Numbers Fall Following Week Off for Edge Conditioning Program
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens was disappointed by the turnout at The Edge conditioning program Monday morning (July 9) as it got back underway after a week off last week. Coach Owens said attendance among entering 10th grade through twelfth grade boys was down from 60 to around 40. He said the group of entering ninth grade boys also appeared to be down some. Girls entering the 10th through twelfth grades were down from 25 to...
Wildcats 2018 Football Varsity, Sub-Varsity Schedules
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats 2018 Football Schedule has been released with one revision. The scrimmage against Liberty Eylau has been moved to Thursday night, August 23rd at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats are in a new district and will play eight district games. Two pre-district games will be played–August 31st, at Frisco Memorial Stadium, the Wildcats will face Frisco Wakeland and September 7, the Wildcats will host...
New Coaches at SSHS and SSMS
After the Sulphur Springs School Board approved all the coaches he had recommended, Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens provided more information on the new hires Monday afternoon (June 25). The Wildcats new football Defensive Coordinator is Alex Guerra. Coach Owens said he has known Coach Guerra for a long time. He said Coach Guerra comes to the Wildcats from Nevada Community, where he was Defensive Coordinator and Inside...
Summer Filled with Coaching Replacements at SSHS
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens has been busy as coaching vacancies have cropped up this summer. At a recent SSISD board meeting, the board approved Alexander Guerra as football defensive coordinator and PE Coach. Coach Guerra comes from Nevada Community where he was Defensive Coordinator and Inside Linebacker Coach. He replaces Triston Abron who left to become the head coach at Paul Pewitt. At a board meeting Monday, the board...
The Edge Conditioning Program Enhancing Athletic Performance
Monday (June 25) Sulphur Springs High School and Middle School athletes began their third week of The Edge conditioning program presented by Michael Johnson Performance. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens said things were going well. He noted that some kids are sore but he said they are becoming more acclimated to drills, including some designed to address areas of deficiency for the athletes. Coach Owens said athletes in four...
Abron Named AD/Head Football Coach at Paul Pewitt High ISD
SSHS Wildcat Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron has been named Athletic Director/Head Football Coach at Paul Pewitt ISD, Omaha Texas. The 3A School is a Consolidated District in Morris County. The Brahma’s have been 3A Division II Bi-District Finalists the past two seasons and were Area Champion in 2015. Abron was unanimously approved for the position and the news tweeted out at 5 a.m. May 30, 2018. Wildcat Head Coach Greg Owens...
Spring Football Creating Competition; Kickers Perfecting Their Game
After day after day of spring football featuring lots of emotion, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens same things dragged a little bit Wednesday (May 9), the eighth day of spring workouts. Coach Owens speculated that higher temperature may have been a contributing factor. He said his coaching staff is doing a good job of creating competition this spring with situational stuff like blitzing or third and long setups. Coach Owens said...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Receive Major Awards at All-Sports Banquet
Major awards were all shared at the 2017-2018 Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Monday night (May 7). Football, baseball and track athlete Ryan Humphries and football player and powerlifter D’Idrec Dugan were co-winners of the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat. Track, volleyball and basketball player Imani Taylor and Volleyball and basketball player Kaylee Jefferson shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat....
Wildcat Playoff Game Postponed Due to Wet Grounds; Saturday Schedule Not Set
The Wildcats’ baseball team’s Friday (May 4) night playoff game against Wylie East scheduled for Wildcat Park for 7:30 p.m. has been postponed due to wet grounds. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack hopes to have the field ready on Saturday (May 5) to finish up the best two out of three bi-district series. The Wildcats trail in the series one game to zero after the Raiders won at home Wednesday (May 2) night, 9-3....
SSHS All-Sports Banquet is Monday, May 7, 2018
The Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet will be taking place Monday (May 7) starting at around 6 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. The highlight at any Wildcat Sports Banquet is presentation of the Forrest Gregg MVP Awards for a Wildcat and a Lady Cat as well as the awarding of the James Cameron Fighting Heart Awards for a Wildcat and a Lady Cat. Participants in sixteen different sports will be introduced by head coaches and...
