Wildcats Basketball Hosts Marshall Friday; Cipoletta Calls Pine Tree Game Good Defensive Game for Team
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said he was proud of his guys for the way they played in a 62-41 win at Pine Tree Tuesday night (January 23). Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats played really well in the first quarter despite having only a 9-8 lead after one quarter. He said the Wildcats missed some easy opportunities to score points. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats really opened the game up in the second and third quarters...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Basketball Coaches Pleased with Team Play
Cipoletta on Wildcats Win Over Hallsville The #7 Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats played very well at Hallsville Friday night (January 19) in a 48-33 victory. He said Hallsville tried to slow down the game by holding the ball to limit possessions. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats did a good job of staying focused. He said they ran their offense well moving the ball around and finding open players....
Iwuakor District Defensive MVP; Wildcats Named to Basketball All-District Team
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta unveiled eight Wildcats’ players who were named to the All-District Basketball Team on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. 6-foot-7 inch sophomore post Victor Iwuakor was unanimously chosen as the district’s Defensive MVP. Two Wildcats’ players made First Team All-District: senior Ke’Ontae Dunn and sophomore Keaston Willis. Three Wildcats...
Wildcats’ Basketball Team Breaks into the Win Column in District Play
The Wildcats’ basketball team broke into the win column in district play with a 45-33 win at home against Greenville. It was the first district win for Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. Senior Jaylon Dugan had a huge game for the Wildcats scoring 25 points. The Wildcats, 1-2 in district and 6-14 overall host Hallsville next Tuesday.
Wildcats and Lady Cats’ Basketball Teams are Playing on the Road this Friday
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams are playing on the road this Friday. The Wildcats will be at Wylie East. The two teams have already met once this year with Wylie East defeated the Wildcats in a Royse City tournament early this month. The Wildcats have a 4-7 so far this season. Meanwhile The Lady Cats will play their second district game tonight. They play at Marshall. The Lady Mavs opened district play with a win...
Wildcats’ basketball Team Will Open their Regular Season Tuesday night
The Wildcats’ basketball team will open their regular season Tuesday night at home as they host Wills Point for a 7:30 p.m. game. The game will mark the debut of Wildcats Varsity Head Coach Clark Cipoletta. The Wildcats had two scrimmages early in the month. Since then football season ended and several football players joined the basketball team.
SSISD Hires Hudson Coach as Wildcats Head Basketball Coach
Meeting Monday, June 12, the Sulphur Springs School Board approved the hiring of Cannon Earp as the new Wildcats Head Basketball Coach. Coach Earp has been the Head Basketball Coach at Hudson for the past three seasons. A native of Crockett, Coach Earp was also a head coach before that at Fairfield for one year. His greatest success as head coach though came at Gladewater, who he coached to two state semifinal appearances in 2014 (1A...
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver Heading to Lake Travis
Wildcats Head Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver has accepted the position as Head Basketball Coach at Lake Travis High School. Coach Shaver continued a basketball culture set forth by his predecessor Clark Cipoletta in Sulphur Springs as Head Wildcats Coach for the past two seasons. He had a record of 59-18 overall as Wildcats Coach. His teams captured back-to-back district championships, including an undefeated one in 2022-23. Coach...
Wildcats Basketball Falls Shy of Upset in Regional Semifinals
March 5, 2023 – Coach Brandon Shaver’s team gave it their all, but came excruciatingly short to upsetting Faith Family Academy in the Regional tournament. Sulphur Springs fell to the Eagles, 62-48. Falling behind early, the men’s basketball team played from behind the entire game. Each time the Wildcats made big shots, FFA came right back with some impressive shots of their own. Sulphur Springs kept it tight,...
Seven Teams in Action on Friday, March 3 — With Each Game Bigger Than the Next
Friday, Mar. 3 is the busiest gameday in the entire school year. Seven different squads play Friday. Getting started bright and early on March 3, 2023 is Wildcat tennis. Coach Tony Martinez and his squad host their lone competition of the school year, at the Tennis Center located in SSISD’s athletic complex. Friday has an early start of 8 A.M. Following their lone home contest Friday, Sulphur Springs plays in just two more prior...
