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...
Wildcats 7-on-7 Seeks to Qualify for State Tourney Friday in Rowlett
The Wildcats 7 on 7 football team has one last tournament to qualify for next weekend’s 7 on 7 state championship tourney. Friday (June 23) the Wildcats chase their dream at a Rowlett state qualifier tournament. To qualify, the Wildcats must win their pool and one more game. Four teams will qualify for state out of the 32-team field at Rowlett. The Wildcats pool includes Tyler Lee, Richardson Pearce and Denison. The Wildcats...
Youth Volleyball, Soccer Camps Begin Monday
The Sulphur Springs ISD is offering volleyball and soccer camps next week. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness is actually having two camps based on age groups. Both camps will be on Monday through Wednesday next week (June 26-28) in the main high school gym. Volleyball camp for girls entering fourth through the seventh grade will take place from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Camp for girls entering eighth or ninth grade will be...
Former Wildcat Player/Assistant Coach Follows Former Wildcat at McKinney Job
Former Wildcat soccer player and former Wildcat assistant soccer coach Colby Peak has been selected as the new head soccer coach at McKinney Boyd. Coach Peak has been at Mesquite Poteet since 2011 after leaving Sulphur Springs. A Peak coached Mesquite Poteet team downed the Wildcats in a fourth round playoff match in 2013. Coack Peak will be replacing former Wildcat player Casey Osborn at McKinney Boyd. Coach Osborn, who has coached...
The EDGE for Middle School Athletes
For a second year, the Sulphur Springs Athletic Department is offering The Edge for middle school athletes. It is a four week program taking place Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. each day until July 6. It began on June 12. The Edge for middle school athletes does not have endurance work like gassers, hill climbing and 100 yard dashes featuring in The Edge for high school athletes. It’s focus is more on...
Ups and Downs of EDGE Attendance
The ups and downs of attendance at The Edge conditioning program this year are typical and par for the course according to Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens. His observation is based on twenty-six years of experience offering The Edge. The first three days of The Edge last week saw around 200 athletes participate. Numbers were not very good last Thursday and this Monday according to Coach Owens. He said...
7-on-7 Go to Triple Overtime Against Marshall; Lost to John Tyler; Defeat College Station
Throughout 7 on 7 football season so far, the Wildcats have mostly matched up with smaller schools. That changed Saturday during a state qualifier tournament in Tyler and the Wildcats held their own in pool play winning two and losing one. They missed out on moving on from pool play due to a tiebreaker. It was the first state qualifier tournament for the Wildcats this year. They opened with a triple overtime win over Marshall. The...
Lady Cats Girls Basketball Camp Off to Good Start
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman opened his three-day girls basketball camp Monday morning in the main gym on the Sulphur Springs High School campus. It’s running from 9 a.m. until noon through Wednesday. Coach Chapman welcomed 24 girls and he said it was a pretty good turnout. With those numbers, he said each kid would be able to receive individual instruction on basketball fundamentals. Day one featured how to hold a...
A Good Day for Golf
In honor of the U.S. Open and Father’s day, the Sulphur Springs Country Club hosted their very own “Sulphur Springs Open” on Saturday June 17th. 84 golfers competed in the competition. Toby Flippin, Head Golf Professional, explained that they have similar events “once a month, and its just a fun thing. The main thing is for everyone to meet someone and get acquainted with other members!” There were four...
