Texas Rangers Baseball Playoff Schedule on KSST
Major League Baseball today announced the start times for Division Series games through Sunday, October 11th. KSST, a member of the Texas Rangers Network, will broadcast all Rangers games beginning with Thursday, October 8th. Thursday first pitch will be 2:37 p.m. Pregame will begin broadcast at 2 p.m. The Rangers are in Toronto for the first two games of the Wild Card series. Friday, October 9th, the Rangers first pitch is set for...
Wildcat Coordinators Ready for Whitehouse
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young is an optimist. Despite offensive play against Sherman he called frustrating, he found three positives: the Wildcats won, the offense performed the way they had to at the end getting two late scores and all the mistakes made were correctable. Coach Young says the Whitehouse game will come down to who makes plays. Young said the offense needs to get better with the details. He says the team...
Can you feel it?
My high school won nearly 9 football games during my 4 years of study. You might imagine my attitude was dismal. I attended the games because I played tuba in the marching band. I am not ashamed to admit than once the 4rd quarter started, and the band was dismissed, I left campus. Not here in Sulphur Springs, TX! I can honestly say that I have looked forward to tonight for several months now. Let’s play some football! Go...
Wildcat Defense Prepares for Heath Hawks
Wildcat Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron says the Rockwall Heath Hawks are extremely explosive on offense. The Wildcats face the Hawks Friday night at 7:30 in Prim Stadium. The Hawks use two different quarterbacks and run a spread offense. A slot receiver is used as a second running back but not out of the backfield. He is often in motion, can catch the ball well, and provides distraction to assist others to get open to receive...
“Updated” SSHS Band Practice Underway
Right now the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats Marching Band has about 135 members. That’s as large as it’s been in a long long time. Band Director Charles McCauley said it was uniform fitting day Wednesday morning. Band assistant Cyndi Welch does altering when needed. McCauley commended the attitude and work ethic of the band this year. Special staff has been brought in to assist with coaching various instrument...
SSHS Sports Camps Dates and Registration Available Here
Sulphur Springs High School will be offering a variety of sports camps this summer. Two are scheduled for next week. In addition The Edge conditioning program will again be offered. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens announced the scheduled times for various camps Tuesday morning. Owens said summer is always busy but many schedule their activities around the various camps offered. The Edge, a summer conditioning camp for incoming...
Summer Sports Camps Scheduled
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens has released a list of school sponsored sports camps for this summer. Baseball and softball camps are on June 9-11. Girls basketball camp is on June 22-25. Boys and girls soccer camp is on June 29-July 2. Boys basketball camp takes place July 13-16. Boys football camp and freshmen football camp are on July 21-23. Volleyball camps are July 27-29. Tennis camp is offered July...
SSHS All Sports Honors Announced At Annual Banquet
The athletic year for Wildcats and Lady Cats’ teams was relived Monday night at the annual Sulphur Springs All-Sports Banquet. Larry Pryor, a football standout and a solid baseball player, received the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat. Two Lady Cats, basketball star and volleyball player Desi Debase and softball standout and basketball player Kasey Moore shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat. Madeline Massey, a...
“Complete Update” Drowning Victim Perez Called a Special Type of Person
Memorial service for Isaac Antonio Perez, age 18, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday April 29, 2015 at Hopkins County Civic Center with Rev. Jeff Harris and Rev. Jose Pacheco officiating. Pallbearers will be Anibal Perez, Christian Perez, Angel Perez, Adrian Perez, Charlie Perez, Gustavo Ramirez, Jessie Ortiz, Alex Gamez and Landon Watkins. Honorary Pallbearers will be Sulphur Springs High School...
Wildcat Basketball Begins
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta expected eight football players to tryout for the basketball team Monday. Included are standouts from last year, Cain Cody and Jaylon Dugan. Dillon Carpenter was also on the varsity last year. Coach Cipoletta will have just over a week to mix in the football players with his current basketball players who have had two scrimmages. The Wildcats open the season November 25 at home against Wills...