7th Mules vs. Slaton (1-30-2017)

7th Mules vs. Slaton (1-30-2017)

Full court pressure by the seventh-grade Mules in the final period allowed them to overtake the Slaton Tigers. Daniel Avila stole the Slaton inbound pass after the Mules had scored and gently put the ball above the rim and off the glass for the go-ahead basket. 

Avila scored with 45 seconds left in the game with the Mules leading 20-19. The Mules won the game 22-20. 

Jeremiah Barron made all four of the Mules’ first period points. Josh Estraca took an assist from Avila and scored late in the second quarter. Chupi Fabela chipped in a free throw. The Mules trailed Slaton 8-7 at the intermission. 

Slaton outscored the Mules in the third period 6-4 to lead the Mules 14-11. Barron kept the Mules close with two hoops. 

Barron opened the final frame with the Mules first two baskets and free throw to tie the game at 16-16. Avila put the Mules ahead 18-16 with a hoop at the two-minute mark. He again put the Mules ahead 20-19 with 45 seconds left on the clock. Zack Hasley scored the Mules final basket for the win. 

Barron set the Mules scoring pace with 13 points. Avila scored all four of his points in the final period. Estraca and Hasley scored two points each. Fabela chipped in one free throw. 

The Mules hosted Friona in their final home game Monday night and will travel to Shallowater to close out their season February 13.     

Powerlifting @ Dimmitt (1-28-2017)

Powerlifting @ Dimmitt (1-28-2017)

The Muleshoe Powerlifting team participated in the Dimmitt Powerlifting meet Saturday. Not only did the team lift weights six members of the team also picked up individual medals. 

Brianna Barron earned the silver medal in the 114-pound weight class. She had a squat lift of 225 pounds, bench pressed ninety pounds and finished with a dead lift of 250 pounds for a total of 565 pounds. 

Lourdes Escalante also won the silver medal in the 165-pound weight class. She made a squat lift of 220 pounds, bench pressed 105 pounds and made a dead lift of 265 pounds for a total of 590 pounds. 

Erika Arzola took the bronze medal in the 148-pound weight class. She squat lifted 215 pounds, bench pressed 120 pounds and had a dead lift of 270 pounds for a total of 605 pounds. 

Gloria Gonzales lifted a total of 455 pounds. She squat lifted 165 pounds, bench pressed 95 pounds and deadlifted 195 pounds. Nikole Quezada lifted a total of 505 pounds. She had a squat lift of 195 pounds, bench pressed 95 pounds, and deadlifted 215 pounds. 

Noa Rojas squat lifted 265 pounds, bench pressed 115 pounds and deadlifted 250 pounds for a total of 630 pounds. 

Michael Lozano picked up the silver medal in the 148-pound class. He squat lifted 400 pounds, bench pressed 180 pounds and deadlifted 400 pounds for a total of 980 pounds. 

Ryan Rodriguez lifted a total of 1000 pounds and earned the bronze medal in the 198-pound class. He squat lifted 360 pounds, bench pressed 210 pounds and deadlifted 430 pounds. 

Derek Barron placed fifth in the 114-pound weight class with a total weight of 470 pounds. He squat lifted 185 pounds, bench pressed 100 pounds and deadlifted 185 pounds. 

Justin Carrion made a squat lift of 260 pounds, bench pressed 170 pounds, and deadlifted 365 pounds for a total of 765 pounds. Jacob Barron lifted a total of 535 pounds with a squat lift of 185 pounds, bench pressed 125 pounds and deadlifted 225 pounds. 

Jamie Ceja participated in the 198-pound weight class. He lifted a total of 845 pounds starting with a squat lift of 315 pounds, bench pressed 190 pounds and deadlifted 340 pounds.   

Powerlifting Medal Winners at the Dimmitt Powerlifting Meet. L-R

Derek Barron, Michael Lozano, Erika Arzola, Brianna Barron, Lourdes Escalante, Ryan Rodriguez

The power lifters will travel to Levelland February 11 to participated in the Lobo Powerlifting Meet. The meet starts at 9:00 AM. 

Mules vs. Dimmitt & Slaton (1-24 & 27-2017)

Mules vs. Dimmitt & Slaton (1-24 & 27-2017)

The Mules defeated the Dimmitt Bobcats Tuesday night to move into a tie with the Slaton Tigers for fourth place in the district. The Mules followed that with a win over the Slaton Tigers to take sole possession of fourth place with a district record of 5-4.

