A Farewell to Coach Jeff Chapman
The chance of be a girls’ athletic coordinator was an opportunity former Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman could not pass up as he decided to head to Paris from Sulphur Springs recently. During an interview Wednesday (June 27) morning, Coach Chapman said the girls athletic coordinator opportunity was exciting. He will also be the Paris Head Girls Basketball Coach. He said he had thought about the coordinator’s job before...
New Coaches at SSHS and SSMS
After the Sulphur Springs School Board approved all the coaches he had recommended, Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens provided more information on the new hires Monday afternoon (June 25). The Wildcats new football Defensive Coordinator is Alex Guerra. Coach Owens said he has known Coach Guerra for a long time. He said Coach Guerra comes to the Wildcats from Nevada Community, where he was Defensive Coordinator and Inside...
Summer Filled with Coaching Replacements at SSHS
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens has been busy as coaching vacancies have cropped up this summer. At a recent SSISD board meeting, the board approved Alexander Guerra as football defensive coordinator and PE Coach. Coach Guerra comes from Nevada Community where he was Defensive Coordinator and Inside Linebacker Coach. He replaces Triston Abron who left to become the head coach at Paul Pewitt. At a board meeting Monday, the board...
SSISD Sports Summer Camps Set
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens released the schedule for athletic sports camps coming up this summer on Friday. Camps begin the first full week of June with softball and baseball camps. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo’s Softball Camp is June 4-6 and the Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack’s Baseball Hitting Camp is June 5-7. The following week Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will have...
Three SSHS Student Athletes Sign Letter of Intent
Abron Signs With Seton Hall During a Colorado tournament involving her traveling softball team, Lady Cats outfielder Alyssa Abron received a scholarship offer to play softball from Seton Hall. Abron was a freshman at the time but she committed to the South Orange, New Jersey Big East university. That long time commitment became final Wednesday morning as Alyssa Abron signed a letter of intent. The signing was attended by quite a few...
Coaches Pleased With Continuing Improvement
WILDCATS BASKETBALL Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta saw lots of signs that his team used last Friday’s loss to Mt. Pleasant as a learning experience moving forward. He said the team hopefully either wins or learns from a loss. Tuesday night the Wildcats won at Greenville, 84-54. Coach Cipoletta said his team played really well on both sides of the ball. He said the Wildcats executed on offense a lot better Tuesday than...
SSHS Top 12 Sports Stories of 2016
I’m Don Julian, KSST Sports Director, and just for fun, here are my top bakers’ dozen local sports stories for 2016. Number 12, the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams, under new Coach Ross Hicks, go to the regional meet again after solid performances at the district meet. Number 11, freshman Wildcat Powerlifter Joe’ell Morales goes to the state meet in early April after qualifying at the regional meet....
SSHS Coaches Offer Youth Sports Camps
Again this summer, the Sulphur Springs ISD will offer sports camps in baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, football and tennis. Two camps will be offered next week. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack will offer baseball hitting camps Monday through Wednesday mornings in the Multipurpose Building. One camp is for youngsters entering first through the third grades and there is another for children entering fourth...
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...
