Coach Talk: Wildcat, Lady Cat Soccer
Wiggins on Forney Tourney Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said normally in the past when the Wildcats went to the Forney tournament, they hoped to split their games due to the tough competition there. The Wildcats came close to that last week winning two games and losing three. Two good Class 5A teams played well against the Wildcats Thursday and they lost to West Mesquite and Forney. Coach Wiggins said his team studied tapes of...
Game Day: Wildcat and Lady Cat Soccer in Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams begin the regular season Thursday (January 4) in separate tournaments. The Wildcats are competing in a three day Forney tournament. The Wildcats played West MesquiteThursday morning. A match against Forney started at around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Both West Mesquite and Forney are teams the Wildcats could possibly face in bi-district playoff action. Friday the Wildcats will play Royse...
Wildcat, Lady Cat Soccer Update
Wildcats Soccer Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins, in his second year as head coach, and four of his senior players were guests on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show this past Saturday (December 30). Coach Wiggins commented on the team’s scrimmages and he discussed the team’s season opening tournament at Forney that gets underway Thursday. The Wildcats defeated Royse City, 1-0 in...
Game Day Scrimmages: Wildcat, Lady Cat Soccer
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams play their second scrimmage of the season on this Friday (December 29) game day. The Wildcats were in Kilgore. They had a JV match there Friday morning and the varsity got underway at 12:30 p.m. Thursday evening (December 28) the Wildcats JV and Varsity scrimmaged Royse City at a chilly Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats will conclude the scrimmage portion of their schedule with their...
Humphries in 2017 Elite Prospect Scouting All-American Game New Year’s Eve
Wildcats senior quarterback Ryan Humphries is participating in the 2017 Elite Prospect Scouting All-American Game being played at AT&T Stadium New Year’s Eve in Arlington beginning at 7 p.m. The game pits players from Texas against Louisiana. Players are checking in Thursday(December 28) and are picking up uniforms.Practices are set for Friday and Saturday at noon at Pioneer Heritage Middle School in Frisco. A meet and...
Game Day: Soccer Scrimmages Set for Prim Thursday
Today (December 28) is a good day to get a preview of Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams on this Thursday game day. Both teams’ varsities and JVs are playing in scrimmages at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Lady Cats JV, coached by Ross Hicks, got their scrimmage underway against Paris at 1 p.m. Thursday. The Lady Cats’ varsity, coached by Joel Bailey, have a match against Paris that will follow at 2:30 p.m. It’s...
Wildcat Soccer Begins Practice
The Wildcats’ soccer team has their first day of practice Monday (November 27). Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins is in his second year as head coach and he says he is looking forward to the first workout. He says 28 players are hoping to make the varsity and 30 are trying out for the JV. Coach Wiggins says he expects to have 23 or 24 players on varsity. He says about half of those are returners and half are new to varsity....
Lovejoy Head Coach Resume Includes UT Quarterback; Offensive Coordinator for Southlake Carroll, UNT
The Wildcats play Lovejoy Friday at Prim Stadium in a bi-district match and the Leopards head coach is Todd Ford, in his second year. The former University of Texas quarterback in the `90s was the offensive cooordinator for Coach Todd Dodge at Southlake Carroll and the University of North Texas. Coach Ford also built the program at Round Rock Cedar Ridge leading them to the playoffs for three straight years before coming to Lovejoy....
SSHS Marching Band, Jazz Band Perform at Veteran-Related Events This Week
Members of the Wildcats Marching Band will be busy at veteran-related events this week. The Jazz Band will play at the annual Wal-Mart salute to veterans at League Street Church of Christ Monday night. The band will also be involved in the Sulphur Springs High School reception and assembly for veterans Friday starting at noon. The assembly begins at 1 p.m. Band Director Charles McCauley said some band members would be serving as color...
Greenville Lions’ Coach Calls Friday Night at Prim Biggest Game for Lions in 13 Years
It’s Greenville at the Wildcats Friday night (November 3) at Prim Stadium on Senior Night. These are a new bunch of Greenville Lions. They are winning. The Lions are 5-3 this season and are fighting for a playoff spot with a 2-2 district record. Their head coach is Darren Duke, in his second year. Coach Duke replaced his mentor Marvin Sedberry, who hired Duke to be his defensive coordinator four times: twice at Greenville and...
