Daingerfield Junior High

The Daingerfield Junior High Lady Tiger basketball teams traveled across town on Thursday, Jan. 14, to visit the Lady Colts in Hughes Springs. The games kicked off the second round of district play for both teams. In the seventh grade girls’ game, the Lady Tigers played with a lead all night, before winning the game, 22 to 14. Joi Akinsuroju and Takya Alexander paced the Lady Tigers with 11 points each. Breanna Durham and Tyler Hayden led the team in assists, while Melony Godbolt, Riley Scholl, Natalie Beasley, and Kyasia Williams all played smart defensively for the Tigers. The eighth grade game was more of a back and forth affair, with the Lady Tigers falling behind at the end of the first quarter by three points. By the end of the first half, the Lady Tigers had tied the Lady Colts, 12 to 12. And falling behind by four at the end of the third quarter, the Lady Tigers finished off the game on top, 25 to 21.

It is said that athletes can learn so much more than simply how to play a sport when they are given the opportunity. Recently, coaches from Daingerfield Junior High took their athletes on a field trip that was more about life lessons than x’s and o’s. On the morning of Dec. 16, the Daingerfield Junior High Lady Tigers visited Windsor Place Nursing Home in Daingerfield to spread some Christmas Cheer. The girls delivered small gifts like lotion, blankets, socks, and puzzle books to the residents and then walked through the facilities singing and greeting each person they met. Coaches Dana Carter, Russell Crane and Shasta Terrell were extremely proud of the girls and the love they showed the residents of Windsor Place.