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The Van Lady Vandals closed out their district schedule on a positive note as they swept their final two matches of the regular season defeating Brownsboro Oct. 22 and Athens Oct.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com A former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach once said that it was time to separate the ‘contenders’ from the ‘pretenders’ and that is exactly what is going to be happening during the final two weeks of district play for five Van Zandt County football teams.

Ty Rotan of Edgewood had a personal record and qualified for the Class 3A State Cross-Country Meet in Round Rock on Nov. 2.

The ‘tie-breaker’ game failed to break the deadlock as Teddy D. Bass and Patricia Bass, both of Fruitvale, finished as co-winners of Football Contest No.

The Van Lady Vandals defeated Kemp at home Oct. 15 but lost to Van Zandt County rival Canton on the road Oct.

Sports Correspondent With most varsity football teams in Van Zandt County having three games remaining on their regular season schedule, the stretch run for the state playoffs has reached an important stage.