Week Five at The Edge
Thursday marked the end of week number five of The Edge conditioning program. 20 workouts have been done. There is one more week of four workouts to go. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said week five started off really strong but attitudes dropped off a little bit on Thursday. He called Thursday one of the slowest moving days he’s seen at The Edge. Coach Young blamed the heat and the fact it was day 20. He...
SSISD Summer Sports Camps–Football & Tennis Next Week
SSISD summer sports camps wrap up next week with football and tennis. The tennis camp, run by Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez, will take place Monday through Thursday at the Wildcats Tennis Complex. There will be two separate sessions. One for boys and girls entering kindergarten through the sixth grade is scheduled for 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Another for youths entering seventh through the twelfth grade is set for 10:30 a.m. until...
KSST is Giving Away More Texas Rangers Tickets!
KSST is giving away tickets to the July 29th, 2017 Texas Rangers Game. Winners will be announced during Afternoon Drive 4-6PM on Wednesday July 26th, 2017. The Tickets: 1 pair, and 2 groups of 4 for the Saturday July 29th game, 7:05 first pitch. Rules: The tickets must be picked up from the KSST Studios before 5pm Friday July 28th, 2017. If can’t pick them up before Friday, a Saturday morning pickup can be arranged. 903 885...
The Edge Resumes With Solid Varsity Turnout
Because of a longer than usual non-school summer schedule, this year’s The Edge conditioning program was designed with a two-week break in it. Some wondered if athletes would come back after such a break. The Edge for high school students resumed Monday morning (July 24) with good numbers. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young called the turnout outstanding and said it matched the kind of participation seen back in...
The Edge Begin Again Following Break
For the first time this year, The Edge conditioning program featured a two-week break in it. After four weeks from June 12 through July 6, participants were given a two week hiatus. The Edge Phase 2 gears up Monday. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens is counting on participants coming back and completing the final two weeks of the program. It will run Monday through Thursday July 24 through August 3 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. The...
Construction on Concession Stand, Press Box at Lady Cat Park Begins
Just a few tasks are left on the to do list for phase 2 improvements at the Lady Cat Park softball field. A construction crew began pouring a concrete slab Thursday morning. SSISD Maintenance workers will then construct a concession stand and press box on the slab. Stands that came from Eagle Stadium will also be installed at Lady Cat Park.
Eagle Stadium Dirt Incorporated Into New Stadium Site
Musco Sports Lighting started putting up new light poles with lights at the new Wildcats’ baseball field Wednesday morning. The new field contains a lot of the soil from old Eagle Stadium. SSISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger said originally the soil at the new baseball field site proved to be what he called sandy and nasty. Hundreds of loads of Eagle Stadium dirt have been hauled to the site of the new field and...
Olympic Style Lighting, Chair Back Seating, Other Changes See in Tour of Prim Stadium
(For a video tour of work underway at Gerald Prim Stadium, see Channel 18 News for Tuesday, July 18, 2017. It will be posted later this afternoon.) Tuesday morning Sulphur Springs ISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger gave media members a hardhat tour of renovation work going on at Gerald Prim Stadium. The new artificial turf field is finished. The home side bleachers have been built. Some 1500 chair back seats still need to be...
