Sports

It was truly like a movie script! An unheard of student/athlete, at that time midway
through his high school football team’s season, is approached by his friend’s father who
happens to be a D-LS ISD school employee to kick for the 2011 Daingerfield Tigers. The
Tigers’ kicking game, up to that point in the season, was nonexistent. Then a year later
finds himself kicking in his final high school football game: the State Championship game
at Cowboy Stadium. Well, that is truly a great storyline, but let me tell you how it all started
and how Carlos (Charlie) Macias’ dream continues today!
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Daingerfield Tiger Denzel Mims leaves the starting blocks on his way to the 200 meter dash State Championship. Mims, the only Tiger to qualify for state, won the championship in Austin on May 16.

Uncharted territory. That is where the Hughes Springs Lady Mustangs find themselves in a unique position every week, having won their first playoff series a couple weeks ago. They aren’t showing signs of stage fright, though. Last week, the Redwater Lady Dragons were the opponent at NTCC in Mount Pleasant. In the best of three series, the Lady Mustangs prevailed 2 games to none to advance to the regional semi-finals against the Pilot Point Lady Bearcats. To continue reading this article, purchase the May 21 edition of the Steel Country Bee, or go to our online e-edition at: http://www.etypeservices.com/Daingerfield%20BeeID312/default.aspx

Daingerfield High School did not have
many students qualify for the State Meet,
but the one who did made the most of it.
Tiger speedster Denzel Mims was the
lone qualifier for the Tigers to the State
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They say April showers bring May flowers, so what does May showers
bring? For most of Northeast Texas, the May showers are playing havoc
with baseball and softball playoff schedules.
The Lady Mustangs from Hughes Springs were to begin an area
round playoff series with the Commerce Lady Tigers Friday night in
Mt. Pleasant, at the Northeast Texas Community College.
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The Lady Tigers of Daingerfield are the 15AAA/16AAA Are Champions. As a
team, they scored 131 points and qualified for Regionals in 8 events. The top four finishers
in each event qualify for Regionals.
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District Champions. Just let that soak in a little, Hughes Springs. The
Hughes Springs lady Mustangs are now two-time district champs. In a
week that the Lady Mustangs compiled a cumulative score of 33-1 in
two games, they also claimed their 2nd straight district crown.
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The Varsity Girls Track team competed in the J.K. Hileman Relays Thursday, April 2 at Queen City, placing 1st overall with 120 points.
Individual results include Chablis Barber, who placed 1st in the 100m Dash. The 200m Dash saw Unique Walker placing 2nd, while Ellixandria Frazier placed 4th, and Alexius Williams placed 6th in the 400m Dash. The 3200m run had Yesenia Bravo placing 3rd, and Jazmin Solis finished 6th. Jamia Edwards placed 1st in both the 100m and 300m hurdles, and Nekoda Coleman placed 6th in the 100m hurdles.
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The Daingerfield Tigers basketball team may have fallen short of the ultimate goal of a championship, but they still were very impressive to the district. The team garnered several district honors.

In Hughes Springs, the hot ticket in town is on Tuesdays and Fridays, at the ball fields. This past week, the ball fields were crowded and almost standing room only as both baseball and softball are offering up an entertaining brand of ball. The Lady Mustangs are playing to packed stands, and fans are lining the fences trying to get a glimpse of some rising stars. These rising stars are being led by some seasoned and highly motivated seniors.