Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell Searching to Find Out Mystery of the Third Quarter
It’s happened several times this season and it happened again Tuesday evening as the Lady Cats led at halftime by 18 points but then came out struggling in the second half. Coach Brittney Tisdell said New Boston’s slow start could be explained by the fact that two starters missed the first quarter because of missing a recent practice. Plus in the second half, the Lady Lions put on a half court press that disrupted the Lady...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams Both Come Up Short on Tuesday
New Boston Has Big Second Half to Top Lady Cats Basketball Team Tuesday Night It was the classic tale of two halves at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School as the Lady Cats Basketball Team took on New Boston Tuesday (December 10) evening. The Lady Cats played a strong first half and led the Lady Lions, 32-14 at the break. New Boston had a big second half and the problem for the Lady Cats was that it was bigger than the Sulphur...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Takes Liberty-Eylau into Overtime Before Dropping 55-49 Game
In a back and forth game, the Lady Cats Basketball Team got outscored in overtime, 11-5 in a 55-49 loss to Liberty-Eyau Monday afternoon (November 25) at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The Lady Cats season record slipped to 3-5. The Lady Leopards improved to 4-1 for the season. Liberty-Eylau took a 13-11 lead after the first quarter. The Lady Cats surged ahead in the second period and were up 28-27 at halftime. The Lady...
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...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Takes Silver Bracket Consolation Game at Bells Tournament Saturday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team won a defensive struggle, 32-22 Saturday (November 16) over Whitesboro to capture the Silver Bracket Consolation Final Game at the Bells Invitational Tournament. Points were hard to come by, especially during the first three quarters. The Lady Cats led the Lady Bearcats, 5-3 after the first quarter, 9-5 at the half and 17-10 after three quarters. The Lady Cats outscored Whitesboro, 15-12 in the fourth...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Drops Close Game With Aubrey Friday at Bells Tournament
The Lady Cats Basketball Team lost a close game Friday (November 15) in the Silver Bracket of the Bells Invitational Tournament to Aubrey, 39-35. The game was tied 30-30 with just less than five minutes left to play. The Lady Chaps hit some key free throws down the stretch to eke out the win. The game was closely called with numerous fouls called on both teams. Despite missing some court time due to foul trouble, freshman Kenzie...
Lady Cats Basketball Wins First Game of Season as They Split Two Games in Bells Tourney
The Lady Cats Basketball Team won their first game of the season in dramatic fashion as Lady Cat Nylah Lindley rebounded a missed shot and hit a follow shot that just beat the buzzer to give the Lady Cats a 58-57 win over Cooper in a Bells Invitational Tournament game Thursday (November 14). Cooper had taken the lead in the last minute before Lindley’s heroics. The Lady Cats win spoiled a nice Cooper comeback. The Lady Cats...
Billy “Bill” Wayne Brown
September 20, 1939 ~ July 24, 2024 (age 84) Billy “Bill” Wayne Brown passed away on July 24, 2024 A visitation for Billy Wayne Brown, age 84, of Sulphur Bluff will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, July 27, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Bill passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at his home. Bill was born on September 20, 1939 in Pecan Gap, TX, the son of Bascom Oliver Brown and Florence Gertrude Huckabe Brown....
Lady Cats Basketball Players Earn All-District Honors
The fourth seeded Lady Cats basketball team fared very well on the All-District list released recently by Lady Cats basketball coach Bryan Jones. Seniors Kenzie Willis and Addisyn Wall were chosen to the All-District First team. Sophomores Trinity Jefferson as well as Kyra and Kaylee Carter all made the All-District Second Team. Another one, Codee Roland, was voted by her peers as 15-4A Sixth Man of the Year. Freshman Rainey Johnson...
64 SSHS Students Inducted Into Gladys Alexander Chapter Of NHS
Sixty-four students at Sulphur Springs High School met the requirements and were inducted into the Gladys Alexander Chapter of the National Honor Society during the annual ceremony held earlier this week in the school cafeteria. Fifty-five additional students were recognized as two-year members of the chapter. SSHS 2022 NHS Induction Ceremony The SSHS Honor Society Chapter is named in honor of Gladys Alexander, the teacher who not...
