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You might think Don’t mess with Texas^® is just a saying, but it’s way more. It’s a call to action created by the Texas Department of Transportation 27 years ago to stop litterers in their tracks. On April 2, TxDOT announced the state’s anti-litter campaign is getting a makeover. With a new look, Don’t mess with Texas^® is designed to appeal to young adults between the ages of 16 and 34 who were not born when TxDOT first rolled out its now world-famous litter prevention program.

Mustangs roll to 11-0 Area playoff win

Dylan Moore was near perfect, facing the minimal 15 batters in a run-shortened five inning game last week. The Hughes Springs Mustangs came out on top, with an 11-0 shutout of Grand Saline in the Area playoff game.

Sha’Traven Ransom signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Kilgore Junior College.

Sha’Traven Ransom signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Kilgore Junior College.

The Daingerfield Tiger baseball team finished out the 2013 season with a 9-2 victory over the Hooks Hornets.
Ruben Mims and Josh Terry had hot bats at the plate for the Tigers. Mims had a double, a single, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI’s. Terry had two doubles and scored twice for Daingerfield. Stone Kelley had a double and scored a run. Ty Wilson, Malik Higgins and Colton Gibbs each had a hit in the game.
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The Hughes Springs Mustangs closed out a perfect regular season April 23. They defeated Linden-Kildare 12-0 to go 14-0 in District 2A play.
Zach Bassham earned the win for Hughes Springs. He held the Tigers to one hit.
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In the Junior Varsity Division, Daingerfield’s Akia Williams was crowned the District champ in girls’ singles tennis.
Williams defeated Cristial Smith from Hughes Springs 8–3 in the first round of play, then defeated Catey Hicks from Hooks 8–5 in the quarterfinal round, and finally defeated Sydney Lewis from Redwater 8–3 in the Championship Match.

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The Hughes Springs seventh and eighth grade boys’ track team participated in the junior District 19-AA track meet on April 4.
The eighth grade was able to come away with 31 points and a good showing at the meet, while the seventh grade boys piled up 214 points and the District title.

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The Hughes Springs Lady Mustang softball team secured a playoff berth on April 16, with a 5-1 win over Redwater.  The win put the Lady Mustangs at 10-3 in District and assured them of a playoff berth.  Seeding has not yet been decided as to who they play in the playoffs.
The Lady Mustangs were led by Kaitlyn Morris’s 3-4 2 RBI performance along with Destiny Gonzales 2-4, Catie Wertz 2-3, Becca Crossland 1-2, and Breanne Gunn’s 1-4 monster home run to round out the scoring.
Kaitlyn Morris got the win in the circle for the Lady Mustangs with a complete game performance. Morris held the Lady Dragons to five hits and the solo run coming in the fourth. She also added six strikeouts to her Lady Mustang high of 151 throughout the season.
The Lady Mustangs closed the regular season out on Saturday, at home against New Boston.

Daingerfield scored 6 runs in the sixth inning to blow open the game en route to a 12-4 win over Paul Pewitt April 19.
The Tigers had 14 hits on the night. The leading hitters were Ty Wilson who had three hits, 2 RBI’s and 1 run. Stone Kelley had two hits, 2 runs and 2 RBI’s. Josh Terry had two hits, 2 runs and 1 RBI. Keaton Key had two hits and 2 runs scored. Colton Gibbs also had two hits for Daingerfield, and Cameran Precise had a double, 1 run scored and 2 RBI’s.
The winning pitcher was Terry who gave up four hits, struck out two batters and walked one batter in five innings. Kelley pitched the final two inning of the game for Daingerfield.

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