Sports

A host of local cross country programs, including runners from Canton, Edgewood, Grand Saline, Martins Mill, Van and Wills Point, made their way to the Canton Sept. 10 to compete at the annual Running Eagles Invitational.

County football programs returned to the gridiron Sept. 9, continuing their respective preparations for district play in several high level contests. Edgewood and Grand Saline would each ace their tests while Canton, Fruitvale, Van and Wills Point all came up short on the scoreboard.

With winning percentages of 71 each, Stefani Curtis of Wills Point and Scott Myers of Mineola are the co-winners of Football Contest No. 3 in the Van Zandt News.

Van Zandt County was well represented in Mineola last week with three schools, Edgewood, Grand Saline and Van, all sending runners to compete at the annual Yellowjacket Invitational Cross Country Meet.

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.

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.