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...
Wildcats Powerlifting Places First, Lady Cats Third in Mount Pleasant Meet
Coach Casey Jeter confirmed both of his powerlifting squads placed top-3 in Mount Pleasant’s powerlifting meet held last Saturday, Jan. 29. The Wildcats won the meet and the Lady Cats placed third in a crowded meet of 200 powerlifters from 15 different schools. Matthew Mitchell and Chad Maynard won their respective weight classes at 198 and 242, with squats of 500 and 605 pounds. Max Williamson, in the second-lowest weight class...
Lady Cats Soccer Blows Out Princeton 5-0 For Second Straight Win
Women’s soccer scored early and often, routing the visiting Lady Panthers 5-0 on Monday, Jan. 10 at Gerald Prim Stadium. The win is the second straight for the Lady Cats. “The girls are out there having fun,” Coach Aguayo said. The Lady Cats coach said his squad was enjoying the win against a tough opponent in Princeton. Coach Aguayo said he was very happy with the win. Sulphur Springs jumped out to a 2-0 lead early...
Lady Cats Soccer Crowned Sulphur Springs Tournament Champions
The women’s soccer team had an incredibly successful outing hosting the Sulphur Springs tournament, going 2-0-1 to win the home tourney. Not only did the Lady Cats win the tournament, they did so beating three teams ranked in the top-10 of 4A-Division II. For the first scrimmage of the Sulphur Springs tournament, the Lady Cats took on Maybank, the highest ranked of the foes the women’s soccer team hosted. Coach...
Lady Cats Cross Country Team Finishes Season Strong at Regionals
The Lady Cats cross country team fought hard and competed well but did not have the finish necessary to move on to the state competition. Sulphur Springs led by head coach Ross Hicks travelled to Garland earlier this week to compete in the 5A Region II Championship meet and while not all of the men travelled and competed, one Wildcat did end up placing. Senior Evan Patrick finished at 100th with a time of just over 18 and...
Lady Cats Cross Country Places Third, Wildcats Place Fourth in District 15-5A Championship
Last Thursday was a successful one for Coach Ross Hicks and his cross country program. The men’s team placed fourth in their District 15-5A Championship held in Hallsville. The women’s team ended in third and will move on to Regionals, held next Monday. While the men did not move on to the next round of playoffs, they had a solid day being led by senior Evan Patrick who finished in the top-10 at ninth with a time of...
Wildcats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks Discusses Last Week’s Lindale Invitational and Thursday’s District Championship Meet
Cross country coach Ross Hicks and his program are all too excited to compete in the District 15-5A championship held this Thursday in Hallsville. But before they could set their sights on vanquishing their district foes, they first had to get through the Lindale Eagle Invitational held last Thursday. It was a fantastic final tune-up for the cross country team, as the Lady Cats finished second and the Wildcats placed fourth. The...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Cross Country Travel Light to Mount Pleasant, Enjoying Second-to-Last Tune-Up Before District Meet
Wildcats cross country Coach Ross Hicks said his team’s outing went well last Saturday in Mount Pleasant at the Titus County Fair Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 2. The Lady Cats only went up against a handful of schools last Saturday, which included Pine Tree, Mount Pleasant, Marshall, and (Paris) Trinity Christian Academy. They managed to have a decent outing, as Coach Ross Hicks said that his team travelled light in that they...
Wildcats Cross Country Coach Talks Last Weekend’s Inaugural Wildcat Invitational
Wildcats cross country coach Ross Hicks said last weekend’s Wildcats Invitational, the first ever meet hosted by Sulphur Springs, went very well. Several runners recorded personal record (PR) times, with Coach Hicks calling the Sulphur Springs meet a success. The cross country coach said the ground was really flat and hard, allowing several runners to record some extremely fast times. It would not be easy though as the Wildcat...
Wildcats Cross Country Places Fifth at Hallsville Invitational
The Wildcats cross country team had a good day last Saturday. The Lady Cats got things going at 8 A.M. in Hallsville, followed by the Wildcats around 8:30 A.M. While the women’s team did not perform as well as the men did, two Lady Cats runners managed to medal at the competition. That means of about 100 runners participating in the women’s 5A and 6A 5K race, two Lady Cat runners from Sulphur Springs placed in the top-15....
