At Arlington Meet Wildcats Cross Country Finishes 6th; Lady Cats Finish 26th
After two straight cross country meets were rained out for the Wildcats and Lady Cats, they were able to compete Thursday (September 27) at a meet at Lynn Creek Park in Arlington. Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said the Arlington course, the site for the regional cross country meet, had to be altered Thursday due to high water from recent rains. Coach Hicks said he noticed a new pond in an area where athletes used to run. He said the...
Wildcats First, Lady Cats Fifth at Tiger Invitational
The Wildcats’ cross country team finished first and the Lady Cats were fifth at the Commerce Tiger Invitational Cross Country Meet Saturday (August 25) at Commerce High School. The Wildcats were led by Landon Thornton who won the boys’ 5K race with a time of 16:57. Christian Palomino finished fourth at 18:07. Eli Sellers was seventh with a time of 18:23. Nabian Ramirez was eighteenth at 19:09. Jose Mejia was nineteenth...
Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks Gives Early Assessment Of This Year’s Varsity Team
By Don Julian, KSST Sports Director Sulphur Springs High School and Middle School cross country runners continue to gather at Gerald Prim Stadium early weekday mornings as they prepare for their first meets in Hallsville on Sept. 9-11. During a recent interview, Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks discussed this year’s varsity team. Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks He said the Lady Cats are expected to be led by two...
Cross Country Coach Hicks Updates On Last Meet
Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks Says Teams Took A Small Step Back on Saturday Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said his teams ran hard at a UT-Tyler meet on Saturday (September 7) but he said their times where not there they wanted them to be. He said they took a small step backward. The Lady Cats finished ninth out of 21 teams while the Wildcats were 16th out of 24 teams. He said he felt his...
Wildcat Thornton Qualifies for State Meet
Wildcat cross country runner Landon Thornton qualified for the state meet at the Regional Cross Country Meet in Dallas Monday. Thornton finished 22nd in the race and grabbed the final spot for state. Wildcat Christian Palomino finished 23rd and just missed qualifying. Thornton will compete at the state cross country meet at Old Settlers’ Park in Round Rock on November 3. The Wildcats finished in 8th place out of 26 teams. Cross...
Cross Country: Miller Grove; Saltillo; Sulphur Springs
Both the Miller Grove Hornets and Lady Hornets and the Saltillo Lady Lions competed in recent cross country meets. The Saltillo Lady Lions were at the 22nd Tim Menke Invitational at North Hopkins last Thursday (September 6) and the Lady Lions finished 12th as a team. Sienna Collins led the Lady Lions with a 3rd place finish running a time of 13:00. Raegan Spear was 50th in the race. Ofelia Cabrera was 92nd, Danielle Ross finished...
