Area Sports
Tennis struggles in home tourney
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tiger Tennis Teams hosted their first home tournament in years Friday (Feb. 25) at the Slaton High School tennis courts. “I’ve planned a tournament before. We’ve hosted District in the past. The only obstacle I faced was playing on six courts,” said Head Coach Rebecca Castillo. “We had…
Read MoreTeams win honors at Tennis Tournament
The Slaton High School Tennis Team competed in its first tournament this season last Tuesday (Feb. 9) at the DC Spring Fling in Denver City. Left, Mykah Lamberson and Jeredan Wallingsford placed first in mixed pairs while, right, Sebastian Betancourt and Issac Ruiz placed second in men’s pairs. Other teams also qualified for title games,…
Read MoreTigers end season with loss
Hudson Sackett shoots the ball over the head of a Childress player earlier this season. The Tigers finished up their 2020-21 basketball season with a 39-58 loss to the Idalou Wildcats last Tuesday (Feb. 9) in Idalou. Slaton will graduate three seniors – Sackett, Camryn Nalley, and Alize Mendez. The team finished last in District…
Read MoreTNG eSports finishes fall season with strong placings
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM TNG eSports, formerly known as Tiger Nation Gamers, recently completed their fall season just shy of making playoffs, but having a strong start in their first full season of game play. Rocket League, composed of Tanner Myers, Colton Engle and Ian St. Pierre, finished just shy of advancing to playoffs,…
Read MoreTigerettes just miss playoffs, split final games
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Tigerettes needed to win at least one game to have a shot at a play-in for playoffs. They ended up doing that by splitting their last week of the District, a 43-26 win against the Childress Lady Cats and a 21-64 loss to the Shallowater Fillies. That said, it…
Read MoreTigers lose pair as team nears end of season
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tiger basketball team continued its struggles in District, dropping a pair of games last week as the season winds down. The team lost 43-81 against the Childress Wildcats Feb. 2, and then 48-84 against the Shallowater Mustangs Friday (Feb. 5). Coach Stacy Godfrey was happy with some of…
Read MorePowerlifting teams have strong showing at Slaton Invitational
From Staff Reports The Slaton Powerlifting teams competed in a meet at home Thursday afternoon (Feb. 4) in the Slaton Junior High School gym. In the girl’s meet, Savannah Rubio placed first, lifting 655 pounds total; Sierra Rodriquez placed first with 655 pounds total; Amaya Ramos, first place with 805 pounds total; and Jaclyn Loera,…
Read MoreGirls win 1st, boys earn honors at Ralls powerlifting meet
From Staff reports The Slaton High School powerlifting teams earned individual and top honors during the Ralls Invitational this past weekend in Ralls. The girls won first place overall as a team. Individually, Paige Rodriguez placed first, Sierra Rodriguez placed first, Amaya Ramos placed first, Jaclyn Loera placed second and Savannah Rubio placed third. In…
Read MoreTigerettes split District games in quest for postseason spot
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigerettes hit a slight bump in their quest for the fourth spot in playoffs this past week, splitting their games with a loss to Roosevelt 29-30 and then a win against Tulia 42-38. The girls are still in the running for a playoff spot, but Head Coach Tiffany…
Read MoreTigers split matches against Eagles, Hornets
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigers had a bit of a positive in their games this past week, splitting their games with a loss to the Roosevelt Eagles, 48-61 Jan. 26, but winning their game against the Tulia Hornets 61-57 Friday evening (Jan. 29). Head Coach Stacy Godfrey said the team fought hard…
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