Area Sports

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM Zach Gonzales, a senior at Slaton High School, signed a letter of intent to run track and cross country at McMurry University Friday morning (Jan. 22) during a ceremony at Slaton High School. His parents, Louisa and Billy Gonzales, were with him when he signed. Gonzales said McMurry was a…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigerette basketball team lost a tough game against the Abernathy Lady Lopes, 43-36 Friday evening (Jan. 22) in Abernathy. Head Coach Tiffany Potts said the loss was disappointing, but it was a case of someone had to lose. “The Abernathy game was competitive from start to finish.  We…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigers continued their rough season with a loss to the Abernathy Antelopes 36-48 Friday evening (Jan. 22) in Abernathy. Head Coach Stacy Godfrey said it was a rough start to the team’s second round of District play. “With the second half of District starting over again, we are…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigers continued their struggles last week, losing to the Shallowater Mustangs 45-86 Tuesday evening (Jan. 12) and the Idalou Wildcats 43-48 Friday (Jan. 15). Head Coach Stacy Godfrey said both teams were going to be tough matches against for the Tigers, and it showed. “Shallowater is a well…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Tigerettes team knew they would face a challenge against the defending State champion Shallowater Fillies and State ranked Idalou Lady Cats. In the end, the girls team dropped both games, a 27-45 loss to Shallowater and a 21-79  defeat to Idalou, but Head Coach Tiffany Potts could not be…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigerettes had an interesting week, culminating in a nerve-shattering 39-38 win against the Tulia Lady Hornets Jan. 5 before dropping a 42-69 game against the Childress Lady Cats Friday (Jan. 8). Head Coach Tiffany Potts said the Tulia game was a bit of a struggle, but was proud…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigers were handed a couple of losses this past week in District play, losing 60-65 to the Tulia Hornets Jan. 5 and then Childress Bobcats 36-64 Jan. 8. In spite of these struggles, Head Coach Stacy Godfrey saw some positives in both games. “We really shot well from…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM Head Coach Stacy Godfrey could sum up the Tiger basketball team’s struggles in one sentence. “Right now we are struggling to put four quarters of play together and able to finish a game the way we start,” he said. The Tigers lost their game to Lubbock Christian 76-61 Dec. 29,…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Christmas break brought joy to many, but the  Tigerettes saw the Grinch come and play as they dropped two games last week. The team lost 34-50 in a non-District game against the Littlefield Lady ‘Cats Dec. 29 and then 27-39 in District against the Roosevelt Lady Eagles Jan. 2.…

By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Tigerettes received an early Christmas present Tuesday (Dec. 22) when they defeated the Abernathy Lady Lopes 45-39 during District play. The Tigerettes are 1-1 in District. Head Coach Tiffany Potts couldn’t be more proud of her team in the victory. “Abernathy was a big District game for our…