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Body With his prediction in the ‘tie-breaker’ game, Gary Sewell of Wills Point is the winner of Football Contest #8 in the Sewell, along with Glenn McNeill Jr. of Wills Point, tied with winning percentages of 83 each forcing the ‘tie-breaker’ game to be used to break the deadlock.

Body Ty Rotan of Edgewood is a four-time Regional Qualifier and now a back-to-back state qualifier in cross-country. Rotan finished seventh at the Regional Meet with a time of 16:54.

Body The 2024-25 Van ISD Faculty and Staff Hall of Fame Inductees were recognized prior to the start of the varsity football game Oct. 17 between the Van Vandals and the Gilmer Buckeyes. The inductees included Kenneth Griffin, Bert Ice, Betty Lewis, Jo Moore, and Tempie White.

Body davidb@vanzandtnews.com Mother Nature played a role in the Friday, Oct. 24 scheduling for all Van Zandt County football teams as the varsity games were played Thursday, Oct. 23, as heavy rain and lightning was expected to move into the area.

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Body davidb@vanzandtnews.com Action in District 9-3A, Division 2, and District 6-4A, Division 2, recently highlighted two Van Zandt County rivalry matchups.

Body With a winning percentage of 75, David Moffatt of Canton is the winner of Football Contest #7 in the Van Zandt News. Moffatt, who also won Football Contest #6, will win $50.00 in merchandise coupons redeemable at the participating merchants on the contest pages.