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 LADY
MAVS START DISTRICT SOFTBALL RACE
The Lady Mavs (12-5) start 13-4A play with a big road trip to Sulphur Springs Tuesday night.
The will return to the friendly confines of Lady Mav field on Friday night when they host Pine Tree.
The PT game will also mark the official district debut of the new concessions and restroom facilities that were constructed
last season.
Marshall finished third last season behind district champion Texas High and runner up Sulphur Springs.
The Lady Mav softball team has been one of the most successful programs in the Maverick Athletic program having
advanced to the playoffs nine consecutive seasons and eleven of the last thirteen seasons.
This is Head Coach Jenilee Skenders first season at the top spot, having been an assistant for Coach Purifoy for several years.
MAV
BASEBALL PREPARES FOR DISTRICT PLAY
The Mavericks are gearing up for the 2010 district race in 13-4A with the first game set for March 19th against
archrival Hallsville. Until then however, there is still some preparation to get done.
The Mavs host Jacksonville on March 9th before
tipping off the co-hosted Marshall-Hallsville tournament for the remainder of the week.
After that, Marshall will take on Henderson
on the 16th, while the rest of 13-4A will start district play that night.
Marshall is coming off of a fourth place finish in 13-4A
last season, in which they lost in the first round of the playoffs.
NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD,OLD FOES: NEW 14-4A
The University Interscholastic League announced their biennial alignment back in
February, which will take affect next fall and remain in place
for the next two years.
Longview returns to class 5A, while Texas High, Mount Pleasant, and Sulphur Springs were sent down
interstate 30 to join Northern DFW area schools.
| 14-4A
for 2010-2012 |
|
Marshall |
This was Marshall's
6th alignment in 4A since 2002 |
|
John Tyler |
JT has not played
Mavs since 2001 when both were 12-5A |
|
Nacogdoches |
Paired with the
Mavs in 2006-08, 6th alignment in 4A |
|
Pine Tree |
Has been paired
with Marshall and H-ville since 2002 |
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Jacksonville |
Paired with Mavs
from 2004-08, non-district in 08 and 09 |
|
Kilgore |
Paired with Mavs
from 2002-08, non-district in 08 and 09 |
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Whitehouse |
Paired with Mavs
from 2004-08 |
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Hallsville |
Paired with Mavs
every season since 2002 |
This will mean multiple schedule changes for the Mavericks. The new
2010 schedule will be posted ASAP.
MAV
BASKETBALL CLOSED STRONG SEASON
 Marshall basketball made a return trip to the playoffs after missing out
of the post season for the last five years. The Mavs (24-11) closed out the
regular season with a third place finish in 13-4A and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 2004.
The Mavs won their Bi-district matchup by shocking district 14-4A Champion Jacksonville 56-54 at Wagstaff Gymnasium in Tyler. It marked
the first playoff win for Marshall since 2003.
Red Oak ended The Mavs' season in the area round with a hard-fought 62-55 win. Red Oak went on to advance to the region championship.
LADIES ADVANCED TO AREA CHAMPIONSHIP
 The
Lady Mavs closed out one of their strongest seasons in almost a decade with a third place finish in 13-4A and advancing to the Area round
before bowing out for year.
Marshall headed to the playoffs for the second year in a row, this time beating Lindale 41-31 to earn their first playoff win
since 2003. It avenged last seasons heartbreaking bi-district loss to 14-4A's Jacksonville.
The Lady Mavs saw their season close with a loss to Waxahachie in the Area round of the playoffs. Marshall finished the season
(15-8) on the year. |
The Mavericks
added another chapter to their long and storied Football History in 2009 with an
unexpected run to the 4A Div II region semifinals. Some preseason
state-wide predictions had Marshall missing the playoffs all together, but the
Mavs battled to a second place finish in a brutal 13-4A slate.
