Area Sports
Tigers win tough battle against Coahoma, 28-26
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigers’ game against the Coahoma Bulldogs Sept. 20 could be summed up in one sentence. “It was a battle,” said Head Coach Jeff Caffey. In the end however, the Slaton Tigers came out on top 28-26 against the Coahoma Bulldogs during the Tigers’ first away game this season.…
Read MoreCross Country Boys finish 4th, girls 12th in Plainview
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton High School Cross Country teams competed in the Plainview Invitational Saturday (Sept. 21) at Kidsville Park in Plainview. The Varsity Boys team finished fourth out of 29 teams. Individually, top finishers were Ty Kinch finished 12 with a time of 17:04 and Zach Gonzales, who finished 21st with…
Read MoreTigers lose close game against New Deal, 21-14
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigers had a tough challenge Friday (Sept. 13) when they faced the defending Class 2A Division I State Runner-up New Deal Lions. The Tigers lost 21-14 in the match, but Head Coach Jeff Caffey still saw a lot to be proud of. “I thought our kids played hard,”…
Read MoreTiger Girls finish 4th, boys 5th in LCU Relays
The Slaton High School boys and girls Cross Country teams competed in the Lubbock Christian University Relays Saturday (Sept. 14). The girls team finished fourth overall out of 20 teams. Individual placements were Alice Cogburn, fifth; Mary Jo Parker, eighth; Kathryn Castillo, 30th; Natali Soto, 51st; Jazmyn Jackson, 66th; Emily Herrera, 76th; Kristen Chavarin, 91st;…
Read MoreTigers pounce on Brownfield, win 13-12
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton High School Tiger football team kept everyone on the edge of their seats as they defeated the Brownfield Cubs 13-12 in a tough homecoming game. Head Football Coach Jeff Caffey said he felt a lot of lessons were learned Friday. “I think in the end we had some…
Read MoreCross Country competes in Pre Lubbock Coaches Meet
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM Slaton Cross Country competed in the Pre Lubbock Coaches Cross Country Meet Saturday (Sept. 7) at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. Coach Landon Sims was overall happy with the results, especially with the week the students have had. “I thought we competed very well. The effort of these kids has…
Read MoreTigers maul Sanford-Fritch 41-6 in home opener
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM It was a case of lights out football, figuratively and literally. The Slaton Tiger football team didn’t let a 30 minute game delay due to an outage that knocked out the field lights affect them as they defeated the Sanford-Fritch Eagles 41-6 to open their season. Head Coach Jeff Caffey…
Read MoreCross Country participates in opening meet
y Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tiger Cross Country Teams participated in the LCU Rust Buster Relays Saturday (Aug. 31) to open their season. Coach Landon Sims, who is in his first year as Cross Country coach, said the meet was done in a relay race format. “We paired the runners up into pairs,…
Read MoreTigers finesse game before season opener
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tiger football team honed the skills they learned from practice and their first scrimmage last Thursday (Aug. 22) as they played the Snyder Tigers in Slaton. Head Football Coach Jeff Caffey said he saw “a lot of pluses” come out of the second scrimmage. One of these was…
Read MoreTiger football works on skills, sees improvements in scrimmage
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton High School Tigers started their scrimmaging season against Abernathy Friday evening (Aug. 16). It was the first time this season the team competed head-to-head against an opponent. Head Football Coach Jeff Caffey was pleased with the results. “The first scrimmage went well,” he said. Part of that is…
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