Dimmitt fell to the Mules 57-47 The Mules had to overcome a 10-point deficit against the Slaton Tigers. The Mules won the game 64-56.

Dagen Dunham put back a rebound for the Mules first points near the four-minute mark of the first period. He had added two more baskets before the quarter ended. Mario Flores finished a fast break with a hoop. 

Jason Florez sank a free throw. Jesse Leal made a pass to Florez breaking to the hoop for an easy layup. The Mules led 11-10 after the first eight minutes.

Florez scored with a 15-foot jumper to start the second quarter. Beto Diaz scored in the paint. Flores completed a three-point play after being fouled while scoring. Donovan Gutierrez and Tre Villa each chipped in a free throw. Florez took a feed from Dunham for a layup. Florez added two charity tosses. 

The Mules led 24-19 at the intermission. 

Florez sank a 3-pointer to start the third quarter. He had added a basket later in the period. Diaz scored with a 12-foot jumper and then stepped outside the arc for a trey. Leal finished a fast break for a hoop. Villa chipped in a free throw. The Mules led 37-30 with eight minutes left in the game. 

The Mules made nine-of-16 free throws in the final quarter. Diaz started the final period with a free throw. He put back a rebound and took feeds from Florez for two more hoops. Diaz chipped in one last free throw. 

Dunham sank a trey. Flores scored in the paint and made two free throws. Gutierrez and Florez made two free throws each and Leal dropped in one for the win. 

Florez set the scoring pace for the Mules with 16 points. Diaz scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half. Dunham and Flores dropped in nine points each. Gutierrez and Leal added three points each and Villa chipped in two points. 

Slaton scored the first 10 points of the game Friday night against the Mules. Diaz broke the scoring ice for the Mules with a free throw. He later scored on a fast break. Gutierrez took a pass from Diaz for a hoop. He added a second basket later in the period. 

Dunham made two hoops. Leal made a pair of free throws. Florez had finished a fast break before the buzzer ended the first quarter. The Mules trailed the Tigers 24-15 entering the second quarter. 

Gutierrez started the second period with a three-point play. Dunham produced three hoops before the half. Diaz patrolled the paint and scored two baskets. Florez finished a fast break. The Mules had chipped away at the lead. Slaton led the Mules 38-30 at the intermission. 

Gutierrez dropped in a trey to start the third quarter. He had added two more hoops before the quarter ended. Dunham put back a rebound and sank a 3-pointer. Florez sank a trey and Leal scored a basket. The Mules had trimmed the Tiger lead to 50-48 with eight minutes left to play. 

Leal scored the Mules first hoop. Diaz scored in the paint and tied the game at 52-52. Dunham put the Mules in front with a basket with five minutes left in the contest. Diaz sank a trey to put the Mules on top 57-54. 

Dunham took a feed from Diaz for a hoop. Diaz led a fast break for a basket. Leal chipped in a free throw, and Florez sank a pair of free throws. 

Dunham led the Mules with 19 points. Gutierrez and Diaz dropped in 14 points each. Florez added nine points, and Leal made seven points. Javy Perez chipped in one point. 

The Mules traveled to Friona Tuesday to play the Chieftains. The Mules will host the Shallowater Mustangs Friday evening.  

Lady Mules vs. Dimmitt & Slaton (1-24 & 27-2017)

Lady Mules vs. Dimmitt & Slaton (1-24 & 27-2017)

The Lady Mules only led the Dimmitt Bobbies by two points after three quarters in Dimmitt Tuesday night. The Lady Mules sank 10 of 12 free throws in the final period to defeat the Bobbies 37-31.

Friday night the Lady Mules trailed the Slaton Tigerettes 41-36 going into the last quarter. Emily Precure saved the best for last and sank back-to-back treys to power the Lady Mules to a 51-48 win over Slaton. 

Keely Dunham hit a short jumper in the opening period against Dimmitt. Sadie Sudduth made a pair of free throws. The defensive game was tied at 4-4 after the first quarter ended. 

Precure opened the quarter with a short jump shot. She tacked on a 3-pointer later in the half. Reagan Reynolds chipped in a free throw to tie the game at 10-10. Dimmitt had scored a basket before the quarter ended. Sa. Sudduth nailed a 3-pointer as the half drew to a close, putting the Lady Mules in front 13-11. 

