Sulphur Springs All-Sports Banquet is Being Eliminated to be Replaced by Individual Sports Format
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens announced in a letter Tuesday (February 19) that the annual Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet is going away to be replaced by gatherings for individual sports. In the letter, Coach Owens said the All Sports Banquet has become extremely long adding attempts to shorten the program have made people feel rushed and unable to properly recognize athletes and their...
Wildcat Student-Athletes Pursue Financial Assistance for EDGE Through Wildcat Lawns
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens says Wildcat Lawns is back in business. The student athlete lawn service began several years ago to help the athletes defray the cost of a trip to Orlando, Florida. Now the student athletes are needing financial assistance to pay for this summer’s Edge conditioning program that has partnered with Michael Johnson Performance. The Edge will cost $200 per athlete this...
Attendance at EDGE Increases
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens and his staff were pleasantly surprised Monday when the number of high school athletes attending The Edge conditioning program actually increased. Usually they see a steady decline each week from the first days. There were just over 100 athletes attending Monday including close to 30 girls. Included on the menu Monday were running of six 100-yard dashes with brief rests in...
Wildcats Football Opens Season With Solid 21-6 Win Over Jacksonville
Friday, Aug. 26 saw Sulphur Springs pick up a dominant 21-6 win over Jacksonville at home to begin their season. The Wildcats played with confidence in their season-opening win. The defense got off the field early several times, forced a crucial three-and-out to set up a potential last-minute scoring drive to end the first half, and the offense stayed consistent enough to not only score points, but in turn also giving their defense...
Wildcats Colt Silman and Jakobe Yarbrough Sign On to Play at Next Level
Wildcats football players Colt Silman and Jakobe Yarbrough both signed their national letters of intent Wednesday, Feb. 2 at the Multi Purpose Building to play football at the next level. Wide receiver and corner Colt Silman heads to ETBU in nearby Marshall and Yarbrough is a bit further from home in Conway, AR to play at Hendrix College. Silman is set to play WR at ETBU. The senior slot receiver is the son of Bruce and Julie Silman....
Brandon Faircloth Announced as New Athletic Director and Head Football Coach of Sulphur Springs
During a special board meeting held Monday, Jan. 24 the Sulphur Springs Independent School District approved the motion to hire Brandon Faircloth as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach of SSISD. Faircloth previously served as head coach and athletic director at Port Neches-Groves. He coached the Indians for 13 seasons, going 102-51 (.667) and leading Port Neches-Groves to the playoffs 12 of those 13 years as head coach for the...
Wildcats Baseball Spring 2022 Schedule Firmed Up
Earlier this week Wildcats football head coach and athletic director Greg Owens released the spring 2022 season schedule for baseball. Coach Jerrod Hammack and his Wildcats begin their spring season on Monday, Feb. 7 at home versus Sherman at 6:30 P.M. Baseball has three more scrimmages: Friday, Feb. 11 vs Terrell — 6 P.M.Saturday, Feb. 12 at Bullard — 1 P.M.Friday, Feb. 18 vs North Lamar — 6 P.M. With the exception of an away match...
Lady Cats Softball Spring 2022 Schedule Released
On Monday, Jan. 10 Wildcats football head coach and athletic director Greg Owens released the spring 2022 season schedule for softball. Coach David Carrillo and his Lady Cats begin their spring season on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at home versus Gilmer at 5:30 P.M. Softball has two more scrimmages: Saturday, Feb. 5 at Rockwall (TBA)Friday, Feb. 11 at Sherman — 5 P.M. After hosting their regular-season opener on Tuesday, Feb. 15 versus Paris at 6...
Wildcats Golf Spring 2022 Schedule Finalized
Head football Coach and athletic director Greg Owens released the men’s golf schedule for spring 2022 on Monday, Jan. 3. Men’s golf, led by head coach Jeremy DeLorge, have their first match on Feb. 7 in Rockwall at Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club at 8 A.M. After JV has their first match two weeks later on Feb. 21, the varsity is back in action taking on host Pine Tree on Mar. 4-5 at Wood Hollow GC and Pinecrest Country Club....
Wildcats and Lady Cats Track 2022 Schedule Released
Wildcats football head coach and athletic director of Sulphur Springs Greg Owens released the schedule for the spring 2022 track season. Both junior varsity and varsity teams will hit the ground running on February 24 when they host their only meet of the year. Most of the meets for Coach Matt Young and Ross Hicks’s teams take place on Thursday, but some are on Friday. The second contest for the SSHS track team will take place...
