After Two Days Off, The Edge Conditioning Program is Back on Thursday
After two UIL mandated days off, July 9-10, The Edge conditioning program resumes Thursday morning, July 11. It will be the second and last session in this abbreviated week. The UIL mandated Tuesday and Wednesday as dead days so coaches could attend sessions of the Texas Girls Coaches Association. This is the fifth week of the six week Edge program. The Edge will conclude next week with regular Monday through Thursday...
DCTF Predicts Winnsboro Will Finish Seventh In Their Football District
Preseason football predictions tend to often reflect a team’s performance last year. Winnsboro Red Raider football fans hope the experts are dead wrong. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine has Winnsboro picked to finish in the basement in their seven team District 8-3A in Division I. Texas Football predicts Gladewater first, Tatum second, West Rusk, third, Gladewater Sabine fourth, Mineola fifth, White Oak sixth and...
Wildcats Football Season Tickets Go on Sale July 29-August 2 at SSHS
Season tickets for Wildcats’ home football games will go on sale the week of July 29-August 2. Sulphur Springs High School Administrative Assistant Dwayne McMeans made the announcement in a letter to current season ticket holders and media members. The price of a five game season ticket package is $50 for chair back seats and $40 for rail back row seats. The Wildcats home games include the home and season opener against Frisco...
DCTF Expects Cumby to Finish Second in Football District
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine predicts the Cumby Trojans will finish in second place in their four team District 9-2A in Division II but don’t be surprised if Cumby confounds the experts. The Trojans have a lot going for them. The Trojans, coached again this fall by Tom Dracos, were 5-6 last season including a bi-district loss. They were 3-1 in district play. Texas Football has Muenster first, Cumby second, Era...
Tyrone Ivery and Derick Dial Tout Free App For Athletes and Recruiters
Two Hopkins County men are touting a free App that gets athletes and sports recruiters together. The App is called The Recruiters Black Book and it was started last April by Tyrone Ivery. Derick Dial soon joined the project with Ivery. Ivery said he discovered the need for the App after hearing stories from his nephew Willie Ivery, who committed to the University of North Texas in football out of Sulphur Springs High School....
DCTF Picks Como-Pickton Football to Finish Fourth in Their District
The Como-Pickton Eagles of Head Football Coach Charles Swann are picked to finish fourth in their five-team District 6-2A, Division I by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine. The Eagles went 4-6 last year including a bi-district loss to Collinsville and they had a 1-3 district record. In District 6-2A, Texas Football predicts Wolfe City to finish first, Bogata Rivercrest second, Honey Grove third and Como-Pickton fourth....
DCTF Predicts Football Wildcats to Finish Sixth in Their District
Sulphur Springs Wildcats By Don Julian Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine is out and they have picked the Wildcats to finish in sixth place in their nine team District 8-5A in Division II. Some also picked the Wildcats sixth in preseason last year but the Wildcats finished third and made the playoffs. The Wildcats finished the season at 6-4 including a bi-district loss to Frisco. They were 5-3 in district play. This season,...
Good Start for The Edge Monday During an Unusual Week
An unusual, week five of The Edge conditioning program got off to a good start Monday, July 8, according to Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young. After 4th of July week, Monday’s attendance at The Edge continued right where it has been with 60 showing up. Coach Young said only two or three players did not show up out of the top 25 varsity football players. He said that was one of their best attendance days since...
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...
