Sports

By TONI WALKER

HALLSVILLE -- While their classmates were enjoying the last few days of 2017, the Daingerfield Lady Tigers basketball team was hitting the hardwood, competing in the Fidelity Classic at Hallsville High School Dec. 28-29.

In the teams’ first action on Thursday, Daingerfield defeated Pine Tree, 33-28, behind the offensive efforts of Mikayla Roberson. Roberson tallied 11 points and grabbed four rebounds. She also contributed a block and six steals while being credited with three assists. Treshawnti Howard added eight points, two rebounds, two assists, and a block in the win. Montrevia Durham, Kiara Robinson, TaQuasia Latchison, and DeSiree Coffey each contributed to the win, with Durham scoring six, Robinson and Latchison adding three points each, and Coffey adding two. Robinson also led the team in rebounds with seven.

By RICK COLEGROVE

Loyalty. Duty. Respect. Selfless Service. Honor. Integrity. Personal Courage.

Those words are the creed of the Army solider. Those words also describe Hunter Brabham. The senior from Hughes Springs signed a letter of intent to play football at West Point, located in New York, and serve his country, on Dec. 20. Brabham was extended an offer to play football for Army in June by Kevin Corless. Coach Corless is the assistant football coach/inside linebackers coach for the Black Knights.

Students from the Killyon School of Isshin Ryu competed in the Panther Invitational held in Quinlan on Dec. 2. Students competing include (standing) Colton Vickery, Lisa O’Dell, Ian O’Dell, and Teresa Flemming. Seated are Wesley Spafford and Traeden Crowder, who also competed for the Killyon School. Not pictured are Shane Burnaman, Angela Green, Stephen Smith and Terry Gholston.

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By TONI WALKER

DAINGERFIELD -- The Daingerfield High School football team had three seniors named to the Academic All State Team, as named by the Texas High School Coaches Association. Tiger Reggie Jeter garnered second team honors. AJ Carroll and Jose Mendez each earned honorable mention nods.

To be nominated for Academic All-State, a student must meet certain criteria.

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by TONI WALKER 

All-District Volleyball selections for District 14-3A have been announced, and multiple Mustangs and Tigers made the list.

Heading off the accolades are Hughes Springs senior Peyton Blythe, who garnered the Most Valuable Player nod. Joining Blythe with superlatives were Zoe Lanier, who took home the title of Top Blocker, and coach Tisha Thompson, who won Coach of the Year honors after leading the Mustangs to the school’s first ever volleyball district championship.

Hughes Springs had two members named to the First Team in Cypress Wright and Kennedi Northam.

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by TONI WALKER 

PITTSBURG—The Lady Tigers traveled to Pittsburg on Nov. 28 to take on the Lady Pirates. In a match that saw the Lady Tigers lead a good portion of the game, it was three point shooting that made the difference in a 42-39 Lady Tiger loss.

The Lady Tigers battle from the beginning, opening up a 10-5 lead after the first quarter. At halftime, the Lady Tigers still held a 22-18 lead before being outscored 24-17 over the final two periods for the 42-39 final margin.

In the loss for Daingerfield, Kiara Robinson led the team with 11 points. Robinson also contributed seven rebounds and a steal. Jasmine Tatum and Makayla Roberson added six points each for the Lady Tigers. Ka’Hleyia Johnson, Treshawnti Howard, and TaQuasia Latchison each added five points. Johnson and Latchison added three rebounds apiece, with Johnson also adding an assist. Howard grabbed two rebounds and a steal in the effort.

by TONI WALKER 

ROYCE CITY – The Daingerfield Tigers traveled Royce City on Nov. 24, to compete in the Area round of the Texas UIL Playoffs. The Tigers faced off against the defending 3A, Division 2 State Champion Gunter Tigers. At the end of the game, Gunter had extended the unbeaten streak to 28 games with a 38-3 win over Daingerfield.

The early afternoon game featured two offenses well capable of scoring forty to fifty points in a game, and defenses known for keeping opponents out of the end zone. Fumbles and missed opportunities, however, seemed the theme of the day for both teams in the first quarter.

The Daingerfield threatened in the first, but turned the ball over on the own six yard line. Daingerfield’s senior kicker, Jose Bello, broke the scoreless tie in the second quarter with a 35 yard field goal. That would be the only time Daingerfield would light the scoreboard, as Gunter put up 38 unanswered points to end Daingerfield’s season.