University of Arkansas Courts Iwuakor
Wildcats junior basketball player Victor Iwuakor continues to be pursued by college recruiters. The web site Hawg Sports.com reported Wednesday that the University of Arkansas has made an offer to Iwuakor. The Hogs of the SEC are coached by Mike Anderson. One of his assistants reportedly saw Iwuakor in person last week. Iwuakor responded on Twitter that he was blessed to receive an offer from the University of Arkansas. Hawg Sports...
Game Day: Wildcat, Lady Cat Soccer Open District Play
Basketball Plus Soccer Game Day The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams, both tied for first place in the loss column in district play, have a bye on this Friday game day (February 2). There will be soccer. The Wildcats’ soccer team opens district play at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night against Pine Tree. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. with a varsity match to follow at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats have not...
Owens Calls New Alignment for SSHS Sports Exciting
“We are excited about the new places and new faces,” said SSHS Athletic Director and Football Head Coach Gregg Owens as the new district alignments were announced Thursday morning. Owens said, “It will be a new challenge with new teams, but the biggest challenge [for football] will be the nine (9) team district.” He said a team must win a lot of games to get in the playoffs. “It’s really exciting because it’s different,” he said....
Lady Cats Win 5th Game in a Row
The #9 Lady Cats’ basketball team broke open a close game with strong scoring in the second and third quarters to defeat Greenville, 63-32 Tuesday night in Greenville. It was the Lady Cats fifth win in a row. The Lady Cats led only 9-6 after the first quarter. They outscored the Lady Lions, 17-7 in the second quarter to take a 26-13 halftime lead. The Lady Cats outscored Greenville, 20-4 in the third quarter and the Lady Cats...
Lady Cats Overwhelm Lady Tigers 68-33
The #9 ranked Lady Cats’ basketball team shot a torrid 60% from the field to overwhelm Mount Pleasant, 68-33 in Wildcats Gym Friday night (January 12). The Lady Cats hit 29 of their 48 shots. They got off to a good start and led the Lady Tigers 18-7 after the first quarter. Autumn Tanton led the way early with 8 first quarter points. With Kaylee Jefferson on the bench with foul trouble in the second quarter, Mount Pleasant got...
Wildcat, Lady Cat Coaches Comment on Tuesday Games
Cipoletta on Wildcats Win at Marshall Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta called Tuesday night’s 50-28 victory at Marshall an interesting game. It was a low scoring game and Coach Cipoletta said Marshall tried to take the Wildcats out of their element by holding the ball and trying to keep the score low. He said he was proud of the Wildcats for staying focused and for getting the job done. The Wildcats’ defense...
#9 in Texas Class 5A Lady Cats Remain Unbeaten; 71-27 Win Over Marshall
The Lady Cats’ basketball team, ranked #9 in Class 5A, remained unbeaten in district play as they handily defeated Marshall, 71-27 at Wildcats Gym Tuesday evening. The Lady Cats outscored the Lady Mavs in each quarter leading 22-11 after one quarter, 39-17 at halftime, 60-27 after three quarters and 71-27 at the end. Marshall went the entire fourth quarter without a point. Lady Cats point guard Sadavia Porter got off to a...
Wildcat Game Day
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Union Grove Chick-fil-A Tournament was a really great one for the Wildcats this past weekend. The Wildcats won the championship taking all four games they played there and they are now 13-1 and are ranked #11 in state. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats saw a lot of different things including zone and man on man defenses, a stalling team and fast paced teams. He said the experience...
Wildcat Game Day
The Wildcats’ basketball team makes the short trip to Paris to play North Lamar on this Tuesday game day. There will be a freshman game at 4:30 p.m. followed by a JV game at 5:45 p.m. with a varsity contest at around 7 p.m. After a season of games so far against mostly big Class 6A programs, the Class 5A Wildcats face the Class 4A Panthers Tuesday night. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says he will approach this game...
Game Day: Wildcat Football Bi-district; Lady Cats Host Hugo, OK
Something rare is happening Friday night (November 17) as the Wildcats host a playoff game. They have never done that before, as far as we know. In tonight’s bi-district game, the Leopards of Lucas Lovejoy are coming to town representing District 15-5A and the Wildcats will represent District 16-5A. Both teams ended the regular season with 5-5 records. Both teams played six playoff teams this season. Both teams got hot after a...
