Young shows out for Tyler
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Daniel Young has been hitting extremely well to begin the baseball season. The Madisonville High School graduate batted a team-best .417 through 10 games (9-1) for Tyler Junior College.
Stangs take three straight
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The Madisonville men’s basketball team bounced back from a pair of back-to-back district losses last week with three straight victories over Robinson Feb. 1, Mexia Saturday and China Spring Monday. The Mustangs were sitting in third place in district behind Connally and LaVega at the time of this writing.
Lady Stangs secure second place
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The Madisonville women’s basketball team won their fifth straight district matchup Monday over China Spring to improve to 7-2 in league play and secure the second seed in the postseason. The team also honored lone senior Ciarria Davis on the court following the 61-51 victory. Despite a number of injuries
Lady Dogs ready for postseason
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The North Zulch women’s basketball team split a pair of district matchups over the week with a win over Calvert and loss to Bartlett. The shorthanded Lady Bulldogs concluded their district season Tuesday with a matchup against Dime Box, which would decide whether they would be a three seed or four seed entering the postseason.
Reaching New Heights
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Madisonville’s Ke’Myreul Wheaton helps the Lady Mustangs put the finishing touches on China Spring with a late bucket at MHS Monday. The win was the team’s fourth straight and secured the number two spot in district. CAMPBELL ATKINS
Madisonville Soccer
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The Madisonville soccer team picked up a district victory over Trinity this week by a score of 3-0 with goals coming from Erick Martinez and two from Vladimir Morales. Both Martinez and Morales also recorded assists in the win along with Samuel Cole. (Pictured: Vladimir Morales delivers a free kick at MHS) CAMPBELL ATKINS
The Madisonville men’s basketball
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The Madisonville men’s basketball team dropped a pair of district matchups with a 67-48 loss to highly-touted La Vega at MHS Friday and a 36-32 loss at China Spring Monday. The Mustangs were 2-2 in district play entering Tuesday’s matchup at Robinson, who they defeated 63-39 in their first matchup Jan. 24. CAMPBELL ATKINS
The Madisonville women’s basketball
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The Madisonville women’s basketball team split a pair of district matchups with a 57-30 loss to La Vega at MHS Friday and a 49-42 win at China Spring Monday. The split put the Lady Mustangs at 4-2 in district play entering Tuesday’s matchup in Robinson. (Pictured: Head Coach Jeffery Jefferson) CAMPBELL ATKINS
Lady Dogs split district matchups
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The North Zulch women’s basketball team battled the top and bottom of district over the week with a 79-31 loss to undefeated Fayetteville Jan. 25 on the road and a 67-17 win over Buckholts at NZHS Friday.
Building on Success
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Former Madisonville and current Sam Houston State football player Chris Scott was awarded a full scholarship by SHSU football last week. The defensive lineman has also applied for the masters program and graduates this spring. Scott will play next fall as a graduate student-athlete for the Bearcats. SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
