Matt Vines
North DeSoto’s Tingle wins district 800 meters title
North DeSoto’s Macaylah Tingle easily disposed of the field in the 800 meters at the USATF Southern Association Junior Olympics this past weekend.
Tingle’s 2:29.28 bested the field by more than two seconds to win the district title in 15-16 girls division, advancing to the regional meet in Jackson, Miss.
Tingle claimed second in the javelin in the same meet.
She competed as a member of the River Cities Track Club, a summer track organization in Northwest Louisiana.
North DeSoto wrestlers training across the country
The North DeSoto wrestling team is resting on its laurels, which include the program’s first state championship this past season.
Individual wrestlers are traveling across the country to train with the best and keep the Griffins on par with state powerhouses in South Louisiana.
Recent examples include Jacob Kershaw spending a week each in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and Xzavier Molinas (Xavier) completing a 10-day intensive camp at Oklahoma State with four-time NCAA finalist Dalton Fix.
Dalton Compton and Chase Smart also headed for Oklahoma State
Nicholas Griffith also competed at the Bo Bassett camp in Houston.
Of course training opportunities also exist at home. The next camp is an All Girls Wrestling Camp from July 25-26 at North DeSoto Wrestling Academy.
The camp fee is $100. Contact coach Dustin Burton (318-617-6188) for more information.