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ON 7 LEAGUE PREPARES MAVS FOR SEASON
The Mavericks continue to prepare for the upcoming 2009 football season
this summer with weekly games in a 7 on 7 league formed by area teams.
The league consists of Marshall, state champion Carthage, Elysian
Fields, Waskom, and Jefferson.
Games are played on Thursday nights alternating between Maverick Stadium
and Bulldog Stadium in Carthage.
RED
& WHITE GAME KICKS OFF '09 SEASON
The Annual Red and White game may have marked the end of the 08-09
school year in sports, but it officially kicked off the 2009 football season.
The Mavs closed out a month's worth of spring drills with the scrimmage
at Maverick Stadium on Friday the 29th. It was a quick preview of possible
starters for the upcoming season.
Marshall now heads into the summer break with 7 on 7 league play set to
begin in June. The Mavs will also participate in several State Qualifying
Tournaments (SQT) in hopes of advancing to the state tournament in College
Station in July.
Two-a-days will start in August with a scrimmage set for
August 21st against a team to be announced (possibly Liberty Eylau). The
regular season will kickoff against the Jacksonville Indians on the 28th at
Maverick Stadium.
2008-2009
MAVERICK'S YEAR IN REVIEW
The athletic season for 08-09 has come to a close and now we take a look
back at some of the accomplishments of Mav and Lady Mav teams and athletes.
The school year started off strong with both boys and girls
cross country teams claiming second
place finishes at the 13-4A
meet in Mt Pleasant. Both squads advanced to the 4A Region II meet in Arlington.
The Maverick football team continued it's winning
tradition by advancing to the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. They fell in the bi-district round to Kilgore in a 31-28
thriller at Maverick Stadium before a near sellout crowd.
Maverick basketball saw Marshall just miss out on the playoffs with a season finale loss to Mt. Pleasant. Meanwhile the Lady
Mavs advanced to the postseason for the first time in five seasons. They lost in a
46-43 heartbreaker to Jacksonville in the bi-district
round of the playoffs.
The Maverick Swim team had it's most successful season ever for the young program's history. The Lady Mavs claimed third
place at the district meet, clinching their first ever spot at regionals. On the boys side, one swimmer advanced to the region meet
along with several ladies in individual events.
Powerlifting has become one of the premier events for Marshall athletes as the Mavs dominated meets the entire season. They
flexed their muscles at district by sending TEN lifters to the region meet in Abilene. One Maverick then advanced to the state meet.
MHS' soccer program continues to make strides as the boys advanced to the playoffs for the second year in a row. They
fell to state ranked Lindale in a bi-district game at Maverick Stadium. Meanwhile the Lady Mavs are still in the building phase of
their brand new program. They set a program record for wins in a season.
The Maverick track team continued their history of excellence with a second place finish at the district meet, just 3 points
behind Texas High (134-131). The team advanced to the Region II meet in Denton, where Darius Jones raked in two gold Medals and a
silver medal. He has advanced to the state meet in Austin. It will be
held the first weekend in June.
The Lady Mav softball program is one of the most successful teams in all of MHS athletics.
They advanced to the playoffs for the 12th time time in 14 seasons and for 9th
consecutive season. After sweeping Lindale in the first round, the Ladies
fell to state ranked Forney in an area match-up.
The Maverick baseball team also had a
strong season as they too advanced to the the playoffs. It was the 12th
time the Mavs have qualified for the playoffs in 15 seasons. They fell to
Whitehouse in the bi-district round.
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