he Madisonville men’s basketball team opened their postseason push Tuesday with a matchup against Palestine at Leon High School. The winner advanced to Area to meet either LBJ Austin or Lake Belton. CAMPBELL ATKINS

The Madisonville women’s basketball team fell to Burnet in the Area playoff round at Rockdale High School by a score of 61-51 Friday to conclude their season. The Lady Mustangs defeated Carthage 68-22 in Huntington Feb. 14 to advance to Area after a second place finish in district.

The Madisonville softball team has concluded their scrimmage play and opened their regular season with a clean slate and fresh hopes on the diamond. The Lady Mustangs opened action last week with a hard-fought loss to Teague before hosting their own tournament at MHS Thursday through Friday.

The Madisonville baseball team opened their regular season slate with a home matchup against Malakoff at MHS Tuesday. The Mustangs will also host a home tournament Thursday through Friday. (The baseball season will be previewed in next week’s publication of the Madisonville Meteor) CAMPBELL ATKINS

Both the varsity and junior varsity tennis squads competed in events last week and saw top finishes from a number of Madisonville competitors. On the varsity side, the duo of Chais DiSanto and Jenna Yeager earned fourth place in women’s doubles while Caymen Forrest finished fourth in men’s singles.

Have you ever had one of those weeks when it would be better had you not gotten out of bed? I’m there. First, the dust blowing winds of late invited my allergies to celebrate their arrival.

First and second graders at Madisonville Elementary participated in their annual Jumpathon in the gymnasium and are raising money for the American Heart Association through sponsors. The students’ goal was to raise $6,000 by the end of February and were well over $5,000 at the time of this writing. (Pictured: Second graders Di’lilah Rutherford and Darren Grimm) CAMPBELL ATKINS