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🌱 Late coach’s son helps Millsap end its district title drought

Merkel, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi there, Merkel! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Late coach’s son helps Millsap end its district title drought

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 75 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Week Eleven 3A Team of the Week: Millsap Bulldogs (texashsfootball.com) — Millsap won its first district football title since 1999 with a late two-point conversion by Braun Johnson, whose father and head coach, Jacob Johnson, recently died of leukemia. The Bulldogs beat Clifton 41-38 and face Cedar Hill TLC on Thursday in Fort Worth to open the playoffs.
   

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    Monday November 16
  • MS Girls Basketball @ Jim Ned
    Merkel ISD Merkel, TX 79536
    5:30 pm
  • MS Boys Basketball Vs. Jim Ned
    Merkel ISD Merkel, TX 79536
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Abilene advances new inclusive playground at Grover Nelson Park (ktxs.com)
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  • United Supermarkets, Market Street kick off Meals on Wheels fundraising campaign (bigcountryhomepage.com)

Sweetwater

  • No. 2 Water Valley Volleyball Upset by Aspermont in Regional Semifinals (sanangelolive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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