Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross County Teams Get Glimpse of Main District Foes at Saturday Tri-Meet
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross County Teams Get Glimpse of Main District Foes at Saturday Tri-Meet The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams open their season Saturday (August 17) in an unusual fashion. Both teams will run in a tri-meet at Royse City against the host and Mount Pleasant. That means the expected top three teams in the district will be getting an early look at each other. Like in intrasquad meets to open the season in...
Energy is Good at Wildcats Football Practice Wednesday Night
It was practice day number three for the Wildcats Football Team Wednesday night (August 14). The UIL allows shoulder pads on day three but no contact. Wednesday is well known as a challenging practice day in terms of energy. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said that was not the case Wednesday night. Most of the work occurred on the practice field outside the Multipurpose Building. Starting temperature shortly after 6 p.m. was 95...
Volleyball and Team Tennis on Game Day Thursday
It’s another game day (Th., August 15) for Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Team Tennis. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team is playing in a two-day 2019 Hardman/Watson Varsity Volleyball Tournament at Wills Point. Pool play is scheduled Thursday and the rest of the action takes place Saturday. The Lady Cats are in a three team Red Pool after Brook Hill dropped out of the tournament. The Lady Cats play Emory Rains at 2 p.m. Thursday...
Wildcats Team Tennis Loses Pair of Road Matches Tuesday
It was a tough day on the road for Wildcats Team Tennis Tuesday, August 13th as they lost a couple of matches. The Wildcats day began in Hallsville against a former district foe. The Bobcats took at 16-3 win. The Wildcats then faced Spring Hill Tuesday afternoon and the Panthers got a 13-6 win. The Wildcats are now 1-6 for the season. They will play in a Whitehouse tournament on Thursday and Friday.
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Drops Road Match at McKinney North, 3-1 Tuesday
Despite looking good in their first set in a road match at McKinney North Tuesday night (August 13), the Lady Cats Volleyball Team had a hard time keeping up with the Lady Bulldogs after that and ended taking a one sided loss. McKinney North won 3-1. Scores were 25-23, 9-25, 12-25 and 14-25. In the first set the Lady Cats jumped out in front 3-0 and never trailed during the set. Perhaps as a harbinger of things to come, the Lady Cats...
Blue Blazes Drill Team Preparing For Football Season Performances
The 58th line of the Blue Blazes Drill Team of Sulphur Springs High School is working to get ready for this fall’s football game performances. Christie McCullough is beginning her 14th year as Blue Blazes director. Ms. McCullough said the Blazes attended their annual camp the week of July 28-August 2. She said the Blazes are in their second week of practices at high school. There are 36 Blue Blazes this year and about half of...
Coach Owens Said The First Day Of Football Practice Monday Was A Good One
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens said the Wildcats had a good first day of practice Monday, August 12, inside and outside the Multipurpose Building. After some meetings, the Wildcats spent just a few minutes indoors before heading out to the practice field under a broiling sun with high nineties temperatures. Actually Coach Owens said things felt pretty good on the outside grass. A breeze helped. Coach...
Volleyball And Team Tennis Are On Tuesday Game Day
There is volleyball and team tennis on this Tuesday, Aug. 13, game day. The Lady Cats will be on the road facing McKinney North. Freshmen and JV teams will play at 5 p.m. The Varsity Lady Cats are scheduled to start at around 6 p.m. The Varsity Lady Cats come in with a record of 6-3. They were 4-3 last weekend at the Garland ISD Volleyball Tournament losing out in the final game of the Challenger Bracket to Carrollton Ranchview, 2-0....
TEXAS RANGERS ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULING OF JULY 1 POSTPONEMENT
The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels will play a split doubleheader on Tuesday, August 20 with games at 1:05 and 7:05 p,m, CT Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today announced the rescheduled date for the Monday, July 1 postponement with the Los Angeles Angels at Globe Life Park in Arlington. That game was postponed following the tragic passing of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs earlier that day.The July 1 game will be made up as...
Wildcats Varsity And JV Football Teams Begin Practice Monday Evening
The Wildcats Varsity and JV Football Teams will have their first practice of the season Monday evening, August 12, at the Multipurpose Building. After several meetings, the teams were expected to take the field, either indoors or out, beginning at around 6 p.m. Practice is expected to go until around 9 p.m. The Wildcats are starting a week later than some because they had spring football practice. Because of spring ball, they lose not...
