Wildcat Head Coach Owens Points to Positives in Win
The positives far outweighed the negatives as Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens shared his thoughts on the Friday night’s Wildcats’ season opening win over Frisco Wakeland, 37-35 on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. He began at a logical place, the offensive line. Coach Owens said they did a really good job. He liked their pass protection. Coach Owens gave the offensive line...
Miller Grove Hornets Finish Third at Stephen F. Austin Cross Country Invitational
Some Miller Grove Lady Hornets and Hornets competed at the Stephen F. Austin Cross Country Invitational at Nacogdoches last Saturday (September 1). The Hornets finished third in a big field of 35 teams and 269 runners from all classifications. The Hornets Isaiah Billingsley finished second with a time of 16:39. Grant Earp was eighteenth. Lance Davis was twenty-seventh. Tanner Hensley was thirtieth. Matt Brignon was eightieth. Lexton...
Davis, Young Named Player of the Game in Wildcat Win
It was a good start for Wildcat football Friday night in Frisco. The first game of the 2018 season produced several outstanding performances. Each week during the season, the KSST broadcast team—Don Julian, Play-by-Play, Butch Burney, Stats, Doug Haston, Videographer, and Jim Rogers—will pick a player of the game. Two players were nominated this week—Sophomore running back Caden Davis and Senior Quarterback D’Corian Young. Caden Davis...
Wildcats Solid Defense, Time-Consuming Offense Equal Win Over Frisco Wakeland; Game Summary, Statistics
by Butch Burney FRISCO — Despite three turnovers, the Sulphur Springs Wildcats’ season-opening win over Frisco Wakeland Friday night was a thing of beauty — at least from the Wildcats’ point of view. The Wildcats used a solid defense and a time-consuming offense to come away with a 37-35 victory over the Wolverines at Frisco Memorial Stadium. Senior quarterback D’Corian...
Lady Cat Volleyball Back on Track with 3-1 Win at Liberty-Eylau
After a disappointing loss last Tuesday to Paris, the Lady Cats’ volleyball team, ranked #13 in the state, got back on track with a 3-1 road win at Liberty-Eylau Friday. Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness said the Lady Cats pulled out of their slump. The Lady Cats had to battle back after losing the first set, 21-25. Coach Maness said the Lady Leopards were very athletic. He explained that it took a set to get the Lady Cats’...
Game Day: Wildcat Football at Wakeland; Lady Cat Volleyball at LE
WILDCAT FOOTBALL For the thirteenth straight season, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens will be coaching his alma mater at a season opener. It’s a game day Friday (August 31). This year Coach Owens is going to a stadium has has not been to before, Frisco Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats open the regular season with a non-district game against Frisco Wakeland, a team the Wildcats have never played before in football. Kickoff is at...
North Hopkins Lady Panthers Compete at Commerce Volleyball Tournament
The North Hopkins Lady Panthers Volleyball team travels to the Commerce Invitational Tournament. They will play at 4,6 and 8 o’clock tonight. The Lady Panthers will continue the tournament on Saturday, September 1st, at the Commerce High School, times are yet to be announced. Lady Panthers Volleyball team players pictured include: Haley Timco, Thea Paterson, Raylee Mathis, Ashley Aguilar, Kortni Ferrell,Madison Joslin
Wakeland Coach Prepares for Wildcat Game Friday
Marty Secord is the only Head Football Coach Frisco Wakeland has ever had. Coach Secord was hired to build the program as the school opened in August 2006. He said Wakeland began in a Class 3A district that featured talented schools such as Celina, Pilot Point and Prosper. Coach Secord said the Wolverines took their lumps but it prepared them to compete at their current level. They are now a big school Division 1 Class 5-A school. The...
Saltillo’s Collins Placed First at Tiger Invitational
Saltillo’s Sienna Collins has been magnificent as a runner for the Lady Lions. Collins added to her cross country resume with a first place finish at the Commerce Tiger Invitational at Commerce High School last Saturday (August 25). Collins covered the 3200-meter course in a time of 12:40. The Lady Lions, coached by Colton Smith, finished ninth as a team. Other Lady Lions finishers included Raegan Speir in twenty-fourth place at...
Lady Cats Lose to Paris
If Lady Cats’ volleyball against Paris Tuesday in Wildcat Gym were movies it would have been a triple feature horror film. Also all three films would have looked the same. It started as the Lady Cats’ freshman team lost to Paris frosh, 2-1. The Lady Cats won the first set easily, 25-9 and then endured frustration as Paris won sets two and three, 25-22 and 25-22. The battle of freshmen teams matched two teams that had only...