The two teams battled to a 10-10 tie during the third quarter. Yvonne Diaz completed a three-point play after being fouled while shooting five minutes into the third period. Sa. Sudduth made all four of her free throws. Precure dropped in her second trey of the game to end the frame. 

The Lady Mules led 23-21 with one period left to play. 

Lady Mule free throws fell like rain in the final quarter. Diaz took a feed from Sydnie Sudduth and score in the paint. Thirty-nine seconds later she was making the Lady Mules first two free throws. Diaz took a pass from across the paint from Reynolds and scored in the lane. Diaz added two more charity tosses later in the game. 

Sa. Sudduth was four-for-four from the charity line in the final minutes of the contest. Sy. Sudduth and Reynolds chipped in a free throw each. 

Sa. Sudduth led the Lady Mules with 13 points. Diaz added 11 points, and Precure dropped in eight points. Dunham and Reynolds scored two points each. Sy. Sudduth chipped in one point. 

Dunham led off the game with a free throw. She had scored two more hoops before the first quarter ended. Sy. Sudduth made two charity tosses and sank a trey from the top of the key seconds before the quarter ended. Dimmitt led the Lady Mules 13-12 after one period. 

Sa. Sudduth sank a trey to open the second frame. She had chipped in a free throw before the quarter ended. Sy. Sudduth picked a Bobbie’s pocket and drove to the hoop for a layup. Reynolds sank a baseline jumper. Lilly Barrera spotted up outside the arc and sank a trey 25 seconds before the end of the first half. The Lady Mules trailed 25-23 at the intermission. 

The Lady Mules dropped three more points behind in the third quarter. Reynolds took a feed from Dunham to score with a short jumper. Reynolds added a second hoop one-minute later. 

Sa. Sudduth sank a six-foot jumper. Dunham scored at the midpoint of the third quarter. Diaz scored in the paint and Sy. Sudduth had made a basket seconds before the third frame ended. The Lady Mules trailed 41-36 going into the last quarter. 

The Lady Mules took over the final quarter by outscoring Dimmitt 15-7. 

Sy. Sudduth sank a 15-foot jumper to start the final quarter. She was four-for-four from the charity line to finish the game. Precure sank a free throw before draining back-to-back treys. Dunham put back a rebound. 

Sy. Sudduth paced the Lady Mules with 15 points. Precure made all eight of her points in the second half. Dunham dropped in seven points each. Sa. Sudduth, Reynolds, and Diaz added six points each. Barrera sank a trey for her three points. 

The Lady Mules are currently tied with the Shallowater Fillies for fourth place at 7-4 in the district race. The Lady Mules traveled to Friona Tuesday to play the Squaws. The Lady Mules return home to host the Shallowater Fillies Friday night at 6:30 PM. 

JV Lady Mules vs. Dimmitt & Slaton (1-24 & 27-2017)

JV Lady Mules vs. Dimmitt & Slaton (1-24 & 27-2017)

The JV Lady Mules knocked off a pair of district opponents this week by defeating the Dimmitt Bobbies 37-17 and Slaton Tigerettes 39-24.

The Lady Mules traveled to Dimmitt Tuesday night to meet the Bobbies. Kyndal Miller made a 12-foot jump shot to crank up the Lady Mule offense. Maddison Price sank a short jumper. Brianna Barron led a fast break for a layup.

Natalie Diaz made a short jumper. Natali Elizalde stole a Bobbie pass and drove to the hoop. Reina Regalado put back an offensive rebound for the final basket of the opening period. The Lady Mules led 12-5 after one period. 

Abriana Mendoza chipped in a pair of charity tosses to start the second quarter. Barron made a pair of free throws, hit a 10-foot jumper, and put back a rebound. Elizalde made one free throw. The Lady Mules led 21-9 at the half. 

The Lady Mules kept up the smothering defense in the second half. Miller sank a jump shot to begin the second half. She later added a layup. Price chipped in a free throw. Diaz scored in the paint and put back a pair of rebounds for six points. The Lady Mules led 32-14 with one period left to play. 

With the game in hand, the Lady Mules backed off their intensity in the final quarter. Diaz sank a charity toss. Elizalde made a layup, and Kayla Torres took a feed from Mendoza for an easy basket. 

Diaz led the Lady Mules with nine points. Barron added eight points, and Miller dropped in six points. Elizalde scored five points, and Price made three points. Torres, Regalado, and Mendoza scored two points each. 

