Lady Cats Sweep Commerce Tigers on Senior Night, 3-0
Sep23

Lady Cats Sweep Commerce Tigers on Senior Night, 3-0

The Lady Cats Volleyball Team recognized five seniors and a manager for Senior Night before the hosts swept the Commerce Tigers, 3-0 Tuesday evening. The Lady Cats Volleyball team in action Tuesday against Commerce on Senior Night. The Lady Cats dominated, surrendering a lead in points only twice. Sadie Washburn finished the game 18 for 30 in kills, with 8 aces, as she put the team on her shoulders in the first set. At one point, she...

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Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs News
Sep22

Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs News

SPANISH LESSON PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Spanish Instructor Mayra Cummings reviews words and pronunciations with her students during a recent class. For information about education opportunities and enrollment at Paris Junior College, call 903-885-1232. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Spanish Lesson 2020

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Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Enjoys Two Saturday Wins After Friday Road Loss
Sep21

Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Enjoys Two Saturday Wins After Friday Road Loss

Saturday’s (September 19) good play by the Lady Cats Volleyball Team was probably just what Coach Bailey Dorner wanted to see after a lackluster loss on the road Friday evening. In the Lady Cats 3-0 loss Friday at Frisco Heritage, Coach Dorner said the Lady Cats did not do well with serve receive and seemed to rarely get hands on many balls during the match. The Lady Cats responded with a pair of wins Saturday, 3-0 at Pittsburg...

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Lady Cats Cross Country Wins Pine Tree Puddle Jump Meet, Wildcats Are Fifth
Sep21

Lady Cats Cross Country Wins Pine Tree Puddle Jump Meet, Wildcats Are Fifth

The Lady Cats Cross Country Team had another strong showing Friday, September 18, at the Pine Tree Puddle Jump held at Lear Park in Longview. The Lady Cats won the meet. The Wildcats finished 5th in an 8-team field. Again Friday, the Lady Cats were led by freshman Haylee Shultz who finished 2nd overall with a time of 21:29.9. Sophomore Laney Hurst was 6th. Sophomore Mattie Bridges was 9th, senior Kenia Herrera was 11th,...

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Lady Cats Volleyball Team Wins Pair Of Matches On Saturday To Even Season Record At 2-2
Sep19

Lady Cats Volleyball Team Wins Pair Of Matches On Saturday To Even Season Record At 2-2

At the beginning of the day Saturday, September 19, the Lady Cats Volleyball Team had an 0-2 season record. By the end of Saturday, the Lady Cats were 2-2. They had a good Saturday. They began in Pittsburg facing the Lady Pirates. The Lady Cats were hot from the start and soon led 19-7. The Lady Cats ended up winning the first set, 25-16. Sadie Washburn led the way with 7 kills in the first set. In the second set, both teams started...

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Lady Cats Swept by Frisco Heritage Coyotes, 3-0
Sep19

Lady Cats Swept by Frisco Heritage Coyotes, 3-0

By Ross LaBenske The Frisco Heritage Coyotes swept the Sulphur Springs Lady Cats 3-0 in a game that involved no shortages of drama late Friday afternoon, September 18, in Frisco. Sulphur Springs Lady Cats vs. Frisco Heritage. Third and final set of the match. (Photo by Ross LaBenske) The Lady Cats fell behind early, due to a number of errors, and could not regain lost ground. The Coyotes ended up running away with the first set by a...

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Wildcats and Mount Pleasant Play To 14-14 Tie In 3 Quarter Scrimmage At The Prim Thursday Night
Sep17

Wildcats and Mount Pleasant Play To 14-14 Tie In 3 Quarter Scrimmage At The Prim Thursday Night

In a 3-quarter football scrimmage that reminded Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti western “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” the Wildcats and Mount Pleasant battled to a 14-14 tie at Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday night. Wildcats logo The Wildcats offense got off to a great start scoring the first two times they had the ball. The Wildcats had the opening drive of the game and went 75 yards for a...

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3 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported For SSISD Campuses
Sep17

3 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported For SSISD Campuses

By Ross LaBenske Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams over the past three days received information regarding 3 additional COVID-19 cases reported for SSISD campuses. SSISD logo On Sept. 17, Williams reported a student who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present at Douglass ECLC during the week of Sept. 7-11. On Sept. 11, a Sulphur Springs Middle School student was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19. The...

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Overall Enrollment At SSISD Down Slightly 2 Weeks Into 2020-21 Year
Sep17

Overall Enrollment At SSISD Down Slightly 2 Weeks Into 2020-21 Year

Lamar 3rd Graders, SSHS Juniors Have Highest Grade Level Percentages Of Virtual Academy Enrollment Enrollment was down slightly at Sulphur Springs ISD for the 2020-21 school year, with 4,380 students enrolled at SSISD, attending either face-to-face classes on the district’s 8 campuses or Virtual Academy as of the second week of classes, Sulphur Springs Superintendent Michael Lamb reported this week. That’s 40 fewer students attending...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Board Approved 2 Personnel Changes, SHAC Membership
Sep16

Sulphur Springs ISD Board Approved 2 Personnel Changes, SHAC Membership

Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees, in addition to receiving updates on the School Health Advisory Council, also approved 2 personnel changes, the recommended list of SHAC members, and addressed items related to 4-H and the Extension Agents during their regular September meeting. The school board also considered a petition asking the county to abandon or close a portion of County Road 3602. SSISD logo Personnel Matters Suphur...

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