Lady Cats Cross Country Wins Commerce Tigers Invitational, Wildcats Place 4th
Saturday proved to be a very successful day for Coach Ross Hicks and his cross country teams. In their first meet of the year, the Lady Cats ended up winning the meet and the Wildcats cross country team placed fourth in the Commerce Tigers Invitational held on Saturday, Aug. 21. The Lady Cats were firing on all cylinders, having five of six seven runners place in the top-25, including two runners in the top-4 of 40 qualifying runners....
Wildcats XC Prepped For First Invitational Of Season On Saturday
Coach Ross Hicks and his Wildcats cross country team are more than ready for their first invitational of the fall 2021 season. Last Saturday SSHS hosted an intra-squad meet for Wildcats XC to best get his team warmed up for meet-time action. Seven student-athletes make the varsity squad, both on the girls and boys cross country team, and Coach Hicks calls cross country one of the most fair sports one can find, due to the nature of...
Lady Cats Cross Country Wins First Ever District Championship and Wildcats Are 4th at Mount Pleasant Monday
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team won their first ever district championship and is headed to the Regional Meet after the 15-5A District Championship Meet in Mount Pleasant Monday. The Wildcats finished 4th but their top finisher, junior Evan Patrick, was 8th in the race to also qualify for the regional meet. The Lady Cats placed four runners in the top ten and all seven of their competitors were in the top 16. Once again the Lady Cats...
Lady Cats Cross Country Wins Commerce Invitational Meet Saturday With Wildcats Placing Third
In a final tune up before next Monday’s District 15-5A Cross Country Meet in Mount Pleasant, the Lady Cats took first place and the Wildcats were third at the Commerce Invitational Meet on Saturday, October 17. The Lady Cats competed in a two mile race and they were led again by freshman Haylee Shultz who was third overall with her best two mile time of 12:31.99. Sophomore Laney Hurst was fifth, Sophomore Mattie Bridges finished...
Cross Country Results: Lady Cats Finish 3rd, Wildcats 5th At Mount Pleasant Meet
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams competed Friday, October 2, at the Titus County Invitational in Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats placed third and the Wildcats were fifth. Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks billed the event as a district preview. The Lady Cats had just one district team ahead of them, Hallsville. Royse City was also ahead of the Lady Cats but they are not a district team. The Wildcats trailed...
DPS Investigators Arrest Sulphur Springs Man On North Carolina Warrants
Texas Department of Public Safety investigators arrested a Sulphur Springs man on four North Carolina warrants Thursday afternoon. No HCSO jail photo available for Jose Mejia Cruz Austin Brown and other DPS Criminal Investigations Division agents served Jose Cruz Mejia at 3:30 p.m. July 30, 2020 at a Fisher Street residence with four North Carolina warrants. The 49-year-old Sulphur Springs resident was taken into custody and booked...
CPJH Academic Awards Announced
Baxley, Monk Named Top 8th Graders While Como-Pickton Junior High was unable to host the 8th grade awards program scheduled earlier in the year to take place on May 18, school administrators and staff still recognized students accomplishments. CPJH Principal Cassie Bland announced this year’s CPJH Academic Awards recipients, including Top 10, perfect attendance and Honor Roll award recipients Monday. Top 10 Earning top honors as...
Wildcats are 5th and Lady Cats are 2nd at Royse City Track Meet Thursday Night
The Lady Cats Track Team placed second and the Wildcats fifth at a Royse City meet Thursday night. Eight teams competed. Wildcats Coach Matt Young said the talented field besides host Royse City included other good track programs like Garland Lakeview Centtenial, who won the meet, along with Ennis. He said some solid performances occurred. Lady Cats Coach Ross Hicks said the Lady Cats also faced two district foes, Royse City and...
Wildcats Track Team Finishes Second, Scores 120 Points, at Sulphur Springs Meet Last Friday
The Wildcats Track Team scored 120 points and finished in second place at the annual Sulphur Springs Meet at the high school track last Friday (February 28). Competing with the Wildcats were athletics from Athens, Lindale, North Lamar, Paris and Commerce along with a thrower from Rivercrest. This year the weather was pleasant. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young remembers temperatures near the freezing mark at last year’s meet....
Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams Compete at Lindale Tri-Meet Thursday
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams got a bit of an early start on track season by competing in a tri-meet at Lindale with Jacksonville Thursday. Both teams featured lots of young athletes so the relaxed atmosphere was a good way to ease into competition. There were no throwing events because the ground was too muddy. Jumping and running events were held. Matt Young returns as Wildcats Track Coach. He said sophomore Weston Fields,...
