Lady Cats Swept by Frisco Heritage Coyotes, 3-0
By Ross LaBenske The Frisco Heritage Coyotes swept the Sulphur Springs Lady Cats 3-0 in a game that involved no shortages of drama late Friday afternoon, September 18, in Frisco. Sulphur Springs Lady Cats vs. Frisco Heritage. Third and final set of the match. (Photo by Ross LaBenske) The Lady Cats fell behind early, due to a number of errors, and could not regain lost ground. The Coyotes ended up running away with the first set by a...
Volleyball and Cross Country Are on Tap on This Game Day Friday
On this game day Friday (September 18), there is Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country on the schedule. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team, 0-1 for the season, plays their second match, again on the road. The Lady Cats are at Frisco Heritage, coached by Jeni Maxton, the cousin of Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner. There will be Freshmen and JV games at 5:30 p.m. Friday with and the Varsity match following at...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Said He Saw Good and Bad During Thursday Scrimmage
The good, the bad and the ugly. That’s how Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens described the Wildcats scrimmage with Mount Pleasant Thursday night (September 17) at Gerald Prim Stadium. The two teams tied 14-14 in the scrimmage, which went 3-quarters with controlled kicking situations. He said it was about what he expected from a scrimmage where his team was seeing someone for the first time. It was live action and he said...
Wildcats and Mount Pleasant Play To 14-14 Tie In 3 Quarter Scrimmage At The Prim Thursday Night
In a 3-quarter football scrimmage that reminded Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti western “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” the Wildcats and Mount Pleasant battled to a 14-14 tie at Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday night. Wildcats logo The Wildcats offense got off to a great start scoring the first two times they had the ball. The Wildcats had the opening drive of the game and went 75 yards for a...
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Finds Silver Lining in Loss at Texas High
The Wildcats Team Tennis squad absorbed a 19-0 loss to district juggernaut Texas High in Texarkana Tuesday afternoon. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez found some things to like in his players. He said all of his players came off the court saying that they played better than usual. He said no one’s head was down and there was no complaining. Coach Martinez said a common theme was that players said they got to deuce in a lot of...
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Discusses Team Against Greenville on Tuesday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner said her team played well against a tough Greenville Team in a 3-2 loss at Greenville in the non-district season opener for both teams Tuesday. Coach Dorner said after the Lady Cats struggled against the Lady Lions in scrimmage games Saturday, she was glad to see them play better two days later. She said the Lady Cats played hard, competed and hung with Greenville in all five sets. Coach Dorner...
Wildcats Football Has Only Scrimmage Versus Mount Pleasant at The Prim Thursday Night
The Wildcats Football Team will have their one and only scrimmage Thursday night at 7 p.m. against Mount Pleasant at Gerald Prim Stadium. The 7 p.m. Varsity scrimmage will come after a JV and Freshman scrimmage starting at 5 p.m. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens described the scrimmage as like a game with controlled special teams. Tickets for the scrimmage cost #2 and must be purchased in advance on line at www.ssisd.net. This is an...
Lady Cats Volleyball Comes Up Just Short At Greenville In Season Opener, 3-2
The Greenville Lady Lions just squeaked by the Sulphur Springs Lady Cats Volleyball Team, 3-2 in a competitive five-set match that marked the season opener for both teams late Tuesday afternoon, September 15, in Greenville. Sulphur Springs Lady Cats vs. Greenville (Photo by Sheri Looney) The Lady Cats got off to a fine start taking a solid, 25-17 win in set one. Sadie Washburn and Addison Wall were strong at the net in that set. Then,...
Lady Cats Cross Country Finishes 3rd, Wildcats 12th or 13th at First Meet of the Season at Hallsville Last Friday
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team finished 3rd and the Wildcats were around 12th or 13th at the teams’ first meet of the season at the XC Invitational in Hallsville Friday. The teams competed in heats. When results of the heats were combined, the Lady Cats trailed only Jacksonville and Lufkin. The Lady Cats were second in their heat. Lady Cats freshman Hailey Schultz was the team’s top finisher ending up second in the heat....
Lady Cats Volleyball Has Season Opener and Wildcats Team Tennis Also in Action on Game Day Tuesday
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team opens the regular season with a non-district road match against former district foe Greenville on this game day Tuesday (September 15). There will be JV and Freshman games starting at 4:30 p.m. in Greenville with the Varsity match set to start at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Cats have had a hard time defeating Greenville the past two seasons and that trend continued during scrimmage games Saturday in Sulphur...
