palestine in the second round playoff game.  Tuesday, Mar. 28 in Tyler, Sulphur Springs looked to get a big upset of the #1 team in all of 4A.  Instead, Palestine played their pace on the pitch. They stymied any sort of Wildcat momentum consistently, frustrating Coach Upton’s squad.  That, and two big goals prior to the half...

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Wildcats Soccer Finishes as Co-District Champions
Mar16

Wildcats Soccer Finishes as Co-District Champions

Wildcats soccer with their win Tuesday have secured a share of the district championship. Sulphur Springs just had to beat North Lamar convincingly at home for Senior Night, getting 4+ goal differential against the Panthers which in turn would give the Wildcats at least a share of the district title. They did just that, putting three goals in the net in the first 23 minutes of Tuesday night’s game en route to a huge 4-0 blowout...

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Men’s Soccer Wins Big Over Chapel Hill, at Pittsburg Friday
Mar08

Men’s Soccer Wins Big Over Chapel Hill, at Pittsburg Friday

Sulphur Springs scored early and often in Tuesday’s home win. Wildcats soccer won 6-0 over Chapel Hill at Gerald Prim Stadium. In only the fifth minute the men’s soccer team drew first blood, leading 1-0 over the Red Devils thanks to an unassisted goal by Jaxon Haire. Not too long after that, the Wildcats scored again when Alexis Pasion gave a pass to Edgar Salazar who put one in. Pasion also scored the third goal, then...

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Wildcats Soccer Falls in PKs at Paris
Mar06

Wildcats Soccer Falls in PKs at Paris

Coach Alexi Upton and his squad did not have the outing they were hoping for, falling in PKs at Paris. Friday’s loss at Wildcat Stadium is the first for the men’s soccer program since non-district play wrapped up in late-January. In Paris Friday, Mar. 3, Sulphur Springs looked to complete the season sweep over the other Wildcats, in doing so winning the District 15-4A title. Unfortunately for Coach Upton and his squad,...

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Wildcats Soccer One Game Away From Perfect First Half of District Play
Feb15

Wildcats Soccer One Game Away From Perfect First Half of District Play

Wildcats basketball isn’t the only team celebrating perfection. Coach Alexi Upton and his team are one road contest away from a perfect first half of district play. Sulphur Springs is 5-0 heading into their round-one finale at North Lamar. The soccer squad won yet another district match-up Tuesday at home, dispatching Pittsburg 2-1. It took until the second period for the Wildcats to score on the Pirates, but Edgar Salazar made...

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Wildcats Soccer Goes 3-0 at Home Last Week, Hosting Pittsburg Tuesday
Feb12

Wildcats Soccer Goes 3-0 at Home Last Week, Hosting Pittsburg Tuesday

Coach Alexi Upton and his team finally get something of a breather. This past week saw Wildcats soccer play three games over five days, remaining unscathed as district play progresses. Through four games Sulphur Springs is the lone undefeated team in 15-4A, a perfect 4-0 with second-place Paris at 3-1. Speaking of those Wildcats, Coach Upton and his team hosted Paris on Thursday (a game that was originally scheduled for Tuesday but...

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Wildcats Soccer Hosting Chapel Hill Friday
Feb10

Wildcats Soccer Hosting Chapel Hill Friday

Coach Alexi Upton and his team play a third straight game at home on Friday, Feb. 10 when they host Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill. Sulphur Springs is all too ready to wrap up a busy week, one which has seen her men’s soccer team playing three games over five days. Wildcats soccer won big 10-0 on Monday versus L.E. but their biggest win came Thursday night, hosting Paris. The visiting Wildcats were originally scheduled to come to...

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Wildcats Soccer Hosts Paris Tuesday in Likely District Total Bout
Feb07

Wildcats Soccer Hosts Paris Tuesday in Likely District Total Bout

Coach Alexi Upton and his team do not have much time to celebrate their huge win on Monday, for they have a huge Tuesday duel in Sulphur Springs. Wildcats soccer hosts Paris in what is likely to be for the district championship, according to Coach Upton. Both schools enter Tuesday’s duel at Gerald Prim Stadium 2-0, both tied for first in 15-4A. Already a game up on the competition, including Paris’s win over Pittsburg, and...

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