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Running Shorthanded, Lady Cats Cross Country Team Finish 4th, Wildcats Place 7th At Eustace Meet
Oct12

Running Shorthanded, Lady Cats Cross Country Team Finish 4th, Wildcats Place 7th At Eustace Meet

Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams had to run shorthanded at a Eustace meet last Thursday. The Lady Cats got 4th place while the Wildcats placed 7th. Once again the Lady Cats were led by freshman Haylee Shultz who finished 3rd with a time of 13:30.20. The Eustace girls race was on a 2-mile course. Sophomore Mattie Bridges was 11th and sophomore Laney Hurst was 12th. Senior Maurie Flecker was 29th. Sophomore Emily Soto...

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Lady Cats are Second and Wildcats Fourth at Titus County Fair Invitational Cross Country Meet Saturday
Sep30

Lady Cats are Second and Wildcats Fourth at Titus County Fair Invitational Cross Country Meet Saturday

The Lady Cats Cross Country Team finished second while the Wildcats were fourth at the Titus County Fair Invitational in Mount Pleasant this past Saturday (September 28). The Mount Pleasant course will be the site for the District Cross Country Meet on October 9. All of the district’s teams ran Saturday except Lindale. The Lady Cats lost only to Mount Pleasant while the Wildcats finished behind district foes Mount Pleasant and...

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Lady Cats are Second and Wildcats Seventh at Muddy Pine Tree Cross Country Meet Last Friday
Sep23

Lady Cats are Second and Wildcats Seventh at Muddy Pine Tree Cross Country Meet Last Friday

Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks decided to forego a Saturday meet in McKinney and instead his Wildcats and Lady Cats ran at a Pine Tree meet on Friday (September 20). Coach Hicks said the Pine Tree was very wet and sloppy. The Lady Cats ended up tied for first place with Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches took first in a tiebreaker by having the better finish for their sixth place girl. The Wildcats were seventh. Senior Sydney...

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Lady Cats are Fourth and Wildcats are Eleventh at Commerce Cross Country Meet Saturday
Aug26

Lady Cats are Fourth and Wildcats are Eleventh at Commerce Cross Country Meet Saturday

The Lady Cats Cross Country Team finished fourth and the Wildcats took eleventh at a Commerce cross country meet this past Saturday (August 24). Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said the Lady Cats ran in a seven team field of Class 5A and 6A schools. Lady Cats senior Sydney Washburn placed ninth and Laney Hurst was twelfth. Both received medals. Other top Lady Cats included junior Maurie Flecker, and two freshmen,...

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Lady Cats Finish 1st and Wildcats 2nd in Cross Country Meet
Sep29

Lady Cats Finish 1st and Wildcats 2nd in Cross Country Meet

The Lady Cats took first and the Wildcats second at a cross country meet in Mt. Pleasant last Saturday. Lady Cat Myranda Pierce finished first with a time of 20:30. Lady Cats Grace Grafton, Taylor Robinson, and Star Resendez all were in the top eight. Wildcat Jacob Gatewood finished third with a personal best of 16:03. Wildcats Carter White, Nathan Mabry and Will Fain finished in under 17:00 [pb_vidembed title=””...

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Lady Cat Cross Country Continues Making History, Qualifying For State Meet For First Time in School History
Oct26

Lady Cat Cross Country Continues Making History, Qualifying For State Meet For First Time in School History

Coach Ross Hicks and his team continue to make history. For the first time in school history, Lady Cat cross country has qualified for the state meet. The team was led by Haylee Schultz, who won an individual district championship at the 15-4A meet. At the Regional meet though, the junior placed 12th with a time of 12:19.08. Coach Hicks said that Schultz gave it her all and ran the best cross country race of her life, tying the school...

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Lady Cat Cross Country Wins 15-4A District Championship
Oct19

Lady Cat Cross Country Wins 15-4A District Championship

Lady Cat cross country won the District 15-4A Championship thanks in large part to three runners placing in the top-5. It is only the second district crown in Sulphur Springs history for the women’s team. Haylee Schultz picked up her second 1st place finish on the season, and an individual district championship at that, crossing the line first at 13:40. Its the second victory on the season for the junior, winning the Troy Segura...

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Cross Country Prepped and Ready for District 15-4A Championship Wednesday
Oct08

Cross Country Prepped and Ready for District 15-4A Championship Wednesday

Both cross country teams travelled to Lindale Thursday for their final competition prior to the 15-4A District Championship. Using half their team on the women’s side, and half-varsity, half-JV on the men’s side, Coach Ross Hicks wanted his top runners to be in their best form come Wednesday. Traveling light Thursday, Lady Cat XC had just four runners place in Lindale. Edith Martinez, number two runner for the...

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Lady Cat XC Narrowly Misses Out on First Place Finish
Oct03

Lady Cat XC Narrowly Misses Out on First Place Finish

Cross country Coach Ross Hicks and his teams headed to Grand Prairie Thursday, Sept. 29 to participate in the Ken Gaston Invitational. In their second-to-last meet prior to the district championship, Lady Cats XC again led the way at second with the men placing 10th Thursday. “We went in to it wanting to win, but when we learned we got second we were still very very excited,” Coach Ross Hicks said Friday. Getting second...

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Lady Cat XC Wins 2nd Annual Wildcat Invitational
Sep26

Lady Cat XC Wins 2nd Annual Wildcat Invitational

Lady Cat cross country won their first competition of the season, at home on Saturday in a course around the SSISD Athletic Complex. Three runners placed second through fourth. Sophomore Edith Martinez lead the way at second, coming in at 13:08.40. Freshman Jolea Moore continues to run well for the Lady Cats, finishing third at home Saturday and crossing the line at 13:22.9. Haylee Schultz got fourth for Sulphur Springs and came in...

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