Tuesday Game Day Features Both Soccer Squads, Wildcats Basketball in Regional Quarterfinal
Tuesday game day on Mar. 1 is something of a quiet one, as both soccer teams and men’s basketball in the playoffs are the few squads in action. Wildcats basketball have a bit of a jump on soccer, as Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad take on Lufkin in the Regional Quarterfinals of playoffs 15 minutes ahed of both soccer teams. The third round of playoffs features a dominant Panthers team (34-4) and a Wildcats squad hot off their...
Lady Cats Soccer Loses Tight One to Mount Pleasant Friday 1-0
Sulphur Springs completed a brutal two-game road stand which pitted Lady Cats soccer up against the top two teams in District 15-5A. Unfortunately for Coach Javier Aguayo’s team, they ended up on the wrong side of a 1-0 victory for Mount Pleasant. Excluding their 11-0 drubbing of Marshall on Tuesday, Feb. 8, women’s soccer played one of their best games since district season began in late January. A win Friday would have...
Lady Cats Soccer Beat By Hallsville 5-0 on Friday
Women’s soccer could not keep up with a talented Hallsville team, falling 5-0 at home on Friday, Feb. 18. The visiting Lady Cats (13-1 overall, 5-1 district) kept a healthy scoring average, putting one in the goal an average of every 16 minutes at Gerald Prim Stadium. Hallsville scored two in the first period to head into the half leading 2-0. Coming out of the break though, the visiting Lady Cats bested their first period gains by...
Lady Cats Soccer Crushes Marshall, 11-0
Women’s soccer scored early and often in their win over the Lady Mavs. Five different Lady Cats scored and five more assisted on goals as Sulphur Springs demolished Marshall 11-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at Gerald Prim Stadium. Anna Williams, assisted by Beita Palomino put the first one in the net just 65 seconds into Tuesday’s game. Williams finished the win over Marshall with four goals scored and an assist. Kylie Clark also...
Lady Cats Soccer Falls to Texas High 4-0
Women’s soccer gave up a couple of leads early and could not recover, falling to Texas High 4-0 in Texarkana on Saturday, Feb. 5. The Lady Tigers put in four goals, all in the first half. The loss is the third straight for Coach Javier’s Aguayo’s team, who fall to 0-3 in district play. The third straight loss to open district drops the Lady Cats soccer team’s season record to 3-9-2. Next up, Coach Aguayo and...
Lady Cats Soccer’s Comeback Falls Short to Mount Pleasant, 3-2
For most of the game Tuesday, Feb. 1 it looked as though the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers would cruise to a shutout victory at Gerald Prim Stadium. “Right off the bat they started moving the ball,” Lady Cats head Coach Javier Aguayo said. “They usually play a 3-4-3 [formation] which gives them more possession of the ball,” the women’s soccer coach said. Mount Pleasant controlled both time of possession and the midfield. The visiting...
Lady Cats Soccer Goes 1-1-0 in Kilgore Tournament
Lady Cats soccer got a win, tie and loss from Jan. 6-8 in the Kilgore tournament, their first regular-season tourney of the year. Thursday’s opening match versus Bullard was the first regular season contest for the women’s soccer squad. It did not go as planned for Coach Javier Aguayo’s squad, as Sulphur Springs fells to Bullard 3-1 on Thursday, Jan. 6. It was a tough loss for the girls, as the Lady Cats trailed 3-0...
Lady Cats Soccer’s Season Opener With Celina Ruled No Contest
Tuesday, Jan. 4 did not go according to plan for the Lady Cats soccer’s home opener versus Celina. The visiting Lady Cats had a scheduling conflict that did not allow them to make the trip to Sulphur Springs for the season opener. When passing by Gerald Prim Stadium just past 5 P.M., it looked as though fans were exiting the stadium around the same time the junior varsity squad would have been gearing up for their home opener....
Tuesday Game Day Features Lady Cats Soccer and Both Basketball Teams
Tuesday, Jan. 4 has both basketball teams in action plus women’s soccer at home. Lady Cats basketball resumes district action today, hosting Pine Tree. Last Friday, women’s basketball travelled to Gilmer to take on the Buckeyes. Moving over to the men’s team, Wildcats basketball resume district action today when they travel to Pine Tree to take on the Pirates. It is the first return for Coach Brandon Shaver to his...
Lady Cats Basketball and Wildcats Soccer’s Annual Alumni Game on Deck For New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is something of a busy ones for Sulphur Springs sports. Lady Cats basketball and the annual alumni game for men’s soccer are on deck. Friday, Dec. 31 has Lady Cats basketball first up in Gilmer taking on the Lady Buckeyes. Women’s basketball’s final non-district contest of the winter 2021-22 season. Coach Erica Delley’s squad comes in to the New Year’s Eve match-up with Gilmer...
