Girls Basketball Camp Registration Open
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will have his girls basketball camp next week, June 20-24. It will take place in the main high school gym Monday through Thursday. The camp for girls who will be entering the fourth through the ninth grades will take place from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Cost to attend is $40. Coach Chapman’s assistant coaches, Ashton Wells and Kevin Tanton, will be on hand to help at the camp....
Cameron Fighting Heart Awards Presented to Outstanding Student Athletes
James Cameron Fighting Heart Awards were presented to Wildcat and Lady Cats student athletes Thursday night at the annual All-Sports Banquet. James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for Tanner Ramirez: Outgoing Wildcats Cross Country and Soccer Coach Andy Holt wondered where Tanner Ramirez found the time to excel in three sports and still rank #9 academically in his senior class. Ramirez not only ran cross country and played soccer but was...
Seven Lady Cats Named All District Basketball
Seven members of the District Champion Lady Cats Basketball players received All-District honors during a recent meeting of the district’s coaches. Lady Cat Sophomore Post Kaylee Jefferson shared the district’s MVP Award with Hallsville Point Guard Alisha Leathers. Lady Cats making the First Team All-District were Freshman Point Guard Sadavia Porter, Junior Forward Daieyshia Pruitt and Junior Guard Tori Moore. The Lady...
Playoff Game Set for Lady Cats
With a District Championship, Lady Cats basketball will travel to Grand Saline to meet Lindale. The Tuesday night, February 16th game will be played at 7 p.m. in the Grand Saline High School gym. Sulphur Springs will be the home team. Tickets for the game are $3 for students and $5 for adults. The game will be heard on KSST and streamed on ksstradio.com and the KSST app. Scores will also be posted on social media by KSST. After the...
Hallsville Defense Overcomes Lady Cats, Wildcats
Lady Cats: The Lady Cats’ basketball team saw a big lead evaporate in the fourth quarter as Hallsville stormed back to take a 49-47 win in Wildcats Gym Tuesday night. After Lady Cats leading scorer Kaylee Jefferson fouled out, it appeared the Lady Cats would rise to the occasion and they built a double digit lead about halfway through the final quarter. Then Hallsville turned up the pressure forcing turnovers and started hitting...
Lady Cats, Wildcats Begin Week Against Hallsville
When building his program at Sulphur Springs, Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman started by teaching defense. Later he turned his attention to offense. Coach Chapman said his team spends about an hour and a half working on defense at every practice. The rest of the district is beginning to notice. A Marshall team undefeated in district and with a record better than .500 managed only 13 points against the Lady Cats. Texas High was...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Resume District Play Tuesday
Tuesday, Wildcats and Lady Cats resume district play following the holidays. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said it was a rough afternoon last Saturday as the Wildcats opened district play with a 71-35 loss at Texas High. He said the Tigers did a good job of forcing the Wildcats to play their style of basketball. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats committed a ton of turnovers and were bothered by the Tigers’ press. The...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Return to Hardwood Monday
After the Wildcats’ basketball team plays in a Kaufman tournament Monday and Tuesday, they will open district play at Texas High Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the Lady Cats’ basketball team’s only action this week will be on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in an Idabel, Oklahoma tournament. Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman came to Sulphur Springs from Idabel
Lady Cats Win First Game of the Season
The Lady Cats’ basketball team won their season opener at Cooper 62-37. Post Kaylee Jefferson led the Lady Cats with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman stated the varsity started a little slow against an energetic Cooper team. However, in the middle of the first quarter the Lady Cats began respondig to the Lady Bulldogs. Chapman said his team is using a ten player rotation system this year. Two...
Wildcat and Lady Cat Basketball Begin Scrimmage Play Saturday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team, minus several players still playing volleyball, will have their opening scrimmage of the season Saturday at 10 a.m. in Wildcats Gym against Kaufman. Lady Cats’ Coach Jeff Chapman said the team is picking up on things that have been done in previous seasons. Practices have been altered by a free-throw competition at the end of practice. He would like additional levels for teams but, with...
