Wildcat Susic Signs With East Texas Baptist University
After a while, Wildcats senior defensive lineman Vuk Susic began to feel he would not be hearing from any colleges interested in him as a college player. Then one day he heard from Northern Illinois and also from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. Susic decided to visit ETBU in Marshall and he said he liked the Marshall campus. Wednesday Susic announced that he would be going to ETBU to play college football. Susic said ETBU...
Wildcat Spring Football Begins Monday; Ends With May 18th Spring Game
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens put out some more information on spring football this week. It begins next Monday (April 30) and will run Monday through Friday for three weeks. It ends with the spring game tentatively set for Friday, May 18. Coach Owens says all the dates for spring ball are tentative due to other events and activities. He says the Wildcats will have two opportunities to work out each day: during the school day...
SSISD Sports Summer Camps Set
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens released the schedule for athletic sports camps coming up this summer on Friday. Camps begin the first full week of June with softball and baseball camps. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo’s Softball Camp is June 4-6 and the Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack’s Baseball Hitting Camp is June 5-7. The following week Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will have...
Wildcat Student-Athletes Pursue Financial Assistance for EDGE Through Wildcat Lawns
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens says Wildcat Lawns is back in business. The student athlete lawn service began several years ago to help the athletes defray the cost of a trip to Orlando, Florida. Now the student athletes are needing financial assistance to pay for this summer’s Edge conditioning program that has partnered with Michael Johnson Performance. The Edge will cost $200 per athlete this...
Wildcats Spring Football Begins April 30th
For the third straight spring, the Wildcats’ football team will have spring football practice. It is scheduled to get underway on Monday, April 30. It will run Monday through Friday. The Spring Game, which marks the end of spring football practice, is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 18. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he is still working to finalize the spring football schedule. By having spring football, the...
SSHS EDGE Summer Conditioning Program Partners with Michael Johnson Performance
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens announced Friday (March 23) that SSISD Athletics has decided to partner with Michael Johnson Performance for the summer Edge conditioning program. Coach Owens said the move would elevate all athletic programs this summer. Michael Johnson was a world class Olympic athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter run and 200-meter race. In a letter to parents of SSISD athletes, Coach Owens...
Wildcat 2018 Football Schedule Released
Sulphur Springs Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens released the 2018 Football Schedule on Tuesday. The Wildcats again will have a scrimmage with Liberty-Eylau as they have had for the past few years. This one will be at Prim Stadium on Friday, August 24 at 7 p.m. The following Friday on August 31, the Wildcats will open the regular season against Frisco Wakeland at Frisco Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats home opener...
Wildcat Defensive Lineman Dugan Named to AP All-State Football Team
Wildcats senior defensive lineman D’Idrec Dugan has been named to the Associated Press Sports Editors All-State Football Team as an Honorable Mention selection. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said it was a great honor adding any time one is recognized by those guys it is a big deal. Coach Owens said he was proud of Dugan and what he has done for the Wildcats. Coach Owens called Dugan a tremendous player, a great leader with...
Game Day: Wildcats vs. Bobcats; Lady Cats Game Canceled
It will be the Wildcats and the Bobcats in a district football game Friday night (November 10) at 7:30 p.m. at Bobcat Stadium on their Senior Night. Hallsville is out of the playoff picture. They come in 1-4 in district play and 1-8 for the season. A win by the Wildcats tonight will wrap up a playoff berth. The Wildcats come in 2-3 in district play having won two games in a row. They are 4-5 for the season. Hallsville’s first...
Game Day: Wildcats At Mt Pleasant; Playoff Implications
Long time rivals Sulphur Springs and Mount Pleasant meet on the football field again Friday night (October 27) at Sam Parker Field in Mount Pleasant. Despite the records of the teams, this district game has playoff implications. Mount Pleasant is 0-4 in district play and 1-7 for the season. They have to win their remaining two games and hope for some help. The Wildcats are 0-3 in district play and 2-5 for the season. They have lost...
