Sports

Joseph Rolland of Wills Point High School captured first place in the Triple Jump at the Class 4A Regional Track Meet recently to earn a trip to next month’s Class 4A State Track Meet. His winning mark at the regional meet held at the University of North Texas in Denton was 47-4.

This past week at Van Zandt Country Club, the Canton Eaglettes golf team finished second at the Region II-4A tournament. The Eaglettes will qualify for the Class 4A State Golf Tournament May 6-7 at the Legends Course in Kingsland.

Seven teams will be advancing to the state fishing tournament with the Grand Saline High School Bass Association (GSHSBA) next month. “Lake Tawakoni wasn’t sharing its treasures with this tournament easily,” said a GSHSBA spokesperson.

Van senior Landry Jones was recently named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s All-State Girls Basketball Team for Class 4A. Jones was also named to the Class 1A-4A Legacy All-Star Team.

Van finished second in the boys’ division and placed fourth in the girls’ division March 21 at the Avon Rice Relays at Rains High School in Emory. The Vandal boys’ track team finished second out of 12 teams with 62 points.

In a battle of Van Zandt County rivals March 15, the Canton Eaglettes outlasted the visiting Wills Point Lady Tigers, 8-0, in Canton. The Eaglettes got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning after Rylee Busby hit into a fielder’s choice and the Lady Tigers committed an error, each leading to a run for Canton.

One of the greatest moments arguably in the history of Martins Mill Lady Mustang basketball was witnessed March 2 by many in person at The Alamodome in San Antonio and on various social media posts, but one person who never saw the ball actually go through the basket at the buzzer was the one who made the game-winning shot. Lady Mustang freshman Kara Nixon took an inbounds pass in the final seconds of the tied state championship game against Nocona, raced the full length down the court, and laid the ball in against the backboard and in the basket at the buzzer as she was fouled and knocked down to the floor.

The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs captured the Class 2A State Championship March 2 with a thrilling 44-42 win in the championship game played at The Alamodome in San Antonio. The Lady Mustangs finished their state title season with an overall record of 36-5.