Four SSHS Sports Programs Begin The Edge Next Week
Next week (June 7-10), four Sulphur Springs ISD sports programs begin The Edge conditioning program with sport-specific skills work. In addition, there will a sports camp for tennis. Football, cross country, and boys and girls soccer start The Edge. The Edge will continue Mondays through Thursdays for six weeks ending July 15. The Edge for football takes place in the Multi-Purpose Building. The first session, for entering 10th through...
Chamber Connection – June 2: Are You Ready For Stewstock 2021?
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce It may be June, but plans are already being made for the 52nd World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 23. The plans include the contest to select the official logo that will go on posters, T-shirts and promotional materials for the contest. The logo contest is now open and will close July 2....
SSHS Athletic Director Greg Owens Announces Winners of Gregg MVP and Cameron Fighting Heart Awards
During events at SSHS Thursday (May 20), Athletic Director Greg Owens announced the 2020-2021 winners of the Forrest Gregg MVP Award and the James Cameron Fighting Heart Award. Two Wildcats and a Lady Cat received the Gregg MVP Award: Nylah Lindley, Kaden Wallace and Ryan Carrillo. Lindley was a standout in volleyball, basketball and softball. Softball accolades have not yet been announced but Lindley was 1st Team All District...
Sulphur Springs School Boards Approves Coaches Changes Submitted by AD Greg Owens
Meeting Monday night (May 10), the Sulphur Springs School Board approved several coaching changes submitted by Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens. Current Middle School PE Teacher and Coach Easton Silman is moving over to the High School to be a Social Studies Teacher and Assistant Football Coach. The board accepted the resignations of two current coaches. Leaving are Varsity Football Cornerbacks Coach and Assistant...
Former Wildcat Ryan Humphries and His Sam Houston State Bearcats Enter Playoffs Saturday
Sulphur Springs’ sports fan Tory Humphries passes along some news concerning the Sam Houston State Bearcats’ football team. Humphries son, Ryan, plays for the Bearcats. He says the Bearcats just finished their football season with a 6-0 record and they are the champions of the Southland Conference. The Bearcats enter the NCAA FCS Division I Playoffs as the #2 seed nationally. Sam Houston opens the playoffs Saturday (April...
William “Ryan” Miller
Memorial service for William “Ryan” Miller, age 29, of Yantis, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Community Bible Fellowship Church with Rev. Paul Pogue officiating. Ryan passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Medical City of Plano. He was born on December 6, 1990 in Sulphur Springs, the son of William Ray Miller and Tracy Michelle Mays Potter. He married Victoria Jessalyn Arredondo on May 5, 2019 in...
Volleyball District 15 Standings With 2 Games Left
Wildcats Football Head coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens sent KSST radio 5A Region II District 15 volleyball standings as of Monday, Nov. 9, 2020: District 15-5A Volleyball Standings 2020SCHOOL WINSLOSSESSulphur Springs91Texarkana83Hallsville74Longview64Pine Tree37Marshall37Mt. Pleasant010Note: Table does not include Overall Win/Loss Record The Lady Cats volleyball team still has two games left to play in the regular season;...
Corsicana Head Coach Hal Wasson Challenged with Injuries, Coronavirus Issues and Low Participation Numbers
In a football season during the age of coronavirus, Corsicana Tigers Head Football Coach Hal Wasson is battling lots of injuries, coronavirus issues and lower than usual participation numbers for football. Coach Wasson, in his second season in Corsicana, says it’s been an unusual season to say the least. He says everything seems backwards. He says he is blessed with good kids in his program. Coach Wasson says he has had to rob...
Volleyball: Lady Cats Host Hallsville Lady Bobcats
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team has a big district match at home on this game day Friday, Oct. 16. The Lady Cats host the Hallsville Lady Bobcats. The Lady Cats’ varsity will play first starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Main Gym on the campus of Sulphur Springs High School. That match will be followed by a JV Blue contest at around 5:30 p.m. with a JV Gold match at around 6:30 p.m. The Lady Cats varsity enters tonight’s big...
Tickets Purchases For Homecoming Game To Be Automatically Refunded
All tickets purchased for the Oct. 9 canceled Homecoming game will be refunded automatically over the next few business days. Anyone who does not receive a refund by Tuesday, Oct. 13, may call Marci Owens at 903-885-2153 regarding the refund, Sulphur Springs ISD administrators noted in a release Friday morning. Even though Sulphur Springs is not having the Homecoming Game tonight, Oct. 9, fans may still purchase a football...
