Sports

Courtesy Photo/Mabank High School Mabank High School varsity basketball takes the number one spot at the annual Port Aransas Marlin Classic basketball tournament Nov. 18.  

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray Cedar Creek Roller Derby League holds its first bout at the Mabank Pavilion Nov. 11. The family-friendly event will host another bout (game) each quarter. 

Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton Malakoff tight end Parker Poteete charges across the goal line for a 19-yard touchdown catch. Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton Malakoff running back Jerrion Hall stiff-arms a Maypearl player as he dashes into the open field.

Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton Coach Jamie Driskell smiles as he and his players sing the Malakoff school song following the Tigers’ win over Groesbeck, capping off an unbeaten regular season.

Courtesy Photo Kerens visits Cross Roads Nov. 3 in a battle of the Bobcats, leaving with a big win.

Courtesy Photo/Eustace ISD The Eustace boys cross-country team celebrates a third-place finish at the UIL State Cross-Country Meet held in Round Rock Nov. 3-4. Ryan Porte (center) places seventh in the state individually.

Monitor Photo/Blaine Clamon Madilyn Andrews (#8) and Skyler Skinner (#11) defend at the net. Monitor Photo/Blaine Clamon The Eustace Lady Bulldogs gather before their bi-district match in Ennis against West Oct. 30.

Monitor Photo/Kaylee Tracy Felicity Torres immediately seeks out her fellow teammate and district champ, junior Trista Etheridge, for a celebratory embrace after both qualify for state competition at the regional cross-country competition Oct. 24. 

Courtesy Photo/Kerens Secondary School The Kerens High School fishing team of Grant Randle (from left) and Leland Combs show off their award winning catch with Captain Prince after the Texas High School Bass Association tournament on Lake Richard Chambers Oct. 21.

Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton The regional champion and state finalist 1963 Mabank Panthers football team, as well as that season’s cheerleaders and mascots, are recognized before the Oct. 20 Mabank-Kaufman football game at Panther Stadium on their 60th anniversary.