Wildcat Athletes Have Signed Letters of Intent to Continue Their Sports Activities at the College Level
April 24, 2025 – Several Sulphur Springs Wildcat athletes have signed letters of intent to continue their sportsactivities at the college level. Wildcat football player … defensive end Nathan Andrews .. will compete for Hendrix College in Arkansa. Wildcat wide receiver Wyatt Watson will play Football for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene Kaden Mitchell, the quarterback on the Wildcat football team and a pitcher and third...
2024 Wildcat Hall of Honor Inductees – Induction Ceremony Scheduled for October 11th
October 5, 2024 – Four former Sulphur Springs Wildcat greats – two All-State players who were integral in the 2008 state football championship, the first NFL player from SSHS and a state tennis qualifier — will be inducted next Friday in the Wildcat Hall of Honor. Going into the prestigious hall will be 2010 graduate and All-State football player Bryant “Day Day” Jackson, 2011 graduate and two-sport All-Stater Fernando...
Blaze Buddy Campers Blaze Camp Experience
July 5, 2024 – Our Blaze Buddy campers will get a Blaze Camp experience of their very own! Blaze Buddy Camp will be held 3 days from 9:00am – 11:30am. Blaze Buddy Camp is for all campers K-8th grade. Come join the Sulphur Springs Blue Blazes in My Blaze Era Buddy Camp 2024!!! Where: Sulphur Springs High School GymCampers will meet at the Cafeteria entrance(Houston Street side) for registration and check in. When: July 29,...
Blaze Buddy Campers Will Get a Blaze Camp Experience
July 5, 2024 – Our Blaze Buddy campers will get a Blaze Camp experience of their very own! Blaze Buddy Camp will be held 3 days from 9:00am – 11:30am. Blaze Buddy Camp is for all campers K-8th grade. Come join the Sulphur Springs Blue Blazes in My Blaze Era Buddy Camp 2024!!! Where: Sulphur Springs High School GymCampers will meet at the Cafeteria entrance(Houston Street side) for registration and check in. When: July 29,...
Four Sulphur Springs ISD Athletes Signed
February 9, 2024 – Four Sulphur Springs athletes signed letters of intent on national signing day. Brady Driver, the Wildcats quarterback and the most valuable player in District 8-4A, Division 1 last season, has signed with Lamar University in Beaumont, an F-C-S football school in the Southland Conference. Austin Chaney, a defensive back on the Wildcat football team and a first-team all-district player, has signed to play at...
SSHS Athletics Prepare to Induct Three into Wall of Honor
Three former Sulphur Springs High School athletic greats will be inducted into the Wildcat Hall of Honor during a pre-game reception and on-field presentation before the Sept. 15 football game. All-State offensive lineman Mason Y’Barbo, Division I athlete Fred McGill and tennis state qualifier Betty Sue Chubb Gooch have earned recognition in the Hall of Honor A reception will be held in their honor beginning at 5:15 p.m. Friday, Sept....
SSHS Wildcat Band Recognized For Achievement At State Marching Contest
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band members gathered around the courthouse steps this week to receive special recognition from Hopkins County Commissioners Court. Then, later that night, band leadership was also recognized by Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees for the Wildcat Band’s achievement at the state marching competition. Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band gather for the reading of a proclamation recognizing...
SSHS Wildcat Band Headed To State UIL Marching Contest
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band is headed to the State UIL Marching Contest. After a fantastic send-off from parents and fans, the SSHS Wildcat Band not only advanced from the preliminary round of competition at 5 p.m. to the UIL Area Finals at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, but earned second place Oct. 29, 2022, at Lindale High School Stadium. That ranking is high enough to advance the SSHS Wildcat Band to the UIL State Marching...
Winter Squash – Delicious & Nutritious
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] This time of year, many folks are gathering for football-watching parties, high school sporting event celebrations (by the way, congratulations to the Sulphur Springs Lady Wildcats Cross Country team for qualifying for state!), and autumn get-togethers with friends and families. And of course,...
Oct. 19 Chamber Connection: Stew Festival Includes A Concert, Kids Zone, Vendors Market
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Now is the time to get your tickets before the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank, on Saturday, Oct. 22. Marking the stew grounds on the northwest entry to Buford Park stands a huge stew pot, a tribute to our Hopkins County heritage and home of the World Championship cooking...
