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Madisonville baseball senior players Cody Borgfeld and Cooper Staley, along with team managers Mariana Castaneda and Valerie Busa, were honored on the field in Madisonville with their loved ones Friday prior to the team’s 8-0 win over Mexia. (See News for more) CAMPBELL ATKINS

A number of Madisonville track athletes advanced to Regionals for their performances in the Area Meet in Madisonville last week. Those athletes/teams qualifying include Lindsie Smith (100 M Dash); Chantell Davis (Long Jump); Grayson Bennett (Pole Vault); Rayce Hudson (400 M Dash); Bre’Anda Moffett, Chantell Davis, Kayla Dickey and Lindsie Smith (4x100 and 4x200); Blessing Ngene, Rayce Hudson, Jeramiah Burns, Devin Wheaton and Lorenzo Johnson (4x100); Blessing Ngene, Ronnie Mosley, Jeramiah Burns, Devin Wheaton and Lorenzo Johnson (4x200); Clay Williams, Rayce Hudson, Jeramiah Burns, Devin Wheaton and Lorenzo Johnson (4x400). (Pictured: Madisonville’s 4x100 and 4x200 Regional Qualifying team; Rayce Hudson in action) COURTESY PHOTOS

Madisonville softball senior players Maegan Anderson, Kyndall Creighton and Jenna Yeager were honored on the field with their families following Thursday night’s matchup against China Spring. COURTESY PHOTO

The Madisonville baseball team dropped their third district matchup of the season Thursday with a 12-0 loss to highly touted and undefeated China Spring at MHS. The loss put the Mustangs in a tie for second place, for which they held the tiebreaker, entering Tuesday’s matchup at Connally.

The Madisonville softball team honored their three seniors for senior night at MHS Thursday after falling 7-1 to first place China Spring in their final home district bout. The Lady Mustangs entered Tuesday’s district finale against Connally tied for the fourth and final playoff spot with La Vega, but could potentially finish as high as the three seed.

Numerous Madisonville track athletes advanced to the Area Meet for their performances in the District Meet in La Vega last week. The Area Meet began in Madisonville Monday and resumed Wednesday (the comprehensive results will run in next week’s publication). The Regional Meet will take place April 29-30 at Clear Creek ISD Challenger Stadium in Webster. COURTESY PHOTOS OF MADISONVILLE TRACK & FIELD TWITTER

All six Madisonville Lil Dribblers All-Star teams took first place in the Regional Tournament this month to advance to the National Tournament in Franklin and surrounding areas last week. The 9/10 Boys (coached by Chris Whaley, Bobby Jones and Yolanda Whaley) and 9/10 Girls (coached by Cyrus Byrd, Chantel Briggs and Monita Byrd) squads took first at Nationals while the 11/12 Boys (coached by Brian McCloud, Lee Juarez and Keisha Johnson) and 13/14 Boys (coached by Alvin Dickey, Keelan Jones and Genique Merchant) teams both took second and the 11/12 Girls (coached by Rob Nellums, Unique Johnson and Shanae Johnson) and 13/14 Girls (coached by Otis Moten, Nefeteria Davis and Shemeka Morning) both took third. COURTESY PHOTO

Students from Lori’s School of Dance, Tumbling and Cheerleading set the tone at Saturday’s First Annual Madisonville Mudbugs and Music Festival at the Madison County Fairgrounds by entertaining citizens as the day’s first act. TIFFANY SCHULZ MCCLURE

The Madisonville baseball team seized back-to-back district victories, including their second win of the season over Robinson Monday, to improve to 5-2 in league play. Monday’s win also marked the second round opener of district play.