Rare Off Night For Ranked Saltillo Lady Lions at Home Against Gilmer
It was a rare off night Tuesday for the #16 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions. The Lady Lions lost to Gilmer, 54-40 Tuesday at home. The Lady Buckeyes got off to a fast start and led 14-5 after the first quarter. Saltillo made some headway in the second quarter but still trailed, 21-14 at halftime. Gilmer extended their lead after three quarters going up, 43-30. Saltillo Coach Bill Giles said the Lady Lions played uninspired and shot really poorly. He added he hoped the Lady Lions would start playing better ball at their next game on Thursday....
read moreSulphur Springs ISD Fine Arts Department Gearing Up For Busy Month
The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Fine Arts students kicked off their annual “Sights and Sounds of the Season” schedule this week with seven performances. The Jazz Band Jump Started the holidays with performances Tuesday at Alliance Bank and Wednesday at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab; they have three more performances scheduled this week in the community. The high school band, drill team and Lamar second graders also have performances scheduled this week. Later this month the middle and high school bands, and...
read moreWildcats Basketball Hands Paris Their First Loss
Wildcats Basketball Team Outscores Paris in 4th Quarter to Take Home Win, 67-61 After trailing for more than two quarters, the #5 ranked Class 5A Wildcats Basketball Team was able to pull into a tie after three quarters and then outscored Paris, ranked #17 in Class 4A, in the 4th quarter to take a 67-61 win at home Tuesday night. A defensive change in the third quarter paid dividends for the Wildcats as they went into a half court trap. The Wildcats got big 9 point third quarters from Cameron Kahn and Boo Wilkerson. The score was...
read moreNo Action Taken By Council Following Executive Session
Community Members Pack City Hall, Several Address Council Regarding Closed Session, City Manager Community members wait for the regular Dec. 3, 2019, City Council meeting to begin. Despite an extended executive session, Sulphur Springs City Council did not act on “personnel matters specifically relating to the city manager.” “There’s not going to be any action taken tonight, but you’ll still get a chance to speak in the public forum,” Sulphur Springs Mayor Norman Sanders said after the regular City Council...
read moreLady Cats Basketball Team Seeks Win on the Road Tuesday Night at Terrell
The Lady Cats Basketball Team will be looking to get back into the win column on the road on this game day Tuesday (December 3). The Lady Cats travel to Terrell to play the Lady Tigers. According to Max Preps, the Lady Tigers are 3-4 for the season. They lost their last game at Saltillo, 76-21 last Tuesday. The Lady Cats are also hoping to bounce back from a loss in their last game, a 55-49 overtime loss at home to Liberty-Eylau back on November 25. The Lady Cats season record is 3-5. They have won two of their last three games. There will be...
read moreWildcats Basketball Hosts Unbeaten Paris Tuesday Night
The #5 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team is back on the home court on this game day Tuesday (December 3) facing an unbeaten and ranked Paris team. Paris has opened the season 4-0 and they are ranked #17 in Class 4A according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll. The Wildcats are 3-1. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV contest at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game to follow at around 7:30 p.m. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says Paris is really good and their veteran head coach Billy Mack Steed is one of the...
read moreRegional Final Game Takes Place at Prim Stadium Friday Night
Another high school football playoff weekend and another playoff game at Gerald Prim Stadium in Sulphur Springs. This one is a regional final in Region 2, Class 3A, Division 1 as the Pottsboro Cardinals take on the Gladewater Bears. The game takes place Friday night (December 6) at 7:30 p.m. at The Prim. Pottsboro comes in with a perfect 13-0 record while Gladewater is 10-3. Pottsboro represents District 5-3A and Gladewater District 8-3A. The winner will move on into the Class 3A, Division 1 State Semifinal game next weekend against the...
read moreFormer Wildcats Soccer Assistant Javier Aguayo Begins Lady Cats Practices Monday
New Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo believes he has been given a great opportunity and he is excited about it. The Lady Cats begin workouts officially Monday (December 2). He says the Lady Cats will get a lot of conditioning work early. Several weeks ago Coach Aguayo and his assistant coach Kristov Martinez determined which girls would be on the varsity and which ones would be assigned to the JV. He says girls were notified last week. The Lady Cats graduated seven seniors off of last year’s team. The Lady Cats were fourth in...
read moreWildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton is Excited By First Day of Practice Monday
After the long off season, the Wildcats Soccer Team began practice Monday (December 2) officially. Coach Alexi Upton says the first three days of practice are big ones for Wildcats JV players trying to impress him so they can land a spot on the varsity. He says a ton of players will be trying out. Coach Upton says the Wildcats have done a good job working on their conditioning so that is not expected to be a big point of emphasis in early practices. He says mainly the team will be working to get better. Coach Upton says that will be important...
read moreWildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Team Got Off to a Slow Start in Loss Saturday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says Port Allen, Louisiana is a really good team. The Pelicans topped the Wildcats, 60-50 Saturday (November 30) in the Duncanville HoopFest. Coach Cipoletta says the showcase drew some of the best teams in the country adding the the Wildcats got a great opportunity by being invited to the event. He says the Wildcats started out slowly and fell into a 23-10 hole after the first quarter. Coach Cipoletta says the Wildcats won the last three quarters but not by enough to overcome the slow start. He says...
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