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sports@vanzandtnews.com The Van Lady Vandals opened their postseason run by delivering a virtuoso performance against Liberty-Eylau last week, blitzing the Lady Leopards at every turn to earn an easy two game sweep and spot in this year’sArea round.

Two of Van Zandt County’s most consistent and best softball programs met on the diamond in Grand Saline April 21 as the Lady Indians played host to the Van Lady Vandals in a playoff tune-up for both teams.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Edgewood Bulldogs entered this week with a golden opportunity, needing to sweep longtime rivals Emory Rains to secure the top spot in District 12--the first matchup April 25, rallying back from an early 1-0 deficit to double up the Wildcats 8-4.

The Edgewood Lady Dogs hit the field one final time during the regular season April 21, playing host to the Commerce Lady Tigers in a District 12-3A matchup. Edgewood last met Commerce back on March 28, scoring a 9-4 win in a game they led wire-to-wire.

Following a closed executive session at the end of their regular monthly meeting April 17, the Van School Board announced the hiring of Austin Fleming as the new Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Van High School.

The Wills Point Lady Tigers reached the finish line of their 2023 season last week, traveling to Quinlan to take on the District 14-4A game of each team’s respective season. Wills Point and Ford had met once before with the Lady Panthers capturing an 8-1 win over the Lady Tigers back on March 31.

The Grand Saline Indians kept their foot firmly pressed on the accelerator with the start of this year’s playoffs looming just over the horizon, opening up their final district series of the year with a dom-

sports@vanzandtnews.com Van Zandt County was well represented at the UIL State Tennis Tournament April 25- 26 with three different doubles teams, including two from Edgewood and one from Wills Point, among the competitors.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Van Vandals hit the field twice over the past week, taking on longtime foes Brownsboro April 21 before crossing paths with another rival, Lindale, April 24. Van would go on to earn a split in the two slugfest.

The Grand Saline Lady Indians accomplished a pair of goals on Tuesday night against Edgewood, building up positive momentum with the playoffs looming just over the horizon sweep of the Lady Dogs.