Soccer Game Day: Senior Night for Wildcats Against Hallsville; Lady Cats Travel to Hallsville
Wiggins on Hallsville Once again, in boys’ district soccer, it comes down to the Wildcats and Hallsville in the last district game for both teams to determine a playoff spot. The winner take all match takes place Tuesday evening (March 20) at Gerald Prim Stadium at 7 p.m. on Senior Night. The district’s fourth and final playoff spot is up for grabs. The winner is expected to face Lovejoy in a bi-district match. The past...
Lady Cat Soccer Defeats Texas High in Overtime
Just when it looked like the Lady Cats’ soccer team and Texas High would play all night without scoring a goal, the Lady Cats scored a pair of goals in the second half of overtime to defeat the Lady Tigers, 2-0 at Gerald Prim Stadium Tuesday night (March 6). Lady Cat Keeley Hudgins was battling two Lady Tiger defenders near their goal when she was able to push a left footed shot into the net at 9:33 in the second half of...
Coach Talk: Wiggins, Bailey on Soccer Season Thus Far
Wildcats Soccer Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said his team can’t have a let down against Texas High on the road Tuesday night (March 6). Coach Wiggins was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday (March 3). Coach Wiggins was joined by players, seniors Jonathan Lopez and Jonathan Alvarez, junior Enrique Arellano and freshman Omar Hernandez. After the Wildcats slow start in the...
Game Day: Soccer, Softball
There is important soccer and softball on this Tuesday (March 6) game day. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are playing district matches against Texas High. The Lady Cats are at home at Gerald Prim Stadium as former Lady Cats Coach Jesus DeLeon brings his Texas High Lady Tigers to town. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. followed by the varsity match at 7 p.m. The Lady Cats are in third place with 15 points and...
Soccer: Wildcats, Lady Cats Defeat Marshall
Wildcats Soccer 2, Marshall 0 The Wildcats’ soccer team continued their success in the second half of district play as they scored two second half goals to defeat Marshall, 2-0 at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night. After the two teams battled to a scoreless tie after the first half, the Wildcats finally got a breakthrough goal from Axel Solorzano at the 21:40 mark in the second half. A little over 8 minutes later, the Wildcats...
SSHS Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer: Coaches Talk Recent Games, Look to the Future
Cipoletta on Frisco Lone Star Win Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta credited his team with playing some of their best defense of the year in a 58-41 area round win over Frisco Lone Star Friday night at Princeton. Coach Cipoletta was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. Coach Cipoletta said his team also did a good job of being focused and of executing the game plan. Part of the plan was to...
Monday Soccer Game Day: Wildcats Host, Lady Cats at Greenville
Wildcats Soccer Hosts Greenville Monday Night The Wildcats’ soccer team will be looking to move past the .500 mark in district play as they play host to Greenville Monday at 7 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats have won 2 and lost 2 after four district soccer matches. The Wildcats lost at home against Pine Tree, won at Marshall, won at home over Texas High and then lost at Mount Pleasant Friday night, 3-1. The Wildcats...
Game Day: Wildcat Soccer at Prim; Lady Cats at Mt Pleasant
There are also big soccer district games on the schedule on this Friday game day. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats are playing Mount Pleasant. The Wildcats will be traveling to Mount Pleasant. Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins put it well. “There is nothing pleasant about playing in Mount Pleasant”. After losing their first district game at home to a very good Pine Tree team, the Wildcats have won their last two district games, at...
Coach Talk: Wildcat, Lady Cat Soccer
Wiggins on Wildcats Soccer Win The Wildcats’ soccer team had been in a drought for goal scoring coming into Friday’s game at home against Texas High but then a gully washer occurred. The Wildcats scored ten times in a 10-1 win. Texas High actually scored first on a corner kick. Then the Wildcats missed several chances. After the Wildcats finally tied the match with a goal, two more followed in the first half. The Wildcats...
Lady Cat Soccer Remains Unbeaten in District Play
The Lady Cats’ soccer team remained unbeaten in district play as they defeated Texas High, 3-1 in Texarkana Friday night. The match was tied at the half, 1-1 but the Lady Cats scored two unanswered goals in the second half. The match marked the first meeting between the Lady Cats and their former coach Jesus DeLeon, now the Texas High Coach. The Lady Cats got a free kick goal from Jo McMillan, a goal from Mileena Zirretta...
