Sports

Body The Van Vandals stayed busy last week, playing three games total over a five-day span including a pair of district contests. Van went 2-1 overall during the three games, downing both Mabank and Athens.

Body The Grand Saline Lady Indians made the trek to Paris on April 12, dueling with Chisum in a key District 12-3A matchup. Grand Saline would pull out the victory in the contest, keeping the Lady Mustangs at bay to earn a 4-3 win.

Body The Canton Eaglettes entered last week looking for a bounce back game, having seen their four-game district winning streak snapped with a 4-1 loss to Mabank April 1.

Body Left, the Edgewood tennis program will be well represented at the Class 3A State Tennis Tournament after the girls doubles team of Meredith Baker and Gracie Cates placed first at the Regional Tennis Tournament, and the doubles team of Brooklyn McPherson and Tristin Smith placed...

Body The Van Lady Vandals hit a pair of speed bumps on their way to a potential spot in this year’s Class 4A UIL Softball Playoffs last week, dropping consecutive games to Mabank and Athens to fall to 2-6 overall in district with two games left to play.

Body The great outdoors beckons people of all ages. Fresh air can be hard to resist and the benefits of spending time outdoors are so numerous that it behooves anyone, including seniors, to answer the call of nature.

Body The Edgewood Bulldogs put together a complete team effort against Paris Chisum April 5, dominating at the plate, on the field and on the mound in an 11-2 rout of the Mustangs.

Body The Fruitvale Lady Cats kept stat keepers and scoreboard operators busy on Tuesday night, batting around multiple times to take an easy 17-2 win over Yantis. Fruitvale began the night with a flourish, sending up 12 batters in the first on their way to a 6-0 advantage.

Body The Canton Eaglettes rounded the bend of district play last week, tangling with the Mabank Lady Pantehrs in the last game of round one and the Van Lady Vandals in the first game of round two.

Body The Canton golf program hit the links at Van Zandt Country Club April 4, squaring off against programs from Athens, Brownsboro, Mabank, Van and Wills Point for a chance to advance to the Regional Tournament April 18-21.