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The Wills Point Lady Tigers hit the field just once last week, traveling to Kerens for a matchup against the Lady Cats Feb. 22. Wills Point would fall victim to a shaky defensive effort in the contest, losing 14-1 in a 4.5 inning contest.

The Canton Eaglettes hit the field for a rare Monday night game this week, playing host to Paris in an early non-district showdown. Canton would make it look easy in the contest, scoring at least four runs in three different innings on their way to a 14-4 rout.

The Canton baseball program hit the ground running last week, competing four times over two days at the annual Grand Saline Tournament. The Eagles fared well overall, going 3-1 with their lone setback coming on the final day of the event.

The Terrell Lady Tigers hit the field against Kaufman last week, looking to maintain their perfect district record while also completing the season sweep of the Lady Lions. Terrell would take care of business in impressive fashion, netting a pair of goals in the first half on their way to a 3-1 win.

The last two boys basketball teams left in this year’s playoff field saw their respective seasons come to an end last week as Canton and Martins Mill were each edged out in the Regional Quarterfinals.

The field of local playoff competitors was cut in half last week as both Canton and Martins Mill earned bi-district round wins, while Edgewood and Grand Saline suffered narrow setbacks.

The Van Lady Vandals made their way to Driller Stadium in Kilgore on Tuesday night, clashing with the Lady Dogs in an early season test. Van would make it look easy in the contest, plating eight runs in the third inning and nine more runs in the fourth inning on their way to an 18-4 rout of Kilgore.

Members of the Fruitvale and Canton powerlifting teams made the trip to Mabank Feb. 17 to compete in the annual Mabank Panther Invitational.

The field of playoff competitors is nearly set for Van Zandt County boys basketball programs with bi-district round action slated to begin around the state Feb. 21-22.

Left, Van standout Maci Jones capped her senior year by being named to the Texas Sports Writers Association All- State Third Team at the middle blocker position for her play during the 2021 season. Coach Ashton Carpenter stated, “Maci is very deserving of this recognition.