Sports

Students from the Killyon School of Isshin Ryu competed in the Deep South Martial Arts Championships in Shreveport on Nov. 5.

The students brought home six first place trophies, along with eight second place, four third, and four fourth place trophies. Many students also brought home medals for competing. Competing in the tournament were Steven Smith, Shane Burnaman, Tyson Hughes, Eli Heard, Scott O’Dell, Rustin Crocker, Joshua Whitaker, David O’Dell, Theresa Henderson, Lisa O’Dell, Celeste O’Dell, and Ian O’Dell.

The students are instructed by Sensei Paula Killyon.

The Daingerfield Lady Tigers officially began their basketball season on Nov. 8, traveling to Jefferson to take on the Lady Bulldogs.

Junior Varsity lost 28–53. In the loss for the Lady Tigers, Jaime Nix had eight points, five steals, and four rebounds. Tori Bennett had two points and three steals; Gekayla Alexander had four points and two steals; and TaQuasia Latchison had 10 points and two rebounds. Jahkayla Doddy had three points, four steals, and two rebounds; and Elasia Alexander added one point and one rebound. Other members of the junior varsity are Jakia Neal, Keke Floyd, and Demontesia Hendrix.

The Daingerfield Tigers’ 2016 football season came to close on Nov. 11, after the Tigers fell to the Winona Wildcats in their Bi-District matchup. The Tigers ended their season with a record of 6-5, and the 7AAA Division 2 Championship.

The Tigers final game of the season, set at Longview’s Springhill Stadium, began in typical Tiger fashion, with the Tigers winning the toss and deferring to the second half. The Tigers’ quickly dispatched the Wildcats on their first drive, forcing a three and out. Following the Wildcat punt, the Tigers began their first drive on the Winona 47 yard line. Just a few plays later and the Tigers lit up the score, giving the Daingerfield fans reason to be excited.

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation held its annual Golf Classic October 24 at Princedale Country Club in Pittsburg. Twelve teams participated in the sixman scramble, raising more than $8,000 to support students participating in the NTCC Work Scholarship Program.

Pilgrim’s was Platinum sponsor for the event. Gold sponsors included Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative, Cypress Bank, Daingerfield Country Club, Guaranty Bank and Trust and Luminant. Silver sponsors were American National Bank, Priefert, Texas Heritage National Bank, Wealth Planning Advisors, Inc. and Wilf and Henderson, P.C.

The Daingerfield Country Club team took first place, shooting 20 under. The winning team consisted of Keith Strickland, Casey Cox, Jason Cox, Mike Cox, Bobby Strickland, and Mitch Cox.

The Daingerfield Tigers defeated the Ore City Rebels on Nov. 4, giving the Tigers sole possession of the 2016 District 7-AAA, Division II Championship. The Rebels season ended with the 48-20 home loss to the Tigers.

The Tigers came out knowing a loss would throw them into a four way tie for the district championship. The Tigers’ goal for the week was to stand alone at the top of the district, and they knew that to do that, they had to defeat the Rebels.

Week eleven for Mustang football usually is a week before playoffs start. This year, week eleven was the week Hughes Springs was still fighting for postseason survival. The Mustangs traveled to Sabine to take on an upstart, suddenly hot Cardinal team. Having been winless through the first eight weeks of the season, the Sabine Cardinals wanted to punch themselves a ticket for the playoffs, as well. Standing 1-8 on the season, the Cardinals were up to the challenge against a 4-5 Hughes Springs Mustang team, and ultimately outlasted the Mustangs 38-34, to make the playoffs as a fourth seed in District 8 Class 3A, Division I.

Hughes Springs jumped out to a quick lead against Sabine, thanks to a real nice sweep from Ty Meneffee from 51 yards out, to make it 6-0. A two-point conversion was good, making the score 8-0 before everyone’s seats were warm.

The Daingerfield Tigers and Lady Tigers recently competed at the Region II UIL Cross Country Championships, held on Oct. 29 at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie.

In the varsity girls division, the top three finishers for the Lady Tigers were Jakayla Neal placing 89th, Layla Johnston placing 97th, and Madison Cox placing 134th. Also running were Jazmin Solis placing 146th, Yesenia Bravo placing 160th, Claire Smith placing 161st and Kahleyia Johnson placing 165th. As a team these young ladies finished 20th in the region.

In the varsity boys division, the top three finishers for the Tigers were Juan Olguin placing 94th, Moises Alejo placing 147th and Nathaniel Dancer placing 160th. Also running were Angelo Vasquez placing 161st, Nicholas Ferguson placing 168th and DeAndre Jimmerson placing 175th. As a team these young men placed 23rd in the region.

The Daingerfield Lady Tigers have shifted their focus from volleyball to basketball, and played a full slate of games on Nov. 5 in preparation for the upcoming season.

The junior varsity and varsity traveled to Pittsburg on Nov. 5 for scrimmage action. The Junior Varsity Ladies were led by Taquasia Latchison with 10 points and Jamie Nix with eight points. Tori Bennett, Dee Hall, and Jahkayla Doddy helped their team by playing tenacious defense.

The Varsity ladies lost to Pittsburg the first game, tied Grand Saline in their first meeting, and then beat both teams in their second matchups to end the day 2-1-1. The Lady Tigers are very young, with no seniors, but are extremely scrappy. Both squads are working hard to learn new plays, get in basketball shape, and adjust to the high school game.

The Daingerfield Cross Country teams competed at the District 14-3A Cross Country Meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The meet was held at Daingerfield State Park, and both Varsity teams placed third, qualifying them for regionals.

In the varsity girls division, the top three finishers for the Lady Tigers were Jakayla Neal placing seventh, Madison Cox placing ninth and Layla Johnston placing eighteenth. Jakayla and Madison received a medal for their top ten finishes. Also running were Claire Smith placing twentieth, Yesenia Bravo placing twenty-first, Kahleyia Johnson placing twentyninth and Jazmin Solis thirty-second. As a team these young ladies finished third, which qualifies them to the Region II Cross Country Championships to be held at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie. “I am so proud of these young ladies. They battled through some adversity on race day and carried each other through,” said Coach Dana Carter.

The Lady Mustangs volleyball season came to an end this past week, after the ladies had fought to stay alive. Ultimately, Hughes Springs saw the season come to a close on Friday night, losing to Queen City in five sets.

Hughes Springs played at DeKalb on Tuesday and won their match in four sets, 25-21, 25-15, 23-25, and 25-16. With that win, they set up a possibility of a showdown with the Lady Bulldogs. Before that happened, though, Hughes Springs had to wait to see if Queen City would lose their final regular season game to find out if a singlegame match to determine who would be the fourth place team in the district.

Back to Tuesday’s game, the ladies were led by Zoe Lanier who had 11 kills in the match up with the DeKalb Lady Bears. Cypress Wright had seven kills and one block, while Charlie Mae Reeves had 11 digs.