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Lady Cats Volleyball Wraps Up The Edge Conditioning Program Thursday
Jul22

Lady Cats Volleyball Wraps Up The Edge Conditioning Program Thursday

Lady Cats volleyball players began The Edge conditioning program back on June 8. It will conclude Thursday, July 23. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says it’s been a good summer. She said middle school and high school players have showed up and worked hard. Coach Dorner says it’s been good getting the girls back in the gym to work out the kinks before the season gets under way. Volleyball practice for this season...

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Don Julian's Top 16 SSHS Sports Stories For 2019 Continues With #3-5
Dec31

Don Julian's Top 16 SSHS Sports Stories For 2019 Continues With #3-5

Don Julian’s cap and cup By Don Julian A review of the sports files recently produced a list of 16 top stories involving Wildcats and Lady Cats teams during 2019. The list began running Monday, Dec. 23, and will continue through the first day of the New Year, with additional numbers on the list added throughout the week. On Jan. 2, a story will provide the entire list of 16. #5 SSHS Sports Story for 2019: Lady Cats...

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Lady Cats Volleyball Earns One Superlative and Eight Players Make All-District Team
Nov11

Lady Cats Volleyball Earns One Superlative and Eight Players Make All-District Team

Eight Lady Cats made the All-District Volleyball Team selected recently by the district’s coaches. Coach Bailey Dorner named the Lady Cats on the All-District Team Monday morning. The Lady Cats got a Superlative as sophomore Peyton Hammack was selected as the Most Valuable Setter. Lady Cats making First Team All-District were junior Sadie Washburn and sophomore Brooklyn Burnside. Making Second Team All-District was senior Erika...

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Lady Cats Volleyball Team Gives Forney All They Want In Heartbreaking Area Loss Thursday Night
Nov08

Lady Cats Volleyball Team Gives Forney All They Want In Heartbreaking Area Loss Thursday Night

In the end, Forney just made a few more plays than the upstart Lady Cats Volleyball Team as the Lady Rabbits survived an Area game, 3-2 at Canton Thursday night, Nov. 7. The Lady Cats won the first two sets, 25-22 and 30-28. Forney then took the next two, 25-11 and 25-19. The fifth and deciding set was close right until the end. Forney only led 12-11 before putting away the last three points to take the match with the 15-11 set five...

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Lady Cats Volleyball Team Springs Huge Upset In Bi-District, Wins 3-0 Over Hallsville
Nov06

Lady Cats Volleyball Team Springs Huge Upset In Bi-District, Wins 3-0 Over Hallsville

The Lady Cats Volleyball Team, playing some of their best volleyball this year, shocked district champion Hallsville, 3-0 in a bi-district match at Tyler Junior College Tuesday night, Nov. 5. With a roster that featured lots of youth and playoff inexperience, the Lady Cats came out of the gate with laser focus and took charge of the match. The result was a stunning set one win, 25-8. Only senior Erika VanBenthem had ever been in a...

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Lady Cats Volleyball To Play Old Foe Hallsville In Bi-District Tuesday Night
Oct30

Lady Cats Volleyball To Play Old Foe Hallsville In Bi-District Tuesday Night

Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says the Lady Cats will be playing Hallsville in a bi-district match next Tuesday night, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Tyler Junior College. The Lady Bobcats are on a tear. They have won 13 straight district matches after losing their very first one this season. The Lady Bobcats are 30-12 for the season. The Lady Cats play a warm up game against Paris Friday at 4:30 p.m....

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Texas High Volleyball Rallies to Top the Lady Cats, 3-2 as Lady Cats Slip to Fourth Place
Oct30

Texas High Volleyball Rallies to Top the Lady Cats, 3-2 as Lady Cats Slip to Fourth Place

Texas High Volleyball Rallies to Top the Lady Cats, 3-2 as Lady Cats Slip to Fourth Place Texas High rallied to win the last two sets to best the Lady Cats Volleyball Team, 3-2 in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Tuesday night (October 29) on Senior Night. The Lady Cats won the first set, 25-21. Texas High evened the match with a 25-23 win in set two. The Lady Cats took a 2-1 lead in sets taking set three, 25-20. Texas High...

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Lady Cats Volleyball Falls To Greenville Amid Controversial Call
Oct23

Lady Cats Volleyball Falls To Greenville Amid Controversial Call

Greenville, Aided by Controversial Call, Tops Lady Cats Volleyball, 3-2 Tuesday It will go in the record books as a Greenville 3-2 win over the Lady Cats Volleyball Team in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Tuesday night. But the game may always be remembered locally as the match where the final set may well have been tainted by an apparent blown officials call. With the score tied 13-13 in set five, it certainly appeared...

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Lady Cats Volleyball Team Struggled on the Road Again Last Friday at Lindale
Oct21

Lady Cats Volleyball Team Struggled on the Road Again Last Friday at Lindale

Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner acknowledges that her team has struggled on the road during district play. She says it has been especially obvious on Fridays. The trend continued last Friday (October 18) as the Lady Cats lost at Lindale, 3-0 by the score of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-15. Coach Dorner says her team just did not show up adding they struggled all the way around, couldn’t get things going and couldn’t get...

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Friday Game Day Features Wildcats Football At Home, Lady Cats Volleyball On The Road
Oct11

Friday Game Day Features Wildcats Football At Home, Lady Cats Volleyball On The Road

The Wildcats Football Team will be attempting to win their second straight district football game Friday night, Oct. 11, at Gerald Prim Stadium. To do so they will have to defeat one of the district’s best teams, the Ennis Lions.The Lions are 5-1 so far this season and they are a perfect 4-0 in district play. They are tied with Corsicana for first place in the district standings. Meanwhile the Wildcats, 1-2 in district play and...

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