SaDavia Porter Finishes Sixth in State in Class 5A 100-Meter Dash
Lady Cat sprinter SaDavia Porter finished in sixth place in the Class 5A 100-meter dash at the State Track Meet Friday night. May 10, at Mike A. Myers Stadium at UT Austin. Porter ran in lane one. Out of the nine competitors in the event, Porter came in with the seventh best time. She finished second at the Regional Track Meet at UT Arlington on April 27 to qualify for state. Porter won the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the...
Lady Cats Softball Team Ends Season With Heartbreaking Loss in Regional Quarterfinal Series Friday
Hallsville 3, Lady Cats Softball 2 (9 Innings) The Lady Cats’ softball team lost a heart breaker Friday, losing 3-2 to Hallsville in the bottom of the ninth inning of game two in a regional quarterfinal series at Grand Saline Friday, May 10. Hallsville also won game one, 4-2 in the series Thursday evening at Grand Saline. On Friday, Hallsville took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning without the benefit of a base...
SaDavia Porter Runs at State Meet Friday Night, Plus Some Sports MVP’s
Briefly in sports, Lady Cat track sprinter SaDavia Porter will compete at the State Track Meet Friday night (May 10), weather permitting. Porter will run in the Class 5A 100-meter dash at UT Austin beginning at 7:05 p.m. Porter will run in lane one in the nine athlete field. Without a main SSHS athletic banquet this year, each sport is having their own gathering and their MVP’s are being announced. Wildcats Golf Coach Chris...
Lady Cats Softball Struggle With First Game Of Quarterfinal Playoffs
Lady Cats Softball on Brink of Elimination After 4-2 Loss to Hallsville Thursday If the Lady Cats’ softball team is to advance in the playoffs, they will have to win a doubleheader against Hallsville at Grand Saline Friday evening. The Lady Cats are on the brink of elimination after losing game one of their regional quarterfinal series, 4-2 Thursday (May 9) at Grand Saline. The Lady Cats fell behind 2-0 in the top of the first...
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Baseball Win Over Joshua
Wildcats Baseball Opens Area Round Series with 3-2 Win Over Joshua at Prosper The Wildcats’ baseball team won their eighth straight game as they opened Area round play Thursday (May 9) with a 3-2 win over Joshua at Prosper on a cold, windy night. The Wildcats got solid starting pitching from Will Sims, shut down relief pitching from Pacen Edwards and timely RBI hits from Kolson Hale and Jaxon Chaney to get the win. The Wildcats...
SSHS Football QB Coach Comments on Spring Football
Wildcats Football QB Coach Says Spring Football is Very Important for His Varsity Signal Callers The Wildcats’ football team has two players vying to be the starting varsity quarterback during spring workouts. They are Junior to be Kaden Walker, who is 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, and senior to be Noe Ponce. Wildcats Quarterback Coach Mike Meador said he expects big things from Wallace. He said Wallace will surprise people how fast...
Sulphur Springs High School Band Banquet Highlights
SSHS Band Director Spencer Emmert Says Awards Were Highlight of Recent Band Banquet The highlight of any Sulphur Springs High School Band Banquet is announcement of major awards for senior band members. The banquet took place last Thursday (May 2) at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center with more than 270 people in attendance. The top award, the John Phillip Sousa Award went to Peyton Baugh, a band drum major. The Louis Armstrong...
Lady Cats Softball, Wildcats Baseball Begin Next Rounds Of Playoffs
Wildcats Baseball and Lady Cats Softball Resume Playoff Action on Thursday Game Day Playoff action resumes this week for Wildcats’ baseball and Lady Cats softball on this game day Thursday (May 9). The Wildcats open their best two out of three Area round series against Joshua Thursday at 7 p.m. at Prosper. The Wildcats won their bi-district series against Hallsville last week, two games to zero, at Mike Carter Field in Tyler....
Ryan Humphries Gives Update On Sam Houston State
Ryan Humphries Visits SS After First Year at Sam Houston, Will Play Receiver and More in Fall Former Wildcat football quarterback and receiver Ryan Humphries just finished up his first year at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. Humphries just completed exams and will be back in Sulphur Springs for several weeks. He attended the Wildcats spring football workout Tuesday (May 7). Summer football at Sam Houston State begins May...
Lady Cat Sadavia Porter Preps For State 100 Meter
Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson Discusses Sadavia Porter’s Prep for State Track Meet Friday Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson said Friday night (May 10) at 7:05 p.m., when they run the Class 5A 100-meter dash at UT Austin, Lady Cat Sadavia Porter will be ready to go. Coach Tyson said Porter, a UT Arlington commit for track, has had some real good workouts since she qualified for the state meet at a regional meet at UTA on...
