Lady Cats Cross Country Finishes 3rd, Wildcats 12th or 13th at First Meet of the Season at Hallsville Last Friday
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team finished 3rd and the Wildcats were around 12th or 13th at the teams’ first meet of the season at the XC Invitational in Hallsville Friday. The teams competed in heats. When results of the heats were combined, the Lady Cats trailed only Jacksonville and Lufkin. The Lady Cats were second in their heat. Lady Cats freshman Hailey Schultz was the team’s top finisher ending up second in the heat....
Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks Gives Early Assessment Of This Year’s Varsity Team
By Don Julian, KSST Sports Director Sulphur Springs High School and Middle School cross country runners continue to gather at Gerald Prim Stadium early weekday mornings as they prepare for their first meets in Hallsville on Sept. 9-11. During a recent interview, Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks discussed this year’s varsity team. Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks He said the Lady Cats are expected to be led by two...
Extra Summer Work Benefits Cross Country Athletes
This has been a longer than normal year for summer before-school running for Wildcats and Lady Cats’ middle school and high school cross country athletes. Sulphur Springs Coach Ross Hicks notes that normally, by now, his teams would have already had some meets. Still, Coach Hicks says he feels the extra running time has been beneficial for his teams. Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks He says his summer numbers have...
Sulphur Springs Cross Country Athletes Prepare For Fall Season
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams, including middle school athletes, continue to prepare for the upcoming season by getting a lot of running in early most mornings. The athletes, under Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks, are currently running from 7:15 a.m. until 8:30 a.m., at least right now. Coach Hicks will be involved in teacher in-service beginning Thursday, August 6. He says he will move up the...
SSISD High School and Middle School Cross Country Athletes Attend The Edge at Prim Stadium
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks is offering The Edge conditioning program Monday through Thursday from 7:15 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. The program began Monday (June 8). Coach Hicks said some 30 to 40 high school runners and 15-20 middle school athletes attended daily during this week. He said the athletes showed up with great attitudes ready to run. Coach Hicks said he and his assistant coach...
Wildcats Edge Conditioning Program Opened Monday With Emphasis On Player Safety
By Don Julian This year marks the 15th year Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens has had The Edge conditioning program during the summer. This year’s program, which opened Monday, June 8, at the Multipurpose Building, looked quite different in this age of the coronavirus. Sulphur Springs High School Multi-purpose Building Some 45 incoming 11th and 12th graders were in attendance for the day’s first session that ran from...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks Has Results From Monday’s Regional Run
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team finished 17th out of 24 teams, and the Wildcats were 18th at the Region II Class 5A Championship at the Jesse Owens Sports Complex on Monday, Oct. 28. SSHS Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said the weather was perfect for running Monday which resulted in fast times. The Lady Cats finish was two spots better than last year according to Coach Hicks. He said senior Sydney Washburn talked with him and...
Big Day For Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams
At the UIL Region II Class 5A Cross Country Championship on Monday (October 28), the Lady Cats got 17th place and the Wildcats finished 18th. The event was held at the Jesse Owens Sports Complex in Dallas. The Lady Cats qualified for the regional event with a second place finish at the district meet in Mount Pleasant on October 9. The Wildcats qualified by finishing third. Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks is expected to have much more...
Lady Cats are Fourth and Wildcats Fifth at Final Tune Up Thursday Before District Meet Next Week
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams had one final meet Thursday before their District Meet next Wednesday in Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats finished fourth out of thirteen teams and the Wildcats were fifth out of 14. The competition took place at Lindale at the old Garden Valley Golf Course. Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said the course was hilly, challenging and perhaps a bit longer than most based of...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Cross Country Teams Have Final Tune Up Thursday Before District Meet Next Week
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams have their final competition before next week’s district competition in Lindale on this game day Thursday, Oct. 3. The Wildcats and Lady Cats will be running on a course at the Garden Valley Golf Course. District competition takes place next Wednesday at Mount Pleasant. Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said the teams recently cut down some on the mileage they...
