Area Sports
Tigers, Tigerettes compete in tournaments
Tigerettes By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Tigerettes started the Brownfield/Seminole tournament Thursday (March 5) playing Fort Stockton, losing the game with a final score of 8-6. Alexis Rubio pitched. KK McCord had a double and a homerun. Madi Englund had two doubles. Later that evening, the Tigerettes played Muleshoe and won with a final…
Read MoreTigerettes place 5th in tough San Angelo Tourney
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigerette softball team has several ups and downs this past week, but overall rounded it out with a fifth place finish in the San Angelo Tournament. The team first traveled to Midland Feb. 25 to play Midland Lee, winning 13-6. Head Coach Brandon Langston was happy with the…
Read MoreTiger baseball goes 4-2 in opening days of season
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigers, coached by Dilon Chancellor, kicked off their baseball season the last few weeks. The Tigers played a series of games, starting the season off with a 4-2 record. “I think our team right now is building something special,” Chancellor said. “These boys have bought into the program.”…
Read MorePowerlifting qualifies several for Regional round
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Powerlifting team is sending some heavy lifters to the Regional Meet again this year. Their goal: to get to the State Powerlifting Meet, where Josh Chavarin competed last year. Head Coach Jeff Caffey said there were four girls who will be lifting in Regional. They are Alice Cogburn,…
Read MoreTigerette golf places 3rd in Coahoma Invitational
The Slaton Tigerette Golf team placed third at the Coahoma Invitational Monday afternoon (March 2) at Comanche Trail Golf Course in Big Spring. They enjoyed competing on a new course. (Submitted photo)
Read MoreTrack performs strong at WT Classic
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tiger and Tigerette track teams competed in the West Texas A&M High School Classic Saturday (Feb. 29) at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. There were many big schools at the event. Boys meet Tiger Head Coach Jacob Dangerfield said the team did well overall. “We ran in…
Read MoreTigerette basketball ends season on high note
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigerette basketball team may not advance past District this year, but they ended their season on a positive note with a 50-19 victory over the Roosevelt Lady Eagles Tuesday (Feb. 11). Coach Tiffany Potts said while she was disappointed their journey didn’t last longer, she was proud of…
Read MoreTigers win back-to-back games in District play
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigers won both away games last week against Roosevelt and Brownfield. They beat Roosevelt 68-51 on Tuesday (Feb. 11). Leading scorers were Quevon McDaniel with 25 and Breadan Gibbs and Treven Baker with 10 each. Also scoring were Hudson Sackett scored nine points and Kevondrick Gober and Camryn…
Read MoreSoftball starts quest for new goal with scrimmages
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM It may have been a frigid 30 degrees outside Thursday (Feb. 13), but the Slaton Tigerette softball team was heating up the diamond in their scrimmage against Dimmitt. Head Coach Brandon Langston said they have been practicing since Jan. 24, with 15 girls playing. They picked up an additional 23…
Read MoreSlaton powerlifting teams get off to strong start
Paige Rodriquez tries to lift as much weight as she could cleanly Thursday afternoon (Feb. 13) during a Powerlifting meet at Slaton High School. Several schools competed in the meet. (Slatonite photo/Melissa McCaghren)
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