Nixon-Smiley teammates sign letters of intent

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NIXON — It only made sense that the two ballers who were linked together throughout their times in Nixon would sign their letter of intents on the same day. Sure enough, Nixon-Smiley’s Lexi Trammell and Celeste Arriaga both inked their names to play college basketball last week, where Trammell has her eyes set on Victoria College while Arriaga will be on her way to San Antonio College.

Celeste Arriaga inks with SAC

Celeste Arriaga will continue her basketball career on the college level as she signed her letter of intent to play at San Antonio College.

“[San Antonio College] is a really good school,” Arriaga said, “they have a really good basketball program.”

The future Ranger noted that even though she’s coming from a smaller school, a bit of hard work and dedication is what it took for her to “get to the next level.”

“It shows that it’s possible to come out of a little school no one really expects you to come out of and you can [get to this level] no matter what people say,” Arriaga said.

To the younger Lady Mustangs, Arriaga advised to “just keep working” and “get what you want,” in order to find their way to college athletics.

Although it was great signing her letter the same day as her teammate, Arriaga admits that it’s going to be tough playing without her friend.

“It’s going to be kind of weird because I’m used to her being on my side,” she said, “I’m used to her helping me run the offense on the court. It’s going to be really different. But I’m excited for her.”

Lexi Trammell heads south to Victoria College

Lexi Trammell is headed to Victoria College to play basketball after signing her letter of intent.

Trammell believes the program as well as the size of the school are good reasons for her fit.

“It’s a smaller school academic wise and I feel like I’d fit in better,” she said. “It’s a good sports program that they have there, I felt like I’d fit in very well.”

Not very many Nixon-Smiley athletes, let alone Nixon-Smiley girls, get to have a letter of intent signing. Trammell knows this and is proud to be one of the few with that honor.

“I feel proud because not very many people do it,” she said. “[I’m] proud that I pushed myself to get here.”

Signing alongside teammate was also a big moment as the future Pirate expressed her excitement.

“It’s exciting,” she said. “Someone I grew up with my whole life, we played well together. Just good to know we’re both going to move on to the next level, it’s exciting.”

In her freshman year, Trammell was a part of a Lady Mustang team that made the playoffs as the fourth seed out of their district. They upset Blanco, a district champion, in the first round. The team made it to the regional quarterfinals before losing to Hallettsville, an eventual state semifinalist.

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