Wildcats Cross Country Season Schedules Firmed Up
On Monday, July 26, Wildcats football head coach and athletic director Greg Owens released the finalized season schedules for both the high school and the middle school teams. It will be a busy and tough season for the Wildcats, coached by Ross Hicks, as they will have to do a lot of travelling to compete in District 15-5A. Home games are underlined, and postseason meets are written in bold below. 2021 Sulphur Springs Cross Country...
Lots of Activity This Week as Several Teams Concluded the Edge Yesterday
It has been a busy few weeks here in Sulphur Springs for Wildcats and Lady Cats sports. Several teams have already had their youth camps; volleyball, girls basketball, softball, baseball, tennis and boys basketball, which took place this week at the SSHS Main Gym. Not only that, but several programs will be finishing the Edge this week. Football, cross country, and both boys and girls soccer began their final week of the summer...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Athletes Race to the Finish of The Edge This Thursday
Wildcats cross country coach Ross Hicks can see the finish line of the Edge. The Edge, the summer strength and conditioning program for SSISD’s teams, varies in length depending on the squad. Most of the squads have six-week runs of the Edge, which includes cross country. Even though it was a six week run from June 7 to July 15 in what can be some of the hottest months during the year, Coach Hicks said the summer strength and...
Four SSHS Sports Programs Begin The Edge Next Week
Next week (June 7-10), four Sulphur Springs ISD sports programs begin The Edge conditioning program with sport-specific skills work. In addition, there will a sports camp for tennis. Football, cross country, and boys and girls soccer start The Edge. The Edge will continue Mondays through Thursdays for six weeks ending July 15. The Edge for football takes place in the Multi-Purpose Building. The first session, for entering 10th through...
Lady Cats Cross Country Wins First Ever District Championship and Wildcats Are 4th at Mount Pleasant Monday
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team won their first ever district championship and is headed to the Regional Meet after the 15-5A District Championship Meet in Mount Pleasant Monday. The Wildcats finished 4th but their top finisher, junior Evan Patrick, was 8th in the race to also qualify for the regional meet. The Lady Cats placed four runners in the top ten and all seven of their competitors were in the top 16. Once again the Lady Cats...
Cross Country Results: Lady Cats Finish 3rd, Wildcats 5th At Mount Pleasant Meet
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams competed Friday, October 2, at the Titus County Invitational in Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats placed third and the Wildcats were fifth. Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks billed the event as a district preview. The Lady Cats had just one district team ahead of them, Hallsville. Royse City was also ahead of the Lady Cats but they are not a district team. The Wildcats trailed...
Lady Cats Cross Country Is 2nd At LeTourneau Meet Saturday, Wildcats Finish 5th
One team has been very hard for the Lady Cats Cross Country Team to beat this season and again Saturday Lufkin was the only team to outperform the Lady Cats at a meet at LeTourneau University in Longview. The Wildcats ended up 5th in their competition. The Wildcats ran first on a course that Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks called a very legitimate 5K course. Coach Hicks said his Wildcats continued to show improvement....
Lady Cats Cross Country Wins Pine Tree Puddle Jump Meet, Wildcats Are Fifth
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team had another strong showing Friday, September 18, at the Pine Tree Puddle Jump held at Lear Park in Longview. The Lady Cats won the meet. The Wildcats finished 5th in an 8-team field. Again Friday, the Lady Cats were led by freshman Haylee Shultz who finished 2nd overall with a time of 21:29.9. Sophomore Laney Hurst was 6th. Sophomore Mattie Bridges was 9th, senior Kenia Herrera was 11th,...
Sports Odds and Ends
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams and the Wildcats Team Tennis Squad are on the schedule on this game day Friday (September 11). The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams are running in their first meet of the season at Hallsville. This is the first of five pre-district meets for Coach Ross Hicks’ teams. Meanwhile the Wildcats co-ed Team Tennis squad has a non-district match at Greenville at 4:30 p.m. on this...
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...
