End of July Also Marks End of Off-Season Activities for Sulphur Springs Sports Teams
It has been a busy summer for Sulphur Springs athletics. With the conclusion of Wildcats basketball Edge yesterday, July 29, the summer strength and conditioning program for SSISD teams officially came to a close. The men’s basketball program was originally slated to end July 22, after beginning June 14, but coach Brandon Shaver and his squad were forced to push back the end date of the Edge one week as campus-wide gym...
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...
Wildcats Football 2021 Season Schedule Released
On Monday, July 19, Wildcats football head coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens released the 2021 season schedule to KSST Radio. The season kicks off on August 27 when the Wildcats host the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines. The Wildcats lost their season opener to the Wolverines in Frisco last year at Toyota Stadium, home to FC Dallas. Coach Owens’ squad will have a chance to avenge their lopsided loss to Lucas Lovejoy last year...
Tyrik Rollison Joining Coach Owens’ Football Staff at SSHS
On Thursday, June 17, we met up with Wildcats football head coach Greg Owens at the Multi Purpose Building to discuss his recent athletic program update at the June 15 SSISD board meeting. Coach Owens said the athletic update he gave was to answer any questions given to him by the school board that asked by the public and community in regards to things they may not understand. The athletic program update is good because it allows...
Sulphur Springs School Boards Approves Coaches Changes Submitted by AD Greg Owens
Meeting Monday night (May 10), the Sulphur Springs School Board approved several coaching changes submitted by Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens. Current Middle School PE Teacher and Coach Easton Silman is moving over to the High School to be a Social Studies Teacher and Assistant Football Coach. The board accepted the resignations of two current coaches. Leaving are Varsity Football Cornerbacks Coach and Assistant...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Says Wildcats Still Have Things To Play For In Virus Era
Despite losing a zone game to Greenville Friday, Nov. 13, on the road that looked like the end of Wildcats’ football playoff chance this season, Coach Greg Owens, on KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show, provided a scenario that keeps some hopes alive. With the unpredictability of coronavirus, Coach Owens said the Wildcats need to pick up wins in weeks ahead to make themselves the next best...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Discusses Corsicana Win and Upcoming Greenville
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, we here at KSST radio met up with Wildcats football head coach Greg Owens to discuss the upcoming game on Friday versus Greenville. The Wildcats emerged victorious against the Corsicana Tigers Friday, 28-21. With the win, Greg Owens and his squad have won not only their first win of the season, but also the first game of zone play. Coach Owens said last Friday’s win versus Corsicana was like a B12...
Volleyball District 15 Standings With 2 Games Left
Wildcats Football Head coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens sent KSST radio 5A Region II District 15 volleyball standings as of Monday, Nov. 9, 2020: District 15-5A Volleyball Standings 2020SCHOOL WINSLOSSESSulphur Springs91Texarkana83Hallsville74Longview64Pine Tree37Marshall37Mt. Pleasant010Note: Table does not include Overall Win/Loss Record The Lady Cats volleyball team still has two games left to play in the regular season;...
AD Coach Owens Has Filled All Vacancies On Coaching Staffs For This School Year
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens has filled all the vacancies on his coaching staffs that cropped up after the abrupt end of the 2019 school year. Steven Moreno, who was working as an At Risk Aide at the Middle School, is now the Assistant Lady Cats Soccer Coach for Head Coach Javier Aguayo. Coach Moreno, a former Wildcats soccer player, is replacing assistant coach Kristov Martinez, who resigned. Coach Owens has retained all of...
Wildcats Football, Lady Cats Volleyball Starts Delayed Until Sept. 7
By Don Julian Things were buzzing at the SSHS Multipurpose Building Tuesday morning as word filtered in that the UIL had made a decision concerning the beginning of football in the fall. Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens announced that the UIL was delaying the start of football and volleyball practice until Labor Day, Sept. 7. The Wildcats Marching Band can also get started on Sept. 7. SSISD Wildcats The...
