Due to Weather Forecast: Lady Cat Softball vs Mt Pleasant Moved to Monday; Wildcats Game Under Discussion
The Lady Cats’ softball team’s showdown with Mount Pleasant has been moved from Tuesday to Monday night at 6 p.m. in Mount Pleasant Concerns for rainy and stormy weather Tuesday prompted the move. The Lady Cats come into the big game with a 5-0 record in district play. Mount Pleasant is 4-1 in district play after a loss at Texas High Friday night. The game will mark the end of the first half of district play. Wildcats...
Wildcats Rout Seagoville 23-4 Saturday Afternoon
The Wildcats’ baseball team feasted on Seagoville pitching in a 23-4 rout at Seagoville Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats pounded out 16 hits. The game was called after five innings. The Wildcats scored 9 runs in the top of the first inning and added 3 runs in the second, 6 more runs in the third and 5 additional runs in the fourth inning. Pacen Edwards was the brightest hitting star for the Wildcats driving in 5 runs going 3 for...
Update: Soccer Bi-District Location Changing
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams will be involved in a bi-district playoff but plans are changing according to Wildcat Coach Nicky Wiggins. A doubleheader had been scheduled for Rockwall Stadium Thursday. The Lady Cats, the third seed in District 16-5A will play Wylie East, the number two seed in District 15-5A. The Wildcats, the number four seed in District 16-5A, will take on Lovejoy, the champion of District...
12 Wildcats Set Personal Bests, Lady Cats Finished Sixth in Paris Track Meet Thursday
Wildcats Track at Paris With seven of their best athletes missing Thursday (March 22), the rest of the Wildcats’ track meet competed at a Paris meet Thursday. The seven will be at the Jesuit Relays Friday and Saturday. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said 12 athletes achieved personal bests in Paris. Jeremiah Roland took second in the high jump again clearing 6-foot-4 inches. Roland just missed at 6-foot-6 on several occasions....
Game Day: Tennis, Golf
On this game day Friday (March 23), soccer teams are preparing for the playoffs next week and the Wildcats’ baseball team and the Lady Cats’ softball team have an open date. We do have Wildcats’ tennis and Lady Cats’ golf on this Friday game day. The Wildcats’ tennis team is playing in its sixth tournament of the season Friday. It’s at Whitehouse and it got underway at 8 a.m. Friday. The Wildcats...
SSHS EDGE Summer Conditioning Program Partners with Michael Johnson Performance
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens announced Friday (March 23) that SSISD Athletics has decided to partner with Michael Johnson Performance for the summer Edge conditioning program. Coach Owens said the move would elevate all athletic programs this summer. Michael Johnson was a world class Olympic athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter run and 200-meter race. In a letter to parents of SSISD athletes, Coach Owens...
Wildcats, Lady Cats at Paris Track Meet Today
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ track teams will be competing in their third meet of the season in Paris on this Thursday game day (March 22). It is only the second meet of the year for field athletes. Because of wet weather, this year’s Sulphur Springs Meet featured running events only. The Paris meet is expected to get underway with field events beginning at 4 p.m.Thursday. All the athletes are working for improvement in...
Como-Pickton Lady Eagles’ Track Update
The Como-Pickton Lady Eagles’ track team is competing in a meet at Harmony Thursday (March 22). Recently the team was at a meet in Rivercrest before spring break (March 8). At that meet, Lady Eagles Head High School Track Coach Dee Evans reports that Yasandra Preciado took home first place medals and scored team points in both the 3200-meter run and the 1600-meter run. Releigh Potts took second in the 100-meter dash. Fatima...
SSHS Coach Talk: Baseball, Softball, Soccer
Hammack on Texas High Win Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he expected a good competitive game with Texas High Tuesday night (March 20)at Wildcat Park as the Wildcats won, 6-4 against a Tigers’ team ranked #25 in the state in one poll. He said the Wildcats got off to a good start scoring three runs in two different innings to go ahead 6-0. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats pretty much controlled the game but he was...
