Wildcats Football Has Only Scrimmage Versus Mount Pleasant at The Prim Thursday Night
The Wildcats Football Team will have their one and only scrimmage Thursday night at 7 p.m. against Mount Pleasant at Gerald Prim Stadium. The 7 p.m. Varsity scrimmage will come after a JV and Freshman scrimmage starting at 5 p.m. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens described the scrimmage as like a game with controlled special teams. Tickets for the scrimmage cost #2 and must be purchased in advance on line at www.ssisd.net. This is an...
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Wants Defense To Be Good Tacklers, Play Fast, Produce Turnovers
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra is in his third season on the Wildcats’ football staff. Coach Guerra says by the time the Wildcats line up on defense at the Mount Pleasant scrimmage next week, he wants to see a unit that tackles well, plays fast and produces turnovers. Coach Alex Guerra He says the team did not have a good turnover ratio last season and he wants his current group to pick up the pace. He says due to...
Coach Owens Says Wildcats Are Now Ahead Of Where They Usually Are In August
Monday, August 10, the Wildcats’ football team began skills practices with continued strength work. The UIL is allowing this after the Wildcats, and other Class 5A and Class 6A teams, had their first practice date moved back to September 8. Sulphur Springs Wildcats Coach Owens likes the way the practices have started. He says the sessions are in the evening due to teacher in-service going on during the day. Coach Owens says...
SSISD Announces Plan For 2020 Wildcat Football Ticket Sales
Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb emailed what he called a bittersweet letter Wednesday morning to all Wildcats football fans concerning season tickets for home games this season, during the COVID-19 pandemic. With venue seating capacity limited to 50 percent per UIL, the district will not be able to offer Wildcat football season tickets for fall 2020. Sulphur Springs Wildcats Lamb reports usual season ticket holders...
Hopkins County Football Notes For Monday
Football practice gets underway Monday, Aug. 3, for all the teams below Class 5A and 6A. In Hopkins County, that mean’s Cumby and Como-Pickton. Cumby Trojans The Cumby Trojans are coached by Sulphur Springs’ native Charles Boles, who is in his first year as Trojans’ head coach. Cumby’s two-a-day practices are scheduled this week Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The Trojans are coming off of an...
Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Feels The Edge Is Beneficial For His Teams This Summer
Sulphur Springs Cross Country is another sport that became part of The Edge this summer. Cross Country Coach Wildcats and Lady Cats Head Coach Ross Hicks is beginning his 5th year in Sulphur Springs. In past summers, Coach Hicks would encourage runners to do some work during the summer on their own. Coach Hicks says The Edge has been an enhancement for his program. After months of staying home, Coach Hicks says, The Edge has given his...
The Edge Benefits Wildcats Tennis
In summers past, Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez, in his 7th year in Sulphur Springs, would busy himself by conducting tennis camps, most of them at the University of Texas in Austin. His Wildcats would have the summer off but he would occasionally let some of them know about various tournaments they could compete in. The Edge has predominately been a conditioning program for football players. However some athletes, both boys and...
The Edge For Football Continues Brief Hiatus
The Edge conditioning program continues on hiatus this week. After taking Friday, July 3, off last week, The Edge will also be off through Wednesday this week. The Edge for football at the SSHS Multipurpose Building will return on Thursday, July 9. There will be only 10 more sessions of The Edge, which wraps up on Friday, July 24. Unless the UIL changes its’ mind, football practice for the Wildcats, is scheduled to begin on...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Says DCTF Prediction For Wildcats Is No Big Deal
Being a veteran football coach, Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens says he does not get riled up by preseason predictions by so called experts. However, he is likely to use any less than flattering picks for motivational purposes. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football predicts the Wildcats will finished in 7th place in their 8 team district this fall. In response, Coach Owens remembers what he told...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Says He Sees Progress From Those Showing Up for The Edge
The Sulphur Springs Edge conditioning program is in its’ fourth week. Friday (June 26) , after three weeks of The Edge, Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens said yes indeed, he is seeing progress from the players who are regularly showing up for The Edge. He talked about players picking up some technical stuff in the weight room. Coach Owens said they are getting so much better. He said the key is the...
