Ten Wildcat Powerlifters Qualify for Regional
Ten Wildcats’ powerlifters have qualified for Saturday’s regional meet in Lindale. The qualifiers are Alex Rodriguez and Oscar Yanez in the 114 pound weight class, Cason Goodson in the 132 pound weight class, freshman George Greenway V in the 148 pound weight class, Carson Bridges in the 165 pound weight class, Cor’Tavius Pruitt, Vincent Morales and Isaiah Neal in the 181 pound weight class, D’idrec Dugan in...
Wildcats Baseball Practice Begins
Friday marked the first day for practice for the Wildcats’ baseball team. Friday morning, Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack anticipated a chilly outdoor practice after school at Eagle Stadium since the Multipurpose Building is unavailable due to Saturday’s Powerlifting Meet. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats have a lot of questions to answer after a disappointing season last year. The Wildcats ended up out of the...
Annual SSHS Powerliftilng Meet Saturday
The annual Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet takes place Saturday at the SSHS Multipurpose Building. Weight-ins for lifters will begin at 6:30 a.m. Saturday according to Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter. They will wrap up at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast will be available in the morning. The first event, squats, begins at 9 a.m. Bench press competition will follow. Coach Jeter said after a lunch break, dead lift competition will take...
Wildcats Power-Lifting Team Opens Season Saturday
The Wildcats’ power-lifting team opens their season Saturday at an 8:30 a.m. meet at Lindale, weather permitting. Casey Jeter is the new Wildcats Power-lifting Coach. Jeter was a power-lifter at Lindale High School. His coach was Greg Owens. Jeter was a 4 year qualifier for the Regional Meet and a 2 time state qualifier. Jeter said he was ranked #1 in state in his weight category his senior year but ended up finishing fourth....
SSHS Coaching Changes Set
Coaching changes tend to increase during the spring. This time of year, Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens is almost always busy filling coaching vacancies at middle school and high school. Coach Owens gave the latest news to media members Wednesday morning. Longtime Soccer and Cross Country Coach Andy Holt is heading to Frisco Wakeland to be head soccer coach. Coach Owens promoted Wildcats Assistant Coach Nicky...
Salute to Excellence: 2016 Awards Assembly Presents $1.5 million in Scholarships
Scholarships and Awards totaling near $1.5 million were handed out Thursday night at the 2016 Awards Assembly in the Sulphur Springs High School varsity gym. The annual awards night recognized academic and athletic achievements that garnered both monetary reward and state and regional recognition. Top graduates were recognized including 23 students in the top 10% of their class and 16 students in the top 10% who participated in a UIL...
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...
Freshman Powerlifter Morales Has More State Meets In His Future
Wildcats freshman powerlifter Joe’ell Morales had a tough day at the State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene Saturday. Morales bombed out while lifting in his very first category, the squat, in the 123-pound weight class. Lifters are not allowed to continue after a bomb out. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jacob Alford predicted that Morales would return to the state meet, perhaps for three more years. He said Morales would return...
Wildcats Finish Third at Paris Track Meet
The Wildcats’ track team scored 82 points and finished third at a Paris meet last Thursday. The Wildcats JV team was second in the JV Division. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said conditions were rough due to a 25-mile per hour wind that blew throughout the meet. In field events, Derrick Weeks threw the discus 136 feet, his best throw of the year. Coach Young said Weeks has been improving about ten feet a week and has now put...
Cumby’s Bailey Braddock Places First as State Champion Powerlifter in Her Weight Class
Bailey Braddock, Cumby Senior Powerlifter, placed first in state in her weight class. Braddock and her team mates placed seventh as a team. Braddock lifted a total of 900 lbs to take the title in the 165 Weight Class. She has competed in powerlifting since the 8th grade. Braddock is an all-around student-athlete at Cumby. She is a cheerleader, catcher for the softball team, volleyball, She did not play basketball this past season to...
