Sports Summer Camps Next Week
Sulphur Springs ISD is offering football and tennis camps next week. Each will have two different sessions daily based on this fall’s student grade level. Wildcat Football Coach Greg Owens will have football camp Tuesday through Thursday in the Multipurpose Building. Boys entering the third through the eighth grades will have camp each day from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Cost is $45. There will also be a camp for Sulphur Springs...
The Edge Training Ended Thursday
The Edge conditioning program wrapped up its’ six week run Thursday morning in the Multipurpose Building. There were 24 workouts in all. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens said things went pretty well. He said he would have liked to have seen more athletes participate. Coach Owens said most of the guys he would be counting on in football showed up. He admitted being disappointed in some that stayed away. Coach Owens estimated...
Attendance at EDGE Increases
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens and his staff were pleasantly surprised Monday when the number of high school athletes attending The Edge conditioning program actually increased. Usually they see a steady decline each week from the first days. There were just over 100 athletes attending Monday including close to 30 girls. Included on the menu Monday were running of six 100-yard dashes with brief rests in...
7 on 7 Goes 2 – 2 in Gilmer Tourney
The Wildcats’ varsity 7 on 7 football team split four games in a Gilmer tournament last Saturday. In pool play, the Wildcats opened by defeating New Diana. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the team started slowly against Gilmer and then rallied but came up short, 38-30. The Wildcats then bounced back with a come from behind win over Tyler T.K. Gorman. The Wildcats advanced into the semifinals of the tournament...
Spring Practice Brings Benefits for Wildcat Offense
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says after two weeks of spring football, he would call it a success. He says the team is obviously ahead of where they usually are at this time of year due to the knowledge the players now have. Coach Young cites the large number of players getting reps. He says during the fall, the starters usually get most of the reps. He says coaches are getting a look at lots of players. Coach Young says...
Forest Gregg MVP Presented to Blackmon, Gatewood, Womack
The Forest Gregg Most Valuable Player Award is presented to SSHS student athletes. Gregg was a Wildcat football standout who went on to play for SMU and, best known for his days with the Green Bay Packers. Gregg later returned to SMU to revive the football program that had received the death penalty due to recruiting and player violations. Gregg MVP Brody Blackmon Wildcats’ golfer Brody Blackmon shares the Forrest Gregg MVP...
Cameron Fighting Heart Awards Presented to Outstanding Student Athletes
James Cameron Fighting Heart Awards were presented to Wildcat and Lady Cats student athletes Thursday night at the annual All-Sports Banquet. James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for Tanner Ramirez: Outgoing Wildcats Cross Country and Soccer Coach Andy Holt wondered where Tanner Ramirez found the time to excel in three sports and still rank #9 academically in his senior class. Ramirez not only ran cross country and played soccer but was...
Top Awards Presented At SSHS All-Sports Banquet
Golfer Brody Blackmon and track and cross country distance runner Jacob Gatewood shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat and volleyball and softball player Sarah Womack got the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat at the Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Thursday night. Football, soccer and cross country player Tanner Ramirez won the James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for a Wildcat. Basketball senior Lexie Moore and volleyball...
SSHS Volleyball Coach Moves to Denton Braswell
Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens is once again in the market for a Head Volleyball Coach. Volleyball Coach Allison Irvin and her husband Football Assistant Coach Johnny Irvin both had resignations accepted by the Sulphur Springs School Board at Monday night’s meeting. Ms. Irvin has been hired as the Head Volleyball Coach at Denton Braswell, a new school set to open in August. Coach Johnny Irvin is...
It’s Game Day!
It’s another busy Tuesday game day. Lady Cats soccer at regional quarterfinal, softball hosting Marshall, Wildcats baseball hosting Marshall, Golf teams in the second day of district tournament, and tennis in first day of district play. The Lady Cats’ soccer team will play Mansfield Legacy in a regional quarterfinal match in Terrell at 6 p.m. today. The Lady Broncos of Mansfield Legacy were the district champions in their...