Wildcats Soccer Team Opens Season With Three Scrimmage Wins Saturday at The Prim
The Wildcats Soccer Team took care of business Saturday defeating smaller schools North Lamar, Sabine and Mineola in scrimmage games Saturday (December 12) at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats opened the day’s schedule with a 5-0 win over North Lamar. The Wildcats led 3-0 after the first 25 minute half and scored twice more in the second half. Five different Wildcats scored goals: Alex Yanez, Omar Hernandez, Alejandro Diosdado,...
Lady Cats Soccer Opens Scrimmage Season Thursday, Wildcats Follow on Saturday, Both at The Prim
The Lady Cats Soccer Team opens the scrimmage portion of their season Thursday evening (December 10) against Royse City at Gerald Prim Stadium. Plans call for a JV scrimmage at 5:30 p.m. with a varsity scrimmage to follow at around 7:15 p.m. This is the first scrimmage of six planned for the Lady Cats this season. For the past several seasons, Royse City has been a top of the district type team. When the pandemic intervened last...
Monday Practice Begins For Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer
Monday, November 30, marks the first day the UIL will allow soccer teams to start up practice after school. The Wildcats, under third year Coach Alexi Upton and the Lady Cats of second year Coach Javier Aguayo, will be hitting the practice field. Wildcats Soccer SSHS Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton says his Wildcats are excited and, after the season was cut off last March due to coronavirus, are ready to get back and get started....
SS Wildcats Soccer Concludes Summer Edge Friday
The Edge summer strength, conditioning and skills program for Wildcats’ high school and middle school athletes wraps up after a Friday (July 31) morning session. The Edge for soccer has been going since June 23. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton says The Edge has been good and necessary. He says he wouldn’t want his players to just stay on the couch all summer. Coach Upton says a lot of soccer players have been involved...
The Edge for Boys Soccer Opens at The Prim
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton welcomed about 40 players to the first session of Wildcats Soccer Edge for Boys early Tuesday morning (June 23) at Gerald Prim Stadium. A planned session for girls was canceled Tuesday morning. Coach Upton said the boys were able to get some touches on the soccer ball while also doing skill work, and conditioning. He said he was just trying to get the guys back and moving. He noted they have been on...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer Begins The Edge June 23
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton announced Friday (June 19) that soccer will begin The Edge conditioning program for Wildcats and Lady Cats on Tuesday, June 23 at Gerald Prim Stadium. Students from entering 7th graders to entering 12th graders are welcome. The Wildcats will be at The Prim Tuesday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Lady Cats sessions, under Head Coach Javier Aguayo, will take place Tuesdays through...
Eight Wildcats Soccer Players Sign Letters Thursday Evening to Play College Soccer
At a signing event Thursday evening (June 11) at the Multipurpose Building at SSHS, eight Wildcats’ soccer players announced plans to play college soccer. Hosting the event was Wildcats Head Soccer Coach Alexi Upton. Four of the eight are headed for nearby Paris Junior College: keeper Eleazar Brena, defender Chris Dockweiler, left back Osiel Lopez and his brother winger Israel Lopez. Two other Wildcats heading to PJC, forward...
Wildcats Soccer Earns Two Superlatives and Has 16 Players Named to All-District Team
The Wildcats Soccer Team was very well represented this past season on the All-District Soccer Team in District 15-5A. 16 Wildcats made the team and that included two superlatives. Senior goalkeeper Noe Ponce was selected the district’s Keeper of the Year and senior midfielder Kevin Yanez was chosen Offensive Midfielder of the Year. Three Wildcats made the All-District 1st Team: senior defender Nabian Ramirez, senior defender...
Wildcats Soccer Team Ekes By Texas High 3-2 In Overtime On The Road
For the most part, the Wildcats Soccer Team has found a way to win close games this season. For the third time in 9 district games, the Wildcats defeated an opponent in overtime. It happened for the third time Tuesday night in Texarkana as the Wildcats topped Texas High, 3-2. Both of the Wildcats’ wins over the Tigers have been by a single goal in overtime. Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton noted the Wildcats manage to get a win...
Soccer, Baseball and Softball Are on the Schedule For Tuesday Game Day
District Wildcats’ baseball, district Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer and Lady Cats’ non-district softball are all on this Tuesday (March 10) game day. Because of District 15-5A baseball teams playing three rounds of district play, the district season has to begin before all the tournaments are done. That means before the Wildcats play their third and last tournament this year at Hallsville starting Thursday, they...
