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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Cigarroa is back in the playoffs for the first time since 2006

Plus, the Mexican Consulate is open today and Mercado Festival runs through Sunday.

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Cigarroa clinches its first playoff berth since 2006, and LBJ shuts out United South

0-10Cigarroa's record a year ago, for the third straight season

The have since clinched their first playoff berth in two decades.

Source: KGNS

If you've followed Cigarroa football through the lean years, this one's for you. The clinched a playoff berth with a 29-28 win over Roma in Week 11, their first since 2006. A year ago they finished 0-10 for the third season in a row.

Elsewhere on the Southside, Johnson beat United South 21-0 in the first of two rivalry matchups. The Laredo Morning Times says the win capped a season of milestones and a transformation that began with a senior class four years ago. Want more scores? The paper keeps a Week 11 scoreboard.

  • Cigarroa's coach: Benny Ellison, in his first year
  • Cigarroa's path: beat Hidalgo Early College, lost to Nixon, then won four of seven
  • Cigarroa's next step: waiting to learn its first-round opponent

Cigarroa edged Roma and LBJ shut out United South

29-28
Cigarroa's win over Roma to clinch
2006
the last time Cigarroa made the playoffs
21-0
LBJ's win over United South

Source: KGNS

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Consulate

If you're a Mexican national, the is open today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for passport, consular identification card and voter identification card services. Appointments are recommended, but if you don't have one, Consul General Juan Carlos Mendoza said to arrive between 8 and 10 a.m. You may have to wait. The consulate also added Veterans Day walk-in services this month. KGNSLaredo Morning Times

Mercado Festival

The second is back with more than 100 vendors selling Mexican food, snacks, handmade crafts and leather goods. It runs through Sun., Nov. 8, at the Casa Blanca Ballroom on Highway 59, and admission and parking are free. Laredo Morning TimesKGNS

Mercado Festival is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sunday

Casa Blanca Ballroom on Highway 59

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.11 a.m.to 8 p.m.
  • 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.Mercado Festival open
Dates
Through Sun., Nov. 8
Cost
Free admission and parking

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11 a.m. to 8 p.m.Mercado Festival open
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A red, white and blue Mass honoring veterans and their families will be held at the cathedral downtown, with a reception at the American Legion across the street. Organizers have held it since 2018, and it's part of a series of Veterans Day events that includes a parade. KGNS

Feast of Sharing

H-E-B's annual series kicked off in Laredo, where more than 9,000 plates were prepared. Laredo Morning Times

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6South Laredo water work tonight, and the Toros are in the playoffs
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Laredo Todayto me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

Cigarroa is back in the playoffs for the first time since 2006

Plus, the Mexican Consulate is open today and Mercado Festival runs through Sunday.

The TLDR

  1. Cigarroa clinches its first playoff berth since 2006
  2. LBJ blanks United South 21-0
  3. Mexican Consulate offers passport and ID services today
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