Both Basketball Teams in Action, Plus Both Soccer Teams Have First Scrimmage Tomorrow
With Christmas approaching, plenty of teams will be in action this weekend. Both basketball teams have games, plus both soccer squads have their first scrimmage tomorrow. The men’s basketball team are the first team in action on this Friday game day, in day two of the Forney tournament. The tourney is the second for the Wildcats this season. Yesterday, Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad went 1-1 on day one. They started the...
Wildcats Basketball in Day One of Forney Tournament For Thursday Game Day
Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad are locked in for day one of the Forney tournament. Day one on Thursday, Dec. 9 has them taking on the Wylie Pirates and the host Forney. Sulphur Springs’ first game on the day is at 1:30 P.M. against the Pirates. The Wildcats’ second tourney contest against the Jackrabbits will tip-off at 4:30 P.M. The men’s basketball team comes in to this Thursday game day set for their second...
Sulphur Springs Back Down to 4A-Division I Starting in 2022
UIL reclassification and realignment has put Sulphur Springs and her sports teams back down to 4A-Division I. With the classification of 545 to 1299 for 4A schools, SSHS had an enrollment of 1240 and as a result ended up being in Division I. The new realignment goes in to effect next year and will stand until the next round of realignments in 2024. Sulphur Springs was a 5A classification for eight years starting in 2013-14. The...
Lady Cats Basketball Loses Tough One at Home to New Boston
The Lady Cats basketball team struggled to score in the third and lost to New Boston 56-16 at home on Tuesday, Dec. 7. While the women’s basketball team were able to keep it close thanks to shots not falling early for both teams, trailing 16-10 at halftime, the third was when New Boston cruised by the Lady Cats. Sulphur Springs scored a free throw alone in the third before shots began to fall more frequently in the fourth. Coach...
Both Basketball Teams at Home For Double-Header
It will be a busy day at the SSHS Main Gym. Both Wildcats and Lady Cats basketball teams will be in action at home. The women’s basketball team will be the first up, as they will be hosting New Boston. The Lady Cats are still looking for that elusive first win on the season, but have found ways to score in their losses. Coach Erica Delley’s squad had a couple of tough losses in the Glen Rose tournament as they went 0-3 in...
Wildcats Basketball Goes 3-2 in Mansfield Tournament
The Wildcats basketball team had a solid outing Mansfield, going 3-2 over three days in the tournament from Thursday through Saturday Dec. 3-5. Sulphur Springs went 1-1 on Thursday, Dec. 3, losing their first game in Mansfield to 6A Atascocita but rebounded by getting a big win over Arlington’s Seguin High School. Friday the team got two more wins, first in a rout of the Wilson Wildcats 80-56 then against College Station’s...
Lady Cats Basketball Goes 0-2 in Glen Rose Tournament
The Lady Cats basketball team could not put it together in Glen Rose, going 0-2 in the tournament over Thursday and Friday. Sulphur Springs ended up on the wrong end of a rout but did manage to make a tough come-back on Friday, only to ultimately fall short. Coach Erica Delley’s squad got to business late Thursday when they took on Amarillo’s Caprock High School in Glen Rose. The Lady Cats lost a tough one, 61-18. The women’s...
Wildcats Football Head Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens Retiring
Wildcats football head coach and athletic director of SSISD Greg Owens is retiring from both positions. The coach confirmed the news over text on Friday, Dec. 3. Coach Owens had a decade of sustained success during his time in Sulphur Springs. Over 16 seasons, the coach’s teams made 12 playoff trips, including in 2008 when his squad won the city their first state championship when they beat Dayton in the 4A Division-II title...
Both Basketball Teams in Day Two of Tournament Play
The men’s basketball team suffered their first loss on the season yesterday, Dec. 2 in the Mansfield tournament. They dropped their first game in a close one to Atascocita, 66-61. Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad did rebound after the loss to the Eagles by drubbing Arlington’s Seguin HS 77-55 to go 1-1 in their first day of the Mansfield tourney on Thursday, Dec. 2. The win and loss in day one of tournament play brings the...
Both Basketball Teams in Tournament Play Starting Today
The Lady Cats and Wildcats basketball teams will both be away from home in tournaments this weekend. The women’s basketball team will be a long ways from home when they travel to Glen Rose to participate in their tournament. Thursday game day brings Coach Erica Delley’s squad against Amarillo’s Caprock High School later today at 5 P.M. The women’s basketball team are still looking to mesh and develop more...
