April 2022

Body The Canton Eaglettes entered last week looking for a bounce back game, having seen their four-game district winning streak snapped with a 4-1 loss to Mabank April 1.

Body The Grand Saline Lady Indians made the trek to Paris on April 12, dueling with Chisum in a key District 12-3A matchup. Grand Saline would pull out the victory in the contest, keeping the Lady Mustangs at bay to earn a 4-3 win.

Body The Van Vandals stayed busy last week, playing three games total over a five-day span including a pair of district contests. Van went 2-1 overall during the three games, downing both Mabank and Athens.

Body Canton, Van and Wills Point all made their way to Mineola last week to compete in the Yellowjacket Relays as a final tune-up before the District 14-4A Meet in Wills Point April 12 and April 14. Individual varsity boys results included: -100: Joseph Rolland, WP, second, 11.

Body The Grand Saline Indians continued to build up positive momentum heading towards this year’s postseason, running their winning streak to five games overall with triumphs over Lone Oak and Paris Chisum last week.

Body The Canton Eagles played host to a familiar foe on Tuesday night, clashing with the rival Wills Point Tigers in a District 14-4A showdown. Canton would go on to get the better of the matchup, breaking open a tie game in the third inning on their way to a 7-1 win.

Body The Martins Mill track and field team competed at the District 19-2A Meet April 6, performing well enough to qualify five athletes to the Area Meet.

Body The Edgewood Bulldog and Grand Saline Indian track and field programs made their way to Rains High School last week, looking to extend their respective seasons by one more meet as they squared off against athletes from Commerce, Lone Oak, Prairiland, Paris Chisum and Emory Rains...

Body A special ceremony recognizing Van Zandt County as being debt-free is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, in the VZC District Courtroom at the VZC Courthouse in Canton.

Body Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 11, will be recognized as a full-day school holiday at Van ISD following the amended approval of the 2022-’23 school calendar by the Van School Board during its regular monthly meeting March 28.