Wildcat Season Ticket Sales Underway
Monday (July 30) marked the first day that Wildcats’ football season ticket holders could renew their season tickets. Season ticket week coordinator Lynette King said fans came in to the high school Media Center at a steady rate Monday morning after a slow start due to a thunderstorm. She said lots of people came in early last year due to new seating at a renovated Gerald Prim Stadium. Ms. King said people now know about their...
Big Week Next Week at SSHS
by Don Julien Next week (July 30-August 3) will be a big one at Sulphur Springs High School. Team tennis, volleyball and the band will begin practice for this season. There will also be camps for tennis and football. It’s also football season ticket week. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez, in his fifth season here, will be busy day and night next week. His tennis camps at the Wildcats Tennis Complex are scheduled on Monday...
The Edge Conditioning Program Ended Thursday
The Edge conditioning program wrapped up its six week run Thursday (July 26) and Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens gave it an overall grade of A- saying it was good and positive. This year The Edge was presented by Michael Johnson Performance instead of the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ coaches. Coach Owens said the effectiveness of the program would be evaluated as sports seasons begin. He said kids that committed and showed up...
SSISD Sports Camps: Football, Volleyball
The final two SSISD sports camps are scheduled next week, Wildcats Coach Greg Owens football camps and Wildcats Coach Tony Martinez’ tennis camps. Coach Owens will offer football camps for two different age groups next Tuesday through Thursday (July 31-August 2). A camp for boys entering the third through the eighth grade is scheduled from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Cost is $50 per camper. Coach Owens will also have a freshman...
Wildcat Football Season Tickets Go on Sale Next Week
by Don Julien Next week (July 30-August 3) is season ticket week for Sulphur Springs’ football fans. The activity will take place at the High School Media Center Monday through Thursday from 8:15 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and on Friday from 8:15 a.m. until noon. Fans are asked to enter the high school from the Connally Street entrance. Price of a five-game season ticket package is $50 for chair back seats and $40 for the rail back...
SSHS Athletics Fills Coaching Positions
by Don Julien Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens has once again filled all the slots on his coaching staff. He thought that was done earlier this month until Lady Cats Assistant Basketball Coach Ashton Wells resigned to become the head girls basketball coach at Winona. The Sulphur Springs school board accepted Coach Wells resignation at a July 9th meeting. Monday night (July 23), the Sulphur Springs School Board approved Coach...
Local Fall Soccer Signup Ends Monday, July 23
Sign up for Sulphur Springs Fall Soccer ends Monday, July 23. Signup is online at http://sulphurspringssoccer.org/
Track Athletes Porter and Holly Qualify for Regional
Two Sulphur Springs’ female teen track athletes recently qualified for a state competition at a Regional event held in Greenville. 17-year old SaDavia Porter, representing the M&M Track Club of Greenville and Garland and 13-year old Jayden Holly of the Garland Track Club will be going to the Games of Texas event at College Station being held July 26-29. Porter qualified in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Holly...
Several Wildcat Basketball Players on Recruitment Radar of Postsecondary Schools
KSST has done several stories about the tremendous recruiting interest in Wildcats Basketball stand out 6-foot-8 power forward Victor Iwuakor, who will be a senior this school year. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says several other Wildcats have also drawn interest from colleges. Perhaps the tallest of the Wildcats, 6-foot-9 power forward Xavier Cork, an incoming senior, is attracting a lot of attention from recruiters....
MJP Edge Conditioning Attracting Younger Players As Well as Varsity Candidates
This year, The Edge conditioning program at Sulphur Springs High School is being presented by Michael Johnson Performance. This week marks the fifth week of the six week program. Wildcats’ coaches may not be involved in presenting The Edge but they are paying attention to who is attending. The first group at The Edge each day are boys who will be sophomores, juniors and seniors this year. That group started with around 60....
