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New cooperative youth league takes off in VZC

Body In an exciting development for young athletes in Van Zandt County, local towns have come together to form a new cooperative youth league, 903 Youth Football & Cheer.
Local towns in Van Zandt County have come together to form a new cooperative youth league known as 903 Youth Football & Cheer. The founding towns of this innovative league include Brownsboro, Canton, Edgewood, Mineola, Quinlan, and Wills Point. Kemp has joined the league this year. Leading the league is Tanner Lynd, who serves as a coach and PR chair board member for Canton Youth Football & Cheer (CYFCA). Courtesy photo

Mustangs capture first state title since 1949

Body Following the lead of the girls’ team the week before, the Martins Mill Mustangs’ varsity boys’ basketball team came home with their own Class 2A, Division 2, State Championship trophy as they knocked off two-time defending state champion Lipan, 55-43, March 6 at The Alamodome in...
Martins Mill Mustang senior shooting guard Jak Kinder was named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Class 2A, Division 2, boys’ State Championship game March 6 at The Alamodome in San Antonio. The Mustangs won the school’s first boys’ state title since 1949 with a 55-43 victory over two-time defending champion Lipan. Photos courtesy of the Martins Mill High School Yearbook Staff

Edgewood boys, girls compete at Blue Bird Relays

Body The Edgewood boys and girls varsity track teams competed March 6 at the Blue Bird Relays in Wills Point. In the boys’ division, Edgewood finished in seventh place with 49 points.
Photo courtesy of Wills Point ISD Yearbook

STATE CHAMPS

Body Winning state championships has become the norm rather than the exception for the Martins Mill Lady Mustangs’ basketball program in recent years. Not only did the Lady Mustangs win their eighth state championship in their last 19 state tournament appearances Feb.
For the second year in a row, the Martins Mill Lady Mustangs earned the title of Class 2A, Division 2, State Basketball Champions with a 43-41 overtime win over Farwell in the state championship game played Feb. 27 in San Antonio. Team members included Eden Smith, Braleigh Whitus, Teely Salazar, Allison Vaughan, Ruthie Mein, Kami Crist, Giselle Martin, Brilen Butcher, McKenna Wise, and Kara Nixon. Courtesy photo
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