Lady Cat Softball Has Another Huge Win
Lady Cats Softball Takes Ten Run Rule Win Over Royse City Friday For the second time this week, the Lady Cats’ softball team won by the ten run rule Friday night. After beating Texas High 15-5 on Tuesday evening, the Lady Cats bested Royse City, 12-2 on Friday. The Lady Bulldogs actually led 1-0 as they scored a run when the Lady Cats threw the ball away at first trying to complete an inning double play. The Lady Cats went ahead...
Bobby Ballard
Bobby Ballard, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at home surrounded by his family and friends. A Memorial and inurnment will be held at a later date.Bobby Leon Ballard was born on March 15, 1941 in Sulphur Springs, to Finis and Jodean Ballard. He married Sharon Sears in Sulphur Springs on January 2, 1960. Bobby worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority as a Quality Assurance...
Lady Cat Track Athletes Advance to Area
Thirteen Lady Cats Track Athletes Qualify for Area Meet and They Take Second at District Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson called the two-day District Track Meet exciting as the Lady Cats qualified thirteen athletes for Area, scored 151 points and finished second to Texas High. The 21 point margin was less than Coach Tyson had calculated. He said the girls did an awesome job competing. In the discus, the Lady Cats finished 1-2-3 with...
SSHS UIL Academic Update
Wildcats UIL Academic Team Ends Up Second Place in District After all the District UIL Academic events were contested, Sulphur Springs High School ended up in second place. Lindale finished first with 540 points. The Wildcats had 462. Mount Pleasant was third with 430. Going into Speech and Debate events Thursday (April 4) at Mount Pleasant, the Wildcats led Lindale by 18 points and were 119 points ahead of Mount Pleasant. Wildcats...
Wildcat Track Athletes Advance to Area
Wildcats Track Finishes Second in District, Nine Wildcats Going to Area The Wildcats’ track team had their finest district track meet in years as they narrowly lost to Texas High by 4 points. Nine Wildcats, many in multiple events, qualified for the Area Track Meet in Pine Tree on April 17 at the two-day District Meet Wednesday and Thursday (April 3-4) at Royse City. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said it was the best district...
SSHS Tennis Season Wraps-Up
No Wildcats Advance to Regional at District Tennis Tournament in Sulphur Springs This Week Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his team did not do as well as they would have liked at the District Tennis Tournament Tuesday and Wednesday at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. No Wildcat was able to advance to regional. Coach Martinez said his #1 boys doubles team of Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher lost their first match of the tournament...
SSHS Band Earn Straight One’s
Wildcats Bands Get Straight One’s At UIL Contest and Earn Sweepstakes It’s been a very good week for the Wildcats’ band program. On Tuesday, the non-varsity band, called the Concert Band, attended the Spring UIL Contest and earned the highest score of 1 for their on-stage concert and for sight reading. Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert said it was only the fourth time in history for the Concert Band to earn...
Lady Cat Softball Game Review
Lady Cats Softball Offense Returns in a Big Way Against Texas High Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo asked his team if they were ready to step it up Tuesday night (Apri 2) against Texas High at Lady Cat Park. Team members answered in the affirmative and then went out and stepped it up. After getting only three hits in a loss to Mount Pleasant last Friday night, the Lady Cats collected 16 hits Tuesday night in a 15-5 ten run rule...
Lady Cats Golf Update
Lady Cats Golfer Mariam Tran Finishes Second at District, Qualifies for Regional After finishing second at the District Tournament to a senior last year, Lady Cats’ golfer Mariam Tran was hoping for a district championship this year. A move in player at Texas High ended up taking first. Tran finished second again but gets another trip to the Regional Tournament. Tran shot 82 on Monday (April 1) and 81 and Tuesday (April 2). She...
SSHS Wildcat Golf Update
Wildcats Golf Overcomes Flu Bug to Finish Second, Qualify for Regional Wildcats Golf Coach Chris Owens was extremely proud of his team for the way they pulled together as a team overcoming adversity to qualify for the Regional Tournament at the District Tournament Monday and Tuesday (April 1-2) at Paris Country Club. Coach Owens said he found out for sure early Monday morning that two of his players could not play Monday due to the...
