Both Soccer Teams Win Season Openers Friday

Sulphur Springs had itself a wonderful season opener for both soccer teams.

Men and women’s soccer won to start their seasons 1-0.

The Lady Cats got the action goin Friday, Dec. 30 as they hosted Henderson, ranked as high as #4 coming into the season.

Coach Adriana Brena and her squad proceeded to beat the top-10 ranked Lady Lions 4-2 at Gerald Prim Stadium.

The win at home on Friday, Dec. 30 starts off the season with a 1-0 record. The team also went a perfect 6-0 in preseason.

A perfect start to their 2022-23 campaign has Lethal Enforcer ranking Sulphur Springs #5.

Next up, Lady Cats soccer heads to Kilgore for a tournament running Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 5-7.

Their first game takes place Thursday, Jan. 5 at Spring Hill HS taking on Carthage. They next play Friday, taking on old district foe Hallsville at R.E. Saint John Memorial Stadium at 2:20 P.M.

Coach Brena’s squad wraps up the tournament Saturday, Jan. 7 back at Spring Hill HS, taking on Jacksonville at 12:55 P.M.

The men’s team won as well, though in a much tighter 1-0 affair versus Kaufman.

Coach Alexi Upton and his team got a game-winning kick from Alexis Passion giving Sulphur Springs a big win to open their season.

That, and a solid pre-season against stiff competition has the Wildcats ranked No. 7 in Lethal Enforcer’s rankings.

They look to build on their season-opening win on Friday, Dec. 30 when they host their annual tournament at Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 5-7.

The action starts early Thursday, Jan. 5 as men’s soccer takes on Caddo Mills bright and early at 7:30 A.M. Coach Upton’s squad plays a second game Thursday, taking on North Dallas at 5:45 P.M.

Sulphur Springs plays once Friday, wrapping up their pool play when they take on Tyler’s Chapel Hill at 5:45 P.M.

Saturday, Jan. 7 is championship day as each pool winner plays one another to determine who is the champion of Sulphur Springs’ Elite Invitational.

That tourney runs Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 5-7 at Gerald Prim Stadium.


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Author: Ross LaBenske

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