Wildcats Basketball Coach Likes Balanced Scoring During Win Over North Lamar Tuesday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says it’s always good when his whole team gets to play and everyone gets the chance to score. The Wildcats’ entire 10-man roster got to play and everyone scored during the Wildcats’ 85-28 win over North Lamar Tuesday night, November 17, at home. Sulphur Springs Wildcats Basketball Coach Cipoletta says he was impressed with the North Lamar team. He says they remind him of his...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Is Proud Of His Team’s No Quit Attitude
The Wildcats Basketball Team entered the fourth quarter of their season and home opener Saturday, November 14, down by 12 points to a senior-laden Tyler Legacy team. The Wildcats’ comeback came up just short in a 65-61 loss. The Wildcats got to within 2 points with about 17 seconds left to play. The final quarter effort was led by a pair of veteran seniors, Lamodrick Johnson and Boo Wilkerson. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Called Saturday Scrimmage A Good Experience For His Team
The Wildcats Basketball Team had a win, a loss and a tie at their first scrimmage on the season Saturday, November 7, at Irving MacArthur. Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats came out on top against the host school, who he noted won the state championship in Class 5A in 2015. The Wildcats ended up tied with Class 6A playoff team Southlake Carroll. They came up short against a new school, Prosper Rock Hill. Coach Cipoletta said...
Wildcats Basketball Team Has First Official Day of Practice Wednesday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta loves basketball practice. So it was no surprise when he described Wednesday’s (October 28) first official day of practice as like Christmas morning. He added he and the team were biting on the bit ready to get started. The 2020-2021 Wildcats will be a mostly young and inexperienced bunch. Three Wildcats got significant minutes last season: senior point guard Lamodrick Johnson, senior...
Wildcats Track Team Finishes Second, Scores 120 Points, at Sulphur Springs Meet Last Friday
The Wildcats Track Team scored 120 points and finished in second place at the annual Sulphur Springs Meet at the high school track last Friday (February 28). Competing with the Wildcats were athletics from Athens, Lindale, North Lamar, Paris and Commerce along with a thrower from Rivercrest. This year the weather was pleasant. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young remembers temperatures near the freezing mark at last year’s meet....
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball and Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer on Friday Game Day
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams play at Lindale in district games on this game day Friday (January 31). The Wildcats come into the game ranked #9 in Class 5A. The Wildcats are tied for first place in district with Mount Pleasant. Both have 3-1 district records. The Wildcats are 21-7 for the season. The game at Lindale will complete the first half of district play. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta has a lot of respect for...
Lady Cats Basketball Wins Over Paris
Lady Cats Basketball Team Wins at Paris, 57-44 Friday Night The Lady Cats Basketball Team got their most impressive victory of the young season Friday Night (November 22), defeating arch rival Paris on the road, 57-44. The Lady Cats opened a slight lead in the first quarter and led 18-12 after the initial period. The Lady Cats increased the lead in the second quarter and were up at the half, 30-19. The Lady Cats continued to increase...
Wildcat Keaston Willis Officially Signs Letter to Play Basketball at Incarnate Word
Keaston Willis Wildcats senior guard Keaston Willis made it official on National Basketball Signing Day Wednesday, April 17. Willis, the son of Leanne Willis and Lonnie Gusters, signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Willis verbally committed to them several months ago. Willis said Incarnate Word first showed interest in him when he was in the eighth grade, but then...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Host Sulphur Springs Track Meet Today
SSHS to Host Four Team Meet at Track Thursday Coach Owens also said SSHS would be hosting a meet with four teams Thursday at the Sulphur Springs Track Complex. The meet will begin at 4 p.m. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young is calling this year’s track season the oddest ever. A case in point was last Thursday’s Royse City meet. With the Wildcats’ basketball team playing at the State Tournament in San Antonio, the...
Coaches Show: Wildcats, Lady Cats Basketball
Clark Cipoletta Pleased With Win Over Lindale Last Friday Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is starting a lot of interviews lately by saying how proud of his team he is. Coach Cipoletta was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday (January 26) Morning Coaches Show. The Wildcats defeated Lindale at home, 58-41 last Friday night. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats, now ranked #4, did a good job of executing the game...
