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The Grand Saline Indians are one win away from a trip to the Class 3A State Softball Championship Game with an overall record of 32-10. To get to the state title contest, they will have to defeat the 25-5 Coahoma Bulldogettes in a one-game playoff in the state semifinal round.

The Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees saw a changing of the guard May 11, welcoming two new board members following the conclusion of the May 2 election cycle.

Several Van Zandt County varsity softball teams opened post-season play recently with matchups in the bi-district round of the state softball playoffs. The Canton Eaglettes faced Carthage in a best-of-three series that began April 23 at Tyler Legacy.

The Brantley Team at Re/Max Landmark in Canton has announced that the Fourth Annual Miracle Madness Basketball Tournament is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Canton Junior High School Gymnasium located on Athens Street.

Brooklyn Dixon and Wyatt Harper kept the streak of state qualifiers intact for WP tennis. Every year since 2014, the Wills Point Tiger tennis team has had a state qualifier.

Familiar foes Canton and Van continued their rivalry on the track last week, making their way to Lindale to compete at this year’s District 15-4A Meet April 9. Individual Varsity Boys results included: -100: Ian Hopson, Van, fourth, 11.38; Braxton Bass, Van, fifth, 11.5.

The Grand Saline and Edgewood varsity track and field teams competed in the District 15-3A Track and Field Meet in Eustace April 8, 9. The results of the district meet were as follows for Grand Saline and Edgewood: Varsity Boys’ Division 100-Meter Dash: Jett Taylor, Grand Saline, first place, 10.66.

The Wills Point Tiger track and field program were able to enjoy the comforts of home for a second consecutive week April 8, following up their annual Bluebird Relays April 2 by hosting the District 13-4A Meet.

Van Zandt County track and field athletes representing Wills Point, Canton, Edgewood, and Van had their hands full last week, taking on a stacked field of top competitors from across the area while also racing, jumping and pole vaulting in relentless winds at the Bluebird Relays April 2 in Wills...

A repeat state championship was not meant to be for the Martins Mill Mustangs varsity boys’ basketball team March 12 as they lost to Lipan, 47-34, in the Class 2A, Division 2, state championship game played before a crowd of 4,832 at The Alamodome in San Antonio.