EDGE Conditioning Concludes First Week
The first week of The Edge conditioning program concluded Thursday morning. For high school athletes, their last task was running up and down hills near the lake dam at Coleman Park. Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said Thursday was a good day. He said the first week was what he called semi-slow. Coach Owens said there was a lot of teaching of fundamentals on how to do drills as the athletes were working...
Day 2 of The Edge; Athletes Investing In Themselves
At the end of the second day of The Edge conditioning program Tuesday morning in the Multipurpose Building, Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron asked the athletes if they got better today. He said only they know the answer. Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens told them if each of their reps were done with their best effort, they can’t help but get better. He had them chant, Build My House....
140 Athletes Begin Edge Conditioning Monday
An estimated 140 athletes attended this summer’s opening session of the six-week Edge conditioning program Monday in the Multipurpose Building. After a warm up session, Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens minced few words as the laid down some ground rules. He explained that things would be done the coaching staff’s way. Coach Owens said those attending needed to show up on time. He said those...
The Edge Begins Monday at SSHS Multipurpose Building
Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens is a big believer in the importance of The Edge, a summertime conditioning program for athletes. The free program begins Monday morning at the Multipurpose Building. Coach Owens says the Wildcats are going to be very competitive and players need to show up in shape in August so he doesn’t have to deal with injuries all through the fall. Coach Owens says The Edge is a...
Wildcat Football Hosts Garfield High, Seattle, Washington in Renovated Prim Stadium; 2017 Football Schedule
The Wildcats 2017 Football Schedule, released Wednesday by Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens, includes an opponent making the longest commute in history to play the Wildcats. Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington has been scheduled for the first varsity game at the new, renovated Gerald Prim Stadium on Friday, September 8. The rest of the schedule of all Friday games mirrors last year’s schedule with...
Update on Renovation at SSHS Sports Venues
Wednesday morning Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens gave media members an update on renovation work at Gerald Prim Stadium and Lady Cat Park as well as plans for a new baseball field to be built near ECLC. He said Prim improvements will include replacing sod with artificial turf, redoing all the home side and installing new LED lights. Capacity should be 4,000 on the home side. The stands will include room for the band and drill...
SSHS Coaching Changes Set
Coaching changes tend to increase during the spring. This time of year, Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens is almost always busy filling coaching vacancies at middle school and high school. Coach Owens gave the latest news to media members Wednesday morning. Longtime Soccer and Cross Country Coach Andy Holt is heading to Frisco Wakeland to be head soccer coach. Coach Owens promoted Wildcats Assistant Coach Nicky...
SSHS Volleyball Coach Moves to Denton Braswell
Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens is once again in the market for a Head Volleyball Coach. Volleyball Coach Allison Irvin and her husband Football Assistant Coach Johnny Irvin both had resignations accepted by the Sulphur Springs School Board at Monday night’s meeting. Ms. Irvin has been hired as the Head Volleyball Coach at Denton Braswell, a new school set to open in August. Coach Johnny Irvin is...
Five Wildcats Named Academic All-State Football
Five Wildcats have been named to the Academic All-State Football team according to Sulphur Springs High School Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens. Owens released the list late Tuesday afternoon by email. Named to the list are: First Team: Cain Cody and Tanner Ramirez Second Team: Spencer Bramlett Honorable Mention: Alez Gamez and Dakotah Stalcup
Wildcat, Lobo Head Coaches Talk Friday Night
Wildcat football travels to Longview for the next to last game of the 2015 season Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. While the Wildcats are winless, the Lobos of Longview are planning playoff plans. They are at the top of the district list with Marshall and Texas High. If the Lobos win out they will share the district title. Wildcat Coach Greg Owens and Lobo Coach John King discussed the game this week with KSST Sports...
