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The Canton Eagles kept busy with the start of this year’s Class 4A UIL Playoffs looming just over the horizon, wrapping up District 14-4A play against Brownsboro before playing a pair of tune-up games against Tatum and Brook Hill.

The Fruitvale Lady Cats and Avery Lady Bulldogs kept scorekeepers busy April27, trading runs at a dizzying pace during their Area round matchup. Fruitvale managed to come away victorious in the contest, doing just enough both at the plate and in the field to edge past the Lady Dogs 13-12.

The race for the second spot in District 12-3A came down to the wire last week as the Grand Saline Indians and Rains Wildcats met three times in a five-day span. Once the dust settled, the Wildcats had seemed the district's second spot and Grand Saline had locked in the third spot heading into this year's postseason.

The Edgewood Lady Dogs had their hands full last week, clashing with Gunter in bi-district playoff round action. Gunter took advantage of two strong pitching performances to sweep past the Lady Dogs and into the Area round.

County athletes representing Canton, Van and Wills Point made their way to the Texas A&M campus in Commerce April 29-30 to compete against one another and some of the top programs from across East Texas at the Class 4A Region II Meet.

The Van Vandals clashed with a familiar foe April 29, battling with Brownsboro in a tiebreaker game to determine which team would enter this year’s playoffs as the top seed in District 14-4A play. Van and Brownsboro had met twice before with Van besting the Bears 14-12 back on March 29 and Brownsboro returning the favor with a 14-4 win over the Vandals April 14.

East Oak Street Church of Christ will hold a food giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 7 at 508 East Oak St., Edgewood..

Canton’s Kid Fish Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14, on Two Acre Lake, located on Arnold Paul Road by the Canton Animal Shelter. Attendees are asked to bring their own tackle and gear this year, fishermen will be fishing for catfish. Hot dogs will be provided for those who attend. Fishing licenses are not needed for the event, as long as an adult has a child that they are helping fish.