Sports
Lady Vandals drop to second in district
The Van Lady Vandals were a team on a mission throughout the early stages of District 16-4A play, entering last week with a 5-0 record heading into a matchup with rival Canton Sept. 30.
Indians rally past rival Bulldogs
The hopes that any Van Zandt County football team might complete a perfect regular season officially came to an end last week as Grand Saline stormed back from an early deficit to hand Edgewood its first setback of the season.
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Lovette, Myers co-winners of Football Contest No. 6
With winning percentages of 79 each, Gayle Lovette of Wills Point and Scott Myers of Mineola are the co-winners of Football Contest No. 6 in the Van Zandt News.
Rivalry week returns for county teams
An exciting 2022 football season was scheduled to get even more intense this week with several local teams scheduled to renew their respective rivalries.
Van’s Colorado takes Rains Invitational title
sports@vanzandtnews.com The annual Rains High School Invitational Cross Country Meet carried with it a distinct Van Zandt County flair with five local school districts, Canton, Edgewood, Martins Mill, Van and Wills Point, all sending individuals or teams to compete.
Holloway wins Football Contest #5 in ‘tie-breaker’
With his prediction in the ‘tie-breaker’ game, Allan Holloway of Canton is the winner of Football Contest No. 5 in the Holloway, along with Gary Sewell of Wills Point, tied for first place in Football Contest No.