Sports

What is better on a chilly winter’s day than a big bowl of just about any kind of soup, stew or chili? Chances are good if you hunt, you have some venison or wild pork in your freezer which can become the main ingredient for a tasty meal. Of course, domestic beef or pork is readily available at the grocery store if you’re fresh out of game meat but why pay the high price? There is no better time to hunt wild hogs than right now while the weather is still cool. I am about to tell you my method of making an awesome pot of Mexican soup and my favorite meat is lean wild pork. Venison works well also but pork is often used in Mexican soups and I always have a good supply on hand.

The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs and Edgewood Lady Dogs each hit the floor with a golden opportunity to advance to the UIL State Basketball Tournament in San Antonio. While Edgewood would come up just short, falling in the Regional Finals, Martins Mill qualified for the State Tournament for the 15 time in the last 17 seasons.

The Wills Point Lady Tigers hit the field just once last week, traveling to Kerens for a matchup against the Lady Cats Feb. 22. Wills Point would fall victim to a shaky defensive effort in the contest, losing 14-1 in a 4.5 inning contest.

The Canton Eaglettes hit the field for a rare Monday night game this week, playing host to Paris in an early non-district showdown. Canton would make it look easy in the contest, scoring at least four runs in three different innings on their way to a 14-4 rout.

The Canton baseball program hit the ground running last week, competing four times over two days at the annual Grand Saline Tournament. The Eagles fared well overall, going 3-1 with their lone setback coming on the final day of the event.

The Terrell Lady Tigers hit the field against Kaufman last week, looking to maintain their perfect district record while also completing the season sweep of the Lady Lions. Terrell would take care of business in impressive fashion, netting a pair of goals in the first half on their way to a 3-1 win.

The last two boys basketball teams left in this year’s playoff field saw their respective seasons come to an end last week as Canton and Martins Mill were each edged out in the Regional Quarterfinals.

The field of local playoff competitors was cut in half last week as both Canton and Martins Mill earned bi-district round wins, while Edgewood and Grand Saline suffered narrow setbacks. CANTON EAGLES The Canton Eagles made their way to Rains High School on Monday night, clashing with the Sunnyvale Raiders in the bi-district round for the third time in four seasons.

The Van Lady Vandals made their way to Driller Stadium in Kilgore on Tuesday night, clashing with the Lady Dogs in an early season test. Van would make it look easy in the contest, plating eight runs in the third inning and nine more runs in the fourth inning on their way to an 18-4 rout of Kilgore.

Members of the Fruitvale and Canton powerlifting teams made the trip to Mabank Feb. 17 to compete in the annual Mabank Panther Invitational.