Area Sports
Tigers fight hard, show grit in tough baseball action
By Tyler Tyre Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigers fell to Denver City last Tuesday (April 9) by a score of 15-3, in a hard fought game that saw the Tigers’ battle but not able to overcome the Mustangs’ offense. Denver City jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Tigers…
Read MoreTigerette track team wins District championship
By Tyler Tyre Slatonite Intern The Slaton Tigerettes won the District championship at the District 2-3A track meet as a team, and advanced to the area meet in the process. Ta’kaja Robinson won a district championship in both long jump and triple jump while Ti’Alice Young coming in second in the triple jump. Justyne Zapata…
Read MoreTigers track team finishes third, individuals advancing to Area
The Slaton Tigers competed in the District 2-3A track meet this week and had a strong meet, placing third overall as a team, with some athletes advancing to Area. Quevon McDaniel took home a district championship in the triple jump. A team of Eli Martinez, Zephron Ortiz, Ta’shawn Tipton and Kevondrick Gober won both the…
Read MoreSoftball wins match against Littlefield
Sam Gatica hits the ball Monday during a match against Littlefield. The Tigerettes won a tight game against the Wildcats by a score of 12-11. With the win, the Tigerettes remain in second in district with a 7-3 district record. The team will play again Saturday in Shallowater. (Slatonite photo/Melissa McCaghren)
Read MoreBaseball struggles against Littlefield in 15-1 loss
By Tyler Tyre Slatonite Intern Slaton fell to Littlefield in baseball Monday night 15-1, in a game that was originally to be played Saturday but was postponed due to rain over the weekend. The Tigers came out with a strong first inning, striking first and taking a 1-0 lead, and Eli Perez held the Wildcats…
Read MoreTigers shut out against Antelopes
Slaton fell to Abernathy on Saturday 8-0, in a game where the Tigers never seemed to find any consistency at the plate or on the mound. The game was deadlocked after one inning with both teams failing to score in the first. Abernathy was able to gain a lead in the second inning however, scoring off a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead over the…
Read MoreTigerettes lose hard fought game to Abernathy, 13-8
The Tigerettes dropped their game over the weekend against Abernathy, losing 13-8 in a tight game that was back and forth throughout. Slaton grabbed the lead in the first inning and went up 1-0, but Abernathy stormed back in the second. The Lady Lopes scored 5 runs in their half of the inning and Slaton answered with four of their own in the bottom half to keep…
Read MoreTigerette softball stays tied for first in District with wins
By Tyler Tyre Slatonite Intern The Slaton High softball team came out with a big victory last Tuesday against Shallowater, winning a hard-fought game 5-3 over the Fillies. Things didn’t look good in the first inning for the Tigerettes, as the Fillies jumped out to a 2-1 lead and kept it through the second inning.…
Read MoreTigers rally against Roosevelt to end losing streak
By Tyler Tyre Slatonite Intern The Slaton High baseball team lost to Shallowater last Tuesday 7-1, with Shallowater grinding out a victory over Slaton in a game that was much closer than the final score indicated. It was a battle of two great pitching performances, as Slaton’s Gabe Flores and Shallowater’s Hayden VanderRoast both did…
Read MoreThomas wins silver at Seagraves tournament
The Slaton Tigerettes Tennis team competed last week in the Seagraves tournament with two players taking home medals. Lizzie Thomas came in second at the event. She won her first two matches 8-2 and 8-3 before losing 2-8 in the finals. (Photo submitted)
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