Wildcats Varsity 7 on 7 Football Team Shows Improvement During State Qualifier Tourney Saturday
The Wildcats Varsity 7 on 7 Football Team played in their first state qualifier tournament this past Saturday (May 22) in Gravevine. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats did not qualify winning 1 and losing 2 but he added the Wildcats showed a lot of improvement in their play from several days before at home against Lindale and Gilmer. Coach Young said the Wildcats opened Saturday against Princeton. He said the...
Wildcats 7 on 7 Team Has Tough Night Tuesday Against Strong Lindale and Gilmer Teams
The Wildcats 7 on 7 Football Team played two rugged opponents at Gerald Prim Stadium Tuesday evening and came out on the short end of the scoreboard both times. Both Lindale and Gilmer played in the State Championship Game in their respective class this past season with both losing. So needless to say the Wildcats had their hands full Tuesday. Against Lindale, the Wildcats scored on their first possession to even the game at 7-7. The...
Wildcats 7 on 7 Football Team Takes on Lindale and Gilmer Here Tuesday Evening
The Wildcats 7 on 7 Football Team will face some quality opponents at home Tuesday evening (May 18) as Lindale and Gilmer come to town. Games are scheduled to get underway at 5:30 p.m. If the weather cooperates, competition will be at Gerald Prim Stadium. If rain is a problem, the games will move to the Multiple Purpose Building. Each school will have two teams. Both Lindale and Gilmer played very deep into the playoffs this past...
Wildcats Baseball Team Gets Must Win Victory Tuesday to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
The Wildcats Baseball Team defeated Pine Tree 12-2 in 6 innings Tuesday night (April 20) at Wildcat Park on Senior Night. After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first, the Wildcats scored 2 runs in the second and 9 runs in the third to go ahead, 11-1. When the Wildcats scored a run in the bottom of the sixth they secured the ten run rule win, 12-2. Hayden Hurst got the pitching win going 5 innings allowing 1 hit and 2 unearned...
Wildcats Baseball Team Loses Lead in Seventh Inning in 6-5 Loss to Texas High at Home Tuesday
The Wildcats Baseball Team rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 5-3 lead only to see Texas High score 3 in the top of the seventh in a 6-5 loss to the Tigers in a district game at Wildcat Park Tuesday night. Texas High build a lead early scoring the games first run on a balk in the top of the fourth inning. The Tigers added 2 more runs in the top of the sixth to go up 3-0. The Wildcats surged into the lead...
Wildcats Baseball Team Gets Come From Behind Win Over McKinney North on Saturday
After falling behind 2-0 early, the Wildcats Baseball Team rallied for 5 straight runs to defeat McKinney North, 5-2 on the road in a non-district game Saturday. Wildcats Coach Jerrod Hammack likes the Saturday games because he can take a look at some of his other pitchers and some bench players that see limited time on the field during district. Several players surely made an impression Saturday in McKinney. Jake Armstrong started...
Wildcats Have Three at Boys’ State Powerlifting Meet Saturday
The Wildcats have a tradition of sending lifters to the Boys’ State Powerlifting Meet and they sent three more lifters to the event on Saturday (March 27) in Abilene. Junior Juan Hernandez finished 7th in state in the 123 pound weight class. Sophomore Matthew Mitchell was 14th in state in the 181 pound weight class. Senior Ryan Carrillo placed 15th in the 181 pound weight class. It’s always quite an accomplishment to...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Sports Competitors are Pointing Toward Some Big Dates Ahead
The Wildcats Soccer Team already has a date in mind for their bi-district game. The match is expected to be played a week from Friday on March 26. They just don’t know who they will be facing yet. That is expected to be determined Friday after District 16-5A completes district play. The Wildcats, as the #4 seed in District 15-5A, will be facing the champion and #1 seed from District 16-5A. Right now Whitehouse and Lufkin are...
Wildcats Baseball Comes Up Short Against Atlanta
Wildcats Baseball Team Ends Up on the Short End of a 4-3 game to Atlanta in Hallsville Tournament Saturday After falling behind 3-0 to Atlanta, the Wildcats Baseball Team tied the game with 3 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning only to see the Rabbits score a decisive fourth run in the top of the sixth in the Reich Builders Classic in Hallsville Saturday (March 13). The 4-3 loss gave the Wildcats two wins and two losses in the...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams Place 5th at the Mount Pleasant Varsity Invitational Thursday Night
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams earned fifth place in an 8 team field at the Mount Pleasant Varsity Invitational Meet held Thursday evening. The Lady Cats racked up 67 points and the Wildcats had 55. For the Wildcats, Alex Flecker took first place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:04.56. Landon Fields placed third in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.30. The Wildcats team of Weston Fields, Matthew Mitchell, Brady...
