SSHS 2023 Senior Awards
Sulphur Springs High School 2023 Seniors received scholarship offers and military awards during the annual Senior Awards Ceremony. Scholarship offers totaled at least $1.5 million, excluding athletic scholarships as those are still being calculated by the school district. The SSHS Senior Class of 2023 honor graduates, valedictorian and salutatorian, UIL Scholars, National Merit Scholar, and senior state Academic UIL qualifiers and...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Hits First-Round Roadblock in Bi-District Loss to Van
Coach Bryan Jones and his team faced intense pressure all day long in their Bi-District game, falling to Van 71-35 on Monday, Feb. 13. Coach Bryan Jones and his team trailed marginally 11-8 heading into the second quarter, but things changed in a big way when the Lady Vandals started to heat up. From that three point deficit for the Lady Cats basketball team, Van went on to outscore Sulphur Springs 60-27 en route to a big...
Lady Cats Basketball Blows Out Pleasant Grove, Again at Home Friday
Sulphur Springs is back at home on Friday, hosting Pittsburg. The Lady Cats hope for similar efforts as Tuesday, as the women’s basketball team pulverized last place Pleasant Grove 70-41. A huge win at home over the Lady Hawks would not have been possible were it not for even scoring. Eight of nine players that suited up scored for Sulphur Springs in the win. While off to a lightning quick start, the second and third quarters...
Lady Cats Basketball Falls in OT Thriller, 49-48
Coach Bryan Jones and his team played a thrilling ballgame on Tuesday, Jan. 17 hosting Liberty Eylau. Sulphur Springs kept neck-and-neck with the visiting Lady Leopards, with both teams refusing to give up momentum. However, a strong overtime saw L.E. push past the Lady Cats for good, 49-48. Knotted after one, tied at seven, Liberty Eylau went on a 7-0 run that saw them leading 15-8, but Kenzie Willis willed her team back into the...
Lady Cats Basketball Has Bye Tuesday, Plays on the Road Friday
Coach Bryan Jones and his squad take a bit of a breather prior to a Friday road game, their second game in three away from the friendly confines of the SSHS Main Gym. Tuesday is a bye for Sulphur Springs before they play at Ford on Friday night. Lady Cat basketball hopes to improve upon their three-game winning streak. Last week Sulphur Springs played a road and home game, beating New Boston on the road 51-46 then taking care of...
Lady Cats Basketball Wins Fourth Straight, Hosts Farmersville Tuesday
Lady Cats basketball hosts a game in the SSHS Main Gym for the second day in a row, as Farmersville comes to town Tuesday. Sulphur Springs looks to make it five straight victories if they can beat the Lady Farmers at home Tuesday, Nov. 22. Coach Bryan Jones’s team won their fourth straight game, taking care of business versus Mineola on Monday. The women’s basketball team came out to a blazing start, outscoring the...
Lady Cat Basketball Opens Season Tuesday at Home
Tuesday Gameday brings Lady Cat basketball in their season opener. Coach Bryan Jones and his squad are all too ready to begin their season, originally set to open Friday. Lady Cat basketball was scheduled to play at the end of last week against Prestonwood Christian last Friday, but had to be pushed back to Saturday due to Coach Jones being in Round Rock for Lady Cat cross country at the state meet. After that, the game was...
Lady Cats Basketball Fights Hard But Goes Winless Through Scrimmage Play
The Lady Cats basketball team perhaps did not get the start from the get-go that they wanted throughout scrimmage pay, as they went winless in five matches. The season started for the women’s basketball team led by new head coach Erica Delley last Saturday when Sulphur Springs travelled to Lone Oak for a tri-match between the Lady Cats, Cumby and the host Lone Oak. Unfortunately for Sulphur Springs they dropped their first two...
New Lady Cats Basketball Coach Erica Delley Excited For Opportunity to Coach in Sulphur Springs
The Lady Cats basketball team did not have to wait long for their new head coach. After news released to KSST in late-June that Brittney Tisdell left Sulphur Springs to return home to coach her alma mater at North Lamar, Coach Greg Owens, athletic director of SSISD, was forced to find a new coach for the Lady Cats as the women’s basketball program was already deep into their summer work-out program, the Edge. Luckily, Coach...
Lady Cats Head Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell Heading Home to North Lamar
Lady Cats Head Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell has accepted the position as Head Basketball Coach at North Lamar High School. Coach Tisdell confirmed the news by text Wednesday, June 23. Coach Tisdell created a winning basketball culture in Sulphur Springs as Head Lady Cats Coach for the past 3 seasons. She had a record of 52-40 overall as Lady Cats Coach but was 15-7 in district play for two of the previous three seasons. Her team...
