Wildcats Football Has Tough First Half in Ennis on Friday, and Wildcats Cross Country Hosted First Ever Sulphur Springs Invitational Last Weekend
It was something of a quiet weekend for Sulphur Springs sports. Normally, Fridays and Saturday bring Wildcats football, Lady Cats volleyball, and Wildcats and Lady Cats cross country, but the volleyball team will be enjoyed one of their two byes in district play on Friday, Sept. 24. So with that, last weekend brought Wildcats football on Friday and Saturday in Sulphur Springs had the first ever Wildcat Invitational for the cross...
Four Sulphur Springs ISD Athletes Signed
February 9, 2024 – Four Sulphur Springs athletes signed letters of intent on national signing day. Brady Driver, the Wildcats quarterback and the most valuable player in District 8-4A, Division 1 last season, has signed with Lamar University in Beaumont, an F-C-S football school in the Southland Conference. Austin Chaney, a defensive back on the Wildcat football team and a first-team all-district player, has signed to play at...
SSISD Wildcats Face Community Braves Tonight
October 6, 2023 – The Sulphur Springs Wildcats travel to Nevada, TX tonight to face the Braves at Community High School. The Braves are 2-3 and the Wildcats are 4-1. This is the first District Game of the 2023 Football Season. Click here for a map to Community High in Nevada. Game Starts at 7:30PM. You can listen live on KSST AM 1230. We will stream the game via YouTube.
Wildcats Soccer Goes 3-0 at Home Last Week, Hosting Pittsburg Tuesday
Coach Alexi Upton and his team finally get something of a breather. This past week saw Wildcats soccer play three games over five days, remaining unscathed as district play progresses. Through four games Sulphur Springs is the lone undefeated team in 15-4A, a perfect 4-0 with second-place Paris at 3-1. Speaking of those Wildcats, Coach Upton and his team hosted Paris on Thursday (a game that was originally scheduled for Tuesday but...
Wildcat Football Falls Short of Victory in Bi-District Playoff Thriller
Wildcat football took on Dallas Carter HS in the opening round of playoffs but fell just shy of victory on Friday, Nov. 11. Sulphur Springs football for the first time in four years qualified for the postseason, but just like in 2018 when the Wildcats last made the playoffs, they fell in Bi-District. A crucial fourth down stop as Sulphur Springs failed to get the game-winning touchdown with just over three minutes to go put a thriller...
Wildcat Football’s Bi-District Opponent Firmed Up
Wildcat football this Friday travels to Forney to play in the opening round of playoffs. Friday, November 11 has Sulphur Springs playing Dallas Carter in Bi-District. Tickets for Friday’s postseason game can be purchased here. It is the first time in four seasons Wildcat football has qualified for the playoffs. The last time Sulphur Springs made a trip to the postseason came in 2018, when the Wildcats fell in the opening round...
Wildcat Football’s Senior Night Pushed Forward to Thursday Due to Fears of Inclement Weather
Wildcat football hosting Senior Night has been moved forward to Thursday, Nov. 3. Coach Brandon Faircloth’s team now hosts Senior Night versus Anna on Thursday, Nov. 3, still at Gerald Prim Stadium. Kickoff is still at 7:30 P.M. It’s the second straight week Sulphur Springs has faced weather concerns. Last Friday in Kaufman, the Wildcats could only play the first half before consecutive rain delays forced the game...
Wildcat Football Picks Up Fifth Straight Win
Sulphur Springs hosted a tough Paris team Friday, winning 21-14 thanks to a number of defensive stops. On October 21, Coach Brandon Faircloth and his team hosted a challenging Wildcat squad (1-7 overall, 0-3 district) who is better than their record indicates. Wildcat football had not been challenged in the second half of a contest, as their past four victories all came with the game already out of reach at the half. Friday, Oct. 21...
Wildcat Football Wins Fourth Straight
Sulphur Springs used another quick start, propelling them to a 28-17 win in Mabank. Friday, Oct. 14’s win over the Panthers is the fourth straight for Wildcat football. The offense scored 21 points in the first half, their fourth straight game doing so. Unlike the previous three victories, the Wildcat defense forced numerous stops, giving the ball right back to the offense and allowing Sulphur Springs to score again. Friday in...
Wildcat Football Wins Third Straight, Opens District Play 1-0
Another dominant first half for Sulphur Springs paved the way to a 37-7 win in their district opener. Including Friday, Oct. 7’s win, Wildcat football has scored 21+ points in each of their last three games; all victories for Coach Brandon Faircloth’s team. Friday’s victory at Gerald Prim Stadium comes over a Braves team that has rushed for 1500 yards in six games this season. Instead, Sulphur Springs flipped the...
