Wildcats Soccer Team Has Tough Night in Mount Pleasant as Tigers Get Solid Win at Home
The Wildcats Soccer Team went into Mount Pleasant Friday night, March 6, with a chance to move into a first place tie with the always tough Tigers. However, drama never materialized as Mount Pleasant scored three first half goals and added three more in the second half to take a 6-0 win. Everyone expected a very close game, especially after the Tigers only scored a 1-0 win at Gerald Prim Stadium back on February 18. Wildcats Coach...
Wildcats Soccer Team Improves District Record With Win Over Lindale at The Prim Monday
The Wildcats Soccer Team continued to play its stingy defense while scoring some goals in a 3-0 win over Lindale at Gerald Prim Stadium Monday night, March 2. The game was moved to Monday from Tuesday because of possible threatening weather Tuesday and so that soccer fans and players could watch the Wildcats regional quarterfinal basketball game Tuesday night. About midway through the first half, Wildcat Jose Salazar blasted in a goal...
Wildcats Soccer Team Squeezes Past Greenville, 2-1, At Prim To Go 5-1 In District Play
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton calls his team scrappy and says they are winning ugly. The latest example occurred Friday night, February 28, at Gerald Prim Stadium as the Wildcats just got by Greenville, 2-1. soccer ball It was the second 2-1 win for the Wildcats over the Lions in district play and improved the Wildcats district mark to 5-1 as they continue to stalk leader Mount Pleasant. Kevin Yanez scored a goal for the Wildcats...
Wildcats Soccer Team Wins Second Straight Game In Overtime Edging Royse City, 1-0
The Wildcats Soccer Team squeezed by Royse City, 1-0 in overtime Tuesday Night, February 25, to end the first half of district play with a 4-1 record. It was the Wildcats second straight overtime win to narrowly avoid point robbing penalty kick shootouts. Wildcat Omar Hernandez got the unassisted goal for the Wildcats. Hernandez recovered rapidly after it appeared he might have injured a knee last Friday against Texas High. Wildcats...
Missed Chances By Wildcats Soccer Team Come Back To Haunt Them In 1-0 Loss To Mount Pleasant
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton said he felt his team played really great on offense and defense Tuesday night, February 18, against Mount Pleasant at Gerald Prim Stadium. A problem was that despite some scoring chances, the Wildcats were unable to get the ball into the net. Coach Upton told his team if you don’t finish your chances, one mistake can kill you and he said that’s what happened. Mount Pleasant scored with...
Wildcats Soccer Team Just Falls Short In 1-0 Heart Breaker Against Mt Pleasant At The Prim Tuesday
The Wildcats Soccer Team has not defeated Mount Pleasant since 2006. That streak continues after the latest battle between the old rivals Tuesday night, February 18, at Gerald Prim Stadium. The game stayed at 0-0 until about ten minutes were left when the Tigers scored a goal. It stood up as Mount Pleasant took a 1-0 win. The loss broke a 10 match non losing steak for the Wildcats that went back to January 11 and included 6 wins and 4...
Wildcats Soccer Team Scores Late in Regulation And OT To Down Stubborn Lindale Team, 2-1
The Sulphur Springs Wildcats Soccer Team danced right on the edge without falling off Friday, February 14, in a pulse pounding 2-1 win at Lindale. In what Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton called an insane game, the Eagles scored in the game’s first 10 minute, then, led for just about the entire game. Just about. Soccer ball After what Coach Upton called about 30 unsuccessful scoring chances, the Wildcats finally tied the score...
Wildcats Soccer Team’s Non Losing Streak Now At 8 Games After 3-1 Win At Nevada Community Friday
The last time the Wildcats Soccer Team came up on the short end of the scoreboard was on Jan. 11, as Forney edged by the Wildcats 2-1 in the Lobo Invitational Tournament in Longview. Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton used the game to let everyone on his roster play. Since then, the Wildcats have gone 8 games without another loss. During the streak, they have won four and tied four. The 8th game in the streak took place Friday night as...
Wildcats Soccer Coach is Pleased With What He Saw in Wildcats 1-1 Tie With Good Lovejoy Team
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton is hoping his team wins their way to the Regional Tournament this season. Perhaps he got a chance to measure where his team is right now as they played a talented Lovejoy team to a 1-1 tie at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night (January 31). Lovejoy was preseason ranked #4 in the Region in Class 5A by TASCO, the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Organization. Having seen them up close, Coach Upton said...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball and Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer on Friday Game Day
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams play at Lindale in district games on this game day Friday (January 31). The Wildcats come into the game ranked #9 in Class 5A. The Wildcats are tied for first place in district with Mount Pleasant. Both have 3-1 district records. The Wildcats are 21-7 for the season. The game at Lindale will complete the first half of district play. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta has a lot of respect for...
