Sports

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body It was not easy, but the undefeated Van Vandals advanced to the Class 4A, Division II, Regional Semifinals with a hard-earned 35-25 Area round victory Nov. 19 over the upset-minded Sunnyvale Raiders in Rockwall.

Body The first domino of the 2022-’24 redistricting and realignment cycle fell recently with districts across the state submitting current enrollment figures. Numbers submitted by Van Zandt County schools included: -Canton: 652 -Edgewood: 329 -Fruitvale: 115 -Grand Saline: 318.

Body This year’s District 12-3A race was as competitive as ever as Edgewood, Grand Saline, Prairiland, Rains, Paris Chisum, Commerce and Lone Oak battled down to the wire for a top-four finish and spot in this year’s playoffs.