Area Sports
Tigers split games against Littlefield, Denver City
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Tigers lost a tough District game against the Littlefield Wildcats with a final score of 50-39. Leading scorers for Tuesday’s game were Hudson Sackett with 14, Treven Baker with 11 and Quevon McDaniel with seven. Ayden Ramirez scored four and Camryn Nalley scored three points. Later in the week,…
Read MoreTigerette seniors celebrate with win over Fillies
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Tigerettes took a loss against the Lady Cats at Tuesday nights (Feb. 4) home game. The final score was 56-39. Leading scorers were Kamryn Gibbs with 11, Zanady Coronado with seven and Mary Jo Parker with six. Andrea Moreno scored five and Jazmyn Jackson scored four. Justyne Zapata, TK…
Read MoreSlaton to see new teams in UIL realignment
The Slaton Tigers and Tigerettes will see some familiar – and new – faces beginning next year. The University Interscholastic League released its new District alignments for the 2020-22 years and 2020-21 schedule for basketball. Slaton will be in Conference 3A, Division I. For most sports, the school will be in District I, which will…
Read MoreTigerettes surge in 2nd half to defeat Lady Lopes
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigerettes won against the Abernathy Lady Lopes Tuesday night (Jan. 28) with a final score of the game was 44-37. During the first half of the game, the Lady Lopes trailed just behind the Tigerettes on the scoreboard, ending the first half by only a three-point deficit. Despite…
Read MoreTigers lose against Abernathy, takes flight in win over Idalou
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigers lost at home Tuesday night (Jan. 28) against the Abernathy Antelopes. Despite strong showings from Breaden Gibbs and Quevon McDaniel, the Tigers lost the game 60-40. Leading scorers were Gibbs with 14, McDaniel with 13 and Hudson Sackett with six. Trevon Baker scored three while Kevondrick Gober…
Read MoreTigers lose pair against Brownfield, Shallowater
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigers lost a pair of close games last week, losing to the Brownfield Cubs 58-55 on Tuesday (Jan. 21), then 45-44 Friday against the Shallowater Mustangs. Top scorers were Quevon McDaniel with 18, Trevor Baker with 13 and Hudson Sackett with 12. Kevondrick Gober scored seven, Breadan Gibbs…
Read MoreTigerettes fall short in pair of District games
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigerettes played against the Brownfield Lady Cubs Tuesday night (Jan. 21). After a hard fought four quarters, the Tigerettes lost to the Lady Cubs 54-45. They also lost to the Shallowater Fillies 61-37 Friday (Jan. 24). Throughout the game, the Lady Cubs were able to keep a consistent…
Read MoreTiger track team faces stiff competition in Tech Classic
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM Several members of the Slaton High School track team competed in the Texas Tech Under Armour High School Classic Saturday (Jan. 25) at Texas Tech’s Sports Performance Center. Although no one advanced to the finals, Coach Jacob Dangerfield, in his first year at Slaton ISD as the head track coach,…
Read MoreTigerettes dominate Roosevelt in District
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Tigerettes had a dominant win over the Roosevelt Lady Eagles Friday (Jan. 17) at home. The Tigerettes kept a comfortable lead all game, with a final score of 47-5. The leading scorers for the Tigerettes were Andrea Moreno with 14 points, TK Robinson with 12 and Mary…
Read MoreTigers split games in District action
By Joshua Bray Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigers had two hard fought games this past week, defeating the Denver City Mustangs 49-44 Tuesday (Jan. 13) then just barely falling short in a 55-53 loss to Roosevelt Friday (Jan. 17). “We just got to fight hard the first half,” Coach Stacy Godfrey said after the game. …
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