Sports

The Edgewood Bulldog and Grand Saline Indian track and field programs made their way to Rains High School last week, looking to extend their respective seasons by one more meet as they squared off against athletes from Commerce, Lone Oak, Prairiland, Paris Chisum and Emory Rains April 6-7.

The Martins Mill track and field team competed at the District 19-2A Meet April 6, performing well enough to qualify five athletes to the Area Meet.

The Canton Eagles played host to a familiar foe on Tuesday night, clashing with the rival Wills Point Tigers in a District 14-4A showdown. Canton would go on to get the better of the matchup, breaking open a tie game in the third inning on their way to a 7-1 win.

The Grand Saline Indians continued to build up positive momentum heading towards this year’s postseason, running their winning streak to five games overall with triumphs over Lone Oak and Paris Chisum last week.

Canton, Van and Wills Point all made their way to Mineola last week to compete in the Yellowjacket Relays as a final tune-up before the District 14-4A Meet in Wills Point April 12 and April 14.

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.

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.

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.

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 second at the same...

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.