Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Team Got Off to a Slow Start in Loss Saturday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says Port Allen, Louisiana is a really good team. The Pelicans topped the Wildcats, 60-50 Saturday (November 30) in the Duncanville HoopFest. Coach Cipoletta says the showcase drew some of the best teams in the country adding the the Wildcats got a great opportunity by being invited to the event. He says the Wildcats started out slowly and fell into a 23-10 hole after the first quarter. Coach...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Attracts Lots of Boys to Basketball Camp
Boys of all ages turned out Monday afternoon (June 10) to take part in Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta’s four-day Boys Basketball Camp in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. One camp was designed for boys entering kindergarten through five grade and another for boys entering sixth through the ninth grade. Coach Cipoletta is entering his sixth year as Wildcats Head Coach and his eighth year overall here. He has...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Disappointed in Loss
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta was disappointed in his team’s 53-48 loss at Pine Tree Friday night, but he was pleasantly surprised by the scoring boost his team got from two players. Mason Buck had 14 points and Garrett Jones had 13 as both guards hit three three-pointers. The Wildcats, now 2-3 in district, host Longview Tuesday.
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver Heading to Lake Travis
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver has accepted the position as Head Basketball Coach at Lake Travis High School. Coach Shaver continued a basketball culture set forth by his predecessor Clark Cipoletta in Sulphur Springs as Head Wildcats Coach for the past two seasons. He had a record of 59-18 overall as Wildcats Coach. His teams captured back-to-back district championships, including an undefeated one in 2022-23. Coach...
Wildcats Basketball Ekes by Lindale for Bi-District Championship
Sulphur Springs got just about all they could handle Tuesday, Feb. 21 in their opening round playoff game. In Forney for their Bi-District game, the Wildcats squeaked by Lindale 54-53. Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad jumped out to leads at points, but the Eagles kept firm and played on. Each time Sulphur Springs secured a bit of momentum, only to see Lindale consistency strike back. The Wildcats found themselves with up to an eight...
Wildcats Basketball Routs Marshall 75-48 in District Opener
The men’s basketball team hosted Marshall for their district opener, routing the Mavericks 75-48 on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Sulphur Springs scored early and often, putting up 15+ points on Marshall in all four quarters. The Wildcats trailed 6-0 early, but the offense exploded from there. Coach Shaver’s squad outscored the Mavericks 22-10 (3-10, 0-1 district) in the first quarter. The men’s basketball team put the game away in the...
Wildcats Basketball in Tyler For Season-Opening Match With Tyler Legacy
It has been something of a busy week for Coach Brandon Shaver’s men’s basketball team. On Thursday they took on the Lions in Greenville for their final scrimmage of two before the regular season begins today. The Wildcats won both halves against Greenville 34-18 and 21-16 to win their second scrimmage of the winter 2021-22 season. Sulphur Springs was led in scoring by Kordrick Turner on Thursday with 13 points followed by...
Wildcats Basketball 2021-22 Season Firmed Up
Wildcats football head coach and athletic director of SSISD Greg Owens released the Wildcats basketball schedule on Wednesday, Oct. 20. It will be the first year under new head coach Brandon Shaver, who previously coached at Pine Tree. The season gets underway in a few weeks on Saturday, Nov. 6 when they travel to the thick of the DFW metroplex to take on Irving MacAuthor. The Wildcats basketball...
Wildcats Basketball 2021-2022 Season Schedule Finalized
On Tuesday, Aug. 31, Wildcats football head coach and Athletic Director of SSISD Greg Owens released the Wildcats basketball 2021-22 season schedule. New Wildcats basketball coach Brandon Shaver and his squad will no doubt be ready to get their season underway when they take part in their first scrimmage of the season on Nov. 6 when they travel to Irving to take on MacAuthor High School. After taking on the Greenville Lions on...
Wildcats Basketball Soaking In Extra Week of Edge as Team Looks Onward to the Fall and Winter
Coach Brandon Shaver has been busy since his arrival in Sulphur Springs in mid-May. Not only has he helmed the Edge, but he also recently completed the youth sports camp that most of the sports teams here in Sulphur Springs have every summer. The new Wildcats basketball coach said camps like these are critical to building a family environment, a statement Coach Shaver has voiced before. He said that having young players attend these...
