Sports

By TONI WALKER

OMAHA – The Lady Tigers traveled to Omaha on April 11 for the 14-3A District Track Meet. The Lady Tigers battled all day with the district championship coming down to the mile relay. Daingerfield was edged out by three points for the championship, earning the Lady Tigers District Runner up. Four out of the eight teams scored over 100 points and the top two of those scored over 130 points, which was a testament to the competitiveness of the meet. The Lady Tigers qualified 11 events to Area. The following are the individual results.

100m Dash- Joi Akinsuroju 2nd place, Kahleyia Johnson 5th place

200m Dash- Quanesha Roberts 3rd place

400m Dash- Layla Johnston 1st place, Kadeviuona Andrews 3rd place

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By RICK COLEGROVE

Like their counterparts on the baseball diamond, the Lady Mustangs were only able to play one game last week, making quick work of the Lady Tigers from Daingerfield.

With the team seemingly gearing up for a playoff push, the bats came alive. The girls pounded out 11 hits, while tallying 17 runs in the win over Daingerfield. The ladies were led at the plate by a host of hitters. Peyton Blythe, Kennedi Northam, and Kensley Echols all had two hits, with Blythe adding three RBIs. Northam added two RBIs and three runs scored.

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By TONI WALKER

The annual Mickey Mayne Relays were held at Mickey Mayne Stadium in Daingerfield on April 5. Teams from Tatum, Pittsburg, Jefferson, Ore City, and Center came to town on April 5 for the event.

The Daingerfield boys’ team placed fifth overall with 39 points in the meet. Individually, J. Biles placed third in 110 meter hurdles, while N. Ferguson placed third in the 300 meter hurdles. R. Jeter took second in the high jump with a jump of 6 feet, 4 inches.

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By STAFF REPORTS

The Lady Tiger track team competed in back to back meets recently, traveling to Hughes Springs for the Perritte Relays on March 22 before running in the New Diana Eagle Relays on March 24.

At the New Diana Eagle Relays, the Lady Tigers placed third overall while showing their toughness to run on minimal rest.

“This meet served as a competitive workout for us.” Said head track Coach Dana Carter. “We ran on Thursday at Hughes Springs and then within 48 hours competed in another meet. This will help us in the long run when we get to the Regional meet in late April. I tell the girls if they can do it when they are tired then the sky is the limit when you’re not tired. Very proud of what I saw on Saturday.”

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By RICK COLEGROVE

The Hughes Springs varsity baseball team improved their season record to 15-2 with wins last week over the DeKalb Bears and the Redwater Dragons. The Mustangs started off the week with the shut-out over the Bears. Riley McKinney toed the rubber for the Mustangs in the 12-0 final. Then on Friday, Alex Bruce performed just a solid as the Mustangs bested the Dragons, 11-1.

In the Mustangs’ win over the Bears, Hughes Springs was led at the plate by Bo McEntire, Riley McKinney and Garrett Golden. McKinney went three for three with three runs scored while McEntire was two for four with three RBIs and two runs scored. Golden also went two for four, adding three RBIs and one run scored. In the win, McEntire had a homerun, McKinney knocked a triple and Bruce and Golden both added doubles.

By RICK COLEGROVE

The Hughes Springs Mustangs baseball team fell victim to a game where the ball bounced in a way that was not beneficial to the Mustangs, losing 4-3 to New Boston on March16.

All told though the Mustangs went 2-1 on the week, making quick work of the Pewitt Brahmas and the New Diana Eagles, winning both of those games by a combined total of 23- 1. The Mustangs defeated Pewitt 10-0 and New Diana 13-1.

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By TONI WALKER

Hitting the diamond for some Spring Break action, the Daingerfield Tigers fell to Redwater before rounding out the week with a win over Pewitt.

In the win over Pewitt, Daingerfield jumped out to an early lead, scoring one in the first and one in the third before adding two more in the fourth inning for a 4-1 lead. Tiger pitching gave up three in the bottom of the fourth before taking the lead for good with three runs of their own in the fifth. The final score was 7-5.

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By RICK COLEGROVE

As their classmates were taking trips and enjoying Spring Break, the Lady Mustangs were hard at work, going 2-0 last week, with wins over the Pewitt Lady Brahmas and the New Boston Lady Lions.

On March 13, the Lady Brahmas came to Hughes Springs. The Lady Mustangs made quick work of them, winning 18-0 in four innings. On March 16, Hughes Springs traveled to New Boston and did much the same, winning 20-3 in four innings innings as well.

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