Saturday Results: Lady Cats Defeat Paris 37-26
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell won her Sulphur Springs’ coaching debut Saturday (November 17). The win came over the coach she replaced, Jeff Chapman, now the head girls’ basketball at Paris. The Lady Cats topped Paris, 37-26. After the game, Coach Tisdell said it was a good game for the Lady Cats but closer than she would have liked. She said Paris really showed up and gave the Lady Cats a really good game....
Game Day Monday: Wildcats Host Rockwall; Lady Cats at Liberty Eylau
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams will be in action on this Monday game day (November 19). The games are the teams’ last ones before the Thanksgiving Holiday break. The Wildcats face another challenge as they will play host to Rockwall, the #2 ranked team in Class 6A according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll. The Yellowjackets enter the Monday contest in Wildcats Gym with a 6-1 record....
Lady Cats Open Season with Win
The Lady Cats’ basketball team opened the season with a 37-26 victory over Paris in Wildcats Gym Saturday. The victory marked the coaching debut in Sulphur Springs for Brittney Tisdell. The game also saw former Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman return to the gym as head coach at Paris. The Lady Cats outscored Paris in every quarter and built the lead throughout the game. The Lady Cats led 11-7 after the first quarter, 18-12 at...
Lady Cats Scrimmage Saturday
After a planned Saturday morning (November 10) game with Emory Rains was canceled, Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell booked Mount Vernon for an early morning Saturday scrimmage. Coach Tisdell explained that Rains coach canceled the game Friday due to a rash of players injuries and illnesses. After the scrimmage, Coach Tisdell said the Lady Cats came out ahead of Mount Vernon. There was no attempt to embarrass the game Lady...
Lady Cat Saturday Game Cancelled; Wildcats Face Plano East Saturday
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams planned to open the regular season on Saturday (November 10). At around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said Emory Rains had cancelled a planned game for Saturday in Wildcat Gym. Coach Tisdell said she is trying to find a scrimmage opponent. As of right now, the Lady Cats will open the regular season against Paris on November 16. Meanwhile the...
Something Completely Different for Wildcat, Lady Cat Basketball District Schedule
Now for something completely different. District 15-5A Superintendents and Athletic Directors have approved new scheduling for some district basketball games in January and February. Under the new scheduling, impacting all Sulphur Springs home district games and three on the road, the Lady Cats and Wildcats’ varsity teams will play back to back games in the same gym. The Lady Cats’ varsity will play at around 6:15 p.m. and...
Season Ends for Lady Cat Volleyball; Freshmen Team Ends District 10-0
Texas High 3, Lady Cats Volleyball 0 Season Over (For of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these “It Might Have Been” John Greenleaf Whittier) A promising Lady Cats’ volleyball season came to an earlier than expected end as the Lady Cats closed district play with a 3-0 loss at Texas High Tuesday night. The Lady Cats actually wound up district play in a fourth place tie with Greenville. Both had 4-6 district...
New Coach for Lady Cat Basketball is Ready for First Official Practice Day Wednesday
New Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell says she is ready for the first official practice day of the season on Wednesday (October 17). She says it’s been a long off season. Coach Tisdell replaced former Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman, who left to become girls’ athletic coordinator and head girls’ basketball coach at Paris. Coach Tisdell is the daughter of the Paris boys’ head basketball coach Billy Mack...
Lady Cat Assistant Basketball Coach Wells Named Head Coach at Winona
Lady Cats Assistant Basketball Coach Ashton Wells has been named the head girls basketball coach at Winona. The Sulphur Springs School Board accepted Coach Wells’ resignation Monday night. Coach Wells has been with the Lady Cats since the 2009-2010 season. She was an assistant coach for Head Coach Jeff Chapman for all of his eight years here. Coach Wells was also an assistant for Head Coach Phil Hale in 2009-2010. Wildcats...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Receive Major Awards at All-Sports Banquet
Major awards were all shared at the 2017-2018 Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Monday night (May 7). Football, baseball and track athlete Ryan Humphries and football player and powerlifter D’Idrec Dugan were co-winners of the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat. Track, volleyball and basketball player Imani Taylor and Volleyball and basketball player Kaylee Jefferson shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat....
