Wildcats Basketball Beats Texas High and Claims 15-5A District Championship
Men’s basketball had a back-and-forth affair with Texas High Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Texarkana, but prevailed 62-53. “It was tough,” Coach Brandon Shaver said Wednesday after the win. The win over the Tigers completed the regular season for Sulphur Springs, capping off a 10-2 district record. Combined with Mount Pleasant’s (9-3) big win over Hallsville (9-3), the Wildcats are officially undisputed district...
Friday Game Day Has Basketball, Baseball, and Soccer On Deck
Friday, Feb. 11 has four teams in action: both soccer teams, baseball, and men’s basketball hosting senior night. With golf, tennis, and track and field all beginning their seasons next week, today is the least busy Friday game day over the next month. Men’s baseball is scheduled to host Terrell on this Friday game day. Coach Jerrod Hammack and his squad take on the Tigers at Wildcats Park. That scrimmage tees off at 6 P.M. ...
Lady Cats Basketball Season Ends With 29-26 Loss in Longview
Women’s basketball did everything they could to leave Longview with their heads held high and end their season on a good note. Unfortunately for Coach Erica Delley’s squad, it did not prove to be so as the Lady Lobos edged by Sulphur Springs 29-26 on Tuesday, Feb. 8 in Longview. The Lady Lobos held a six-point advantage heading into the second quarter at 13-7. The game would only get more tight from there. Coach Delley’s team...
Wildcats Basketball Gets Hard-Fought Win Versus Longview, 59-51
Men’s basketball held their second-to-last home game in the winter 2021-22 season and emerged victorious, beating Longview 59-51 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The first half proved to be tight, as did the entirety of Tuesday’s contest as Sulphur Springs went in to the locker room holding a 22-16 edge over the Lobos. Scoring opened up for both teams in the third quarter as the Wildcats outpaced Longview 22-17 to head into the final period...
Both Soccer and Basketball Teams in Action for Tuesday Game Day
For the second straight day, four teams are in action for Tuesday game day. Tuesday, Feb. 8 brings both basketball teams and both soccer squads in district play. The first team up on Tuesday is Lady Cats basketball, finishing out their season on the road in Longview. Last night the women’s basketball team hosted Senior Night, originally scheduled for last Friday, and fell to Hallsville 53-9 on Monday, Feb. 7. Coach...
Lady Cats Basketball Loses to Hallsville on Senior Night
Senior night did not go as planned on Monday, Feb. 7 for women’s basketball. The Lady Cats struggled to put buckets in, combined with a good press from Hallsville and Sulphur Springs fell to the visiting Lady Cats 53-9 on Monday, Feb. 7 in the SSHS Main Gym. “It didn’t go the way we wanted,” Coach Erica Delley said after the loss. “But I’m proud of my seniors, I’m proud that they stuck out...
Monday Game Day Brings Senior Night for Lady Cats Basketball, Golf and Baseball Spring Openers
Monday, Feb. 7 is a busy one for Sulphur Springs sports. Four different squads are in action for this Monday game day. Both golf teams had their usual early start, but today are in Rockwall for the Regional Preview to begin their seasons. Lady Cats golf had a solid fall season, placing third in all four of their fall competitions, including a contest at home in mid-October. Hosting a tournament on Oc. 18, both men and women’s...
Wildcats Basketball Wins in Hallsville, 52-49
Men’s basketball got a huge 52-49 victory in Hallsville on Saturday, Feb. 5. The loss for Hallsville is the first all season long for them at Bobcat Coliseum, dropping to 10-1 at home. Sulphur Springs winning over Hallsville also improves the Wildcats’ chances of finishing the regular season as district champs. After Saturday’s victory over the Bobcats (8-2 district), the Wildcats (7-2) are now one game back of first...
Wildcats and Lady Cats New 4A Districts Announced
On Thursday, Feb. 3 the UIL announced the new districts for Texas. Wildcats football now play in District 8-4A of Division I and play Anna, Mabank, Nevada Community, Paris and Kaufman. The new district for football has Sulphur Springs play two schools from East Texas (Paris, Mabank) and three more from the outskirts of the DFW metroplex in Anna, Kaufman and Nevada Community. For non-football sports such as basketball, the Wildcats and...
Tuesday Game Day Has Softball Teeing Off Pre-Season, Both Soccer Squads in District Play
Tuesday, Feb. 1 brings softball’s pre-season opener plus both soccer squads in district action. Both basketball teams are off Tuesday. Coach David Carrillo’s Lady Cats tee off their pre-season with Gilmer on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Lady Cat Park. That game tees off right here in Sulphur Springs at 5:30 P.M. Moving over to basketball, both teams are on a bye Tuesday, Feb. 1. Last Friday men’s basketball won big over Pine...
