Wildcats Football Coach Discusses Loss
Frustrated Football Coach Visits Saturday Morning Coach’s Show It was a frustrated Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens that appeared on the KSST and Cable Channel 18 Saturday Morning Coach’s Show after a 34-27 loss to Lovejoy Friday night (September 6) in Lucas at Leopard Stadium. Coach Owens said the frustration arose from opportunities that the Wildcats did not take advantage of, especially early in the game. He said...
Wildcats Football Lag Behind Lovejoy
Wildcats Football Team Shows Signs of Improvement But Mistakes Keep Wildcats From Getting a Win Friday Against Lovejoy The Wildcats Football Team looked much improved against Lovejoy Friday night (September 6) at Leopard Field in Lucas but the Wildcats mistakes kept them from getting their first win of the season. Lovejoy won, 34-27. For the second straight game, the Wildcats opened the game with a successful onside kick. Then the...
Coach Owens Discusses Wildcats Season Opening Loss on Saturday Morning Coaches Show
17-17 game at the half. Then the wheels come off for the Wildcats in the second half of a 53-17 loss to Frisco Wakeland Friday night at The Prim. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens discussed the game on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show this past Saturday (August 31). Coach Owens acknowledged that in the first half the Wildcats played well utilizing two straight onside kicks to create...
Wildcats Football Fall To Frisco
Frisco Wakeland Uses Big Second Half to Run Away From the Wildcats, 53-17 at The Prim Friday Things looked pretty good for the Wildcats at the half. They had battled toe to toe with Frisco Wakeland and the teams were tied 17-17. The Wildcats had no idea what a nightmarish second half awaited them. The Wolverines scored 36 unanswered points in the second half on their way to a 53-17 win at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night (August 30)...
Energy is Good at Wildcats Football Practice Wednesday Night
It was practice day number three for the Wildcats Football Team Wednesday night (August 14). The UIL allows shoulder pads on day three but no contact. Wednesday is well known as a challenging practice day in terms of energy. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said that was not the case Wednesday night. Most of the work occurred on the practice field outside the Multipurpose Building. Starting temperature shortly after 6 p.m. was 95...
Powerlifting Qualifies Two Girls for Regional Powerlifting Meet
The Sulphur Springs High School Powerlifting Team will be sending two girls to the Girls Regional Powerlifting Meet held at Pine Tree in Longview on February 28. Qualifying are freshman Addyson Lamb, ranked #9 in the region in the 123-pound weight class and Sable Erdmier , ranked #4 in the region in the 165-pound weight class. Both girls had lifts that were personal records at a meet in Commerce Friday. In Commerce, Erdmier had a 250...
Wildcats Powerlifting Places 3rd at Emory Rains Meet
The Wildcats’ powerlifting team took third place at an Emory Rains meet Saturday (January 26). Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter said 10 Wildcats earned medals and all lifters had at least one personal best lift. He said the lifters weight lifting totals went up as they competed much better than they did at their home meet on January 12. For the Wildcats, Jacob Semler finished 4th in the 114 pound weight class. Oscar Yanez was...
Wildcats Season Ends with Loss to Raccoons
by Butch Burney FRISCO — The Frisco Raccoons had to win their final two regular season games just to make the playoffs. Thursday night, they kept on winning. Frisco used a ground-based offense and a bend-but-don’t-break defense to take a 41-14 victory over the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at the new, domed Ford Center in Frisco in the...
Wildcats Cold in Loss to North Forney; Will Travel to Frisco for Playoff
by Butch Burney FORNEY — A quirky first half turned into an irksome second half for the Sulphur Springs Wildcats Friday night against the North Forney Falcons, but it won’t keep the Wildcats at home next week. Sulphur Springs saw a 17-17 halftime tie turn into a 39-24 loss to North Forney on a cold, blustery night in the regular...
First Half Woes Stymie Wildcats in Loss to Kaufman
The Sulphur Springs Wildcats tried desperately to dig themselves out of a 17-point halftime deficit Friday night against the Kaufman Lions, unfortunately they came up a couple of shovelfuls short. The Wildcats had a difficult time getting out of their own way offensively in the first half of the District 8-5A game at Gerald Prim Stadium, and...