Game Day: Wildcat Soccer Hosts First Home Game of 2019 Regular Season
The Wildcats’ soccer team has their regular season home opener on this Tuesday game day (January 8). The Wildcats face the Braves of Nevada Community at Gerald Prim Stadium. There will be a JV game at 5:30 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats come into the game with a 1-1 season record after two games in a Princeton tournament last week. The Wildcats lost to Celina, 1-0 and defeated Princeton,...
Soccer: Wildcat, Lady Cat Coaches Comment on Tournament Play
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Joel Bailey Comments on Terrell Tournament Lady Cats Soccer Coach Joel Bailey said the Lady Cats did not get the results they were looking for in a Terrell tournament last Friday and Saturday. The Lady Cats opened the tournament Friday with a 0-0 tie with Mesquite Poteet. Coach Bailey said Mesquite Poteet is a quality program and he added the tie left the Lady Cats feeling confident. Friday night the Lady Cats...
SSHS Soccer Practice Begins Monday
Both Wildcats and Lady Cats begin practice Monday Wildcats Alexi Upton has his first head coaching job as coach of the Wildcats. He says he is looking forward to the experience. He expects to be greeted by 70 to 80 players at the Wildcats first official soccer practice Monday. Tryouts will take place first to determine the 30 or so JV players and the 20 or so varsity players. This school year he has been working with players during...
SSISD Board Interact With 6-Year Old Students During November Session
It was another interactive night for the Sulphur Springs School Board as 6-year old students from Barbara Bush Primary, assisted by Janelle Safford, presented App Smashing using the Chatter Pix and See Saw apps. Students showed board members how to create in one app by drawing and coloring a turkey and moving the finished creation to the second app. In other action, the board heard the Financial Accountability Rating for 2017-2018 and...
SSHS Principal Driver Says He’s Blessed with a Great School and Excellent Staff
In a KSST Good Morning Show interview, SSHS Principal Derek Driver enthusiastically sang praises of the teaching and coaching staff, the administration and the student body at Sulphur Springs High School. He includes the community in contributing to that success, too. “Of the schools I’ve been associated with, Sulphur Springs has the most active community, parent and fan support I have seen”, he commented on the...
SSHS Band Prepare for Patriotic Celebrations
Sulphur Springs High School band students will be performing at several veterans related events this week. Monday night (November 5) at League Street Church of Christ, the Jazz Band will play at the Wal-Mart sponsored Veterans Program. Friday (November 9) on campus, the entire Wildcat Band will play at the Veterans Day ceremony in the main gym. Then Saturday morning (November 10), after Friday night’s on field performance at...
Duke In Third Year as Greenville Lion Head Coach
The Wildcats travel to Greenville Friday (October 26) for another big district football game. The Lions head football coach is Darren Duke, in his third year. Coach Duke was promoted in 2016 after his mentor Marvin Sedberry retired. Coach Sedberry hired Coach Duke as an assistant twice in Greenville and also at Dallas Carter and at Bryan. Coach Duke was also the first head football coach at Dallas Conrad. This season Greenville is 2-4...
Wildcat Marching Band Places Fourth at Prairiland
Wildcats Marching Band Director Spencer Emmert said Saturday was a great day at a Prairiland contest because the band didn’t get rained on and they were able to perform during prelims and finals. The Wildcats finished fourth at the contest. Emmert said the Wildcats Band received the top scores of straight ones and they also got lots of good comments from judges. Emmert said he challenged the band to step up during their finals...
Corsicana Coach Steve Hoffman Looks Forward to Battle for First Place at The Prim Friday
The Wildcats’ football team has a battle for first place in district Friday (October 19) night at Gerald Prim Stadium as they host Corsicana. The Tigers are 5-0 in district play and 6-1 overall. The Wildcats are 4-0 in district play and 5-0 overall. Corsicana’s coach is Steve Hoffman, in his sixth year as Tigers’ head coach. The Tigers only loss was in week one to Burleson Centennial, 28-26. Coach Hoffman said his...
UIL Regional Band Contest Moved to SSHS Multipurpose Building Tuesday; Wildcat Band Performs at 8:15 a.m.
Sulphur Springs High School’s Multipurpose Building will be the site of the UIL Regional Band Contest on Tuesday (October 16). The event was moved from Mount Plesant due to concerns about inclement weather. The Wildcats will perform at 8:15 a.m. Wildcats’ Marching Band Director Spencer Emmert calls this year the year of the gully washer with almost constant rain recently. Out of all the football game Friday nights and...
