Wildcats Offense, Defense Gain Experience in 7 on 7
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the greatest asset of 7 on 7 football is that lots of quarterbacks get to throw passes and lots of receivers get to catch them. The Wildcats hosted Gilmer for a 7 on 7 competition Tuesday in the Multipurpose Building. Two high school varsity teams and two eighth grade teams got to play two games each against talented Gilmer. Coach Young estimates 50 high school players and 40 middle...
Spring Football Underway at SSHS
Shortly after 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Wildcats’ football team hit the practice field to begin something new around here lately, spring practice. Players separated into position groups for lots of fundamentals work. Late in practice, players got to mix it up a little as the offense and defense went at each other with plays near the goal line. Later the offense ran some plays attempting to move down the field against defenders....
Tigers Dominate Wildcats on Prim Pitch
Just about everyone anticipated a really good soccer match Wednesday night as the district’s #2 team Mt. Pleasant visited the district’s #3 team, the Wildcats at Gerald Prim Stadium. It didn’t materialize as Mt. Pleasant dominated the Wildcats early scoring four unanswered goals in the first half. In the second half, at 29:37 Chris Espinoza scored the Wildcats first goal on a penalty kick after a Wildcats player was...
Shots Hit Post; Wildcats Lose to Longview
The Wildcats Soccer Team lost a hard fought match to Longview, 2-1 at Gerald Prim Stadium Tuesday night. The close loss had Wildcats Soccer Coach Andy Holt shaking his head as he remembered several Wildcats shots on goal that hit the goalposts. Longview scored in the first half and led at the half, 1-0. In the second half, the Wildcats tied the match at 1-1 on a goal from Gerardo Arellano. It remained tied until the Lobos took the...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Pick Up District Wins Against Pine Tree Tuesday
Wildcats Soccer Coach Andy Holt believes Pine Tree is one of the best teams in the district along with Mt. Pleasant.Tuesday night at Gerald Prim Stadium, the Wildcats edged by Pine Tree, 2-1. It was the first district game at home for the Wildcats after opening district play with two road games. The Wildcats are now 2-1 in district play and their season record is 7-6-1. Five of the next six Wildcats’ district games will be...
Soccer: Wildcats 1-1 in District Following Loss in Mt Pleasant
The Wildcats Soccer Team battled with Mt. Pleasant on the road Friday night ended up losing, 2-0. The two teams were tied 0-0 after the first half. The Tigers tallied two goals in the second half. The loss evens the Wildcats district record at 1-1. The Wildcats are 6-6-1 this season. After opening with two road games in district play, the Wildcats will now have three straight home games in the friendly confines of Gerald Prim Stadium....
Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer Tournament Updates
WILDCAT SOCCER Wildcats Soccer Coach Andy Holt said his team played as different as night and day Thursday in a Rockwall tournament as they split two games. In the sunlight, the Wildcats lost to McKinney North, 2-0. Coach Holt said his team’s energy level was not there out front on the attack and they didn’t create opportunities. He said the team played pretty strong in the middle and in the back. The Wildcats were a...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer In Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams begin tournament play Thursday. The Wildcats, who had 1 win, 3 losses and a tie in a Forney tournament last weekend will be playing in a Rockwall tournament on Thursday and Friday. They must win their pool to have a game Saturday. Teams in the Wildcats pool are McKinney North, South Garland and Royse City. Meanwhile for the Lady Cats, it will be just like old times as they will face...
Wildcats Powerlifters Begin Season
The Wildcats new powerlifting coach is Jacob Alford. Coach Alford was a powerlifter in high school at Lindale and was a state qualifier his senior year. He says things have been going great since team members began to lift right after the end of the football season. He’s noticed they’ve gotten a lot stronger. Coach Alford says he’s had a lot of lifters participate and he’ll be able to choose between 18 and 20...
Wildcats Open Season With Tie
The Wildcats’ soccer team opened the regular season with a 1-1 tie with Carrollton Newman Smith in a Forney tournament Thursday. The Wildcats, 0-0-1 for the season, will play host Forney at 9:45 a.m. Friday and then College Station at 4:45 p.m. Friday. The tournament continues on Saturday.
