Coach Owens Discusses Terrell and Wildcats as District Play Starts Friday
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens discussed Tigers and Wildcats as Sulphur Springs opens district play Friday night (September 13) at Terrell. Both teams are 0-2. Coach Owens continued to say he’s frustrated due to the team not taking advantage of opportunities and killing themselves with mistakes. He said good teams like Frisco Wakeland and Lovejoy make you pay when you make mistakes. Coach Owens said he is stressing urgency...
Coach Owens Comments on the Wildcats and Lovejoy Leopards at His Weekly Media Gathering
During Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens weekly media gathering Wednsday (September 4), he said losing was a humbling experience that knocked down some of the players a bit. He said some players are being told they have to step up. Obviously videotape showed lots of things that need to be improved upon. Coach Owens said Frisco Wakeland was the type of team that makes you pay when you make mistakes. He called the Wakeland loss a wake...
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...
Coach Owens Has Media Gathering Wednesday With Season Opener Friday Night at The Prim
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens is still a believer in the benefits of spring football but that doesn’t mean he is any less anxious two days away from his team’s season opener against Frisco Wakeland Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. Coach Owens says spring football has allowed Wildcats’ coaches to know what their players are like and how they fit on the depth chart. Still this week Coach Owens...
Coach Owens Said The First Day Of Football Practice Monday Was A Good One
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens said the Wildcats had a good first day of practice Monday, August 12, inside and outside the Multipurpose Building. After some meetings, the Wildcats spent just a few minutes indoors before heading out to the practice field under a broiling sun with high nineties temperatures. Actually Coach Owens said things felt pretty good on the outside grass. A breeze helped. Coach...
Owens Says Spring Football Has Been Good for His Young Team
Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said spring football workouts were good for his team and coaching staff this year. This is the fourth year for the Wildcats to have spring football. He described his current team as youthful after 32-seniors graduated off of this past season’s team. Coach Owens said his current bunch brings energy and excitement. He added they don’t always know where they are...
Owens Sees Chaos But Also Bright Spots on First Real Day of Spring Practice Monday
On the first serious day of spring football Monday, April 22, the trained eyes of veteran football coach Greg Owens saw rusty, sloppy and chaotic play but also some bright spots. Coach Owens said some players came in wide-eyed, others wanted to hit somebody, some were scared. He said he also saw great excitement and energy. Coach Owens said he was encouraged. He said freshmen players have developed over the past year and are growing....
Saturday Morning Coach’s Show: Owens Reflects on 32 Wildcat Seniors
Editor’s Note: Coach Owens and KSST Sports Director Don Julian put a wrap on the 2018 Football Season with the Coach’s Show, Saturday, November 24, 9 a.m. on KSST and Suddenlink Cable Channel 18. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said the 41-14 bi-district loss to Frisco last Thursday in Frisco left a bad taste in his mouth. He said the Wildcats just didn’t play up to par, similar to the way they finished the...
Wildcats Coach Owens Talks Falcons, Playoffs, and More
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens talked about the Wildcats, the North Forney Falcons, the playoff possibilities and more at his weekly media gathering Wednesday morning (November 7). Coach Owens said he has changed the practice routine for the Wildcats. They are now working at The Prim on Mondays without pads on. He said they install the game plan, review things and do special teams work. On Tuesday he said the Wildcats have a...
Corsicana Is Best Team Wildcats Have Faced So Far According to Wildcat Coach Owens; Game at Prim Friday
At his weekly media gathering Tuesday (October 16) morning, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said Corsicana is the best team the Wildcats have faced so far this season. He used the word athletic over and over to describe them. Coach Owens said Corsicana’s talented quarterback and head coach’s son Blake Hoffman, is a point of emphasis for the Wildcats this week. He said Hoffman was the MVP of the Tigers’ district...
