Sports

Kyla Bain completed one of the rarest feats in all of sports, pitching a perfect game in the Fruitvale Firecrackers’ 12-0 win over the Edgewood Dirty Dozen April 18.

The Edgewood Bulldog and Grand Saline Indian track programs each had an opportunity to qualify athletes for the Class 3A State Track and Field Meet in Austin this week with multiple entrants at the Regional Track Meet in Whitehouse April 29-30.

The Van Lady Vandals and Athens Lady Hornets met up for the third time this season April 22, playing to determine which team would serve as the fourth and final playoff qualifier from District 14-4A entering this year’s playoffs.

The Canton Eaglettes kept busy last week despite having already locked up the second seed in District 14-4A play entering the playoffs, squaring off against Sulphur Springs in a warm-up game April 22.

The ETA1 16 Black volleyball team recently won the 16 American Division at the 2022 Lone Star Volleyball Classic and earned a berth in the upcoming USAV National Tournament in Indianapolis this July.

The Class 3A and Class 4A UIL State Tennis Tournaments had a distinct Van Zandt County flair in 2022 with eight local athletes, two doubles teams from both Edgewood and Wills Point, among the contenders.

Track and field athletes representing Athens, Brownsboro, Canton, Mabank, Van and Wills Point competed in the District 14-4A Meet at Ken Autry Davis Field in Wills Point last week. Canton ran away from the field in the varsity girls division, winning first place overall with 197 points.

The Edgewood Lady Dogs hit the field twice last week, clashing with chief rival Grand Saline in a rare Thursday night game before returning home to take on perennial power Emory Rains in the district finale.

The Van Lady Vandals put on an offensive exhibition when the two teams met up on April 19, combining for 34 hits and 24 runs. Once the dust finally settled Van would come away victorious, pulling out the 17-7 victory to finish the season with a 3-7 mark in district play.

The Van Vandals stayed within the confines of Van Zandt County on Tuesday night, making the short trek to Wills Point to tangle with the rival Tigers. Shaky fielding would be a major storyline in the contest as Van capitalized on nine Tiger miscues in the field to take home a 15-7 win.