Lady Cat Soccer First Day of Practice with New Head Coach
The Lady Cats’ soccer team had their first day of practice for this season Monday (November 27). Long time Lady Cats Assistant Coach Joel Bailey is now head coach replacing Jesus DeLeon, who went to Texas High. Coach Bailey also served as interim head coach in 2009 after the resignation of Martin Bryant. Coach Bailey says he doesn’t plan a whole lot of changes. He admits he may do some tinkering. Coach Bailey says he liked...
Wildcat Soccer Begins Practice
The Wildcats’ soccer team has their first day of practice Monday (November 27). Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins is in his second year as head coach and he says he is looking forward to the first workout. He says 28 players are hoping to make the varsity and 30 are trying out for the JV. Coach Wiggins says he expects to have 23 or 24 players on varsity. He says about half of those are returners and half are new to varsity....
Wildcats Soccer Youth Camp Underway
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins had a good number of young soccer players turn out for night one of his four night boys and girls soccer camp at the Multipurpose Building Monday night from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.. The camp runs through Thursday evening. There were about 60 kids entering kindergarten through the seventh grade and about a dozen older kids who will be entering the eighth or ninth grade. Coach Wiggins said he enjoyed...
Thornton Wins 5K Milk Run
Landan Thornton, 16, was the overall winner of the 5K Milk Run Friday evening during Hopkins County Dairy Festival Activities. Thornton’s time was 17:43.1 for a 5:43 mile. Second overall was Ross Hicks, 26, competing in the Male age 19-29 Division. Hicks pace was 5:53 per mile for an 18:13.4 over-all time. Adrianna Proffit, 15, was the Female Overall Winner with a time of 22:50.3 for a 7:22 per mile pace. In the female Divisions:...
SSHS Top 12 Sports Stories of 2016
I’m Don Julian, KSST Sports Director, and just for fun, here are my top bakers’ dozen local sports stories for 2016. Number 12, the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams, under new Coach Ross Hicks, go to the regional meet again after solid performances at the district meet. Number 11, freshman Wildcat Powerlifter Joe’ell Morales goes to the state meet in early April after qualifying at the regional meet....
Former Wildcats, Now Coaches Train 88 Soccer Campers
Eighty-eight kids from those that will be entering kindergarten to those entering their senior year attended the first night of a four-night SSISD boys and girls soccer camp Monday night inside and outside the Multipurpose Building. The camp will continue evenings from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. through Thursday. Running the camp is new Wildcats Head Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins. Camps can include varsity players as long as outsiders are...
Former SSHS Athletes Return to Teach and Coach in SSISD
Two former Sulphur Springs athletes have new positions with the SSISD after they were approved by the School Board Monday night. Former Wildcats soccer player and distance runner Ross Hicks, who has been a PE teacher and coach at the Middle School, has been hired by Athletic Director Greg Owens as the Wildcats Cross Country Coach. Hicks will also be a Wildcats Soccer Assistant Coach and he be a Special Ed teacher at the High School....
SSISD Board Says “Good-Bye”; Steps toward the Future
When the Sulphur Springs School Board met Monday night, it was a time to say “good-bye” and a time to look to the future. Randy Reed was honored for his years of service in administration and the board heard reports regarding a teacher training experience being offered locally that could be expanded to include regional schools in the local summer training. It was Reed’s last school board meeting. The Assistant Superintendent’s long...
New Teacher Orientation Tuesday; Three Added Monday at Board Meeting
Sixty-eight (68) new teachers in the Sulphur Springs ISD attended orientation Tuesday at the district’s Administration Building. Randy Reed, Assistant Superintendent, conducted the orientation. (see video below). During Monday night’s school board meeting three new teachers were hired and some assignments were changed. New Professional Personnel Steven Futch History/Coach Middle...
2023’s Most and Least Federally Dependent States – WalletHub Study
With the tax filing deadline drawing near but some states receiving far more in federal aid than they pay in taxes, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for 2023’s Most & Least Federally Dependent States, as well as expert commentary. This report illustrates the extent to which states are independent economically. In order to identify which states most and least depend on federal support,...
