Five to be Inducted into SSHS Wildcat Hall of Honor
Five former Sulphur Springs High School athletic greats will be honored Friday, October 5, with induction into the SSHS Wildcat Hall of Honor. The honorees include Jack Sickles, Class of 1933; John Holloway, Class of 1991; Mark Sevier, Class of 1992; Jay Paul Gordon, Class of 1995; and Melissa McSheffery Knezevic, Class of 2004. The public is invited to the reception and induction ceremony, which...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Receive Major Awards at All-Sports Banquet
Major awards were all shared at the 2017-2018 Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Monday night (May 7). Football, baseball and track athlete Ryan Humphries and football player and powerlifter D’Idrec Dugan were co-winners of the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat. Track, volleyball and basketball player Imani Taylor and Volleyball and basketball player Kaylee Jefferson shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat....
Cumby’s Ashley Haygood Named ‘Community Hero’ by Chicken Express
After Cumby High School Senior Ashley Haygood graduates this Spring, she plans to continue the momentum she has built with a goal to pursue and complete a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. With a stellar high school career in sports and in the classroom, Ashley was noticed for the impact she’s made on and off the field of play. In March 2018, Lone Star’s Nick Bolton and Cumby High School’s Ashley Hagood were selected as...
Dugan, Blanch Qualify for State Powerlift Meet
Two Wildcats’ powerlifters qualified for the state meet at a regional meet at Lindale Saturday. D’Idrec Dugan won the 242 pound weight class to qualify. Ian Blanch finished third in the 242-pound weight class but will go to state for lifting the qualifying weight of 1500 pounds. Three other Wildcats scored points. Alex Rodriguez finished third in the 123-pound weight class. Joe’ell Morales was third in the 132-pound...
10 SSHS Powerlifters Qualify for Regional Meet
The Wildcats’ powerlifting team qualified ten lifters and an alternate for the Regional Powerlifting Meet Saturday (March 3) in Lindale. At Lindale, the top two lifters in each weight class will qualify for the state meet. The top five lifters in each class get points for their team. Wildcats qualifiers include Trenton Johnson, ranked 7th in the region in the 114 pound weight class, Alex Rodiguez who is 4th in the 123-pound...
Wildcat Defensive Lineman Dugan Named to AP All-State Football Team
Wildcats senior defensive lineman D’Idrec Dugan has been named to the Associated Press Sports Editors All-State Football Team as an Honorable Mention selection. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said it was a great honor adding any time one is recognized by those guys it is a big deal. Coach Owens said he was proud of Dugan and what he has done for the Wildcats. Coach Owens called Dugan a tremendous player, a great leader with...
Brayden Lynn Withrow
Funeral services for Brayden Lynn Withrow, 16, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 31, 2017 at the Cooper High School Gymnasium with Bro. Lonnie Sanders and Coach Green officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Coach Justin Collard, Taylor Knickerbocker, Tyler Knickerbocker, Lawyer Wright, Andre Smith, Brayden Watkins, Trenton Blundell, and Mitchell Green serving as pallbearers....
Wildcat Powerlifters Competed at State Tourney
Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter said he couldn’t be prouder of his two junior lifters who competed at the State Powerlifting Meet at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene Saturday. Coach Jeter said Cor’Tavius Pruitt in the 181 pound weight class and D’Idrec Dugan in the 220 pound weight class pushed themselves to really compete at the meet. He said both lifters attempted bench press weight levels they had...
Lady Trojans Tie for First at State Powerlift Meet
When the Cumby Lady Trojans Powerlifting headed to Waco for the state meet on Saturday, March 18, They took four qualifiers to state. As a team the Lady Trojans tied for first place with Irion County. Irion was named first based on more first place lifts. The Lady Trojans earned second place as a team. Cheyenne Jones a junior in the 105 lb weight class earned her third state medal placing 2nd at the meet with her personal best total...
Two SSHS Power-lift Team Members Qualify for State; Two Others Qualify as Alternates
At the regional power-lifting meet in Lindale Saturday, the Wildcats finished fourth as a team, two Wildcats qualified for the state meet, and two others earned alternate status at state. Junior Cor’Tavius Pruitt had an incredible meet. He qualified for state by winning the 181 pound weight class. Pruitt also received awards for Outstanding Squat and for Outstanding Tournament Lifter. Junior D’Idrec Dugan in the 220 pound...
