Wildcats Team Tennis Wins Season Opener
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad opened the season Tuesday with an 11-8 non-district win over Mt. Pleasant on the road. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was especially impressed with freshman Jonah Kirkpatrick who teamed with senior Jesse Allen to win a boys number 1 doubles match and he also won his singles match as well. In fact, all the boys won their matches. Veteran girls Karolina Espinoza and Jaspyn Johnson, who played...
Game Day: Lady Cats Volleyball at Home; Wildcat Team Tennis on the Road
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad begin the regular season on this Tuesday game day. The Lady Cats open at home while the Wildcats are on the road. The Lady Cats play the Sherman Lady Bearcats at 3 p.m. in Wildcats Gym. Later Sherman will face North Lamar. Then at around 5 p.m., the Lady Cats will face their old rival the North Lamar Pantherettes. Both of today’s foes are former...
SSHS Team Tennis Set to Travel Next Week
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez had to content with several players who were unable to show up for the first day of team tennis practice Monday morning. They missed a dual session. It started bright and early Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. with running at the high school track. Later the players in attendance had challenge matches to determine seeding for early matches. The Wildcats play two road matches on Tuesday, August 9. They...
Volleyball and Team Tennis to Start
Sports activity for the fall semester at Sulphur Springs High School will begin Monday as the Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad will have practice. The Lady Cats’ volleyball team will have sessions Monday from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. and then from 9:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The new Lady Cats volleyball coach is Justin Maness, who was the Head Volleyball Coach at Paris Junior College for...
Wildcat Tennis Camp Begins Week of Training
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez welcomed youth students into his five-day tennis camp for boys and girls Monday at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. Several younger kids entering kindergarten through the sixth grade showed up early Monday morning for an 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. session. Older kids, those that will entering the seventh through the twelfth grade, participated in a session from 10:30 a.m. until...
Sports Summer Camps Next Week
Sulphur Springs ISD is offering football and tennis camps next week. Each will have two different sessions daily based on this fall’s student grade level. Wildcat Football Coach Greg Owens will have football camp Tuesday through Thursday in the Multipurpose Building. Boys entering the third through the eighth grades will have camp each day from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Cost is $45. There will also be a camp for Sulphur Springs...
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...
Wildcats Tennis Have Success in District Consolation Bracket
The Wildcats’ tennis team did not have anyone qualify for the regional tournament at the district tennis tournament Tuesday and Wednesday in Texarkana. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said all his teams and players lost in the first round with the exception of the boys doubles team of Harrison Harbin and Blaine Flemens who defeated a Pine Tree team. Harbin and Flemens lost in the second round to a Texas High duo that ended...
Wildcat Coach Pleased With Tennis District Draws
Wednesday, district tennis coaches convened to conduct the draws for the two-day District Tennis Tournament coming up beginning Tuesday in Texarkana. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was pleased with opponents his players drew to start with in the tournament. The lone exception was a Wildcats mixed doubles team that will face a top Longview team in the opening round. Most of the Wildcats will see opponents from schools such as...
Wildcats Tennis Continues Preparing for District
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said his players really competed at the Longview Lobo Invitational last week. The tournament, played on a windy day, featured more than twenty teams including Longview, Texas High, Lufkin and Kilgore. Coach Martinez said all his players made the top twelve in each division and most finished up in the top eight. Coach Martinez said he continued to be pleased with the improvement in the boys doubles...
