EDGE Conditioning Concludes First Week
The first week of The Edge conditioning program concluded Thursday morning. For high school athletes, their last task was running up and down hills near the lake dam at Coleman Park. Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said Thursday was a good day. He said the first week was what he called semi-slow. Coach Owens said there was a lot of teaching of fundamentals on how to do drills as the athletes were working...
Lady Cats Girls’ Basketball Camp June 19-21
Successful Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will offer his girls’ basketball camp next week Monday through Wednesday, June 19-21, from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Camp will be held in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The camp is designed for girls entering 4th through the 9th grades. Cost of the camp is $40 for each girl. Girls can be registered in advance or they can sign up on the first day of the...
Results from Yantis Catfish Classic on Lake Fork
Yantis Mayor Jerry E. Miller, who is also the organizer of the annual Yantis Catfish Classic, wants everyone to know that this Spring’s tournament yielded a donation of $17,500 for the Yantis Volunteer Fire Department. This amount is up from the 2016 donation by $2500, and he feels is money well placed for services rendered year-round by the volunteer organization. The 2-day Catfish Classic brought 248 contestants, the...
Wildcat Athletic Booster Club Seeks More Members
The Wildcat Athletic Booster Club is seeking more members to support all the sports programs at Sulphur Springs High School. A membership drive in currently underway. Those who join up by July 10 will get their names in football programs this fall. Booster Club President David McCaig said memberships start at $10. Some booster members give hundreds of dollars. Those that give $200 or more qualify for reserved parking spots at football...
Day 2 of The Edge; Athletes Investing In Themselves
At the end of the second day of The Edge conditioning program Tuesday morning in the Multipurpose Building, Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron asked the athletes if they got better today. He said only they know the answer. Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens told them if each of their reps were done with their best effort, they can’t help but get better. He had them chant, Build My House....
Shadow Ranch Dressage Clinic is Fun Fundraiser
Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center in Hopkins County is planning a Clinic and Competition Fundraiser on July 22 and 23, presented by the Northeast Texas Dressage Club. Clinics offered by dressage instructors will include Western Dressage, Driving and in-Hand Classes plus Dressage Suitability and Lead-Line. The two-day event will offer competitions and schooling shows. Additionally, there will be live music with jam sessions,...
140 Athletes Begin Edge Conditioning Monday
An estimated 140 athletes attended this summer’s opening session of the six-week Edge conditioning program Monday in the Multipurpose Building. After a warm up session, Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens minced few words as the laid down some ground rules. He explained that things would be done the coaching staff’s way. Coach Owens said those attending needed to show up on time. He said those...
FCA Heart of Champions All-Star Games Include Six From Hopkins County
Sulphur Springs High School graduate Mason Buck stroked a single and drove in a run during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star baseball game played in Tyler last Friday. Buck’s Red Team won the game, 11-7. Former Lady Cats’ softball players and SSHS graduates Hannah Crowson and Jaye Doughtie also played in an FCA All-Star softball game Friday in Tyler. Doughtie had an RBI single. Former Wildcat offensive lineman...
The Edge Begins Monday at SSHS Multipurpose Building
Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens is a big believer in the importance of The Edge, a summertime conditioning program for athletes. The free program begins Monday morning at the Multipurpose Building. Coach Owens says the Wildcats are going to be very competitive and players need to show up in shape in August so he doesn’t have to deal with injuries all through the fall. Coach Owens says The Edge is a...