Wheeler scored the Lady Mules first basket against the Slaton Tigerettes. She later added two more baskets. Miller took a pass from Barron and finished a fast break. Price put back a rebound. 

Barron led a fast break and later chipped in a free throw. Diaz sank a 3-pointer as the first quarter drew to a close. The Lady Mules led the Tigerettes 16-3.

Wheeler made a baseline jumper to start the second period. She later took a pass outside the arc from Torres and sank a 3-pointer. Torres made a short jumper to end the half for the Lady Mules. 

The Lady Mules led 23-5 at the intermission. 

Wheeler kicked off the second half from the Lady Mules with a 15-foot baseline jump shot. Kinsey Parker scored in the paint and Barron dribbled through the defense for a layup. The Lady Mules led 29-13 with one quarter left to play. 

Barron chipped in a free throw to start the final quarter. Parker scored in the paint with an assist from Miller. Miller scored back-to-back hoops. Torres sank a free throw and made a layup with an assist from Miller just seconds before the game ended. 

Wheeler led the Lady Mules with 13 points. Barron and Miller scored six points each. Torres added five points, Parker dropped in four points, and Diaz sank a trey for three points. 

The Lady Mules traveled to Friona Tuesday night and will return home to host the Shallowater Fillies February 3. The Lady Mules will wrap up their season on the road in Acuff against the Lady Eagles of Lubbock Roosevelt. 

9th Mules vs. Dimmitt (1-23-2017)

9th Mules vs. Dimmitt (1-23-2017)

The freshmen Mules ran out to a 14-point lead in the first half Monday evening against the Dimmitt Bobcats. The Mules held on in the second half to defeat the Bobcats 42-36.

Cristian Bustillos made a pair of charity tosses to get the Mules started one minute into the game. Kelan Florez scored two baskets while patrolling the paint late in the opening period. The Mules led 6-4 after the first quarter. 

The Mules caught fire in the second period and outscored Dimmitt 18-6. 

Ricky Diaz picked a Bobcat’s pocket and drove the floor for a layup to crank up the Mules in the second quarter. Matthew Alarcon chipped in a free throw and later made a short jumper. 

Carter McCamish sank a trey. Derek Barron stole an inbounds pass and tossed to McCamish for a short jumper. He had made five points in just 10 seconds. 

Jacob Barron nailed a 3-pointer midway through the second quarter. He later made a free throw and sank a jumper seconds before the half ended. Aaron Venzor dropped in a pair of free throws late in the quarter. 

The Mules led 24-10 at the intermission. 

J. Barron chipped in a free throw to get the Mules started in the second half. He later made a hoop. Jimmy Villa made a layup, but then the Mules went cold while Dimmitt scored six points. 

McCamish broke the Mules’ scoring drought by chipping in a free throw. Florez scored in the paint. D. Barron just beat the buzzer with a layup after making a steal. The Mules led 34-22 with one quarter remaining to play. 

D. Barron finished a fast break with just under five minutes left in the game. Elio Sanchez put back a rebound for a hoop. Villa finished the scoring for the Mules with two baskets.

J. Barron led the Mules with nine points. McCamish, Villa, and Florez scored six points each. D. Barron added four points, and Alarcon dropped in three points. Diaz, Venzor, Bustillos, and Sanchez chipped in two points each.  

The Mules traveled to Slaton Monday evening to play the Tigers and return home on February 6 to host the Braves. That will be the Mules final home appearance.  

8th Mules vs. Dimmitt (1-23-2017)

8th Mules vs. Dimmitt (1-23-2017)

The eighth-grade Mules got off to a very slow start against the Dimmitt Bobcats Mondayevening. Cesar Enriquez sank a 3-pointer in the first period that gave the Mule their only lead at 3-2. 

Dimmitt took over the game after that and defeated the Mules 44-20. 

The Mules trailed 13-3 after the opening quarter. 

Joe Gutierrez made a steal and drove coast-to-coast early and late in the second period for a pair of hoops. Eli Macias made a basket with 2:45 left in the first half. The Mules trailed 24-9 at the half. 

Gutierrez made all five of the Mules’ points in the third quarter. He made a short jumper early in the quarter and sank a 3-pointer. The Mules trailed 33-14 with one quarter remaining to play. 

Enriquez sank his second 3-pointer of the game early in the final quarter. Gutierrez also made a trey for the Mules only six points in the last period. 

The Mules traveled to Slaton Monday evening to play the Tigers. The Mules will return home Monday, February 6, to host the Friona Braves.