Wildcat Basketball Begins Season Practice
The Wildcats’ basketball team had their first practice of the season Wednesday. Clark Cipoletta returns for his fourth year as Wildcats Head Basketball Coach. Last season the Wildcats made a quantum leap going 26-7. They defeated North Forney in bi-district and advanced to Area competition. The Wildcats went 10-2 in district play finishing second. They return six players who received All-District honors. 6-foot-8 junior post...
Fields of Faith Wednesday Night at Prim Stadium
The local Fellowship of Christian Students is sponsoring an event called Fields of Faith Wednesday evening at Gerald Prim Stadium. Guest speaker will be Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. Christian athlete and student groups are sponsoring the events at stadiums all over the country. Gates open at The Prim at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The program starts at 6:30 p.m. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says he has been involved with...
Boys Basketball Camp Day One Focuses on Defense
After observing just a minute or two, it was easy to tell Tuesday’s SSISD Boys Basketball Camp in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School was run by Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. In a one-on-one drill among fifth graders, boys playing defense did so aggressively. Defense is a requirement for any Coach Cipoletta team. Coach Cipoletta said defense is a big part of what he teaches at Sulphur Springs High School. He...
SSHS Wildcats Youth Basketball Camp Registration Underway
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta will offer his annual summer SSISD boys basketball camp next week in the main gym on the high school campus. The camp will take place Tuesday, July 11 through Thursday, July 13. There will be three sessions each day for various age groups. Camp for boys entering kindergarten through fifth grade will take place from 10 a.m. until noon each day. The session for boys entering sixth through the...
Basketball Camp at The ROC Registers 76 Tuesday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is having a highly successful boys and girls basketball camp this week at The ROC of the First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs. Coach Cipoletta’s first two sessions Monday drew 60 kids for each. Word apparently spread about the free camp and 76 children crowded into The ROC for the first session of the second day Tuesday morning. Some of the emphasis Tuesday morning included dribbling...
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...
Tuesday is Wildcat Game Day
There are playoff basketball and district soccer games on this Tuesday game day. The Wildcats’ basketball team, the second place team in district, will face North Forney, third in its’ district, in a bi-district game at Lindale at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Wildcats are 25-6 for the season. Their 25 wins matches the best in school history. The playoff is a first for Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta and for all the...
Wildcats Begin Bi-district Tuesday vs. North Forney at Lindale
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta, on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s SaturdayMorning Coaches Show, said his team is confident going into the bi-district playoff game with North Forney, Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Lindale. The game can be heard live on KSST and ksstradio.com stream. It will be replayed later on Suddenlink Cable Channel 18. Coach Cipoletta said North Forney is led by two seniors. They have a 6-foot-8 post...
Two Remaining District Games for Wildcats Basketball, Then the Play-offs
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said his Wildcats played pretty well on offense and defense but it wasn’t enough as a red hot shooting Mt. Pleasant came out on top at home, 65-53 Tuesday night. The Tigers improved to 11-0 and they clinched the district championship. The Wildcats are 8-2 in district play. The Wildcats did clinch second place after Marshall surprised Hallsville Tuesday night. The Wildcats are now 23-6...
Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats Face Tigers in District Showdown
Coach Chapman on Big Showdown With Mt. Pleasant Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman went to see if the first place Lady Cats would get some help from Texas High, who was playing at second place Mt. Pleasant last Friday night. The Lady Cats had a bye Friday. Mt. Pleasant won setting up a battle between the district’s top two teams. Coach Chapman said it was good that the Lady Cats didn’t have to depend on anyone to...
