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PHOTOS BY ALL CAMPBELL ATKINS.

Laughter, camaraderie and donuts were shared at Friday’s softball game between Madisonville City personnel and Madisonville Police Department members at Lake Madison Park. Despite the City’s best efforts to sabotage MPD’s offensive outbursts with roadblocks and stop signs, the cops won the seven inning contest 13-4. The event was played in front of a large crowd of family, friends and citizens and proceeds from the concession stand went to benefit Madisonville Little League. (Left: MPD Chief Herbert Gilbert hoists the trophy in triumph following the victory; Above: All City and MPD players pose together following the matchup) PHOTOS BY CAMPBELL ATKINS

The Madisonville 4x100 Relay team consisting of Kia Moffett, Kenndie Moffett, Lindsie Smith and Raegan Olvera competed at the State meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin Friday and set an MHS school record with a 48.00-second finish, good for fifth place in the event overall.

The North Zulch Bulldogs baseball team competed in a playoff matchup for the first time in their program’s brief history last week and defeated Wells in the 1A Bi-District showdown in Trinity by a score of 17-5. The Bulldogs will next travel to Crockett to take on Crockett Friday.

The Madisonville baseball team concluded their season over the weekend with a Bi-District series loss to Hudson in two games. The Mustangs fell to the Hornets by a score of 8-1 Friday in Lufkin and 7-0 Saturday at MHS.

Madisonville baseball seniors Brad Rudis (left) and Trey Georg are honored on the field at MHS with their families for senior night April 27 after the team’s 10-0 victory over La Vega. (Not pictured: Landon Jackson) PHOTOS BY CAMPBELL ATKINS

The Madisonville baseball team finished third in district after dropping Saturday’s seed-determination matchup against Robinson in Cameron by a score of 3-2. The loss means they will take on Hudson (Lufkin) in a Bi-District playoff series this weekend.

Madisonville women’s track athletes (from left) Kia Moffett, Kenndie Moffett, Lindsie Smith and Raegan Olvera qualified for State in the Girls 4x100 Relays for their performance at Regionals April 23 in Webster and will compete at the State event in Austin at Mike A. Myers, which takes place Friday and Saturday. (Alternates: JerKayla Dickey, Kristen Tolliver) COURTESY PHOTO