Game Day: Wildcats and Lady Cats Face Undefeated District Foes
When the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams face Mt. Pleasant’s Tigers and Lady Cats Friday night, first place in the district will be up for grabs. All four teams are undefeated in district play. The Wildcats will host the Tigers in Wildcats Gym. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV contest at around 6:15 p.m. and then the big varsity contest at around 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats varsity is 3-0 in district play...
Superintendents Press Conference Opposing A-F Grading System for Schools–Video Presentation
During the last legislative session in Texas, a law was passed requiring the Commissioner of Education to develop a system that would give every campus and district in the state a grade from A to F in five domains. As required by law, the commissioner has developed a system and prepared a report for the legislature that is a preliminary attempt to comply with the law. The report is unofficial and one possible method of assigning...
Lady Cats to Play Texas High Varsity Only Friday at 6 p.m.
A time change for Lady Cat basketball was announced late Thursday afternoon. The Lady Cats play a varsity only Friday at SSHS gym due to possible weather issues. The Lady Cats host Texas High in Wildcats Gym at 6 p.m. as they seek to remain undefeated in district play. The Lady Cats are 4-0 in district, 18-3 for the season, and are ranked #24 in Class 5A in the latest Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The game will be broadcast...
Game Day: Basketball and Soccer
Wildcats Basketball Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta believes playing tough teams, like his team did in a Longview tournament last week, will pay dividends in the future. The Wildcats lost to Pro Vision of Houston and Houston Sam Houston, teams Coach Cipoletta says are two of the top ones in Texas and in the nation. Sam Houston is the #1 team in Class 6A in the state. The Wildcats also lost a game to Dallas Skyline, #2 in...
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Game Day: Lady Cats Seek Second District Win; Wildcats Host Royse City
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams will be playing at home this Friday game day. The Lady Cats will be having their second district game as they will host Hallsville Friday afternoon in Wildcats Gym. Games begin with the freshmen team playing at 2:30 p.m. The JV is scheduled to play at around 3:30 p.m. The varsity Lady Cats take on Hallsville at around 5 p.m. The Lady Cats varsity is 1-0 in district after...
Wildcat Soccer Prepares for Season
Nicky Wiggins, the new Wildcats Soccer Coach, was the guest on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. Coach Wiggins had been Coach Andy Holt’s assistant for the past four years. Coach Holt went to Frisco Wakeland. This is Coach Wiggins first head coaching job in soccer. He coached baseball at Nacogdoches, his alma mater. Having been the Wildcats assistant coach, Coach Wiggins said he had...
SSISD Elementary Students Challenged to Dream Big
Students in Sulphur Springs Elementary, Primary, and Early Childhood schools were challenged to Dream Big Friday during a presentation by Dare to Dream leader Jeff Harris and SSHS students Sadie Evans and Juan Gudino. Gudino and Evans anchor a weekly newscast for the Dare to Dream program. Harris stated the elementary aged students see them as role models due to their televised fame. The presentation will be included in Channel 18...
Game Day: Wildcats Host North Lamar
Fresh off of a third place finish in a Royse City tournament, the Wildcats’ basketball team will return to their home court Tuesday evening as they host North Lamar. The Wildcats won three of four games at Royse City and they are now 7-1 for the season. The Wildcats defeated Anna and Lufkin in pool play. They lost their first game of the season against a powerful Dallas Skyline team that is state ranked in Class 6A. The Wildcats...
Lady Cats Soccer Opens Season With Paris Scrimmage December 29
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon is in his eighth year as head coach of the Lady Cats. His prospects for this season look very bright. He returns all of his starters except one off of last year’s 19 win team that won two playoff games before bowing out in a regional quarterfinal game. Coach DeLeon talked Lady Cats’ soccer on KSST and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. He said he expects his team to...
