Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams Play District Games at Greenville on Game Day Friday
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams play district games back to back at Greenville on this game day Friday (January 17). The Wildcats Basketball Team is ranked #4 in Class 5A. The Greenville Lions could be a handful for the Wildcats. Greenville comes in with a season record of 23-4. There roster includes nine seniors and four juniors. The Wildcats barely escaped with a victory over the Lions in Greenville last year....
Lady Cats Basketball Team Goes To 0-2 In District Play As Lindale Cruises To 60-38 Win In SSHS Gym
The Lady Cats Basketball Team got off to a slow start against Lindale in a district game in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School Tuesday evening, January 14. The Lady Eagles built their lead throughout the game taking a 60-38 victory. The Lady Eagles led 14-6 after one quarter. The Lady Cats rallied in the second quarter and got as close as 20-16 before Lindale finished the quarter strongly to take a 30-19 halftime lead. The...
Basketball and Soccer on Tap on Tuesday Game Day
There is Lady Cats Basketball and Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer on this Tuesday game day. The Lady Cats Basketball Team hopes to even their season record in district play as they play host to the Lindale Lady Eagles Tuesday evening in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. There will be a JV game at 5 p.m. with the varsity game to follow at around 6:15 p.m. The Lady Eagles come in 1-0 in district play after a win on Friday...
Wildcats Basketball Team Rides Stifling Second Half Defense To Victory Over McKinney North
For the first half of the #4 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team’s home game against McKinney North Monday evening, January 13, the Bulldogs deliberate offense looked to be a key to success. The Bulldogs led the Wildcats 11-7 after the first quarter and 21-17 at halftime. During the second half, the Wildcats got some key steals, pounded the offensive glass and most importantly turned up the defensive pressure. As a result, the...
Wildcats Basketball Has Make Up Game With McKinney North Monday at 6 p.m. in SSHS Gym
The Wildcats Basketball Team will be taking on McKinney North Monday (January 13) at 6 p.m. in a varsity only game in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The game was originally scheduled for Friday night but was postponed Friday due to concerns about the weather. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said a lot of times coaches might just cancel the game but he added both teams are off Tuesday so they opted to play this one. He...
Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta Pleased With How Sherman Game Went Tuesday Night
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said his team did a really good job coming out focused and with purpose against Sherman on the road Tuesday night (January 7). The #4 ranked Wildcats won, 81-40. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats were physical and were able to get the ball to spots on the floor where they wanted it to go. He said this made the Wildcats hard for Sherman to guard. Coach Cipoletta called it one of the best...
Fast Out of the Gate Wildcats Basketball Team Cruises Past Sherman, 81-40
A blistering hot start by the #4 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team helped them overwhelm Sherman on the road in a non-district game, 81-40 Tuesday night, Jan. 7. The Wildcats led 18-4 after one quarter, 42-24 at the half and 56-32 after three quarters. The Wildcats got another big scoring night from senior Sadraidriene Day Day Hall who scored 27 points. Senior Grayson McClure added 12 points. Sophomore Caleb Alexander had a super night...
New Wildcats Assistant Basketball Coach Austin Fleming on Saturday Morning Coaches Show
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta lost both of his assistant coaches after last season as they accepted opportunities after the Wildcats magical season. Coach Cipoletta was able to hire three coaches to replace them. He said that gave him a staff to equal lots of other Class 5A programs. Earlier this season, Wildcats Assistant Coach Sean Coleman was a guest on KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s...
Basketball and Soccer on Tuesday Game Day
Last year’s back to back Lady Cats and Wildcats’ basketball games in district play seemed to be well received by fans. The Lady Cats and Wildcats will again be involved in one on this game day Tuesday (January 7) but this one will feature non-district games and will be on the road. Sherman is the host. Action begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday with the Lady Cats JV versus the Sherman JV in the main Sherman gym. Then the Lady Cats...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Wildcats Won Scrappy Game At Princeton Friday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Clark Cipoletta called the Wildcats 65-51 win at Princeton Friday, January 3, a scrappy game. He said the Panthers did a good job of coming out and making things tough for the Wildcats. Coach Cipoletta said only good shooting, especially from Grayson McClure and Boo Wilkerson, kept the Wildcats close. He said early the Wildcats defense was not as tight as they need to be. Coach Cipoletta said part of...
