Lady Cats Volleyball in Longview For Fourth District Match On Gameday Tuesday
The Sept. 21 edition of Tuesday gameday will be something of a quiet one for Sulphur Springs sports teams. Normally, Tuesdays in the fall bring Wildcats team tennis and Lady Cats volleyball, but team tennis is off today on a bye. The tennis team, lead by Coach Tony Martinez has earned a much-needed bye on Sept. 21 since they have been heavily entrenched in district play since it began in late-August. Last week Wildcats team tennis...
Wildcats Tennis Continues to Build Strong Foundation Thanks to the Edge
Wildcats tennis Coach Tony Martinez may be battling a stomach bug, but that has not stopped team tennis from continuing to get better. Coach Martinez said he has been extremely pleased with the Edge thus far. On the first day of Edge, June 1, the Wildcats tennis head coach said that 35 student-athletes attended the summer strength and conditioning program. It is not just attendance numbers that has impressed the head team tennis...
Lots of Activity Monday as Tennis Camps Take Place at Wildcat Tennis Complex
SSISD Tennis camps got underway Monday (June 7) for campers entering kindergarten through the 12th grades. Most of the camp activity was completed before heavy rainfall fell late Monday morning. The UIL allows coaches to have camp for their high school players as long as a visiting coach conducts it. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said 18-20 of his high school athletes are getting instruction from Van Head Tennis Coach Logan...
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...
Some SSHS Sports Camps Get Started Tuesday Along With The Edge For Wildcats Tennis
The summer sports calendar at Sulphur Springs High School gets underway in a big way Tuesday (June 1). There will be three sports camps starting as well as The Edge in tennis. Camps include a combined volleyball and girls basketball camp for one price as well as baseball camp and softball camp. All three camps will run Tuesday through Thursday. The combo volleyball and girls basketball camp will take place at the Main Sulphur Springs...
Wildcats Tennis Team Gets Consolation Wins at District Tennis Tourney as Future Looks Bright
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez says he was pleased with some of what he saw from his team at the District Tennis Tournament held at Texas High in Texarkana last week (April 12-13). After some issues with seeding involving girls’ singles, Coach Martinez says names ended up being drawn out of a hat. The draw left Wildcats #1 girls’ singles player Jeauxleigh Cantu facing the #2 player at powerhouse Texas High. Still...
Wildcats Tennis Team Has Singles and Doubles Team Playing at District Tourney Tuesday
The Wildcats Tennis Team had a girls’ singles player and a girls’ doubles team stay alive after the first day of the District 15-5A Tennis Tournament in Texarkana on Monday (April 12). Tuesday on day two, Wildcats top girls’ singles player, Jeauxleigh Cantu, is playing in the finals of the consolation bracket. Cantu dropped her first match of the day Monday but then won her way into the consolation final. The...
Wildcats Tennis Team Gets Ready For District With Wills Point and Tyler Tournaments
Soon District 15-5A interests will gather together to determine all important seedling for next week’s District Tennis Tournament in Texarkana. It takes place next Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13-14. To get ready for district opponents, the Wildcats played in a Wills Point tournament last Thursday (April 1) and in a Tyler tournament Monday. Wildcats senior Harleigh Stegient broke her wrist when she fell in a singles’ match...
Wildcats Tennis Team Has Some Success at Pleasant Grove Tourney Last Friday
The Wildcats Tennis Team played their sixth tournament of the semester last Friday (March 26) at Pleasant Grove. The Wildcats are playing to earn the highest seed they can get for the District Tournament coming up April 13-14 in Texarkana. Wildcats Coach Tony Martinez said his girls’ doubles team of Mykylie Meador and Jeauxleigh Cantu got all the way to a semifinal match Friday before losing to a Lindale team. Coach Martinez...
Wildcats Tennis Players are Playing Tournaments For Seeding in Upcoming District Tourney
Unlike Team Tennis in the fall, tennis in the spring semester is more about individual accomplishments by members of a team. Singles and doubles players on the Wildcats Tennis Team are playing in tournaments attempting to receive the best seeding possible for the upcoming District Tennis Tournament. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez hopes some of his players find a path to the Regional Tournament at the District Tournament. He has...
