Over 110 Attend The Edge Monday
The Edge conditioning program drew pretty good numbers Monday morning considering it was the day before the fourth of July holiday. Close to 90 athletes attended The Edge for high school students and another 25 showed up for The Edge for middle school athletes. Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said he was very pleased with the turnout. He did note that turnout was light for girls. Coach Owens said it was pretty...
Wildcats Should Finish Third According to Texas Football Pre-Season Pick
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens puts no stock whatsoever in any preseason poll. The summer edition of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine takes a stab at predicting football district’s all across Texas and they say the Wildcats should finish in third place in district 16-5A this fall. The magazine prognosticators picked Marshall first, Texas High with their new head coach second and the Wildcats third. They also...
7-on-7 Benefits Players and Coaches
As the Wildcats’ football offensive coordinator, Matt Young finds a lot to like about 7 on 7. The Wildcats played fourteen games during May and June. Coach Young says the players develop camaraderie. He says when its’ 120 degrees on the turf, players that go through that together can’t help but get closer. Coach Young says Wildcats players learn how to communicate. He says unlike other teams that use dads or former...
KSST is Giving Away More Texas Rangers Tickets!
KSST will be giving away three pairs of tickets to July 4th, 2017 Texas Rangers Game. Winners will be selected during Afternoon Drive 4-6PM on Thursday June 29th, 2017. Rules: The tickets must be picked up from the KSST Studios before 5pm Friday June 30th, 2017. Ticket dates/games are first come, first served. The tickets must NOT be resold! Unclaimed tickets will be dispersed by KSST. Employees of KSST can not win. Winner’s...
Basketball Camp at The ROC Registers 76 Tuesday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is having a highly successful boys and girls basketball camp this week at The ROC of the First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs. Coach Cipoletta’s first two sessions Monday drew 60 kids for each. Word apparently spread about the free camp and 76 children crowded into The ROC for the first session of the second day Tuesday morning. Some of the emphasis Tuesday morning included dribbling...
Wildcats Soccer Youth Camp Underway
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins had a good number of young soccer players turn out for night one of his four night boys and girls soccer camp at the Multipurpose Building Monday night from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.. The camp runs through Thursday evening. There were about 60 kids entering kindergarten through the seventh grade and about a dozen older kids who will be entering the eighth or ninth grade. Coach Wiggins said he enjoyed...
Abron Selected to Play in All-American All-Star Softball Game on ESPN3 Wednesday
Lady Cats’ softball player Alyssa Abron has been selected to play in the All-American All-Star Softball Game Wednesday night in Westminster, Colorado near Denver. Abron, a three year letterman with the Lady Cats’ softball team and a Seton Hall commit, was chosen to play in the all-star game along with another player, a pitcher committed to Lamar, from their select team, Vision Gold. The All-American All-Star Softball Game...
Wildcats 7-on-7 Season Ends
The Wildcats 7 on 7 football team almost qualified for this weekend’s state 7 on 7 tournament at a qualifier last Friday in Rowlett. The Wildcats won their pool before falling in a playoff game by a couple of touchdowns to good Mission Sharyland Pioneer team. The Wildcats opened pool play with a come from behind win over Tyler Lee. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats fell behind in all three of their pool...
Lady Cat Youth Volleyball Camp Underway
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness wants his volleyball camp participants to have fun and that appeared to be the case Monday morning as the three-day camp opened. Camp for girls who will be entering fourth through the seventh grade took place in the main high school gym from 9 a.m. until noon while camp for girls entering eighth or ninth grade was from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Volleyball camp will continue through Wednesday. Coach...
An Inside Look at Skatefest
What is Skatefest? KSST sat down with David Brantley, founder of Super Honkey Skateboarding, and creator of Skatefest to talk about the upcoming event. Skatefest is the first annual skateboarding competition in Sulphur Springs. There will be: competitions, bands, lesson sign-ups, ice cream, snow cones, Fireside Barbecue, face-painting and airbrush tattoos. Highwayman Ink, giveaways, Eric King will be giving out information on his...
