Following Review of the Video , Coach Calls It A Good Day
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens watched video of Friday’s first day in pads practice and then declared it a good day. The team’s top units went at each other in pads head to head. Coach Owens said the defense dominated on inside running plays by the offense. He said the offense also had a good day. Coach Owens said he believed they only had to punt once. Coach Owens said the offensive line lacked some proper techniques...
The Edge Ends for SSHS Athletes
The Edge conditioning program, which ran for a total of six weeks, ended for this summer Thursday morning. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens was busy pouring over attendance figures for The Edge Thursday morning. He said The Edge was good and the kids did great. Coach Owens admitted it was a weird and longer than usual summer that made it necessary to put a two-week hiatus into The Edge’s schedule between week four and week...
Cameron Enshrined in THSCA Hall of Honor; Holt Receives State Championship Ring
Former Wildcats Football Coach, the legendary James Cameron, was enshrined into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor at a ceremony Wednesday in Houston. Among those in attendance was Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens. Former Cameron assistant Joey Florence, who Coach Cameron correctly predicted would one day win the state championship, spoke on behalf of the late Coach Cameron. Former...
Week Five at The Edge
Thursday marked the end of week number five of The Edge conditioning program. 20 workouts have been done. There is one more week of four workouts to go. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said week five started off really strong but attitudes dropped off a little bit on Thursday. He called Thursday one of the slowest moving days he’s seen at The Edge. Coach Young blamed the heat and the fact it was day 20. He...
The Edge Resumes With Solid Varsity Turnout
Because of a longer than usual non-school summer schedule, this year’s The Edge conditioning program was designed with a two-week break in it. Some wondered if athletes would come back after such a break. The Edge for high school students resumed Monday morning (July 24) with good numbers. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young called the turnout outstanding and said it matched the kind of participation seen back in...
Phase One of The Edge Ends; Resumes in Two Weeks
Thursday morning at The Edge conditioning program marked the end of phase one for high school athletes and the completion of The Edge for middle school athletes. After a two-week hiatus, The Edge for high school athletes only will resume on Monday, July 24. At the end of The Edge for high school athletes Thursday morning, Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens told them they had a good first four weeks. He encouraged...
Over 110 Attend The Edge Monday
The Edge conditioning program drew pretty good numbers Monday morning considering it was the day before the fourth of July holiday. Close to 90 athletes attended The Edge for high school students and another 25 showed up for The Edge for middle school athletes. Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said he was very pleased with the turnout. He did note that turnout was light for girls. Coach Owens said it was pretty...
SSHS Top 12 Sports Stories of 2016
I’m Don Julian, KSST Sports Director, and just for fun, here are my top bakers’ dozen local sports stories for 2016. Number 12, the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams, under new Coach Ross Hicks, go to the regional meet again after solid performances at the district meet. Number 11, freshman Wildcat Powerlifter Joe’ell Morales goes to the state meet in early April after qualifying at the regional meet....
Homecoming Foe Whitehouse Holds Edge in Rivalry
At his weekly media gathering Wednesday morning, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said the Wildcats had a great team meeting Monday. A central message was that players need to focus on analyzing themselves to correct their mistakes and get better. Coach Owens said players were challenged including seniors who may have just seven games left to play.Homecoming was discussed along with the legacy of great Wildcats’ players of the...
Friday Scrimmage Location Depends on Rain
As much as Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens would like to scrimmage Liberty-Eylau Friday at Gerald Prim Stadium, he said if rain continues the scrimmage would be moved to the Multipurpose Building field. He doesn’t want to start football season with a torn up field at Prim Stadium. The football field inside the track, is being worked on and Coach Owens described it as mushy. It is being prepared to be home for soccer teams...
