Academic Honors Go to PJC Athletes
Paris Junior College athletes earned both individual and team academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Student-athletes from around the nation contributed to a new NJCAA record as 6,656 participants earned a spot on one of the three NJCAA All-Academic teams, having achieved a 3.60 GPA or higher. This year’s record eclipsed the previous mark of 6,329 set in the 2017-18 academic year. Team-wide honors...
The Edge Next Week Will Be Two Days Only
The next to last week of The Edge conditioning program next week will be an abbreviated one. Instead of the usual Monday through Thursday, The Edge will only take place on Monday, July 8, and Thursday, July 11, next week. The UIL has declared next Tuesday and Wednesday as dead days saying that no athletes are allowed at athletic facilities on those days. On Monday and Thursday next week, The Edge will continue for athletes entering...
Coach Cipoletta Offers Conditioning, Agility Drills And More For Players This Summer
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is among the Sulphur Springs coaches who are offering voluntary conditioning and agility workouts for players this summer. Tuesday morning, July 2, Coach Cipoletta had his players going over and back, over a short fence that surrounds the band practice field and then doing some sprints. He says his players are lifting weights and doing running and conditioning drills several times a weeks. The...
Good Day Tuesday At The Edge Conditioning Program
Tuesday, July 2, was a good day for The Edge conditioning program as Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens got a positive report from Coach Matt Young concerning a weekly event that tests athletes mentally. Usually done on Thursday, coaches switched things around and took athletes to Prim Stadium Tuesday to run up and down the stands. Apparently there was some complaining about running the stands earlier in The...
TODAY’S GAME BETWEEN RANGERS AND ANGELS POSTPONED
Arlington, Texas — Tonight’s scheduled game between the Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington has been postponed due to the tragic passing of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The Texas Rangers organization wants to express its deepest sympathies to the family of Tyler Skaggs and to the entire Angels organization on this shocking loss. The thoughts and prayers of...
Week Four Of The Edge Gets Underway Monday Morning
The six-week Edge conditioning program entered week number four Monday morning, July 1, at the Sulphur Springs High School Multipurpose Building. Despite July 4 coming up Thursday, this will be a complete week of The Edge, including on Thursday the fourth. The Edge will wrap up at around noon Thursday and Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens notes that most 4th of July activities happen in the evening. There will be an abbreviated...
Wildcats Football Schedule for This Fall
For those in need of a little football news in late June, here is an early look at the Sulphur Springs Wildcats’ football schedule for this fall. Basically it is exactly the same as last year except home and visiting teams are reversed this year. Once again the Wildcats will have only one scrimmage since they had spring football practice this past spring. The Wildcats will scrimmage Liberty-Eylau on Thursday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m....
SSISD Board Approves Two New SSMS Coaches At Special Meeting Wednesday
Sulphur Springs Wildcats The Sulphur Springs school board approved two more coaching hires for Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens at a special meeting Wednesday, June 26. Both of these new coaches will be at Sulphur Springs Middle School. One of the coaches, Easton Silman, is a former Wildcats’ football and baseball player. Silman, son of Wildcats Football and Baseball Assistant Coach Bruce Silman, will be...
The Edge Conditioning Program Hits Half Way Point
Sulphur Springs ISD’s The Edge conditioning program hit roughly the half way point after workouts Thursday morning (June 27). Three weeks are done with roughly three weeks to go. There will be no Edge on Tuesday, July 9 and Wednesday, July 10. Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens says these are UIL mandated dead days and no athletes are allowed at athletic facilities. That leaves ten days of The Edge left....
Javier Aguayo, New Lady Cats Varsity Head Soccer Coach
After Joel Bailey decided to give up coaching Lady Cats’ soccer, Athletic Director Greg Owens selected Wildcats Assistant Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo to be the new Lady Cats Head Varsity Soccer Coach. Coach Aguayo says it will be a privilege and an honor to coach the Lady Cats and he thanks Coach Owens for the opportunity. He realizes that longtime coach Bailey is leaving behind some big shoes to fill. Coach Aguayo was part of...
