Sports

By TONI WALKER

DAINGERFIELD -- Daingerfield High School played host to the district powerlifting meet on Feb. 8. Teams from Hughes Springs, New Boston, Pewitt, and DeKalb traveled to Daingerfield, with all but Pewitt bringing a boys and girls squad.

Daingerfield’s girls finished in first place as a team, led by six first place finishers. The girls set 37 personal bests and 13 school records in the meet.

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By TONI WALKER

The Lady Tigers traveled to Pewitt High School on Jan. 12 for a battle with 14-3A opponent Pewitt Brahmas. The Lady Brahmas held on to defeat the visiting Tigers, 30-38.

Daingerfield fell behind after one quarter of play, 19-7, before outscoring the host team 12-7 in the second frame. This gave the Lady Brahmas a 26-19 halftime lead. The Lady Tigers were able to keep the contest close by closing the gap to two in the third before Pewitt put the game away in the fourth quarter.

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By TONI WALKER

DAINGERFIELD – The Daingerfield Lady Tigers welcomed the Redwater Lady Dragons to Jesse Hanson Gymnasium on Jan. 9 as they looked to continue improving in District 14-3A action. The Lady Tigers were unable to continue their hot streak from the break, falling to Redwater, 24-25.

Redwater jumped out to 10 point lead at the end of the first quarter, 15-5. By halftime, the Lady Tigers found themselves down 28-11. Daingerfield was outscored 26-14 in the second half on their way to a final score of 54-25.

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Visitors braved the cold temperatures to try their hand at catching rainbow trout at the Daingerfield State Park on Jan. 13-14.

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By TONI WALKER

HALLSVILLE – The Daingerfield Lady Tigers went 2-2 in the Fidelity Holiday Classic Girl’s Basketball Tournament at Hallsville on Dec. 28-29. In the teams’ final two tournament games on Dec. 29, Daingerfield defeated Pittsburg and lost to the Center Lady Roughnecks.

In the win over the Pittsburg Lady Pirates, Daingerfield fell behind early, losing by one at halftime, 21-20. Daingerfield outscored the Lady Pirates by one in the third period, but put the game away with a 22 point effort in the fourth period. The Lady Tigers’ effort gave them a 50-30 win and atoned for a three-point loss to Pittsburg earlier in the season.

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By TONI WALKER

DAINGERFIELD – The Daingerfield Lady Tigers basketball team finished off a busy Christmas break with a win over 14-3A opponent and cross town rival Hughes Springs on Jan. 5. The games were played at Jesse Hanson Gymnasium in Daingerfield.

In the junior varsity game, the Lady Tigers fell just short as the Lady Mustangs prevailed, 26-20. Several Lady Tigers contributed in the game, including Tyler Hayden, who netted eight points for the Daingerfield to go with three rebounds and six steals. Also contributing for the Lady Tigers were KyasiaWilliams ( four points, eight rebounds, two steals) and Tori Bennet (three points, four rebounds, one steal). Demontisia Hendrix and Jamie Nix each scored two points in the effort.

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