North Hopkins ISD’s New Athletic Director Announced
Superintendent Darin Jolly today announced the selection of Kelley Clark as North Hopkins ISD’s new athletic director. “He is replacing the legendary Coach Jeff Bell, who he assisted for the past three years in the boys basketball program at North Hopkins ISD. Coach Bell resigned in July to be closer to family in the Weatherford area and will be coaching Basketball in Graford ISD. Coach Clark is a positive, focused, and...
CHRISTUS Welcomes A New Orthopedic Surgeon
By Holly Ragan, MS, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, August 4, 2020 — CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Anticipating the arrival of Chris Meltsakos, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Sports Medicine Dr. Christopher Meltsakos CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-...
Sulphur Springs Cross Country Athletes Prepare For Fall Season
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams, including middle school athletes, continue to prepare for the upcoming season by getting a lot of running in early most mornings. The athletes, under Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks, are currently running from 7:15 a.m. until 8:30 a.m., at least right now. Coach Hicks will be involved in teacher in-service beginning Thursday, August 6. He says he will move up the...
Hopkins County Football Notes For Monday
Football practice gets underway Monday, Aug. 3, for all the teams below Class 5A and 6A. In Hopkins County, that mean’s Cumby and Como-Pickton. Cumby Trojans The Cumby Trojans are coached by Sulphur Springs’ native Charles Boles, who is in his first year as Trojans’ head coach. Cumby’s two-a-day practices are scheduled this week Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The Trojans are coming off of an...
DCTF Magazine Names Two Former Wildcats Players As Part Of 40 Best Young Coaches In The State
The prestigious Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine has honored two former Wildcats’ football players, naming them to the list of the 40 best young coaches in the state. Triston Abron, the Head Football Coach at Mexia, and John McSheffery, the Head Football Coach at Commerce, made the list. The pair of former Wildcats were listed in a magazine section entitled Texas 40 Under 40: The Best Young Coaches in the Lone Star...
SS Wildcats Soccer Concludes Summer Edge Friday
The Edge summer strength, conditioning and skills program for Wildcats’ high school and middle school athletes wraps up after a Friday (July 31) morning session. The Edge for soccer has been going since June 23. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton says The Edge has been good and necessary. He says he wouldn’t want his players to just stay on the couch all summer. Coach Upton says a lot of soccer players have been involved...
Wildcats Basketball Players Improving in The Edge With Different Season Ahead
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta gives The Edge strength, conditioning and skills program a big thumbs up. The program for Wildcats middle school and high school players started June 8 and will conclude after Friday’s (July 31) session. Coach Cipoletta says The Edge has been awesome. He says he’s thankful this time of the year and with current circumstances to be able to get into the gym and to get as much work in...
The Edge Beneficial For Lady Cats Basketball Attendees
The Edge for Lady Cats’ high school and middle school basketball players ended last week, July 20-24. Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell, in her third year in Sulphur Springs, said The Edge was good even though varsity numbers were low. She said the ones who came showed major improvement. She said they ended up looking so much better and were able to do some really good things. Coach Tisdell said the players showed...
Updates For Several SSHS Sports
Thursday (July 23) KSST reported that The Edge conditioning program came to an end two days early Thursday for football. They will be off until they resume strength, conditioning and skill work in the late afternoon and evening on Monday, August 10. The first day for practice is Monday, September 7. Several other coaches have shared with KSST their plans. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says The Edge is over for her players....
Sulphur Springs Announces 2020 Football Schedule
SSISD Athletic Director and Varsity Head Coach, Greg Owens, announced the schedule for the 2020-2021 season for what will be a delayed football season. With the UIL’s latest adjustements due to the Covid-19 pandemic of delaying fall sports for 5A & 6A schools, Sulphur Springs had to scramble to find new opponents for some of the pre-district games since 4A schools will not be delayed and those opponent’s schedules...
