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Five McMurry University Men’s Tennis players earned American Southwest Conference postseason awards on Thursday, led by two-time West Most Valuable Player and three-time all-conference selection Carlos Martinez. Martinez compiled a 10-5 record at No. 1 singles and 15-2 mark in doubles alongside partner Daniell Chase Daniell of WIlls Point. Martinez and East Division MVP Ashwin Vaithianathan of UT Dallas are both four-time all-division selections.
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The American Southwest Conference office announced its Women’s Tennis All-Conference teams and awards May 12, as voted by the league’s head coaches.
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Martins Mill senior Kevin Nixon wrapped up his high school athletic career against the highest level of competition this week, teeing it up at Legends Golf Course in Kingsland May 17-18 for the Class 2A State Golf Tournament.
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The Canton Eagles and Texarkana Pleasant Grove Hawks have been familiar foes in postseasons past, meeting most recently during the 2018 playoffs. The two perennial playoff qualifiers met again last week, clashing in the Area round after Canton swept its way past Farmersville and Pleasant Grove dismissed Lindale in three games the previous week.
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Martins Mill standout student-athletes Mia Nixon made her highly anticipated return to the State Golf Tournament last week, looking to claim a second consecutive 2A State Championship.
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Van Zandt County athletes from three county schools, Canton, Martins Mill and Van, sent athletes to Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin May 6-7 to compete in the season-ending State Track and Field Meet.
Read moreThe Edgewood Bulldogs showed plenty of fight in their best-of-three playoff series against the Bells Panthers last week, battling back multiple times before coming up just short in the third and final game of the opening round.
Read moreThe Grand Saline Indians faced one of the toughest draws of any playoff qualifier in 2021, getting paired with a stateranked Gunter team that powered its way to a 27-6 record heading into postseason play.
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