Lady Cats Cross Country Places Second in Two Straight Competitions
Coach Ross Hicks’s teams had another good outing last weekend. Saturday, Sept. 10 had both cross country teams returning to their old district course in Hallsville. The Lady Cats finished second as a team for the second straight competition. Haylee Schultz, fresh off winning the 4A and under division last week in Pittsburg, finished fifth at 13:44.10. Not even 30 seconds later followed Edith Martinez, cracking the top-10 in...
Wildcat Football Continues Two-Game Road-Stand Friday
Sulphur Springs last Friday hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to Hallsville to take on the Bobcats. Friday, Sept. 9 did not go as planned as the Wildcats fell in Hallsville 34-21. Sulphur Springs had a much better second half, much like their first scrimmage at home versus Lindale, but could not overcome a shaky start on both sides of the ball. The Bobcats came screaming out of the gate, reeling off three...
Lady Cats Volleyball Continues Chugging Along to District Play
Coach Bailey Dorner and her squad continue to roll through their fall season, as they have just three games to play before volleyball begins their district season. They play both two home and road games over the next 12 days, alternating between home and the road until Saturday, Sept. 20. But before we can look ahead to district play, Sulphur Springs first finishes a three-game home-stand Tuesday. The Lady Cats host Melissa on...
Team Tennis Starts District Play Tuesday
Wildcat team tennis Coach Tony Martinez is excited to begin district play this week. Sulphur Springs hosts Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Tennis Center. Last week saw team tennis travel to Wills Point, a perennial state contender in tennis. Against stout competition, Coach Martinez’s squad could only manage two wins against a dominant program. Both the mixed doubles team and the #4 player for the Lady Cats, Jessie Lee,...
Volleyball Continues Three Game Home-Stand Friday
Lady Cats volleyball did not have the return home that they were hoping for, falling in three straight sets, losing to Texas High on Tuesday, Sept. 6. “I feel like we played better than what the scoreboard showed,” Coach Bailey Dorner said Tuesday following the loss. Sulphur Springs had the lead late in set one, 21-17, only to be outscored down the stretch 8-3 allowing the Lady Tigers to steal the set. Lady Cats volleyball...
Lady Cats Volleyball Returns to the Main Gym Tuesday
Coach Bailey Dorner’s team is all too happy to return to the SSHS Main Gym. Lady Cats volleyball continues flying through non-district season Tuesday, hosting Texas High. Tuesday evening’s game hosting Texas High is now a non-district contest, as Sulphur Springs moved down to 4A Division-II following the previous school year. The Lady Tigers come into Tuesday evening’s game sporting a 17-8 record. Sulphur Springs...
Wildcats Football Beats Mount Pleasant, Starts Season 2-0
Coach Brandon Faircloth’s team fought until the final whistle, emerging victorious in a 34-17 non-district win over the Tigers. Friday’s second straight home game for Sulphur Springs was a tight one until the finish. Wildcats football’s non-district contest versus Mount Pleasant was closer than the final score indicated. For a majority of Friday night’s contest, the rivalry game between the two schools remained...
Cross Country Continues Chugging Along, Looking Ahead to Thursday’s Invitational
Both Lady Cats and Wildcats cross country headed to Kaufman Saturday for the Run With the Lions XC competition. Both teams under Ross Hicks had very solid outings Saturday. The Lady Cats cracked the top-5 at fourth and the Wildcats, at eighth, had six runners place personal records. Haylee Schultz narrowly missed out on the top-15, crossing the line at 14:07.49 for 16th place. 15 seconds later Edith Martinez came in at 21st with a...
Lady Cats Volleyball Wraps Up Tournament Play
Coach Bailey Dorner’s volleyball team wrapped up tournament play Saturday after finishing participation in the Edgewood tournament. The Lady Cats went 1-3 against stiff competition, never relenting in contests that might have been blow-away losses, instead fighting back to give their opponents all they had. Volleyball played in two contests Thursday, against Wills Point and Brownsboro. “We lost two really close games...
Wildcats Football Opens Season With Solid 21-6 Win Over Jacksonville
Friday, Aug. 26 saw Sulphur Springs pick up a dominant 21-6 win over Jacksonville at home to begin their season. The Wildcats played with confidence in their season-opening win. The defense got off the field early several times, forced a crucial three-and-out to set up a potential last-minute scoring drive to end the first half, and the offense stayed consistent enough to not only score points, but in turn also giving their defense...
