Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Comments on Two Recent Wins and Playoff Prep
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was savoring two wins in three days at the Wildcat Tennis Center Monday (September 23) night. Saturday the Wildcats topped Van, 11-8 on the road and Monday night, after accepting a 1-0 forfeit from Mount Pleasant, Coach Martinez set up some practice matches so Tigers players could compete in some practice matches against Wildcats players. Coach Martinez said it took a team effort Saturday to...
Tira News for Sept. 24, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir drove to Plano Saturday for Lucas Connley’s eighth birthday. Yvonne reported that they got to see their grandchildren, Nicolaas and Everly, at the party, too. Prior to the event, they went to the Brickstreet Vintage Market on the square. On Sunday, Yvonne attended the shower for Trenton Dodd and Melany Huffman at the community center for a little while, before getting a call from work. She...
Sulphur Springs FFA Show Team Members Earn Recognition
Savannah Allen, Sulphur Springs FFA, with her Senior Showmanship winner at East Texas State Fair in Tyler The last month has been a productive one for the Sulphur Springs FFA Show Team. Students have earned class and showmanship recognition at three different events. Annie Horton competed in the West Texas State Fair in San Angelo with two of her lambs and placed second in two classes for one show, a third place, and a sixth in the...
Wildcats Team Tennis Defeats Van Saturday and Picks Up District Forfeit Win Monday
Wildcats Team Tennis got two wins over the past three day. Saturday (September 21) the Wildcats got a rare win over Van defeating the Vandals on the road, 11-8. Monday (September 23) the Wildcats accepted a 1-0 forfeit win over Mount Pleasant. The teams did play several practice matches at the Wildcat Tennis Center. Saturday at Van, the Wildcats had a 4-3 lead after doubles matches. They then won 4 of 6 boys singles matches and split...
Lady Cats are Second and Wildcats Seventh at Muddy Pine Tree Cross Country Meet Last Friday
Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks decided to forego a Saturday meet in McKinney and instead his Wildcats and Lady Cats ran at a Pine Tree meet on Friday (September 20). Coach Hicks said the Pine Tree was very wet and sloppy. The Lady Cats ended up tied for first place with Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches took first in a tiebreaker by having the better finish for their sixth place girl. The Wildcats were seventh. Senior Sydney...
SSHS Senior Sable Erdmier is Chosen 2019 Homecoming Queen
Prior to the Wildcats’ football game Friday (September 20), SSHS Homecoming princesses and the Homecoming Queen for 2019 were named. Chosen as Homecourt Court Princesses were Hatie Tellez and Hannah Morrill. Selected as the 2019 Homecoming Queen was Sable Erdmier. KSST had the chance to talk with all of the thirteen members of the Homecoming Court last week. Queen Sable Erdmier is the daughter of Jessica Young and Chad Swatsell....
Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Volleyball Team Gets District Win Over Clarksville Friday
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Volleyball Team got a big district win over Clarksville Friday (September 20), 3-0. The score was 25-12, 25-8 and 25-19. The win was the Lady Bears second in district play and put them in a second place tie with James Bowie in the district standings. Avery is in first place. Against Clarksville, Alley Collett had 14 service points, 1 kill and 22 assists. Jada Wade had 5 service points and a kill. Ann...
Wildcats Football Struggle Against Bulldogs
Royse City Defense Bottles Up Wildcats as Bulldogs Take 36-9 Win in SS Homecoming Game The experienced Royse City defense gave the Wildcats Football Fits Friday night (September 20) as the Bulldogs took a 36-9 victory in the Homecoming game at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats actually got on the scoreboard first. After the teams traded interceptions (Chase Haney got the Wildcats pick), the Wildcats got a safety with the Royse City...
Wildcats Football Team Wants to Get Into Win Column Versus Royse City For Homecoming Friday
It’s Homecoming and the Wildcats Football Team hopes to break into the win column against high flying opponent Royse City Friday (September 20) at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. The confident Bulldogs come in with a 2-0 record after solid wins over Frisco Centennial, 28-7 and Garland, 37-14. This is the Bulldogs district opener as they had a bye last week while all other district teams were in action. The Wildcats are 0-3...
Paris Junior College Announces Distinguished Alumni Awards
Two Selected for the 2019 PJC Distinguished Alumni Award PJC Distinguished Alumni Two lifelong friends have been selected as posthumous recipients of the Paris Junior College 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award, according to PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. The late Barney W. Bray, III, Class of 1964 and Thomas Cedric “Tommy” Townsend, Class of 1963 will be honored during PJC’s 2019 Homecoming festivities November 9 at the Love Civic Center....
