Saltillo Lions Cross Country Places Second at Avery Cross Country Meet
The Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions cross country teams had a nice day in Avery, TX in the Avery Invitational Cross Country Meet held Thursday, Aug. 26. The Lions place second overall as a team at the Avery Cross County Meet. Individual placing for the Saltillo Lions started off with two runners in the top three; Coy Collins and Gunner Tarver who finished at second and third, respectively. Another Lion made the top-15 with...
Friday Game Day Features Cross Country, Volleyball and Football Season Opener
With August nearing its end, fall sports have been slowly but surely ramping up their seasons. Wildcats cross country, lead by Coach Ross Hicks, participated in their first meet of their fall season last Saturday in Commerce at the Commerce Tigers Invitational. the Lady Cats runner won the 5A-6A 5000 meter race, notching two runners in the top four and five of six varsity runners finishing in the top-25. The Wildcats placed fourth in...
Lady Cats Cross Country Wins Commerce Tigers Invitational, Wildcats Place 4th
Saturday proved to be a very successful day for Coach Ross Hicks and his cross country teams. In their first meet of the year, the Lady Cats ended up winning the meet and the Wildcats cross country team placed fourth in the Commerce Tigers Invitational held on Saturday, Aug. 21. The Lady Cats were firing on all cylinders, having five of six seven runners place in the top-25, including two runners in the top-4 of 40 qualifying runners....
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 1-1 in Day One of Edgewood Tournament
Thursday, Aug. 26 brought the Lady Cats volleyball team their first day of the Edgewood tournament. The Lady Cats came out hot, winning their first match on the day versus the Van Alstyne Lady Panthers. While Van Alstyne kept if close in set one, narrowly losing to Sulphur Springs 23-25 before the Lady Cats took control of the match in set two. Coach Dorner’s team beat the Lady Panthers 25-16 in set two, and escaped set three to...
Saltillo Lions Cross Country Team Places Second at Commerce Tiger Invitational
Coach Casey Riddle of Saltillo released the meet results for his squad’s performance at last weekend’s Commerce Tigers cross country Invitational. Coy Collins placed silver with a time of 18:10. Gunner Tarver squeezed in to the top-10, placing tenth at 19:24. Rowdy Speir narrowly made the top-20 at 19th, coming in at 20:06. Adrian Don Juan got 29th in Commerce with a time of 20:28. Cristian Trejo was not far behind Juan at...
Lady Cats Volleyball Set for Day One of Edgewood Tournament Today
Coach Bailey Dorner and her Lady Cats volleyball team will participate in their third tournament of the fall 2021 season later today when they take part in day one of the Edgewood Tournament on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. The Lady Cats will be playing two games on Thursday, first versus Van at noon, followed by a match versus Caddo Mills. The second match on the day, versus Caddo Mills, will be something of a rematch. Sulphur Springs...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Greg Owens Discusses Scrimmages and Upcoming Frisco
Up until Tuesday afternoon, the Wildcats football team were set to host the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines for both teams’ season openers. However, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, Wakeland head coach Marty Secord contacted Coach Greg Owens informing him his Wolverine team would have to pull out of Friday night’s contest with Sulphur Springs due to the coronavirus. Coach Secord did inform Coach Owens that a team from his district, Frisco...
Achievement Banquet Honors 4-H’ers with Gold Star Award, Scholarships and Volunteer Recognition
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsome with 4-H students honored at the Achievement Banquet Each year, the Achievement Banquet honors Hopkins County 4-H students who have excelled in their chosen areas of interest during the past 12 months. Now, just as a new 4-H enrollment year is beginning, these students were recognized for hard work and success during 2020/2021. All five 4-H clubs of Hopkins County had a number of students...
Wildcats Football’s Friday Opponent Changed to Frisco High School
The Wildcats football team’s original Friday opponent, Frisco Wakeland, had to cancel their game with Sulphur Springs Wildcats football head coach Greg Owens confirmed over text on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Now, Coach Owens and his players will be taking on Frisco High School for their season opener on Friday, Aug. 27. The Raccoons were originally to be traveling to Garland to take on Naaman Forest on Friday, but are now taking on...
Wildcat and Lady Cats Tickets On Sale Now Online
Wildcats football coach and SSISD athletic director Greg Owens sent out a notice earlier today saying that athletic tickets for games can be purchased, but they will be sold online. High school athletic tickets may be purchased online at http://www.ssisd.net/ SSISD is online for all high school athletic contests. The button to press for any and all tickets related to Wildcats and Lady Cats sports can be found below. For any other...
