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The new-look Canton Eagles will get their first opportunity to clash with an opponent not wearing green and white this week, taking on Athens beginning at 5 p.m. Aug. 20 at Norris Birdwell Stadium in the team’s first and only UIL sanctioned scrimmage prior to the season opener in Mineola.
Read moreCanton radio station KWJB (95.1 FM and 1510 AM) will be broadcasting and telecasting the Canton Eagle football games beginning with the 2020 regular season opener against the Mineola Yellowjackets in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff Friday, Aug. 28.
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The Autumn Loyd-era of Canton Eaglette volleyball began in earnest last week as the team hit the court multiple times to kick off the 2020 season.
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Student-athletes participating in cross country, football and volleyball returned to the grind over the past week with two-a-day workouts getting underway in anticipation of the 2020-’21 fall athletic season.
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Canton players took to the field at Norris Birdwell Stadium for their first official workout of the 2020 season Aug. 3. The Eagles, under the direction of new head football coach Casey Hubble, are coming off a 2-9 season that included a trip to the bi-district round of the playoffs. Story and additional photos on 10A.
Read moreThe UIL has spoken. \On July 21, UIL issued a decision to start football practice allowing class 1A-4A to begin on Aug. 3. Class 5A-6A can start Sept. 7. Why are there two different start times? What if football practice start dates were the same for all classification of school districts?
Read moreWhile most of the spring athletic calendar was wiped out due to ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas High School Coaches Association continued to follow its traditional path last week by announcing Academic All-State honorees in tennis, golf, track, baseball and softball.
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Canton standout Brianisha Rolling became the latest Van Zandt County student-athlete to compete athletically at the collegiate level, signing her letter of intent to run track for Dodge City Community College. Rolling has been among the most decorated track and field athletes from any county school over the past four seasons, capping her high school running career by winning both the 100 meter and 200 meter dash at Wills Point’s annual Bluebird Relays March 12. Courtesy photo
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