Sports

The Canton Eaglettes varsity volleyball team continued their strong district play with victories over Athens and Mabank. Against Athens Oct.

After falling to the top three teams so far in the District 8-4A, Division 2, standings, including a 50-0 home defeat Oct. 6 at the hands of the defending Class 4A, Division 2, state champion and current number-one ranked team in the state, the Carthage Bulldogs, Canton Eagle Head Football Coach Heath Ragle and his players are looking ahead to the final three district games on their schedule.

Hoping to bounce back from their district-opening loss on Homecoming night against Center, the Canton Eagles traveled to Mal Fowler Field at Van’s Memorial Stadium Sept. 29 for a meeting against their Van Zandt County rival, the Van Vandals.

The Canton Eaglettes’ golf team competed Sept. 26 at the Whitestone Invitational at the Whitestone Golf Club in Benbrook and came home in first place by 40 shots over several Dallas-Fort Worth schools including Stephenville, Abilene High and Benbrook.

Despite losing to the stateranked Center Rough Riders in their District 8-4A, Division 2, opener Sept. 22, 57-34, Canton Eagles Head Football Coach Heath Ragle found a number of positives for his team moving forward in district play.

Tuesday @ Athens 9/19. Varsity won 3-0. Score: 25-23, 25, 21, 25, 14. Stats: Payton Bray 11 kills, 4 digs. Allison Rickman 7 kills, 3 blocks. Georgia Crayton 27 assist, 8 digs. Addison Alexander, Jayden Huff, Rylee Busby each had 4 kills. Haley Luce 6 digs.

The Canton Eagles traveled down State Highway 198 for a road non-district clash with the Mabank Panthers as the Eagles looked to snap their two-game skid. The two rivals clashed at Panther Stadium Sept.