Sports: SSHS Odds And Ends On Monday, Feb. 8
Some schedule changes were announced Monday, February 8, by Sulphur Springs Athletic Director Greg Owens. He announced that a Lady Cats Softball Team scrimmage at Royse City has been moved up from Tuesday to Monday, February 8, due to weather concerns. Play begins Monday at 5 p.m. with a JV scrimmage to be followed by the Varsity scrimmage. In addition, a Lady Cats Golf tournament that was scheduled on Wednesday hosted by Bullard at...
Wildcats Tennis Does Well at First Competition Of 2021 At Sherman Friday
The Wildcats Tennis Team won the majority of their matches on Friday, January 22, in a dual contest at Sherman. Winners included the Wildcats #1 girls doubles team of MyKylie Meador and Trynity Luckett. Both Meador and Luckett also won singles matches. Also #1 girls’ singles player Jeauxleigh Cantu won singles matches against the Bearcats’ #1 and #2 girls players. Senior Harleigh Stegient won her match in #2 girls singles....
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Says Too Many Mistakes Hurt In Bi-District Match Loss
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez says his team basically beat themselves with mistakes in a 19-0 loss to Whitehouse in a bi-district match at LeTourneau University in Longview Tuesday. He says his players needed to be more aggressive at the net and needed to angle there returns instead of hitting them right back at an opponent. He says the Wildcats served well. Coach Martinez says he tried several strategic moves in an attempt...
Wildcats Team Tennis Has Tough Day Against Longview In 19-0 Loss Wednesday
Perhaps the worst is now over for Wildcats Team Tennis. Last week, the Wildcats met district favorite Texas High in Texarkana and took a 19-0 loss. On Wednesday, the Wildcats faced the team expected to give the Tigers their sternest test, the Longview Lobos. The result Wednesday was another 19-0 loss. tennis To make things tougher, the Wildcats had to play without their top girls’ player, Jeauxleigh Cantu, who was unavailable...
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Finds Silver Lining in Loss at Texas High
The Wildcats Team Tennis squad absorbed a 19-0 loss to district juggernaut Texas High in Texarkana Tuesday afternoon. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez found some things to like in his players. He said all of his players came off the court saying that they played better than usual. He said no one’s head was down and there was no complaining. Coach Martinez said a common theme was that players said they got to deuce in a lot of...
Wildcats Team Tennis Gets Road Win At Greenville, 13-6
Utilizing its’ strong girls group, the Wildcats Team Tennis Squad got a 13-6 non-district road win at Greenville Friday night, September 11. The ladies won all six of their singles’ matches, two out of three of their doubles’ matches and of course, contributed to the mixed doubles win. tennis After doubles’ matches, the Wildcats only led 4-3. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez noted that in two of the lost...
The Edge Benefits Wildcats Tennis
In summers past, Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez, in his 7th year in Sulphur Springs, would busy himself by conducting tennis camps, most of them at the University of Texas in Austin. His Wildcats would have the summer off but he would occasionally let some of them know about various tournaments they could compete in. The Edge has predominately been a conditioning program for football players. However some athletes, both boys and...
Wildcats Tennis Team Gets Some Good Results at Pleasant Grove and Sulphur Springs Tournaments
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez liked what he saw from several of his players at recent tournaments at Pleasant Grove (March 6) and at Sulphur Springs (February 28). At Pleasant Grove, with great weather, Coach Martinez said a girls’ doubles team of Mykylie Meador and Trynity Luckett, both freshmen, got third place. He said both players have been progressing all season. Coach Martinez said his #2 boys’ doubles team of...
Wildcats Tennis Player Jonah Kirkpatrick Signs Letter With East Texas Baptist University Tuesday
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was afraid he might choke up while talking about senior Jonah Kirkpatrick, who signed a letter of intent Tuesday morning (February 25) to attend and play college tennis at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. Coach Martinez said he began coaching Kirkpatrick in his first year playing tennis in the seventh grade at Sulphur Springs Middle School. Now Kirkpatrick is the captain of the varsity...
Wildcats Tennis Team Has Doubles and Singles Success at John Tyler Tournament in Tyler Friday
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his team had some good results at a John Tyler sponsored tournament in Tyler last Friday (February 21). He said the girls doubles team of Savannah Lilley and Katie Beth Herd took first place. The boys doubles team of Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher took fifth place. Only a loss to Whitehouse kept them from having a perfect day. The Wildcats mixed doubles team of Jeauxleigh Cantu and Jonah...
