Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Approve 6 Staff Changes
Sulphur Springs Independent School District administrators will be tasked with finding two teachers and a payroll coordinator in the near future. SSHS will need an auto tech teacher starting in the spring semester. Troy Emerson turned in his notice of resignation, effective at the end of the semester. High school will also be losing math and robotics teacher Ruston Pennington at the end of the school year. Pennington notified...
Wildcats Football Second Half Woes Subject For Coach Owens on Saturday Morning Coach’s Show
An unusual thing is happening to the Wildcats this season. In several games, they go into halftime still very much in a game only to see things unravel in the second half. In started in game one versus Frisco Wakeland. A 17-17 halftime score ends up Wakeland 53, Wildcats 17. On Friday (October 18), the Wildcats trailed Corsicana on the road by only 21-14 at the half. The Tigers outscore the Wildcats 20-0 in the second half. Wildcats...
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Struggled on the Road Again Last Friday at Lindale
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner acknowledges that her team has struggled on the road during district play. She says it has been especially obvious on Fridays. The trend continued last Friday (October 18) as the Lady Cats lost at Lindale, 3-0 by the score of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-15. Coach Dorner says her team just did not show up adding they struggled all the way around, couldn’t get things going and couldn’t get...
Wildcat Band Has Nice Warm Up Contest Saturday For Upcoming Area Contest
The Wildcat Band warmed up for the big Area UIL Contest coming up this Saturday with a fine showing this past Saturday (October 19) at the Texas A&M-Commerce NETEX Marching Invitational. Wildcat Band Director Spencer Emmert said the event featured much stronger competition this year as 6A bands were invited. He said that is a positive thing for his band. Emmert said out of 20-25 bands, the Wildcats’ made it into the top ten...
North Hopkins ISD Board Of Trustees Candidate Profiles
Voters within North Hopkins ISD will be asked to select up to three of the seven candidates on their Nov. 5 ballots to serve on North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees. KSST asked each of the candidates to provide a photo and answer the same questions about themselves to share with the voters. Below are their answers, in their own words, in the order in which they were received by KSST. Sherry Smiddy Name: Sherry SmiddyOccupation, brief...
Early Voting Begins Monday In Cumby Mayor, NHISD School Board, Cumby ISD Bond And Constitutional Amendment Elections
Early voting by personal appearance begins Monday, Oct. 21, in the Constitutional Amendments, Cumby ISD, North Hopkins ISD and Cumby mayoral elections. Early voting begins Monday in three local elections — the North Hopkins Independent School District Board of Trustees, City of Cumby Mayor and Cumby ISD bond — as well as for 10 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. All Texas voters are asked to cast ballots for 10...
Lady Cats Volleyball Struggles On The Road Friday As Lindale Takes A 3-0 District Win
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team’s district road woes continued Friday, Oct. 18, as the Lady Cats were defeated at Lindale, 3-0. Score was 25-19, 25-19 and 25-15. The Lady Cats have lost three of their four road games so far in district play. They are 2-1 at home so far. The loss dropped the Lady Cats into fourth place in district with their 3-4 record. The Lady Cats season record is now 21-15. Royse City moved past the Lady Cats...
Football Game Gets Away From Wildcats In Second Half As Corsicana Wins At Home, 41-14
Sulphur Springs Wildcats The Wildcats hung with Corsicana during the first half of their district game at Corsicana Friday night, Oct. 18. The Tigers led 21-14. However, the Wildcats were unable to get on the scoreboard during the second half while Corsicana scored 20 unanswered points, for a 41-14 Homecoming win. The way Corsicana opened the game made it appear a one-sided rout was in the offing. After the Wildcats went three and out...
Sulphur Bluff Volleyball Gets Win Over Clarksville
The Sulphur Bluff Volleyball Team defeated Clarksville Tuesday (October 15), 3-1. Score was 25-23, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-16. Lady Bears Coach Zandra Peyton said her team started out making several controllable errors, both serving errors and hitting errors, in sets 1 and 2. She said her girls really started to play in sets 3 and 4. Coach Peyton said Ann Dorner played a consistent game with few errors and 13 service points, 11 kills and...
Wildcats Football and Lady Cats Volleyball Play District Games on This Game Day Friday
For the Wildcats Football Team, it’s district football tonight (Fri., October 18) as the Wildcats take on the Corsicana Tigers at Tiger Stadium in Corsicana. This is a win both teams obviously want but for entirely different reasons. Corsicana wants to keep pace with the teams at the top of the district standings, Ennis and Royse City. Royse City gave the Tigers their first district loss last week, 27-0. For the Wildcats they...
