Meador Joins Wildcats Coaching Staff
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he has hired former Lindale Head Football Coach Mike Meador to be a part of the Wildcats’ coaching staff. Coach Meador was a coordinator at Lindale when Coach Owens was head coach there. In 2006, when Coach Owens came to Sulphur Springs, Coach Meador was elevated to head coach at Lindale. He just recently resigned at Lindale. Coach Meador will replace Johnny McSheffery, who has moved over...
Wildcats Baseball Camp Underway
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack says it seems he almost always has the first school district sports camp for the summer. Coach Hammack’s three-day Baseball Hitting Camp began Tuesday. With his old field almost all gone and a new field still under construction, Coach Hammack says he’s thankful to have the Multipurpose Building as the site for his camp. He notes it’s cooler than outside and he says kids enjoy...
Local Sports Camps Preview: Baseball, Softball June 6-9
There will be two Sulphur Springs ISD youth sports camps coming up next week. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack will be offering his Baseball Hitting Camp next Tuesday through Thursday in the Multipurpose Building. There will be baseball camp for students entering first through the third grades from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. each day. Then there will be camp for those entering the fourth through the ninth grades running each day...
Wildcats Football 7-on-7 Season in Full Swing
The Wildcats’ varsity 7 on 7 football team won both games they played against Paris Tuesday at Paris. The Wildcats’ JV split a pair of games. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said some 30 to 35 players participated. He said it was a great night although he mentioned he could see a little bit of rust since the 7 on 7 teams haven’t played anyone in a while. Still Coach Young said it was a good night...
PJC Offers Two Basketball Camps in June
Paris Junior College will offer two basketball camps during early June in the PJC Hunt Athletic Center. Links to flyers for both camps may be found at http://www.parisjc.edu/athletics, under either the Women’s Basketball or Men’s Basketball section. The PJC Lady Dragons basketball camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon starting Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June 9 for girls of all skill levels who are entering third to eighth grade....
SSHS Fishing Club’s Scott, Hunt Place 19th at State Tournament
The Sulphur Springs High School Fishing Club’s team of senior Sam Scott and sophomore Hagan Hunt won $1,000 in scholarship money each and other prizes for finishing in nineteenth place in the Texas High School Bass Association’s State Tournament this past weekend at Lake Ray Roberts. According to Fishing Club Coach Norman Sanders, another team finished around thirty-sixth or thirty-seventh while a third team came in around...
Wildcats Head Football Coach Owens on Spring Games
Shortly after Friday night’s Blue-White Spring Game, Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens said spring games can be like All-Star games, kind of sloppy. He added they also probably don’t live up to the hype. Coach Owens said the biggest thing was that the team completed the game healthy. There were also lots of reps for lots of players. Coach Owens said the most important thing about spring football was not the Spring...
Blue 40, White 19 in SSHS Spring Football Game
The Wildcats spring football ended with the Spring Game as the Blue Team downed the White Team, 40-19 at the SSHS Track Complex field Friday evening. Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens compared it to an All-Star Game, sloppy and probably not living up to the hype. He said lots of players got lots of reps. Coach Owens said more important than the game were the numerous workouts where players got better. The Spring Game was...
Experience, Speed, Physicality Provide Potential for Wildcats Season
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young, after the conclusion of spring practices, says this year’s Wildcats’ offense has an incredible amount of potential. He says lots of offensive guys have already played on Friday night and they have answered the question of whether they can handle it and play at that speed and physicality. Coach Young says he almost has to control his imagination about what is possible with this...
Dismantling Eagle Stadium Provides Parking for Numerous Activities
Dismantling Eagle Stadium will benefit not only parking for visitors during football season but also provide parking for activities such as the Hopkins County Stew Contest, parade staging, and other school and city activities, according to Dan Froneberger, SSISD Maintenance Director. In a money saving move, Froneberger is once again using Hopkins County inmates to dismantle the historic stadium. Froneberger said the materials gained...
