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...
The Edge For Football Ends, So What’s Next?
It appears that The Edge for this summer is all wrapped up. Expect for one final session Thursday evening at the Wildcat Tennis Center. All other venues were very quiet Thursday. On the last day of 8th grade Football EDGE, Athletic Director Greg Owens says, “These guys are super talented & love to compete & work! Going to have a great season!” Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said after the UIL made the decision...
Lady Cats Volleyball Wraps Up The Edge Conditioning Program Thursday
Lady Cats volleyball players began The Edge conditioning program back on June 8. It will conclude Thursday, July 23. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says it’s been a good summer. She said middle school and high school players have showed up and worked hard. Coach Dorner says it’s been good getting the girls back in the gym to work out the kinks before the season gets under way. Volleyball practice for this season...
AD Coach Owens Has Filled All Vacancies On Coaching Staffs For This School Year
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens has filled all the vacancies on his coaching staffs that cropped up after the abrupt end of the 2019 school year. Steven Moreno, who was working as an At Risk Aide at the Middle School, is now the Assistant Lady Cats Soccer Coach for Head Coach Javier Aguayo. Coach Moreno, a former Wildcats soccer player, is replacing assistant coach Kristov Martinez, who resigned. Coach Owens has retained all of...
Wildcats Football, Lady Cats Volleyball Starts Delayed Until Sept. 7
By Don Julian Things were buzzing at the SSHS Multipurpose Building Tuesday morning as word filtered in that the UIL had made a decision concerning the beginning of football in the fall. Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens announced that the UIL was delaying the start of football and volleyball practice until Labor Day, Sept. 7. The Wildcats Marching Band can also get started on Sept. 7. SSISD Wildcats The...
UIL Delays Football and Volleyball for 5A & 6A Teams
The UIL has postponed the start of the high school fall sports season for Class 6A and 5A football and volleyball teams, an unprecedented decision as Texas remains a hotspot during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although numbers remain low in Hopkins County compared to other counties, all of our district opponents seem to have higher numbers in their corresponding counties. Sulphur Springs ISD will be able to start football and volleyball...
Registration Ongoing for Local HSU Softball Camp
Triple Play Sports Fastpitch and East Texas Heat Academy are proud to partner with Hardin Simmons University to bring a softball camp to Coleman Park in Sulphur Springs. The camp will be held on July 23, 2020 and those interested can register online at HSUsoftballcamps.com. There will be two sessions: K-5 from 9am-12pm and Grades 6-8 from 2pm-5pm. The cost is $50 per participant. Location: Coleman Park – 679 Gossett Ln. Sulphur...
Paris Junior College Athletes and Baseball Team Receive National Academic Honors
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Public Information Services PJC athletes and baseball team receive national academic honors Paris Junior College athletes earned both individual and team academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Despite the difficulties this year from the COVID-19 pandemic, 9,555 student-athletes from around the nation achieved a 3.60 GPA or higher. Team-wide honors came to the PJC baseball team...
