Ladycats Scrimmage Cumby, Commerce Friday Morning
The Sulphur Springs High School Ladycats Volleyball team scrimmaged against Cumby and Commerce late Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. Freshman, JV and Varsity all scrimaged at the same time, with Freshman in the auxilliary gym and JV and Varsity in the main gym. The main gym court was split in half to make two smaller volleyball courts for JV and Varsity. While no scores were kept, the Ladycats played well across all three Ladycats teams....
Preseason Begins for SSHS Football, Volleyball, Band
Quite a few students will show up at Sulphur Springs High School for extracurricular activities Monday. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens will oversee his first football practice of the year. The Wildcats first scrimmage will be at Prim Stadium on August 14 against Liberty-Eylau. Volleyball Coach Allison Irvin will begin volleyball practice. They’ll be just days away from scrimmages: at home against Cumby and Commerce on...
Don Julian Retiring After 41 Years In Broadcasting
Community Invited To Join Julian’s KSST Family and Friends On Monday As They Celebrate The Sports Director Don Julian has turned in his microphone and press pass to enjoy life and games on his own schedule after more than 40 years in broadcasting, the last 15 of which have been as news and sports broadcaster for KSST/Channel 18. While he won’t be gracing the airwaves, retirement doesn’t mean Julian is giving up sports for good....
Sports Odds and Ends
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams and the Wildcats Team Tennis Squad are on the schedule on this game day Friday (September 11). The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams are running in their first meet of the season at Hallsville. This is the first of five pre-district meets for Coach Ross Hicks’ teams. Meanwhile the Wildcats co-ed Team Tennis squad has a non-district match at Greenville at 4:30 p.m. on this...
5 Of 6 Hopkins County School Districts Reporting COVID-19 Cases, Confirm Classes Still Being Held On Campus
While 5 of the 6 Hopkins County school districts have reported at least one positive case of COVID-19, all except 1 were confirmed to have classes are still being held on campus today, despite rumors to the contrary. Sulphur Springs ISD is also moving forward with plans for class to begin Sept. 1 on scheduled. Como-Pickton CISD Como-Pickton Superintendent Greg Bower said the district as of Thursday morning has had only one student who...
Wildcats, Lady Cats, Area Teams Get District Assignments For Next Two Years Monday
The University Interscholastic League or UIL released sports districts for Texas high schools Monday morning (February 3). For Wildcats Football, there will be little change in their District 8 in Class 5A Region II, Division II. Out are Terrell and Kaufman and in is Crandall. Back will be Corsicana, Ennis, Forney, Greenville, North Forney and Royse City. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens had to find three non-district opponents...
Lady Bears Advance to Regional Quarterfinals
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears defeated Fruitvale, 3-1 Monday (October 29) at Cumby in a bi-district match. The score was 25-18, 25-19, 10-25 and 25-14. The Lady Bears have a bye in Area competition and now will face the winner of a Miller Grove and Union Hill match in a Regional Quarterfinal match next Monday in Sulphur Springs. In the bi-district match, Makenna Morgan had 10 service points, 19 kills and 2 blocks. Margaret Ryman had a...
2018 Back to School Around Hopkins County
School will be starting for Hopkins County students through the month of August 2018. Here’s a run-down of dates and current activities. Back-to-School is August 16 for both Miller Grove ISD and Cumby ISD. Miller Grove will hold a Meet the Teacher Night on August 13, and Volleyball is underway. Miller Grove Superintendent is Steve Johnson. For the Cumby Trojans, August 10 is the first day of Football workout with pads, and...
Big Week Next Week at SSHS
by Don Julien Next week (July 30-August 3) will be a big one at Sulphur Springs High School. Team tennis, volleyball and the band will begin practice for this season. There will also be camps for tennis and football. It’s also football season ticket week. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez, in his fifth season here, will be busy day and night next week. His tennis camps at the Wildcats Tennis Complex are scheduled on Monday...
Owens Calls New Alignment for SSHS Sports Exciting
“We are excited about the new places and new faces,” said SSHS Athletic Director and Football Head Coach Gregg Owens as the new district alignments were announced Thursday morning. Owens said, “It will be a new challenge with new teams, but the biggest challenge [for football] will be the nine (9) team district.” He said a team must win a lot of games to get in the playoffs. “It’s really exciting because it’s different,” he said....
