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The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Dec. 27-Jan.

Kris Dike, a former Van Vandal offensive tackle, will be among those suiting up for the TCU Horned Frogs in their NCAA National Championship football game Monday, Jan. 9 against the defending National Champion University of Georgia Bulldogs at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

The Howard Payne University athletic department announced the naming of current assistant head coach Kevin Bachtel as the next head coach to guide the Yellow Jacket football program Dec. 17.

The Martins Mill Mustangs moved another step closer towards the start of district play this week, tipping things off against White Oak on Tuesday night. Martins Mill would deliver a standout defensive effort in the contest, getting stronger as the night wore on in an eventual 51-26 rout of the Roughnecks.

The Edgewood Bulldogs took to the court for the first time in 2023 on Tuesday night, traveling to Lone Oak for a key District 12-3A showdown against the Buffaloes. Edgewood would take advantage of a big second quarter in the contest, establishing a double-digit lead and never looking back in was extremely competitive over the game’s opening eight minutes as Edgewood clung to a 12-8 lead.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Van Lady Vandals opened the new year in convincing fashion Jan. 3, moving over .500 in district play with a 47-31 home Eagles.

The Canton Eaglettes finished their holiday stretch with a 4-2 mark, picking up a district victory in Athens and a fourth-place finish at the Aggieland Invitational this past week. Canton began their slate on Dec.

In a 3-2 vote Dec. 21 by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court during the court’s final regular meeting of 2022, the court decided to withhold VZC funding temporarily for the Ben Wheeler Fire Department.