Game Day: Soccer, Softball
We have soccer and softball on this Tuesday game day. The Wildcats’ soccer team will be at home hosting Texas High at the SSHS Track Complex. There is a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. with the varsity game at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats need a win to help them get back into the playoff hunt. The Wildcats beat Texas High in Texarkana back on February 3. The Wildcats come in with 2 wins, 2 shootout losses and 4 outright losses in district...
Game Day: Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Baseball, and Softball
The Wildcats’ basketball team will honor it’s seniors before a district game against Greenville Friday night in Wildcats Gym. Their seniors are Dane Rutherford and Ke”Ontae Dunn. The Wildcats enter the game with an 8-2 district record. They will end up with a second place district finish regardless of how their final two district games turn out. Greenville is 0-10 in district play and 6-21 for the season. The Wildcats will...
Soccer Coaches Talk Marshall Games
Coach Wiggins on Wildcats Shootout Loss Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said the Wildcats 6-5 shootout loss to Marshall Tuesday night was a tough one. He said it was a hard fought game. The teams were tied in regulation, 2-2 and after overtime, 3-3. Coach Wiggins said his team played a lot better than they did against Pine Tree on Friday. He said they created a lot of scoring opportunities. Two frustrating ones early resulted in a...
Game Day: Basketball, Soccer
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams face big challenges against Texas High on this Tuesday game day. The Wildcats will play the Tigers from Texarkana in Wildcats Gym. The freshman game is at 5 p.m., the JV game is at around 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game starting at around 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats varsity is 7-1 in district play and 22-5 for the season. The Wildcats are in second place just a game behind Mt....
Game Day: Basketball and Soccer
Wildcats Basketball Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta believes playing tough teams, like his team did in a Longview tournament last week, will pay dividends in the future. The Wildcats lost to Pro Vision of Houston and Houston Sam Houston, teams Coach Cipoletta says are two of the top ones in Texas and in the nation. Sam Houston is the #1 team in Class 6A in the state. The Wildcats also lost a game to Dallas Skyline, #2 in...
Wildcat Soccer Prepares for Season
Nicky Wiggins, the new Wildcats Soccer Coach, was the guest on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. Coach Wiggins had been Coach Andy Holt’s assistant for the past four years. Coach Holt went to Frisco Wakeland. This is Coach Wiggins first head coaching job in soccer. He coached baseball at Nacogdoches, his alma mater. Having been the Wildcats assistant coach, Coach Wiggins said he had...
Lady Cats Soccer Claw Way to Third Place in District with Tuesday Win
The Lady Cats’ soccer team may have punched their ticket to the playoffs with an impressive 2-1 win at Texas High Tuesday night. The game was scoreless at the half but the Lady Cats outscored the Lady Tigers 2-1 in the second half. With one game to go, the Lady Cats jumped over the Lady Tigers into third place in the district standings. They will wrap up the district campaign with a home match against second place Hallsville...
Last Two District Games Determine Lady Cats Soccer Playoff Position
The odds are pretty good that the Lady Cats’ soccer team will make the playoffs after two big games this week. The Lady Cats are currently in fourth place, the last playoff spot. Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon, on KSST and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, said if the Lady Cats win both games this week and other things happen, the Lady Cats could end up as high as second in the district. On the other...
Longview Lady Lobos, Lobos Overcome locals.
Friday night on the pitch belonged to Longview as both Wildcats and Lady Cats suffer losses. The Longview Lady Lobos are far and away the district’s best team and Friday night at Gerald Prim Stadium, the Lady Lobos played like it in a 5-0 win. The Lady Lobos scored four first half goals and then scored a fifth just 28 seconds into the second half. The Lady Cats came into play Friday tied with Texas High for third place in the...
Lady Cats Soccer Lose to Mt Pleasant Tuesday
The Lady Cats Soccer Team had an off night on the road Tuesday night losing at Mt. Pleasant, 2-0. Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon said the last time they played, the Lady Cats won but he said it wasn’t a comfortable win. He added they exposed some Lady Cats weaknesses even in defeat. Coach DeLeon said he thought those weaknesses had been corrected. Coach DeLeon said he tried to tell his team this rematch would be difficult....
