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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.

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.

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, 11.47; Holden Fletcher, WP, fourth, 11.52; Tyus Burnett, WP, sixth, 11.68 -200: Arik Phillips, WP, third, 23.14; Jackson Rainey, Van, fourth, 23.28 -400: Arik Phillips, WP, first, 51.96; Sabastian King, WP, second, 52.75 -800: Sabastian King, WP, fourth, 2:04.21 -1600: Miguel Arce, Canton, fifth, 4:50.58; Avery Brown, WP, sixth, 4:54.54 -3200: Miguel Arce, Canton, third, 10:36.23; Avery Brown, WP, fourth, 10:42.19 -110 Hurdles: Jacob Elliott, Canton, third, 16.14; Reed Johnson, Van, fourth, 16.17 -300 Hurdles: Reed Johnson, Van, second, 43.09; Rocco Foley, Canton, fourth, 43.6 -4x100: WP, second, 43.97; Van, third, 44.59; Canton, sixth, 45.73 -4x200: Van, second, 1:34.14; WP, sixth, 1:37.19 -4x400: WP, second, 4:12.26; Canton, third, 4:13.02 -Long Jump: Tyus Burnett, WP, second, 20-4.75; Ja’Braylon Pickens, Canton, third, 19-10; Joseph Rolland, WP, fifth, 19-5 -Discus: Preston Yarber, Canton, first, 155-5; Jacob Daniels, WP, sixth, 119-0 -Triple Jump: Ja’Braylon Pickens, Canton, first, 41-0.5; Joseph Rolland, WP, third, 39-4; Ryder Shoquist, Van, sixth, 38-2 -High Jump: Arik Phillips, WP, second, 5-10; Kody Alexander, WP, third, 5-10 -Pole Vault: Brayden Bradshaw, Van, first, 12-0; Monty Vandermeer, WP, second, 11-6; Grant McCarver, Canton, third, 11-0; Austin Moffatt, Van, fourth, 11-0 Individual varsity girls results included: -100: Ava Hopson, Van, first, 12.51 -200: Payton Brey, Canton, second, 27.6; Josey Boswell, Canton, fifth, 28.89; Emma Pearson, WP, sixth, 28.9 -400: Rockie Collier, Canton, third, 1:04.31; Kelsi De La Cruz, WP, fourth, 1:04.54; Lexi Taylor, WP, fifth, 1:05.47 -800: Favor Cantrell, Canton, second, 2:44.45; Amity Hall, Van, fourth, 2:44.8 -1600: Graycee Wilson, Canton, first, 5:38.37; Lana Stapleton, Canton, third, 5:53.99 -3200: Graycee Wilson, Canton, first, 12:24.51; Lana Stapleton, Canton, third, 13:28.24 -100 Hurdles: Hannah Cade, Canton, first, 15.78; Erin Thornton, WP, sixth, 18.81 -300 Hurdles: Chloe Barton, Van, fourth, 50.71; Kimber Holly, Canton, fifth, 51.68 -4x100: Maci Jones, Van, fourth, 53.3; Rockie Collier, Canton, fifth, 53.6; Kelsi De La Cruz, WP, sixth, 54.13 -4x200: Maci Jones, Van, third, 1:51.89; Mia Magee, Canton, fifth, 1:53.24 -4x400: Payton Bray, Canton, third, 4:14.69; Kelsi De La Cruz, WP, sixth, 4:27.3 -Long Jump: Kori Nicklas, Canton, second, 15-4.75; Ava Hopson, Van, fourth, 15-3.5; Kelsi De La Cruz, WP, sixth, 14-11.5 -Shot Put: Landrie Valenzuela, Canton, second, 31-9.5; Mady Garcia, WP, fifth, 30-4 -Discus: Virginia Bradway, Canton, first, 99-1; Chelsea Chitty, Canton, second, 90-11; Raeleigh Strickland, Canton, third, 89-10; Nadia Barnard, Van, fifth, 80-4 -Triple Jump: Emma Welty, Canton, second, 31-10.25; Kori Nicklas, Canton, sixth, 29-9 -High Jump: Rockie Collier, Canton, second, 4-8; Bailey Swell, Van, third, 4-8 -Pole Vault: Hannah Cade, Canton, first, 10-0; Kaymon Dale, Van, second, 10-0; Kimber Holly, Canton, third, 9-6 Canton, Van and Wills Point were originally scheduled to compete against one another as well as teams from Athens, Brownsboro and Mabank at the District 14-4A Meet April 13- 14.

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.

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.

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. Canton easily accomplished the feat, completing the season sweep of Van April 6 before doing the same against Brownsboro April 8 and Wills Point April 11.

Left, the Edgewood tennis program will be well represented at the Class 3A State Tennis Tournament after the girls doubles team of Meredith Baker and Gracie Cates placed first at the Regional Tennis Tournament, and the doubles team of Brooklyn McPherson and Tristin Smith placed second at the same event. Middle, the Wills Point mixed doubles team of Grayce Malone and Jacob Daniell punched their ticket to the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament by winning Regionals. Right, Sawyer Sewell and Kristyn Dunn of Wills Point won first overall in girls doubles at the Regional Tennis Tournament in Longview to secure a spot in this year’s Class 4A State Tennis Tournament in San Antonio April 26-27. Courtesy photos

The Van Lady Vandals hit a pair of speed bumps on their way to a potential spot in this year’s Class 4A UIL Softball Playoffs last week, dropping consecutive games to Mabank and Athens to fall to 2-6 overall in district with two games left to play.