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Wildcats’ Powerlifting Team Finished Third at Emory Rains Meet
Feb06

Wildcats’ Powerlifting Team Finished Third at Emory Rains Meet

The Wildcats’ powerlifting team finished third at a meet at Emory Rains Saturday. Wildcats Coach Casey Jeter said his team wanted to win the meet but he said it just shows you how competitive our area is in powerlifting. Still Coach Jeter said the Wildcats had a very good meet Saturday with some huge positives. Out of the Wildcats’ eleven team members, Coach Jeter said ten placed in the top five to score points. He said...

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24 Schools, 330 Lifters at SSHS Powerlifting Meet; Wildcats Finish Second
Jan31

24 Schools, 330 Lifters at SSHS Powerlifting Meet; Wildcats Finish Second

From all accounts, the Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet was a big success Saturday. The meet drew 24 schools and 330 lifters making it one of the largest in the state according to Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter. Coach Jeter expressed his thanks to all those who attended and to those that worked tirelessly to make it happen. The meet was certainly a success for the local lifters. The Wildcats finished second, just one point...

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Wildcats Powerlifting Takes First At Emory Rains
Feb02

Wildcats Powerlifting Takes First At Emory Rains

The Wildcats Powerlifting Team took first place at an Emory Rains Meet last Saturday. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jacob Alford said that ten members of his 11 man team earned medals and scored points. Three lifters won first place in their weight classes: Oscar Yanez in the 114 pound class, Joel Morales in the 123 pound class and Isaiah Neal in the 181 pound class. Coach Alford said his lifters were getting better at every meet. He...

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SSHS To Host Saturday Powerlifting Meet
Jan21

SSHS To Host Saturday Powerlifting Meet

An estimated 300 powerlifters from 25 to 30 high schools are expected to participate in the annual Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet that gets underway Saturday morning in the Multipurpose Building. Some girls teams will also participate. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jacob Alford says he’s excited about the meeting and he adds his team has been talking about it for awhile. The Wildcats will have 14 lifters at the meeting...

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Wildcat Powerlifting
Feb24

Wildcat Powerlifting

The Wildcats’ power-lifting team had four players earn medals at a Paris meet last week. This is the final week to qualify for the regional meet on March 7. Four to six Wildcats might end up qualifying.

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Powerlifting Team Finished Third in Emory Meet
Feb03

Powerlifting Team Finished Third in Emory Meet

The Wildcats’ powerlifting team finished third in a meet at Emory Rains Saturday. Seven Wildcats received medals and lots of them had personal bests according to Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jeremy Offutt. Taylor Ibarra was second in the 148-pound class and Colton Morrison finished second in the 198-pound class. Johnathan Alvarez was third in the 123-pound class and Isaiah Neal was third in the 198-pound class.

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SSHS Powerlifting Meet Last Saturday
Jan26

SSHS Powerlifting Meet Last Saturday

About 300 athletes, both boys and girls, competed in Saturday’s Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet. The Wildcats finished in 11th place. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jeremy Offutt said two Wildcats qualified for medals, Jonathan Alvarez, a freshman, finished second in the 123-pound class and Alex Gamez was fifth in the 220-pound class. Coach Offutt said several other Wildcats lifters just missed placing by just a few pounds. He noted...

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Sulphur Springs High School Will Host its’ Annual Powerlifting Meet on Saturday
Jan22

Sulphur Springs High School Will Host its’ Annual Powerlifting Meet on Saturday

Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jeremy Offutt expects to have 300 to 350 lifters at the annual Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet Saturday. Coach Offutt says the Wildcats should have 15 lifters including a couple of first time competitors. Veterans Jesse Ortiz and Scott Galarza are out with injuries. The action gets underway Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students.   I talked about the meet Thursday morning...

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Sulphur Springs High School Will Host its’ Annual Powerlifting Meet Saturday
Jan19

Sulphur Springs High School Will Host its’ Annual Powerlifting Meet Saturday

Sulphur Springs High School will host its’ annual powerlifting meet Saturday in the Multipurpose Facility. A lot of lifters are expected to attend. Meanwhile the Wildcats’ tennis team will open its’ season at home Thursday at 3:30 p.m. with a dual match against Mt. Pleasant.

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Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jeremy Offutt on the teams Opening Meet
Jan12

Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jeremy Offutt on the teams Opening Meet

Considering that the Wildcats’ powerlifting team included seven freshmen, their first meet of the season Saturday at Lindale went really well according to Coach Jeremy Offutt. Four lifters earned medals and the Wildcats finished ninth at the meet. Jonathan Alvarez was second in the 123-pound class, Colton Morris was third in the 198-pound class, Alex Gamez was fourth in the 220-pound class and Ian Blanch was fifth in the 242-pound...

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