2020 Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming Festivities
Friday night’s varsity game may be canceled, but that didn’t dampen the Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming festivities. Wildcats fans and supporters filled the home stands at Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday, cheering for the 2020 Homecoming participants.\ The event featured the SSHS cheer squad, Blue Blazes, band and, of course, the Homecoming Court. A few of the Homecoming nominees pulled double duty not only taking...
Oct. 9 SSHS Varsity Football Game Canceled
Sulphur Springs ISD released the following statement at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, regarding the Oct. 9 SSHS varsity football game being canceled: It is with tremendous regret to inform you that our varsity SSHS football game scheduled for tomorrow, October 9, 2020, has been canceled. Our decision, a close collaboration with our Local Health Authority as well as officials with the Texas Department of State Health Services, was made to...
Wildcats Friday Night Football Opponent Hallsville Led By Tommy Allison
Veteran Texas high school coach Tommy Allison is in his first year as head football coach at Hallsville, the Wildcats Homecoming opponent Friday night, October 9, at Gerald Prim Stadium. Coach Allison came to Hallsville after nine years as head coach at Robinson, a Class 4A school near Waco. He also coached at Class 2-A Cayuga where he led the Wildcats there to a state championship in 2009. He’s spent 26 years in coaching...
Sulphur Springs Cross Country Teams Competing In Eustace On Game Day Thursday
On this game day Thursday, October 8, the Sulphur Springs Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams are competing in a meet in Eustace. Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks added the meet to the schedule to take advantage of a bye week in the schedule. It’s the fifth meet of the season for the Wildcats and Lady Cats. Coach Hicks’ teams are preparing for the district meet on October 26 at Mount Pleasant. Cross...
Sulphur Springs Homecoming Pep Rally, Coronation To Be Held Tonight
The Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming Pep Rally and Coronation of the 2020 Homecoming queen at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Gerald Prim Stadium. Homecoming is scheduled to follow the 9th grade football games. The band, cheer, and drill team will all be participating in the evening’s festivities. The Homecoming court and queen nominees include Ella Moore, Alondra Barcenas, Kerie Wright, Rorie Young, Emma Eddins, Lizbeth...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Discusses Lovejoy Loss and Upcoming Hallsville
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens was not thrilled with the result of Friday night’s tough loss to the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards, as the Wildcats lost 48-13. “We had some opportunities there,” Coach Owens said about Friday night’s game, adding that it was similar to the season-opener against Frisco Wakeland in that the Wildcats had opportunities for success. The varsity football coach found the sliver lining, though,...
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Pulls Out Dramatic, Come-From-Behind Victory Tuesday In 3-2 District Win
Throughout the first two sets of Tuesday night’s match, it looked as though the Lady Cats Volleyball team were about to be swept for the second game in a row against another district foe, this time the Marshall Lady Mavs. Lady Cats Volleyball vs Commerce September 2020. Photo Credit: Sheri Looney The Lady Mavs ran away with the first set, thanks in large part to a strong defensive presence the Marshall varsity squad provided at...
Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Discusses Lovejoy Loss and Upcoming Hallsville
On Tuesday KSST met up with Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra to discuss last week’s game against Lucas Lovejoy. While the outcome may not have gone as hoped for the varsity squad, the defensive-minded coach for the Wildcats football team thought there were positives and negatives to take away from Friday night’s 48-13 loss to the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards. Coach Guerra thought his unit’s performance against the...
Lady Cats District Volleyball Highlights Tuesday Game Day
There is Lady Cats district volleyball on this game day Tuesday, October 6. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team will be hosting Marshall in the Main Gym on the campus of Sulphur Springs High School. The schedule calls for a JV Gold game at 4:30 p.m. with a JV Blue game at 5:30 p.m. and with the Lady Cats Varsity contest with the Lady Mavs at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Mavericks are 0-1 in district play after a home loss to Pine Tree last Friday....
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Struggles At Texas High Friday In 3-0 District Loss
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team lost what turned out to be their district opener to Texas High in Texarkana Friday, October 2, 3-0. The Lady Tigers won the first set, 25-19 and, then came out on top in two squeakers, getting by the Lady Cats, 28-26 and 28-26. Lady Cats Coach Bailey Dorner was disappointed in the way her team played the entire match. With the loss, the Lady Cats are 0-1 in district play and 3-6 for the season. The Lady...
