Wildcat Spring Football Begins Monday; Ends With May 18th Spring Game
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens put out some more information on spring football this week. It begins next Monday (April 30) and will run Monday through Friday for three weeks. It ends with the spring game tentatively set for Friday, May 18. Coach Owens says all the dates for spring ball are tentative due to other events and activities. He says the Wildcats will have two opportunities to work out each day: during the school day...
While Winning, Losing Benitez Represented SSHS Wildcat Tennis Well
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said senior Alex Benitez represented Sulphur Springs very well at the Regional Tennis Tournament last week in Allen. Coach Martinez said Benitez did that while winning and losing. Other than Benitez, only a girl from Greenville won a first round match while Texas High and Hallsville came up empty. In round two, Benitez was paired up with Michel Zobel, a German exchange student, with Midlothian and...
Coach Talk: Hammack on Wildcat, Carrillo on Lady Cat Verses Mt Pleasant
Hammack on Mount Pleasant Win Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he always feels good when Ryan Humphries is on the mound for the Wildcats. Coach Hammack was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday (April 21). Humphries got his third district shutout last Friday, 7-0 over Mount Pleasant. He has shut them out twice this season. Coach Hammack said the offense got off to a slow...
Miller Grove Qualifies 4 Hornets, 6 Lady Hornets for Regional Track
Miller Grove had four Hornets and six Lady Hornets qualify for the Regional Track Meet at an Area Track Meet last week at Mount Pleasant. Miller Grove was third as a team in Area. In the 1600-meter run, Albert Serrano was first, Kobe Robertson and second and Grant Earp finished fourth. All three also qualified in the 3200-meter run with a 1-2-3 finish, Serrano first, Robertson second and Earp third. Grant Sharp qualified with a third...
Regional Golf, Monday; Regional Track Friday, Saturday
Wildcats’ golfer Carter Lewis is representing Sulphur Springs at the Regional Golf Tournament for Region II in Class 5A Monday (April 23) at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. The tournament runs Monday and Tuesday. Lewis qualified for the regional tournament at the district tournament by shooting a 78 and 85. The Wildcats team finished in third place at district, just one spot away from qualifying. A fourth Wildcat will be...
Lady Cat Softball Begins Play-off series at Lovejoy Thursday
District Champ Lady Cat softball will travel to Lucas-Lovejoy for their first game of the best of three play-off series. The Thursday night game will begin a 7 p.m. On Friday night, the Lady Cats will host Lovejoy at Lady Cat Park at 7 p.m. If a third game is needed, it will be played Saturday at noon at Royce City.
Panthers Defeat Trojans 14-4
The North Hopkins’ baseball team proved to be too much for the Cumby as the Panthers outscored the Trojans, 14-4 in Cumby Friday. The Panthers scored two runs in the first inning, four runs in the second, one more in the third and four more runs in the fourth inning to take an 11-0 lead. Cumby battled back with four runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 11-4. North Hopkins came back with three runs in...
Lady Cats District Champs in Senior Night Win
The Lady Cats’ softball team wrapped up the district championship with a 7-5 victory over Mount Pleasant on a big Friday night that included Senior Night and dedication of renovated Lady Cat Park. It was anything but an easy victory. The Lady Cats went on top 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning on a Kelsey Wallace home run way over the left field wall. The Lady Tigers tied the game at 1-1 scoring with a double, a passed ball,...
Humphries, Edwards Shut Out Tigers; Dawson Hits First Home Run in Wildcat Park
Wildcats pitcher Ryan Humphries teamed up with pitcher Pacen Edwards to shut out the Mount Pleasant Tigers, 7-0 to get a key district win Friday night at Wildcat Park. Humphries went the first six innings and Edwards finished up in the seventh inning. Humphries allowed only five hits and he struck out six and walked five. Edwards allowed only a walk. The Tigers committed two errors and the Wildcats one. The Wildcats outhit the Tigers...
Wildcat Park Dedication Ceremony
Tonight, April 20th 2018, was the official Grand Opening for the new baseball fields in Wildcat Park. Superintendent Mike Lamb began the dedication by thanking the fans, taxpayers and school board members. He continued to thank the baseball coaches. Lamb offered a special thank you to the maintenance crew, and local vendors for all their hard work and support. Lamb explained that the building, upkeep and support “is a community...
