SSHS Football QB Coach Comments on Spring Football
Wildcats Football QB Coach Says Spring Football is Very Important for His Varsity Signal Callers The Wildcats’ football team has two players vying to be the starting varsity quarterback during spring workouts. They are Junior to be Kaden Walker, who is 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, and senior to be Noe Ponce. Wildcats Quarterback Coach Mike Meador said he expects big things from Wallace. He said Wallace will surprise people how fast...
Sulphur Springs High School Band Banquet Highlights
SSHS Band Director Spencer Emmert Says Awards Were Highlight of Recent Band Banquet The highlight of any Sulphur Springs High School Band Banquet is announcement of major awards for senior band members. The banquet took place last Thursday (May 2) at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center with more than 270 people in attendance. The top award, the John Phillip Sousa Award went to Peyton Baugh, a band drum major. The Louis Armstrong...
Lady Cats Softball, Wildcats Baseball Begin Next Rounds Of Playoffs
Wildcats Baseball and Lady Cats Softball Resume Playoff Action on Thursday Game Day Playoff action resumes this week for Wildcats’ baseball and Lady Cats softball on this game day Thursday (May 9). The Wildcats open their best two out of three Area round series against Joshua Thursday at 7 p.m. at Prosper. The Wildcats won their bi-district series against Hallsville last week, two games to zero, at Mike Carter Field in Tyler....
Identity Of Deceased Released From Wednesday’s Fatal Crash
Hamilton Green, 57, of Sulphur Springs was confirmed as the deceased from the vehicle crash at Broadway and Wildcat Way Wednesday morning. The other occupant of the vehicle, a 49 year old Sulphur Springs woman, remains in the hospital in stable condition. The investigation into the crash, which involved a sport utility vehichle and an 18-wheeler is ongoing. According to Sulphur Springs Police Interim Chief Jason Ricketson, authorities...
Single Truck Crash Closes Road For Over 6 Hours
Just after 11 pm on Wednesday night, a single tanker truck headed northbound on Hwy 19 failed to navigate the turn at the I-30 intersection. After jumping the small median and narrowly missing the Right Turn Only sign, the truck and trailer ran off the road overturning in the grassy area at the Southeast corner of the heavily travelled intersection. First responders on the scene extracted the lone occupant of the destroyed rig and...
Ryan Humphries Gives Update On Sam Houston State
Ryan Humphries Visits SS After First Year at Sam Houston, Will Play Receiver and More in Fall Former Wildcat football quarterback and receiver Ryan Humphries just finished up his first year at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. Humphries just completed exams and will be back in Sulphur Springs for several weeks. He attended the Wildcats spring football workout Tuesday (May 7). Summer football at Sam Houston State begins May...
Lady Cat Sadavia Porter Preps For State 100 Meter
Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson Discusses Sadavia Porter’s Prep for State Track Meet Friday Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson said Friday night (May 10) at 7:05 p.m., when they run the Class 5A 100-meter dash at UT Austin, Lady Cat Sadavia Porter will be ready to go. Coach Tyson said Porter, a UT Arlington commit for track, has had some real good workouts since she qualified for the state meet at a regional meet at UTA on...
Sheri Jo Horne Walters
Funeral service for Sheri Jo Horne Walters, age 77, of Pickton will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Pickton United Methodist Church with Rev. Byron George officiating and Bro. Henry Suche Jr. assisting. Interment will follow at Richland Cemetery, Brinker TX with Leon Gunn, Larry Ross,Casey Ross, Phillip Ross, Trent Watkins, Kason Barnhart, Luke Walters and Dakota Watkins serving as pallbearers and serving as honorary...
Corenthia Letoria Polk
Funeral services for Corenthia Letoria Polk, age 42, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 10, 2019 at Mitchel Chapel Church of God in Christ. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery.There will be no formal visitation. Corenthia passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Clarksville, TX. She was born on April 29, 1977 in Sulphur Springs, TX. She is survived by mother, Mary Johnson; step-father, Earl Dial;...
Lady Cats Softball Face Familiar Foe At Area
Lady Cats Softball Coach Has Familiar Foe to Prepare For This Week The Wildcats’ baseball team got to relive the past last week playing old district foe Hallsville. The Lady Cats’ softball team has the same situation this week. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said he looks forward to the opportunity of playing in the third round of the playoffs. Hallsville’s coach is Kayla Whatley, who Coach Carrillo knows...
