Saltillo Lions, Miller Grove Hornets Qualify for State Cross Country Meet
The Saltillo Lions and Saltillo Lady Lions are both state bound after qualifying at the Class 1A Regional Race at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie Monday. The Lions finished second as a team behind Miller Grove. Sulphur Bluff finished third as Hopkins County had a 1-2-3 finish. Walker McGill was the top Lions’ finisher in eighth place. Other teammates headed for state are Trveor Moore, Hendrick Rios, Branson McGill, Lyle Bench,...
Game Day: Lady Cats Host Mt Pleasant in Game to be Heard on KSST
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team will be playing for a share of the district championship on this Tuesday game day (October 24). While Texas High plays at Greenville, the Lady Cats will be at home against fierce rival Mt. Pleasant. Both Texas High and the Lady Cats are 9-2 in district play. The Lady Cats have won nine straight district matches after opening district play with a pair of losses. If Texas High and the Lady Cats...
Lady Trojans Lexi Busby Qualifies for State Cross Country Race
The Cumby Lady Trojans Cross Country Team ran at the Region II-2A Championships today at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie. Freshman, Lexi Busby, ran a personal best of 12:32.41 placing 8th qualifying her for the State meet to be run on November 4th in Round Rock. Lexi’s team finished 18th overall with freshman teammate Rylee Krotky placed 116th with a time of 15:22.61. Lexi’s big sister, senior Bailey, came in 129th with...
Wildcats 10th; Lady Cats 17th at Region II-5A Cross Country Meet
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens says the Wildcats’ cross country team finished tenth and the Lady Cats were seventeenth at the Region II-5A Cross Country Meet held Monday (October 23) at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie. The girls race started at around noon Monday and the boys race got underway at around 12:30 p.m.
Team Tennis Ends but Preparation for Spring Tennis Begins; Tennis Complex Site for CANHelp Coat Drive
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was on KSST and cable Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show this past Saturday. The Wildcats’ team tennis season just recently wrapped up. Spring will bring more tennis but it will focused on individual performance. Coach Martinez said players have to choose whether to play singles or doubles. Spring tennis begins in January and Coach Martinez said all of his team tennis players...
Slideshow: Special Sports Day 2017
Special Sports Day included fun events for all involved. SportsDay2 SSISD Games Day1 SSISD Games Day2 SSISD Games Day3 SSISD Games Day4 SSISD Games Day6 SSISD Games Day7 SSISD Games Day8 SSISD Games...
Dixie Dave Davidson Named to Class of 2017 Dixie Baseball Hall of Fame
M. D. “Dave” Davidson has been selected as a member of the Class of 2017 Dixie Baseball Hall of Fame by the Dixie Baseball Board of Directors during their biennial meeting in Bluffton, South Carolina. Davidson is one of sixteen nominees this year. Of the 16 nominees, the 2017 Hall of Fame Class is composed of five members that have provided distinguished service to the organization and advanced opportunities for youth to...
Special Sports Day for SSISD, Rains ISD, and Como-Pickton CISD at SSHS Gym Friday
About one hundred special needs kids attended the annual Special Sports Day in the Sulphur Springs High School Main Gym Friday. Rains ISD and the Como-Pickton CISD sent students. There were also SSISD, students participating from Lamar Primary, Sulphur Springs Elementary, Douglas Intermediate, the Middle School and the High School. During opening ceremonies, there was a parade of athletes, singing of the National Anthem, pledges to...
Non-Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats Off Tonight
Absolutely nothing to report on this Friday non-Game Day (October 20). With seven-team districts for both the Wildcats’ football team and Lady Cats’ volleyball team, some school has a bye every time district games are played. Friday is the bye for the Wildcats’ football team. It’s the second bye this season for the Lady Cats’ volleyball team since they have two rounds of district play. The Lady Cats hit...
Lady Cats Basketball Begin Practice
With two key members of the varsity playing volleyball, the Lady Cats’ basketball team began practice Wednesday. Veteran Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman liked the first day of practice and he called it great. He said the girls were excited. Sadavia Porter, a junior in her third year on the varsity, told Coach Chapman she would like to take a leadership role on this year’s team. He said Porter has been putting in...
