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The Canton Eagles continued their early season run of dominance this past week, completing an unscathed slate with wins over Caddo Mills, Nevada Community, Tenaha, Henderson, North McKinney, and Kilgore to capture the Great East Texas Shootout Championship.

The Van Lady Vandals got their first taste of District 16-4A play this week, kicking off their most important stretch of the 2022-’23 season with a game against Cumberland Academy.

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The Wills Point Tiger football program endured plenty of challenges during the 2022 season, battling through a glut of injuries and an in-season coaching change on their way to a 1-9 mark overall. coaches came away impressed with the strides the Tigers had made over previous seasons, recognizing...

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Van Lady Vandals made the familiar trek to Wills Point last week, competing against teams from across the area at the annual State Farm Invitational Basketball Tournament Dec. 1-3.

The Martins Mill Mustang took to the court multiple times over the past week, taking on a slew of opponents at the annual Lipan Tournament Dec. 1-3.

The Canton Eaglettes capped off another winning week with a second-place finish in the 18th annual Winnsboro Hoopfest Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 3.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Wills Point Tiger basketball program got its first taste of tournament action last week, making the short trip to Edgewood to compete in the annual Jack Shellnutt Invitational Tournament.

With the 2A volleyball regular season and playoffs now in the rearview, coaches from across the state released their lists of Superlative and All-District rec- Fruitvale more than held its own competing in a District 12-2A alongside Cumby, North Hopkins, Como-Pickton, Alba- Golden and Boles as 11...

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Wills Point Tigers wrapped up their pre-Thanksgiving schedule on the road last week, notching a 59-46 win over Corsicana to maintain a perfect 4-0 record with tournament play looming over the horizon.