Wildcat Football First Practice Monday
The Wildcats’ football team has their first practice of the season Monday evening (August 14) from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says players will be anxious and excited and he adds everyone is ready to get to work. He says having spring ball makes him less anxious now. Coach Owens says after spring football, coaches know what they have coming back. On the other hand,...
SSHS Wildcat Football Wait Ends; Practice Begins Monday
As other Sulphur Springs High School sports and extra-curricular activities have started, football has had to wait. UIL rules dictate the start of practice and that beginning date for the Wildcats is Monday, August 14. The Wildcats are starting a week later than some because they had spring football practice. The Wildcats will also be limited to just one scrimmage rather than two. Monday hours for varsity and JV football practice will...
The Edge Ends for SSHS Athletes
The Edge conditioning program, which ran for a total of six weeks, ended for this summer Thursday morning. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens was busy pouring over attendance figures for The Edge Thursday morning. He said The Edge was good and the kids did great. Coach Owens admitted it was a weird and longer than usual summer that made it necessary to put a two-week hiatus into The Edge’s schedule between week four and week...
Wildcats Football Camp Underway
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said all he needed was a tent to have a three-ring circus in and around the Multipurpose Building Tuesday morning. The three-day Wildcats Football Camp began Tuesday for boys entering the third through the eighth grade from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Coach Owens would have liked to have seen more boys attend. There was also a session for SSISD boys only who will be entering the ninth grade from 10:30...
Wildcats Host The Avalon School of Gaithersburg, Maryland for First Home Game of 2017 Season
Last year the Wildcats’ football team was invited to play a football game at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports located at Disney World at Orlando, Florida. The group that invited the Wildcats promised to find them an opponent for this year’s home schedule. A deal was struck with Seattle Garfield to play the Wildcats at newly remodeled Prim Stadium on September 8. A couple of weeks ago, Garfield found it necessary to break...
Wildcat Football Schedule Change
The Wildcats’ football team now has a new opponent for the opening game at the new, renovated Gerald Prim Stadium on Friday, September 8th. The Wildcats will now face The Avalon School of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Wildcats’ Athletic Director Greg Owens announced the change Thursday afternoon. He said, “due to unforeseen circumstance, we will not be playing Garfield, High School from Seattle, Washington”. He added, “they had...
The Edge Begin Again Following Break
For the first time this year, The Edge conditioning program featured a two-week break in it. After four weeks from June 12 through July 6, participants were given a two week hiatus. The Edge Phase 2 gears up Monday. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens is counting on participants coming back and completing the final two weeks of the program. It will run Monday through Thursday July 24 through August 3 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. The...
Bailey Named Head Soccer Coach For Lady Cats
Sulphur Springs High School Athletic Director Greg Owens has named Assistant Soccer Coach Joel Bailey as the new Head Coach of the Lady Cats Soccer Team. Coach Owens said he had the utmost confidence and respect for Bailey. Coach Owens added Bailey is a SSHS Alumnus who cares very deeply for our community, kids and the girls soccer program. Coach Owens said Bailey was very passionate about soccer and has demonstrated great leadership....
DeLeon Leaves Lady Cats for Lady Tigers
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon has resigned to become the new head coach of the Texas High Lady Tigers. Coach DeLeon submitted a letter of resignation to Athletic Director Greg Owens last Monday, July 3. By the end of the week, Coach DeLeon was notified that his resignation had been accepted by the Sulphur Springs School District. Coach DeLeon indicated he had been seeking another job to help his wife in her job search. She...
Storytime for Athletes at The Edge
From the beginning of The Edge conditioning program, Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens has been reading a page or two a day from a book to the athletes. The book is entitled, Chop Wood, Carry Water. It features a Samurai archer. Coach Owens said he heard about the book at a clinic presented by SMU Football Coach Chad Morris. Coach Owens picked up a copy of the book and he liked it’s messages for...
