Lady Cat Volleyball Plays Two Straight Road Games To Wrap Up First Half of District Play
Sulphur Springs once again hits the road, for two straight games this week. Lady Cat volleyball after the two straight district contests on the road wraps up the first half of their district season. Tuesday, Oct. 4 has Coach Dorner and her team travel to Texarkana to take on Pleasant Grove. The Lady Cats take on the Lady Hawks on their home court, as Pleasant Grove (3-0) remains the lone undefeated team in 15-4A. Sulphur Springs (2-1)...
Lady Cat XC Narrowly Misses Out on First Place Finish
Cross country Coach Ross Hicks and his teams headed to Grand Prairie Thursday, Sept. 29 to participate in the Ken Gaston Invitational. In their second-to-last meet prior to the district championship, Lady Cats XC again led the way at second with the men placing 10th Thursday. “We went in to it wanting to win, but when we learned we got second we were still very very excited,” Coach Ross Hicks said Friday. Getting second...
Volleyball Hosts Lone Home Match During First Half of District Play Friday
Coach Bailey Dorner and her team are excited for Friday’s match. Sulphur Springs has their one home game during the first half of district play Friday, Sept. 30 as they host North Lamar. The Pantherettes come into Friday’s game in the SSHS Main Gym 1-1 in district play. They fell in five at Pleasant Grove before sweeping Pittsburg Tuesday. Tuesday had volleyball on the road for the second-straight district game. And just...
Lady Cat Golf Finishes Two Strokes Back of First in Fall Opener
Monday, Sept. 26 had Lady Cat golf in Mount Pleasant for their fall opener. Sulphur Springs has just three competitions during the first semester, but even so, Coach Whitney Spigener and her squad made their opportunities count Monday, as they finished just two strokes back of host Mount Pleasant. “All the girls… they competed hard and played well,” the Lady Cat golf coach said following the victory. At their first...
Men’s Golf Recovers, Has Solid Day Two In Fall Opener
Before September comes and goes, men’s golf begins a condensed yet action-packed fall season. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 & 24, has Coach Jeremy DeLorge and his Wildcats playing at Buffalo Creek in Rockwall. At the invitational held last weekend, Sulphur Springs was the only 4A school. Schools that men’s golf played were, starting with 6A teams Rockwall, (Rockwall) Heath and Sachse. Last but certainly not least, 5A...
Lady Cat XC Wins 2nd Annual Wildcat Invitational
Lady Cat cross country won their first competition of the season, at home on Saturday in a course around the SSISD Athletic Complex. Three runners placed second through fourth. Sophomore Edith Martinez lead the way at second, coming in at 13:08.40. Freshman Jolea Moore continues to run well for the Lady Cats, finishing third at home Saturday and crossing the line at 13:22.9. Haylee Schultz got fourth for Sulphur Springs and came in...
Volleyball Beats Paris in Five, Hits The Road Again Tuesday
Sulphur Springs begins a long crusade through the first half of district play. Four of the first five games of district play are all played on the road for Lady Cat volleyball. Even with that, there is no doubt they will gladly take four of the last five at home to round out the regular season. The first of two straight road games, in Paris, had an overall young Sulphur Springs squad taking on a formidable foe in the Lady Cats. On the...
Wildcat Football Heads into District Play 4-1
Wildcat football used a big opening half to win 24-6 over Liberty Eylau. The defense allowed one score on the opening drive of the game, but thwarted any chance of comeback as Sulphur Springs forced a three-and-out, four punts, and stopped L.E. three times on fourth down. Three touchdowns and a field goal proved more than enough to win on Homecoming. After giving up the game-opening touchdown drive to the Leopards, Coach Brandon...
2022 SSHS Homecoming Royalty Announced
Homecoming mums, footballs, spirit items and other Wildcat gear washed the home side stands at Gerald Prim Stadium in Wildcat blue, sprinkled with gold and yellow as Sulphur Springs students, families and fans packed in to show support for the home team and see which of the 10 SSHS Homecoming nominees would receive crowns. All of the young ladies are to be commended for their support of each other and aplomb each showed when her name...
Meet The 2022 SSHS Homecoming Nominees
Sulphur Springs High School administrators this week introduced the 10 young ladies selected as the 2022 SSHS Homecoming Nominees. After a week of spirit activities, including a parade, the community will learn which of these seniors are selected as this year’s Homecoming Royalty during the pregame activities at Gerald Prim Stadium starting around 6:40 tonight (Sept. 23, 2022). During a special media event, each of the 2022 SSHS...