Jerry Dale Knight
Our dear Lord lovingly called Jerry Dale Knight home in the early morning hours of April 11, 2021 at 6:24A.M. at his home in Sulphur Springs, Texas, comforted by his family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M. on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Please follow social distancing guidelines and wear a mask. Interment will follow at Daugherty Cemetery with Larry Neal, Ricky Rainey, John Rugg, Wes...
New Band Trailer A Big Hit During Ceremonial Reveal
Semi Dedicated To Past Staff, Students, Administrators Who Built The SSISD Band Program The Sulphur Springs ISD Band program’s new trailer was a big hit during the ceremonial reveal Wednesday evening. Lead by a police car, the blue and gold semi trailer rolled down Houston Street and into the visitor parking lot at Gerald Prim Stadium Wednesday evening, where it received applause and cheers from an ecstatic gathering. SSHS...
Como-Pickton FFA Chapter Recognizes Students At Virtual Banquet
The Como-Pickton FFA Chapter may not have all been able to gather together in the same building Tuesday night, but that didn’t stop them from holding their annual FFA Banquet. The CP FFA Chapter, working remotely put together a “virtual” banquet members could view online Tuesday night, April 28, on the chapter Facebook page to recognize and honor outstanding students. Kara Tifft, Presley Cummins Among only 60...
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Springs Huge Upset In Bi-District, Wins 3-0 Over Hallsville
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team, playing some of their best volleyball this year, shocked district champion Hallsville, 3-0 in a bi-district match at Tyler Junior College Tuesday night, Nov. 5. With a roster that featured lots of youth and playoff inexperience, the Lady Cats came out of the gate with laser focus and took charge of the match. The result was a stunning set one win, 25-8. Only senior Erika VanBenthem had ever been in a...
Lady Cats Volleyball Bi-District Match Versus Hallsville In Tyler On Tuesday Game Day
After missing out last season, the Lady Cats Volleyball Team returns to the playoffs Tuesday night, Nov. 5, with a bi-district match with Hallsville at the Wagstaff Gym at Tyler Junior College at 7:30 p.m. The Lady Cats are expected to have their hands full. The Lady Cats, as their district’s number 4 playoff seed, are matched up with Hallsville, the champion of District 16-5A. The Lady Cats have a season record of 23-17 after...
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Likes Underdog Role Against Hallsville in Playoff Match Tuesday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says she likes being the underdog. The Lady Cats, a district #4 seed, will take on district champ and 30 game winner Hallsville Tuesday (November 5) at 7:30 p.m. at the Wagstaff Gym at Tyler Junior College. Hallsville will come into the contest having won 13 straight district games. The Lady Cats enter the contest having gone 1-4 in the second half of district play including a loss at home to...
Lady Cats Volleyball Warm Up Results
Lady Cats Take Two Out of Three Sets Against Paris in Warm Up Match Friday The Lady Cats Volleyball Team prepared for the playoffs by playing three sets against Paris in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Friday. Paris took the first set 25-20 and then the Lady Cats won the next two, 25-18 and 25-20. The match was curtailed so Paris’ team could attend their football game. The Lady Cats face former district foe...
Wildcats Football at Kaufman and Lady Cats Volleyball at Home on Game Day Friday
The Wildcats Football Team plays their next to last district game of the season on this game day Friday (November 1) and they are going to a place they may have never been to before, Kaufman’s Lions’ Stadium. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens remembers the stadium from his days playing there as Lindale’s head football coach. A journey back into Wildcats Football records as far as 1956 when Sulphur Springs went into...
Lady Cats Volleyball To Play Old Foe Hallsville In Bi-District Tuesday Night
Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says the Lady Cats will be playing Hallsville in a bi-district match next Tuesday night, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Tyler Junior College. The Lady Bobcats are on a tear. They have won 13 straight district matches after losing their very first one this season. The Lady Bobcats are 30-12 for the season. The Lady Cats play a warm up game against Paris Friday at 4:30 p.m....
2019 SSHS Hall Of Honor Inductees Honored
Four record-shattering athletes were honored Friday, October 25th, by the Sulphur Springs High School Hall of Honor Committee. Doug Evans emceed the event as family and friends looked on. Past coaches and family members introduced each athlete and described the athletes achievements and records, which some may not ever be bested. Each recipient, truly humbled by the experience, thanked their family and friends, giving credit to that...
