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In a momentous ceremony held at Canton High School, Allison Rickman signed her national letter of intent to play basketball at the University of North Texas, marking a significant milestone in her athletic career.

It was a tough start to the 2024-25 varsity basketball season for the Canton Eagles as they dropped games to Sulphur Springs Nov. 16 and to Pine Tree Nov.

After falling short to the Sunnyvale Raiders, 35-20, in their district championship game Nov. 8, the district runner- up Eagles now turn their attention to the Class 4A, Division 2, state playoffs.

One of the goals that Coach Heath Ragle’s Canton Eagles set at the beginning of the 2024 varsity football season was to put themselves in a position to play for a ‘Gold Ball,’ representing the District 6-4, Division 2 championship.

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Any questions about how the Canton Eagles would respond following their first loss of the season Oct. 18 were quickly answered Oct. 25 as Canton stormed out to 28-6 halftime lead and held on to defeat the Ferris Yellowjackets, 28-14, in a critical District 6-4A, Division 2, contest at Ferris.

The Varsity Eaglettes took on stateranked Lindale Oct. 25 but fell in three sets.

For the first time this season, the Canton Eagles will find out how they will respond after a defeat as their undefeated record went down in stunning fashion Oct. 18 in a 21-17 overtime loss at home against their Van Zandt County rival, the Wills Point Tigers.

The Canton Running Eagles competed at the Class 4A Region 2 Cross Country Championships on Monday, Oct. 21 in Grand Prairie.

The Canton Eaglettes varsity volleyball team registered wins over Mabank and Van to improve their district mark to 8-2 and to secure a spot in the upcoming Class 4A volleyball state playoffs. Setter Mallory Alexander reached a season assist milestone with 1,000 assists for the Eaglettes.