Coach Owens and Football Edge Continue Building on Progress After Week 2
On Thursday, June 17, we met up with Wildcats head coach Greg Owens to discuss how the Edge has gone for him and his squad as the second week of Edge has concluded. Coach Owens said he still wishes more students would participate in the summer strength and conditioning program, but recognized that so many student-athletes are still away on vacation, participating in a summer sports league, or away on a church camp. The Wildcats...
Wildcats 7 on 7 Goes 1-2 in State Qualifier Tournament Last Weekend in Tyler
Matt Young Last weekend about 18 students travelled to Lindsay Park in Tyler for the state qualifier for 7 on 7. While the Wildcats were able to win one game last Saturday, they dropped two games to be eliminated from the tournament. In spite of this, Wildcats offensive coordinator Matt Young called Saturday a “good day.” The Wildcats opened up their state qualifying tournament with a game against Corsicana, with Sulphur...
Wildcats Soccer Getting in Morning Practices During The Edge
On Wednesday, June 16, we met up with Wildcats soccer coach Alexi Upton to discuss how The Edge was going for his program. In its second week, Coach Upton said men’s soccer has averaged about 20 participants, give or take. According to Coach Upton, about 60 kids are in the soccer program, so about 1 in 3 kids are at the Edge as of the first two weeks. “It isn’t perfect,” Coach Upton said about his numbers,...
Wildcats Basketball, Lady Cats Basketball and Lady Cats Volleyball Begin The Edge Monday
Three more SSHS sports teams begin The Edge on Monday (June 14): Wildcats Basketball, Lady Cats Basketball and Lady Cats Volleyball. New Wildcats Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver will conduct The Edge in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. Athletes entering 7th through the 9thgrades will have The Edge from 8 A.M. until 10 A.M. and players entering 10th through 12th grades will do The Edge from 10 A.M. until noon. The six week...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Athletes are Getting in Morning Runs During The Edge
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks says summer running is vital for his teams. He says starting in August right before the first meet is just too late. Some Cross Country runners are participating in The Edge. It got underway Monday (June 7) as athletes gathered at Gerald Prim Stadium and then took off for a run. Coach Hicks says he was pleased with attendance as 23 high school and 19 middle school runners showed...
SSISD Hires Pine Tree Coach as Wildcats Head Basketball Coach
Meeting Thursday (June 3) at noon, the Sulphur Springs School Board approved the hiring of Brandon Shaver as the new Wildcats Head Basketball Coach. Coach Shaver has been the Head Basketball Coach at Longview Pine Tree for the past 2 seasons. A native of New Diana, Coach Shaver was also a head coach before that at Grand Cane Central High School near Shreveport. Coach Shaver spent 12 years as an assistant coach at several Louisiana...
Some SSHS Sports Camps Get Started Tuesday Along With The Edge For Wildcats Tennis
The summer sports calendar at Sulphur Springs High School gets underway in a big way Tuesday (June 1). There will be three sports camps starting as well as The Edge in tennis. Camps include a combined volleyball and girls basketball camp for one price as well as baseball camp and softball camp. All three camps will run Tuesday through Thursday. The combo volleyball and girls basketball camp will take place at the Main Sulphur Springs...
Wildcats 7 on 7 Team Has Tough Night Tuesday Against Strong Lindale and Gilmer Teams
The Wildcats 7 on 7 Football Team played two rugged opponents at Gerald Prim Stadium Tuesday evening and came out on the short end of the scoreboard both times. Both Lindale and Gilmer played in the State Championship Game in their respective class this past season with both losing. So needless to say the Wildcats had their hands full Tuesday. Against Lindale, the Wildcats scored on their first possession to even the game at 7-7. The...
Wildcat Offensive Lineman Somjai Pryor Signs to Play Football at Kansas Wesleyan University
Wildcats senior Somjai Pryor, a member of Coach Greg Owens’s football team, signed a national letter of intent Thursday, Apr. 15 to play football at Kansas Wesleyan University. Pryor is the son of Ayana Pryor and Lewis Harrison. The left tackle of Coach Owens’s offensive line, Pryor said that he sent his film to the Kansas Wesleyan coaching staff, and shortly thereafter was given an offer to join the Coyotes on a football...
Former Wildcat Triston Abron is New AD and Head Football Coach at Pittsburg
Sulphur Springs native Triston Abron has been hired as head football coach and athletic director at Pittsburg. The Pittsburg School Board approved the hiring of Coach Abron at a special meeting Thursday (March 25). Coach Abron comes to Pittsburg after one season at Mexia. Coach Abron’s Black Cats made the playoffs and made it into the Area round before they had to end the season due to coronavirus. Coach Abron spent two years at...
