Wildcat Football Season Tickets on Sale July 30-August 3
Football Season tickets for the 2018 Sulphur Springs Wildcats’ home football games go on sale July 30-August 3, according to SSHS Administrative Assistant Dwayne McMeans. The packet of five home games will be $50 for the chair-back seats and $40 for the new rail-back seat section. The only Wildcat scrimmage this year will be vs. Liberty Eylau on Thursday, August 23, at Gerald Prim Stadium. Home games at Prim include Lovejoy, Terrell...
Wildcats Conclude 7-on-7 Season
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said he saw some things at the Wildcats final 7 on 7 football tournament that should serve them well this fall. The Wildcats played well for the most part Saturday at a state qualifier in Rowlett winning two of three games in pool play but they did not advance to the finals. The Wildcats were unable to overcome a slow start in their first game against Coppell. Coppell advanced from pool play...
Spring Football Creating Competition; Kickers Perfecting Their Game
After day after day of spring football featuring lots of emotion, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens same things dragged a little bit Wednesday (May 9), the eighth day of spring workouts. Coach Owens speculated that higher temperature may have been a contributing factor. He said his coaching staff is doing a good job of creating competition this spring with situational stuff like blitzing or third and long setups. Coach Owens said...
Wildcats Improved in 7-on-7 Play Against Gilmer Tuesday
The Wildcats’ 7 on 7 football team opened their season Tuesday evening (May 8) against Gilmer in the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said more than 100 Wildcats who will be seventh graders, eighth graders, JV players and Varsity members got to throw and catch for two hours. Coach Young noted that the Buckeyes are talented with tall and long receivers who expose your...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Receive Major Awards at All-Sports Banquet
Major awards were all shared at the 2017-2018 Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Monday night (May 7). Football, baseball and track athlete Ryan Humphries and football player and powerlifter D’Idrec Dugan were co-winners of the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat. Track, volleyball and basketball player Imani Taylor and Volleyball and basketball player Kaylee Jefferson shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat....
Spring Football Provides Clear Picture for Wildcat Defense
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron says he wants to get a clear picture of what he has on defense during spring football so that he can build off of that during the fall. Coach Abron says he has also moved some players into new positions and he is interested in how they do. He says he lost some good players who were senior last year but he says he is excited about some of the returners he has. Coach Abron says his players...
7-on-7 Football Begins Tuesday At Home Against Gilmer
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the Wildcats’ 7 on 7 football team will begin play next Tuesday at home against Gilmer. He says close to 100 Wildcats in varsity, JV, eighth grade and seventh grade will participate. Next week Commerce and Emory Rains will come to play. Coach Young says the Wildcats will go to their first tournament, at Gilmer on Saturday, May 26. He says the Wildcats will go to a couple to state...
Young Focuses on Offensive Pace During Wildcat Spring Football
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young wants to return the Wildcats to an offensive pace similar to what former Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Jeff Riordan referred to as the NASCAR Offense. The NASCAR offense was a big part of the Wildcats State Title run in 2008. The increase in pace is one of the goals for Coach Young and it will be an emphasis during spring workouts. However Coach Young said the ultimate goal for the offense...
Wildcat Spring Football Begins Monday; Ends With May 18th Spring Game
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens put out some more information on spring football this week. It begins next Monday (April 30) and will run Monday through Friday for three weeks. It ends with the spring game tentatively set for Friday, May 18. Coach Owens says all the dates for spring ball are tentative due to other events and activities. He says the Wildcats will have two opportunities to work out each day: during the school day...
Soccer: Open Date Friday; Wildcats, Lady Cats Defeat Texas High Tuesday
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins on Win at T High Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins liked his team’s 3-0 victory at Texas High Tuesday night even more than their 10-1 home win against the Tigers last month. This time Coach Wiggins said the Wildcats didn’t surrender a goal. They were also protecting just a 1-0 lead for most of the game. The Wildcats added two more goals in the final 15 minutes of the game. Axel...
