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Lady Mustangs continue chase for 7th title

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The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs and Edgewood Lady Dogs each hit the floor with a golden opportunity to advance to the UIL State Basketball Tournament in San Antonio. While Edgewood would come up just short, falling in the Regional Finals, Martins Mill qualified for the State Tournament for the 15 time in the last 17 seasons.
The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs were scheduled to compete in the Class 2A State Tournament in San Antonio March 4-5. With two more wins, the Lady Mustangs would capture the program’s seventh State Championship title. Photo courtesy of Martins Mill Athletic Booster Club FB page

Kerens Lady Cats top Wills Point, 14-1

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The Wills Point Lady Tigers hit the field just once last week, traveling to Kerens for a matchup against the Lady Cats Feb. 22. Wills Point would fall victim to a shaky defensive effort in the contest, losing 14-1 in a 4.5 inning contest.

Eaglettes play two at Wimberley Tourney

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The Canton Eaglettes hit the field for a rare Monday night game this week, playing host to Paris in an early non-district showdown. Canton would make it look easy in the contest, scoring at least four runs in three different innings on their way to a 14-4 rout.
Grace Thompson played a key role both on the mound and at the plate against Paris on Monday night, allowing one earned run in a complete game effort while also going 2/4 with a double, a home run, 3 RBI and a run scored. Courtesy photo

Baseball goes 3-1 in tournament play

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The Canton baseball program hit the ground running last week, competing four times over two days at the annual Grand Saline Tournament. The Eagles fared well overall, going 3-1 with their lone setback coming on the final day of the event.

Terrell soccer programs sweep rival Kaufman

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The Terrell Lady Tigers hit the field against Kaufman last week, looking to maintain their perfect district record while also completing the season sweep of the Lady Lions. Terrell would take care of business in impressive fashion, netting a pair of goals in the first half on their way to a 3-1 win.

Canton, Martins Mill fall in Regional Quarterfinals

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The last two boys basketball teams left in this year’s playoff field saw their respective seasons come to an end last week as Canton and Martins Mill were each edged out in the Regional Quarterfinals.
The Canton Eagles saw their overall season record improve to 29-9 with an Area round win over Chapel Hill last week. Photo by Lianna Reid

Grand Saline Library to offer in-person events

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We are excited to welcome a new month at the library. This year seems to be flying by. Our free take home craft kits for March are a paper hyacinth craft and a recycled book teacup craft. Both kits are now available at the Grand Saline Library.

Around Town

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March 10 Dan Curtis with the Canton VFW Post reminds the public that the next meeting will be held at 7 p.m., March 10, in Canton at the American National Bank Building. “We are looking forward to get our initial meeting signing up and sending off for our charter.