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The Van Lady Vandals had their hands full last week, clashing with Athens and Brownsboro in District 14-4A play. Van started its week on a winning note, overcoming a shaky night in the field to score an 11-3 win over the Athens Lady Hornets March 25.

The Grand Saline Indians earned a measure of revenge to open last week, evening their season series with Edgewood in a 2-1 thriller March 25. The two teams has squared off just three days prior with Edgewood leading from start to finish in a 6-2 Bulldogs win.

The Wills Point Tiger track and field program played host to schools from across East Texas last week for the annual Bluebird Relays at Ken Autry Davis Field. Wills Point finished second overall in the varsity boys division with 127 total points, behind Kaufman with 220.5 points and ahead of Mabank with 101.5 points, Van with 92 points and Eustace with 69 points.

The Grand Saline Lady Indians took care of business March 25, getting a standout pitching performance from ace Hannah Aaron and timely hitting up and down the lineup in a 13-0 win over Commerce. Hannah Aaron breezed through four innings on just 55 pitches, allowing just two hits while striking out five.

Martins Mill standout Austin Alexander was joined by family, friends, teammates and members of the Mustang coaching staff as he signed his letter of intent to play baseball collegiately at Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City next year. Alexander was dominant both on the mound and at the plate for Martins Mill during the 2021 season, earning District 20-2A Pitcher of the Year honors from competing coaches and First Team All-State honors as an outfielder from the Texas Sports Writers Association.

Van Zandt County Ag Extension Agent Tommy Phillips has released information regarding a free program for water well owners. “Communities Unlimited is conducting Home Water Well Assessment for area landowners.

Maintenance crews will be laying hot mix on FM 2339 between FM 773 and FM 1861. Flaggers will be on site to move traffic safely through the work zone. A second crew will be addressing various bridge work on FM 47. There should be no impact on traffic.

Although statewide COVID-19 cases have dropped this season, and resumption of many activities compete for time, the community blood supply has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels; many blood types remain at less than one-day’s availability. Between 600 and 800 patients need blood transfusions daily; most require more than one unit of red cells or other blood components, like platelets.