Big Week Next Week at SSHS
by Don Julien Next week (July 30-August 3) will be a big one at Sulphur Springs High School. Team tennis, volleyball and the band will begin practice for this season. There will also be camps for tennis and football. It’s also football season ticket week. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez, in his fifth season here, will be busy day and night next week. His tennis camps at the Wildcats Tennis Complex are scheduled on Monday...
7-on-7 Season Begins Tuesday at SSHS Multipurpose Building
The Wildcats’ football 7 on 7 team begins its’ season Tuesday (May 8) at the Multipurpose Building. Gilmer is coming to town. The 7 on 7 action is expected to start at around 5:30 p.m. The Wildcats will have seventh grade, eighth grade, JV and Varsity 7 on 7 teams. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young estimates the Wildcats may have as many as 100 athletes participating. Commerce and Rains are expected to...
Wildcat Susic Signs With East Texas Baptist University
After a while, Wildcats senior defensive lineman Vuk Susic began to feel he would not be hearing from any colleges interested in him as a college player. Then one day he heard from Northern Illinois and also from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. Susic decided to visit ETBU in Marshall and he said he liked the Marshall campus. Wednesday Susic announced that he would be going to ETBU to play college football. Susic said ETBU...
SSISD Sports Summer Camps Set
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens released the schedule for athletic sports camps coming up this summer on Friday. Camps begin the first full week of June with softball and baseball camps. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo’s Softball Camp is June 4-6 and the Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack’s Baseball Hitting Camp is June 5-7. The following week Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will have...
Fields of Faith Wednesday Night at Prim Stadium
The local Fellowship of Christian Students is sponsoring an event called Fields of Faith Wednesday evening at Gerald Prim Stadium. Guest speaker will be Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. Christian athlete and student groups are sponsoring the events at stadiums all over the country. Gates open at The Prim at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The program starts at 6:30 p.m. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says he has been involved with...
Coach Owens Comments on Pine Tree Loss
Some highlights and low lights from Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens on KSST and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show after the Wildcats 55-47 loss to Pine Tree at the Prim Friday night. Coach Owens said there was no lack of effort for the Wildcats. He said things are getting better. The offense started clicking in the second half. The defense started off terribly, got some stops later but again was plagued by...
Coach Owens Comments on Whitehouse Loss
On KSST and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens indicated he and his staff would be working long hours evaluating personnel to correct weaknesses that are plaguing the team this season. Coach Owens said the Wildcats defense had to play too many plays in Friday night’s 28-6 loss to Whitehouse. He said it was another sluggish night for the offense. Even though the defense...
Owens Talks Whitehouse at Weekly Media Meeting
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens talked about Whitehouse at his weekly media gathering Wednesday morning. In years past, playing Whitehouse was like looking into a mirror for the Wildcats. Offensive and defensive schemes for each team were similar. Coach Owens says both teams are still a lot alike on offense. One difference is that Whitehouse will now occasionally put their quarterback under center. The Wildcats never do that. Coach...
Owens Review Game on Saturday Morning Coach’s Show
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said his team still has a lot of work to do on a lot of things but he pointed out lots of positives in the Wildcats 42-21 win at Sherman Friday night. Coach Owens was on the KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. He said it was exciting watching the explosiveness of the Wildcats’ offense. The Wildcats had 480 yards of offense with 249 yards rushing and 231...
Wildcat Head Coach Owens Likes Senior Leadership on 2017 Team
For the second straight season, the Wildcats are preparing for their season opener with one less scrimmage and one less practice week due to having spring ball. Last year Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he wished he had a second scrimmage before the season started. This year he seems much more comfortable. He says spring football has been good for the Wildcats against this year. Coach Owens says when fall workouts started, he...
