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Attend from home or come in person. Be inspired by two very special music videos, and a live lessons and carols service. Through the magic of technology, you can enjoy and participate in this Christmas service while remaining at home. Or, you can head on over to the Grants Methodist Church on First Street. The program starts at 11:00 am on Sunday, December 19.

Feliz Navidad! This artwork by Falicity Frank displays the magic of the Christmas-holiday season. It includes: red and green (Christmas colors) hot air fiesta balloons, including one in the foreground left; lit candles at the bottom of a Christmas Tree; the New Mexico red and yellow symbol of the state at the top of the tree; the Albuquerque city skyline backdrop; another gorgeous Christmas Tree to the right; and, of all things, a cute green alien, presumably from Mars. (He or she might make a nice pet - maybe for someone from Roswell). Wow, quite a holiday scene. There are also seasonal decorative pottery pieces set throughout this backspace and a string of lights adorning across the Christmas landscape in this picturesque piece of holiday art. Let's not forget a basket of chile peppers to the left and, way up in the sky to the right, clouds, another planet, flying saucers, and a small star's brilliance to the upper right. Falicity has quite an imagination and created a beautiful scene to give us even more holiday cheer.

MATTHEW YBARRA, NAVASOTA EXAMINER Madisonville’s Wayne Roundtree drives to the basket during the team’s 41-31 victory over Giddings at the Mike Dacus Classic in Navasota Thursday. Roundtree helped lead the Mustangs to a perfect weekend in Navasota as they continue to turn heads with a 13-0 record entering Tuesday’s action..

The Madisonville women’s basketball team competed in a tournament in Centerville over the weekend and split six matchups for an overall record of 3-3. The Lady Mustangs returned to MHS Tuesday to host Hudson.

An offseason commitment to conditioning is paying off for basketball player Jazzmyn Jones. Through eight games (2-6) for the Centenary College of Louisiana women's team, the junior out of Normangee High School posted career numbers.

Madisonville basketball players (from left) James Whaley, Aiden Juarez, Wayne Roundtree, Jeramiah Burns and Xzavier Whaley pose with the Gold Bracket trophy after winning their own tournament at MHS Saturday. (Right) Second year head coach Brad Taylor led the Mustangs to the storied tournament’s crown for the first time since 1994 during his first season coaching in the Invitational (the tournament was canceled last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic). See News for more CAMPBELL ATKINS

After qualifying for the 4A state playoffs for the first time in four seasons, the Madisonville football team garnered a number of All-District awards last week for their performance in 2021. Running back Blessing Ngene earned First Team All-District honors on the offensive side of the ball for his breakout season, which included 798 yards on 96 attempts (8.3 yards per carry) as well as a team-leading 11 touchdowns.

Kendel and Kanin Cleere traveled to Louisville, Kentucky in November to compete at the North American International Livestock Exposition, which is one of the largest beef cattle shows in the U.S. Kanin Cleere exhibited the Reserve Division Champion Shorthorn Heifer and Kendel was second in his class. Kanin is the son of Jason and Kristi Cleere, a member of Madison County 4H and attends Madisonville Jr. High School. COURTESY PHOTO

The North Zulch women’s basketball team is 1-1 to start their new season with a loss to Aggieland Homeschool Nov. 19 and a victory over Snook Nov. 22. The Lady Bulldogs got off to a later start than many teams due to their volleyball squad advancing to the Regional Tournament once again.

The Madisonville men’s basketball team improved to 3-0 to start the young season with a 75-46 win over Teague Nov. 23 before the Thanksgiving break. The Mustangs returned to the court in Livingston Tuesday and will host the Madisonville Classic Tournament Thursday through Saturday at MHS.