Sports

With his prediction in the tiebreaker game, Dale Beard of Murchison is the winner of Football Contest #5 in the Van Zandt News.

A host of programs from around the East Texas area, including Canton, Edgewood, Grand Saline and Van, made their way to Jack Lester Park last week to compete in the annual Wills Point Invitational Sept. 10.

The Van Lady Vandals hit the court twice last week, taking on rivals Lindale and Canton in consecutive matches as they continued to navigate their way through District 15-3A play.

With a winning percentage of 81%, Russell Atteberry is the winner of Football Contest No. 3 in the Van Zandt News.

Van Zandt County football teams hit the field Sept. 1011 last week, continuing their march towards the start of district play.

The Canton Eaglettes opened District 15-4A play in impressive fashion Sept. 8, easily dismissing an Athens program that narrowly missed out on postseason play last season.

The Edgewood Lady Dogs had their hands full this week, officially opening District 15-3A play against a Eustace program currently ranked second overall in the 3A division according to the most recent Texas Girls Coaches Association Weekly Poll.

With his prediction in the ‘tie-breaker’ game, Glenn Mc-Neill Jr. of Wills Point is the winner of Football Contest #2 in the Van Zandt News.

The second week of Texas high school football played out virtually the same as the opening week for Van Zandt County as three local schools, Canton, Grand Saline and Van, all notched double-digit wins while Edgewood, Fruitvale and Wills Point all suffered setbacks by similar margins.

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