Sports

The Edgewood Bulldogs bested a field that included Caddo Mills, Life Oak Cliff, Quinlan Ford, Scurry-Rosser, Winnsboro, Wills Point and Sunnyvale to win the 55th annual Jack Shellnutt Invitational Tournament Dec. 2-4. The win marked Edgewood’s 20th ever title at the event, and first since 2017. Team members included Kirk Dillard (2), Travis McPherson (5), Lukas Grace (10), Heath Parker (11), Cooper Cates (12), Dominick Kuehn (13), AC Watson (14), Maverick Segovia (20), Wade Cooper (21) and Riley Pierce (23). Courtesy photo

The Van Lady Vandals stayed close to home last week, making the short trip to Grand Saline to compete in the annual Eddie Rogers Memorial Tournament. Van would go on to dominate the event, winning all four games by at least 20 points each to claim this year’s varsity title.

The Edgewood Lady Dogs have been a team on a mission throughout the opening weeks of the 2021-’22 season, routinely registering wins against larger schools and perennial playoff contenders. Last week proved to be no exception as the Lady Dogs traveled to Winnsboro to compete in the Lady Raiders’ annual Hoopfest Tournament.

The UIL released enrollment figures and cutoff numbers for its biennial redistricting process Dec. 8, providing a general outline of how schools throughout the state will be classified for the the 2022-’23 and 2023-’24 school years.

The Van Vandals and Mineola Yellowjackets delivered an early season thriller on Tuesday night, battling down to the wire in a highly competitive game that would come down to the final few possessions. Mineola would get the better of Van in the matchup, connecting on a late three-pointer to secure a 47- 44 victory.

A 28-point explosion by the Gilmer Buckeyes in the third quarter proved to be too much for the Van Vandals to overcome Nov. 26 as the Buckeyes advanced to the Class 4A, Division II, regional finals with a 56-35 win in Tyler ending the Vandals’ season at 12-1.

The Grand Saline Lady Indians earned some county bragging rights last week, besting the Fruitvale Lady Cats 50-28 in a non-district showdown to close out the month of November. Grand Saline played well early in the contest, weathering a pair of early three-pointers by the Lady Cats to take 13-6 lead after eight minutes of play.

The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs continued their longstanding practice of taking on larger programs during non-district play this week, hitting the road to take on the Palestine Lady Cats in a Tuesday night showdown.