Area Sports

The Slaton Tigers celebrated Homecoming in style, barreling through the Coahoma Tigers, 39-20, on the new artificial surface at Tigers Stadium for their first homecoming win in six years. Kevondrick Gober opened the scoring right away, sprinting 74 yards for the first score of the game. The running game worked all night, with Gober rushing…

BROWNFIELD — Slaton Head Coach Jeff Caffey had one simple question  for his huddled team at the end of Friday’s domination of Brownfield. “How do you like being 2-0?” The answer to Caffey’s question could be heard across the field. The Slaton Tigers racked up 437 total yards on offense and scored nine touchdowns in…

Malory Cofield has been selected to the Greater West Texas Softball Coaches Association (GWTSCA) All-Star Game Saturday (June 9) at Lubbock Christian University. Cofield will be pitching for the East All Star team. As one of just two seniors for the bi-district champion Tigerettes, Cofield pitched 14-1 innings on the season with 109 strike-outs and…

Slaton ISD wasted no time in hiring a new coach to run its athletic department. Jeff Caffey, the Slaton High School powerlifting and assistant track coach, has been named Athletic Director/Head Football Coach. “I’m proud to be here,” he said. “It’s a great day to be a Tiger.” Caffey, the son of longtime coaches and…

Slaton High School athletic director and head football coach Stacey Martin has resigned. Martin submitted his letter of resignation Monday (June 4), telling the administration he was “pursing new challenges in his life.” The resignation was effective immediately. Martin was scheduled to have his athletic director title removed and be re-assigned as only head football…

The Slaton Tigerettes earned the team championship at the Region I-3A track and field meet Saturday at Abilene Christian University, and will send two relay teams to the state meet in Austin. The 4X100 team of Kamryn Gibbs, Zanady Coronado, Quanasia McDaniel and Ta’kaja Robinson claimed the top spot in regional with a time of…

After clinching third place last Friday (April 27), The Slaton Tigers had to wait through the weekend to find out their opponent in the bi-district baseball playoffs. The Tigers (6-4, 13-10) defeated Lubbock Roosevelt 8-7 to clinch third place in District 2-3A and will take on the Childress Bobcats (4-4, 12-16-1), the second-place finisher in…

The Slaton Tigerettes exploded for eight rubs in the opening frame en route to a 23-1 victory over Tulia in the bi-district round. The Tigerettes banged out 25 hits, closing out the game with a nine-run fifth inning. Lizzie Thomas and KK McCord each drove in five runs, with Kamryn Gibbs plating four, including a…