Ennis Stays Perfect In District Play, Winning At The Prim, 42-14 Friday Night
The Wildcats Football Team needed their best game of the year to upset Ennis, but couldn’t come up with it in a 42-14 loss to the first place Lions at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night, Oct. 11. After the Wildcats were forced to punt on their first drive, Ennis wasted no time in scoring. They covered 63 yards in four plays. Huge back Jarius Jones covered the last two yards. Ennis led 7-0 with 9:28 left in the first quarter. The...
Friday Game Day Features Wildcats Football At Home, Lady Cats Volleyball On The Road
The Wildcats Football Team will be attempting to win their second straight district football game Friday night, Oct. 11, at Gerald Prim Stadium. To do so they will have to defeat one of the district’s best teams, the Ennis Lions.The Lions are 5-1 so far this season and they are a perfect 4-0 in district play. They are tied with Corsicana for first place in the district standings. Meanwhile the Wildcats, 1-2 in district play and...
Sulphur Bluff Volleyball Splits Recent Games To Earn District’s #2 Playoff Seed
Skylar Stanley blocking an incoming ball, with Ann Dorner and Tori Raine ready to make a play. (Photo by Samantha Stanley) This has been a solid season for the Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Volleyball Team. They are assured of a second place seed in their district for the playoffs. Tuesday night, Oct. 8, the Lady Bears went on the road and gave district champ Avery all they wanted, before finally losing a hard fought 3-2 match. The Lady...
Lady Cats, Wildcats Cross Country Qualify for Regional Meet at District Wednesday
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team finished second and the Wildcats third as both teams qualified for the Regional Meet at the District Meet Wednesday (October 9) in Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats were just 16 points behind Mount Pleasant. The Wildcats came in behind Mount Pleasant and Royse City, just 3 points behind the Bulldogs. The Lady Cats were led by senior Sydney Washburn who finished third overall while running her best time on...
Saltillo Cross Country Teams Finish 1st, 2nd at District
The Saltillo ISD Boys and Girls Cross Country teams had a successful day at the District meet. All six teams earned either first of second place honors. Saltillo Varsity Girls Cross Country Team The varsity girls won first place team honors. That group included Ofelia Cabrera, Chandler Bain, Brianna Tawil, Coach Bill Giles, Kristina Wade, Raegan Speir, Makensa Morris and Yadhira Alonso. Saltillo Varsity Boys Cross Country Team Varsity...
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Makes Some Changes Before Win Over Mount Pleasant Tuesday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner did a lot of thinking after her team’s performance in a 3-1 loss at Greenville last Friday (October 4). As a result she made some changes. Paris Pickett has become the team’s libero and she responded with a team high 13 digs in Tuesday night’s 3-0 victory over Mount Pleasant. Her servers now include Erika VanBenthem, Czela Moya, Nylah Lindley, Sadie Washburn, Peyton Hammack,...
Wildcats Team Tennis Plays Jacksonville in Bi-District Tuesday
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez found out Tuesday night (October 8) that his team will be facing Jacksonville in a bi-district match next Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Wills Point. The Indians ended up as a #2 seed in their district after a 10-9 loss Tuesday. The Wildcats lost to Jacksonville, 16-3 in a Whitehouse tournament back on August 15. It was the Wildcats second match that day. The Wildcats lost a warm up match on the road...
Lady Cats Volleyball Win Over Mount Pleasant
Lady Cats Volleyball Takes Home Court Win Over Mount Pleasant, 3-0 Tuesday night. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team took care of business and defeated the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers, 3-0 in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Tuesday evening (October 8). Score was 25-20, 25-18 and 25-19. With the win, the Lady Cats improved their district record to 2-2. It also made a 20 game winner out of Lady Cats Coach Bailey Dorner as the Lady...
Wildcats Offensive And Defensive Coordinators Talk About Forney Win, The Ennis Lions Who Come To Prim Stadium Friday Night
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats offense played with a little more tempo last Friday, Oct. 4, in the 32-13 win at Forney. He added that quarterback Kaden Wallace made better decisions. Wallace was also a threat running the football for the first game this year and Coach Young said Wallace completed 15 of 21 passes including three drops. He said the offensive line played well despite...
Lady Cats Volleyball And Wildcats Team Tennis On Tuesday Game Day
On this Tuesday, Oct. 8, game day, there is Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Team Tennis. The Lady Cats face long time foe Mount Pleasant in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. There will be freshmen and JV matches at 5 p.m. with the varsity game at 6:30 p.m. The freshmen match will take place in the SSHS Auxiliary Gym. The Lady Cats are holding on to the fourth and final playoff spot going into the match Tuesday. They are...
