Wildcats at Disney World, Video Story by Lauren Humphries
KSST thanks Lauren Humphries and Coach Greg Owens for this video....
Wildcats Begin Friday Game Day with Pep Rally
With light rain falling outside, the Wildcat football team, coaches, cheerleaders, parents, and fans celebrated all that is Wildcat in a 8 a.m. pep rally in the Pacific Room at the Dolphin Hotel at Epcot Center Disney World Friday morning. The event featured coaches dancing, cheers, and a variety of family fun activities prior to breakfast. (see slideshow below) Coach Greg Owens told KSST News, present for the event with special...
Wildcats Prepare for Game Day in Florida; Game Heard Only on KSST
Here are some of the things Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens talked about at his media gathering Wednesday morning held just hours before Coach Owens and his team left campus on their way to Orlando, Florida for their week two game against Seminole Ridge Friday at 7 p.m. (our time). The Wildcats JV team will be playing Fort Myers Dunbar JV at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Stadium at 10 a.m. Friday. (our time) He said practice...
Wildcats Prepare for Sherman at Prim Stadium Friday
If Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens had an anxiety closet, what would he find lurking there? One thing would be the loss of a second scrimmage to get ready for the season opener, coming up Friday at Prim Stadium. The Wildcats lost a scrimmage and a week of practice because they participated in spring football in May. Then there are the details that a head coach faces getting ready for the first home game. Another worrisome item...
Scrimmage Done, Regular Season Opens Next Friday
At least it didn’t count. The Wildcats’ football team lost a game-like scrimmage to highly ranked Liberty-Eylau, 44-28 at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday morning. The Leopards were playing their second scrimmage game and the Wildcats their first and only one. The Leopards found the end zone seven times in their first eleven drives. Five of those scores were big plays. Included were touchdown passes covering 70 and 26 yards and...
Friday Scrimmage Location Depends on Rain
As much as Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens would like to scrimmage Liberty-Eylau Friday at Gerald Prim Stadium, he said if rain continues the scrimmage would be moved to the Multipurpose Building field. He doesn’t want to start football season with a torn up field at Prim Stadium. The football field inside the track, is being worked on and Coach Owens described it as mushy. It is being prepared to be home for soccer teams...
Wildcats Intersquad Scrimmage Highlighted by Offensive and Defensive Play
Friday was the first day the Wildcats’ football team could practice in pads. Friday’s practice ended with an intrasquad scrimmage. The highlight play was a 98-yard TD pass. Quarterback Ryan Humphries threw the pass. Receiver Tyrese Peters caught the ball back off the line of scrimmage several yards and then set sail down the sideline to the end zone. Humphries also run for a touchdown. The Wildcats defense had their...
Wildcats L-E Scrimmage Moved to Prim Stadium; Defense Ready for Contact
Good news for Wildcats’ football fans. The lone scrimmage for the Wildcats against Liberty-Eylau scheduled for Friday, August 19, has been moved from Texarkana to Sulphur Springs. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens announced the change Thursday afternoon. He said the Leopards are getting new turf on their field and it won’t be ready in time for the scrimmage. The August 19 scrimmage will now be at Gerald Prim Stadium....
Wildcat Football Practice Underway
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens pronounced the first day of practice for the season Monday a very good day. He said the team had good retention of things they were taught in May during spring practices. Coach Owens was also pleased with the weather, which provided a little relief from the broiling heat. A large cloud covered the sun for a few minutes as players hit the field just after 6 p.m. Then temperatures dropped to pleasant...
Wildcat Football Practice Begins Monday at 5 p.m.
After missing a week of practice due to having spring football, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says he’s ready for some football and he believes his team is too. He admits it was weird not practicing last week when most schools were. Coach Owens is interested to see how much retention his team will have concerning things they learned in May. He says the majority of his team will report in shape so he’s not worried...
