SSISD Summer Sports Camps–Football & Tennis Next Week
SSISD summer sports camps wrap up next week with football and tennis. The tennis camp, run by Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez, will take place Monday through Thursday at the Wildcats Tennis Complex. There will be two separate sessions. One for boys and girls entering kindergarten through the sixth grade is scheduled for 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Another for youths entering seventh through the twelfth grade is set for 10:30 a.m. until...
Game Day: Tennis Continues District Play; Varsity Track at Kennedale
This Thursday game day includes day two of the district tennis tournament and varsity track action at Kennedale. For the first time since he’s been coach here, Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez took players to the second day of play at the district tennis tournament. Coach Martinez took four players to Texarkana Thursday. They are boys’ singles player Jesse Allen, girls’ singles player Karolina Espinoza, and the...
Wildcat Tennis In District Tourney Next Week
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez took eight players to one last tournament Saturday before the district tournament next Wednesday and Thursday. The Wildcats participated in a Stephen F. Austin tournament in Nacogdoches. Coach Martinez called it a great tournament. It included a chance for the high school players to watch a match between the SFA women’s team and Northwest Illinois. Coach Martinez said his team did well during...
Wildcats Tennis Second Annual Invitational Tournament Friday
The Wildcat Tennis Complex is the site for Friday’s Second Annual Sulphur Springs Invitational Tennis Tournament. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the event attracted eight teams and nearly 150 competitors. Coach Martinez said the weather was great with sunshine and little wind. He said top teams in the event are Rowlett, Sherman and John Tyler. Coach Martinez added Paris brought their #1 boys singles player who went to...
Wildcats Tennis Get Some Big Wins at Tyler Tourney
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his team got some big wins in a Tyler Lee tournament Friday that could have a good impact on seeding of Wildcats’ players at an upcoming district meeting about selecting seeds for the district tournament. Coach Martinez said Wildcats players got wins over players from Hallsville, Greenville and Mt. Pleasant. Coach Martinez was also happy with a win over a Rowlett player. Coach Martinez...
Weekends Busy for Wildcats Tennis
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said a couple of his mixed doubles teams and a boys doubles team did well at a 16-team Kilgore tournament last Friday. Coach Martinez singled out the mixed doubles teams of Jaspyn Johnson and Kade Brown and Chase Crouch and Brynn Offutt and the boys doubles team of Tyler Stout and Alex Benitez. Coach Martinez said it was a great tournament with players guaranteed four or five matches. He said the...
Wildcat Tennis Show Improvement in Hallsville Tourney
The Wildcats’ tennis team had several medalists at a Hallsville tournament last Friday. The boys #1 doubles team of Jesse Allen and Harrison Harbin took first place in the consolation division. The boys #2 doubles team of Alex Benitez and Tyler Stout were third in the A Division. A boys doubles team of Blaine Flemens and Jonah Kirkpatrick lost out to a Whitehouse pair that eventually won the tournament and went to the state meet...
SSHS Tennis Opened Season in Sherman; Travel to Hallsville Next
The Wildcats’ tennis team opened their spring semester season with a dual match at Sherman Thursday afternoon. Coach Tony Martinez says his team won three matches while dropping 7. He says boys number one singles player Jesse Allen won his first game but lost the second before losing out 10-7 in a tiebreaker. Number one girls player Karolina Espinoiza rallied to win her first game, dropped the second game but then prevailed in a...
Wildcats’ Team Tennis Season Ends; CANHelp Benefit Next
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad ended the season on a high note as they defeated Pine Tree on the road, 11-8. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the team prevailed despite some circumstances. The Wildcats top boy and girl player were unavailable due to illness. One player was with the band at their UIL contest. Anoher varsity girl was also unavilable. Coach Martinez said doubles specialist Tyler Stout played his first...
Wildcats Tennis Plans 2nd Annual Share the Warmth
Sulphur Springs High School Tennis Team will be holding their 2nd Annual SHARE the WARMTH tennis tournament benefiting CANHelp on November 5th. Entry will be a gently used or new coat. It will have a middle school, high school and adult division, single and doubles for each division. For more information or entry forms contact CANHelp at 903-885-9797 or stop by 613 Gilmer ST. or Contact Coach Tony Martinez @ 512-216-8014. All area...
