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The Tiger tennis program continued to roll in during its fall season last week, downing Spring Hill Sept. 3 to push their season mark to 8-1. Wills Point’s lone setback during the fall season was a narrow 10-9 loss to a Longview squad currently ranked 20th overall in the 5A classification. The Tigers were scheduled to wrap up non-district with a match against Sulphur Springs at home Sept. 8 before tangling with Sunnyvale Sept. 15 to open district.

County football programs hit the field for the second time in as many weeks Sept. 2, continuing preparations for the upcoming district slate against a set of talented opponents. Edgewood and Van each brought home victories, while Canton, Fruitvale, Grand Saline and Wills Point came up short.

With his prediction in the ‘tie-breaker’ game, Scott Myers of Mineola is the winner of Football Contest No. 2 in the Van Zandt News.

The first Friday night of the 2022 football season provided mixed results for county teams as Canton, Edgewood and Van all notched wins while Fruitvale, Grand Saline and Wills Point all came up short.

Van Zandt County was well represented at Kaufman’s annual Run with the Lions event last week with four schools, Canton, Fruitvale, Martins Mill and Wills Point, all entered to compete. Individual varsity boys results included: -Canton: Kevin Velazquez, 12th, 18:13.79; Cooper Behrend, 77th, 20:21.52; Riley Smith, 81st, 20:24.48; Rocco Foley, 84th, 20:31.45 -Martins Mill: Justin Orlando, 78th, 20:22.58; Andrew Parker, 143rd, 23:48.94; Isaiah Skinner, 150th, 25:11.12 -Wills Point: Avery Brown, eighth, 17:07.94; Sebastian King, 29th, 18:50.49; Michael Jenkins, 44th, 19:23.78; Martin Luna, 67th, 20:04.78; James Nichols, 73rd, 20:15.58 Individual varsity girls results included: -Canton: Lana Stapleton, fourth, 13:17.89; Graycee Wilson, seventh, 13:27.54; KeAna Whitlock, 50th, 15:22.09; Mykah Mebane, 57th, 15:35.32; Kate Wallis, 58th, 15:35.73; Olivia Freeman, 113th, 18:55.5 -Martins Mill: Mattie Burns, 17th, 14:08.75; Neveah Smith, 116th, 19:05.22 -Wills Point: Catherine Dixon, 44th, 15:15.08; Madison Egenbacher, 47th, 15:17.17; Stephanie Arvisu, 65th, 16:03.27; Lexi Taylor, 71st, 16:25.38; Hallie Lovvorn, 83rd, 17:05.17 Individual JV boys results included: -Canton: Zack Seyffert, fifth, 19:42.19; Bryce Mebane, 50th, 22:21.27; Tucker Brown, 66th, 22:46.72; Kaden Nichols, 106th, 25:15.77; Logan Glasscock, 115th, 27:44.48 -Fruitvale: Micheal Hale, 114th, 27:24.6 -Wills Point: Ethan Kornegay, 14th, 20:15.31; Sheldon Taylor, 15th, 20:18.36; Andrew Hammons, 45th, 22:10.5; Cameron Greene, 68th, 22:47.37; Logan Wells, 84th, 23:36.74 Individual JV girls results included: -Canton: Justynne Earl, 12th, 15:53.17; Hailee Peffer, 30th, 16:55.97;; Caroline Freeman, 53rd; 18:59.72 -Fruitvale: Brooklyn Brown, sixth, 15:20.13; Rylie Owens, 24th, 16:30.56; Ashlynn Swallow, 69th, 21:04.03; Danica Brown, 80th, 22:47.04 -Wills Point: Zarena Martinez, third, 14:37.07; Allison Lopez, eighth, 15:40.4; Mia Kedlarchuk, 14th, 15:57.92; Isabella Dixon, 17th, 16:06.17; Samantha Ortiz, 29th, 16:53.68; Erin Thornton, 36th, 17:19.75; Audree Mills, 44th, 18:08.06; Janie Olvera, 56th, 19:06.42; Ashley Leonhart, 77th, 21:48.28 Cameron Greene and the rest of the Wills Point cross country program began their season at Kaufman’s annual Run with the Lions event Aug.

DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com The Edgewood Lady Dogs played host to some of the top volleyball programs from across the area last week, hosting teams from Blue Ridge, Westwood, Sulphur Springs, Miller Grove, Canton, Brownsboro, Caddo Mills, Van, Cayuga, Farmersville and Wills Point for their annual varsity tournament. Edgewood has been no stranger to tournament success this season, winning first overall at the Chuck Powers Invitational Tournament in Eustace Aug.

With a winning percentage of 74, Rob Driskill of Van is the winner of Football Contest No. 1 in the Van Zandt News.