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.

The Madisonville women’s basketball team forced over 30 turnovers in a 68-22 rout over Carthage in thee Bi-District playoff round in Huntington Monday. The win puts the Lady Mustangs in the Area playoffs against Burnet at Rockdale High School in Rockdale at 6 p.m. Friday.

The Madisonville women’s basketball team routed Carthage by a score of 68-22 in the Bi-District playoffs Monday in Huntington. The win sends the Lady Mustangs to the Area round to battle Burnet at Rockdale High School Friday at 6 p.m. COURTESY PHOTO

The Madisonville basketball team poses together following their festivities on Senior Night at MHS Friday. Those seniors honors included Doug’kyrn Johnson, Wayne Roundtree, Ronnie Mosley, James Whaley, Ronaldo Willis and Christian Wilson. The Mustangs dropped the district matchup to Mexia by a score of 46-44. They concluded their district slate Tuesday with a matchup in LaVega. COURTESY PHOTO

The Madisonville tennis teams continued to battle through the early portion of their spring season with a home tournament at MHS Friday. A number of Madisonville performers garnered top finishes at the event.