Prim Opens With JV Football Thursday Night in Dress Rehearsal for Stadium
There will be Wildcats’ football at the renovated Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday night. The Wildcats JV will be playing Sherman’s JV team beginning at 6 p.m. The Sulphur Springs ISD received a certificate of occupancy for the stadium from the city of Sulphur Springs Wednesday. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens has indicated he wants to use the JV game as a dress rehearsal to check out the highly renovated facility....
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...
50 Wildcat Football Season Tickets Left as of 10 a.m. Wednesday
Wildcats’ football season ticket week coordinator Lynette King said the first person seeking a season ticket upgrade or additional tickets showed up at Sulphur Springs High School just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. Ms. King said they got what they were looking for. When the doors first opened at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in the high school Media Center, Ms. King said there were 25 to 30 ticket holders who had renewed their tickets earlier...
Wildcats Football Season Ticket Sales Begin Monday
Next week is season ticket week for Wildcats’ football fans. It will take place at the Media Center at Sulphur Springs High School. Patrons are asked to enter the high school at the Connally Street entrance. Current ticket holders can renew their tickets Monday and Tuesday. Hours will be 8:15 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Those who do not renew their tickets by the end of the business day Tuesday will lose their tickets. Ticket holders...
Wildcats Football Season Tickets On Sale July 31st-August 4th
Sulphur Springs High School Administrative Assistant Dwayne McMeans has announced that Wildcats Football Season Ticket Week will be July 31 through August 4 at the high school Media Center. Hours will be 8:15 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:15 a.m. until noon Friday. This year’s season tickets will be for games at highly renovated Gerald Prim Stadium with a new artificial turf field, state-of-the-art press box...
Wildcats 7-on-7 Seeks to Qualify for State Tourney Friday in Rowlett
The Wildcats 7 on 7 football team has one last tournament to qualify for next weekend’s 7 on 7 state championship tourney. Friday (June 23) the Wildcats chase their dream at a Rowlett state qualifier tournament. To qualify, the Wildcats must win their pool and one more game. Four teams will qualify for state out of the 32-team field at Rowlett. The Wildcats pool includes Tyler Lee, Richardson Pearce and Denison. The Wildcats...
Meador Joins Wildcats Coaching Staff
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he has hired former Lindale Head Football Coach Mike Meador to be a part of the Wildcats’ coaching staff. Coach Meador was a coordinator at Lindale when Coach Owens was head coach there. In 2006, when Coach Owens came to Sulphur Springs, Coach Meador was elevated to head coach at Lindale. He just recently resigned at Lindale. Coach Meador will replace Johnny McSheffery, who has moved over...
Wildcats Register 2-1 Record at Gilmer 7-on-7
The Wildcats varsity 7 on 7 team played their first games of the season Saturday at Gilmer and won two and lost one. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said Sulphur Springs brought lots of athletes on varsity and JV high school teams and four middle school teams. The Wildcats’ varsity opened with a 19-18 win over Lindale. Trailing at the end, the Wildcats made a two point conversion to win as quarterback D’Corian...
Legendary SSHS Football Coach James Cameron Named to Texas High School Coaches Hall of Honor
Legendary Sulphur Springs football coach James Cameron has been named to the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor. The late Coach Cameron capped his coaching career with six stellar seasons in Sulphur Springs. Between 1989 and 1994, his Wildcats’ teams captured four district championships and shared two others. His 1993 and 1994 teams both played until the regional quarterfinal game. Coach Cameron’s 1991...
Darrow Signs Letter of Intent to Play Football at Navarro College
Wildcats Offensive Lineman Jessy Darrow signed a letter of intent to play college football at Navarro College in Corsicana. Darrow said he had a goal to play college football. He said the Bulldogs sent him an e-mail inviting him to visit their campus and he took them up on it. Darrow also said he liked what he saw. He said he liked the coaching staff and the town of Corsicana. The 6-foot-4, 310 pound Darrow moved to Sulphur Springs...
