SSISD Band Prepares for UIL Competition
Contests help bands prepare for important UIL competition. Perhaps the most important benefit of a contest to a band director and his band is the judge’s comments. Wildcats Band Director Charles McCauley said the judge’s comments at a Texas A&M-Commerce contest Saturday were outstanding. He said he used them to tweak the band’s show on the practice field Monday night. McCauley also used a clinician to evaluate...
SSISD Band at Northeast Texas Marching Festival
The Wildcats Marching Band will compete in its first contest of the season Saturday. They are going to the Northeast Texas Marching Festival at Texas A&M-Commerce. The band will perform at 3:30 p.m. and may perform again at night if they make the finals. 22 bands will be there including some who were state finalists last year. Band Director Charles McCauley said it would be a good test for the band. McCauley explained that at this...
Pine Tree Coach Kerry Lane
The Wildcats’ football team plays Pine Tree Friday at The Prim as district play begins. Pine Tree’s Head Football Coach is Kerry Lane. He’s in his second year as the Pirates’ head coach. Lane is originally from Union Grove, near Longview. He came to Pine Tree from the Gilmer staff. His Pine Tree has gone 0-4 in non district games this season. Coach Lane said the first two losses to Jacksonville and Pittsburg...
Paris Coach Sees Potential in His Team Going Into Friday Night’s Game; Paris Won Last Year
The Wildcats host Paris Friday night at The Prim for Homecoming. Steve Hohenberger is in his fifth year as Paris Head Coach after a long tenure as an assistant and head coach at Irving Nimitz. His Paris team is 1-1 so far this season with a 47-20 win over Terrell and a 45-13 loss last week to Pleasant Grove. Last year Paris had a good run in the playoffs and Coach Hohenberger feels they have the potential to do that again. However he...
What Might Have Been; Lady Cats Face Hallsville at 4 p.m. Friday
Nineteenth century American poet John Greenleaf Whittier once penned the proper sentiment for Tuesday night’s Lady Cat 3-2 loss at Texas High. “For all sad words of tongue and pen. The saddest are these. It might have been”. The Lady Cats were poised to win in Texarkana when the Lady Tigers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. In set five, the Lady Cats had a 12-9 lead when a timeout was taken. Coming out of the break, Lady...
Lady Cats Volleyball Open District Tuesday Night at Texas High
Instead of having an open date last Friday, the Lady Cats’ volleyball team ended up playing Pleasant Grove. It was all a part of Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness getting his team ready for district play, which begins this week. The Lady Cats defeated Pleasant Grove, 3-1 in a tough, hard fought match. Coach Maness says he knew Pleasant Grove is a good defensive team and he wanted to see how the Lady Cats’ offense...
L-E Provides Good Test According to Wildcat Offensive Coordinator Young
Some former Wildcats’ football stars showed up to watch the current Wildcats practice outside in the heat Monday afternoon. Observing were quarterback of the state champion Wildcats Tyrik Rollison along with former NFL player Kennan Clayton and former receiver Boo Evans and former safety Sharard Timmons. While the former players watched, the Wildcats continue to prepare for their first and only scrimmage this season at...
Defensive Coordinator Abron Calls Wildcat Defense “Confident”
The mention of the Wildcats’ football team putting on pads for practice for the first time Friday night brings a smile to the face of Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron. He says the two below stuff is over. Coach Abron envisions the sound of pads and helmets coming together. He says the excitement will begin. Coach Abron says now the kids can get physical and get after each other. He anticipates the Wildcats top...
Offensive Coordinator Likes Team’s Energy
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young likes what he is seeing from offensive players so far. The Wildcats completed a third day of practice without pads Wednesday evening outside the Multipurpose Building. Coach Young says he loves the kids’ energy. He says Monday was an especially good day. He says there was a dip Tuesday. Coach Young says Tuesday wasn’t bad. It just did not match Monday. He says players rebounded...
Storytime for Athletes at The Edge
From the beginning of The Edge conditioning program, Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens has been reading a page or two a day from a book to the athletes. The book is entitled, Chop Wood, Carry Water. It features a Samurai archer. Coach Owens said he heard about the book at a clinic presented by SMU Football Coach Chad Morris. Coach Owens picked up a copy of the book and he liked it’s messages for...
