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The varsity and junior varsity boys’ and girls’ track teams hosted the Canton Eagle Relays March 27. The Eagle varsity team won its division while the Eaglette varsity team placed third in the meet.

The Canton Eagle and Eaglette varsity and junior varsity track teams competed March 20 in the Stan Sowers Relays in Eustace. Individual and team results for Canton in the meet were as follows: Girls’ 3,200 Meter Run, JV Ashly Mac, ninth place, 16:03.00 Jaselynn Earl, 12th place, 17:19.00 Girls 800 Meter Run, Varsity Kimber Holly, sixth place, 2:35.8 Boys’ 800 Meter Run, JV Timothy Goode, first place, 2:19.4 Boys’ 800 Meter Run, Varsity Noah Zarate, first place, 2:02.99 Peyton Chandler, third place, 2:07.60 Kevin Velasquez, sixth place, 2;11.41 Girls’ 100 Meter Hurdles, JV Leighton Helm, seventh place, 21.11 seconds Girls’ 100 Meter Hurdles, Varsity Aybrie Foster, ninth place, 18.37 seconds Boys’ 110 Meter Hurdles, JV Casen French, second place, 18.96 seconds Girls’ 100 Meter Dash, JV Annie Berenzden, fifth place, 14.84 seconds Girls’ 100 Meter Dash, Varsity Jacie Priest, 13th place, 13.84 seconds Boys’ 100 Meter Dash, JV Brendan Moore, ninth place, 12.74 seconds Calen Oneil, 15th place, 13.10 seconds Trey Martin, 29th place, 14.20 seconds Boys’ 100 Meter Dash, Varsity Josue Galan, 30th place, 12.63 seconds Girls’ 4x200 Meter Relay, JV Canton, seventh place, 2:08.15 Boys’ 4x200 Meter Relay, JV Canton, first place, 1:36.01 Boys’ 4x200 Meter Relay, Varsity Canton, seventh place, 1:34.45 Girls’ 400 Meter Dash, JV Maria Perez, second place, 1:10.04 Girls’ 400 Meter Dash, Varsity Kimber Holly, fourth place, 1:05.28 Harper Ellis, eighth place, 1:07.21 Boys’ 400 Meter Dash, JV Timothy Goode, first place, 56.94 seconds Cash Oneil, fourth place, 58.70 seconds Boys’ 400 Meter Dash, Varsity Naeem Zarate, fifth place, 53.76 seconds Noah Zarate, seventh place, 53.92 seconds Girls’ 300 Meter Hurdles, JV Annie Berenzden, first place, 54.37 seconds Leighton Helm, fourth place, 56.84 seconds Boys’ 3,200 Meter Run, JV Daniel Zarate, first place, 10:59.92 Girls’ 300 Meter Hurdles, Varsity Taryn Overturf, fourth place, 51.58 seconds Aybrie Foster, ninth place, 55.08 seconds Boys’ 300 Meter Hurdles, JV Casen French, second place, 45.82 seconds Jake Robinson, fifth place, 48.11 seconds Boys’ 300 Meter Hurdles, Varsity Jacy Howell, third place, 46.08 seconds Girls’ 200 Meter Dash, JV Cylie Brockway, 14th place, 32.25 seconds Girls’ 200 Meter Dash, Varsity Chloe Howe, 14th place, 28.97 seconds Kate McClendon, 23rd place, 30.30 seconds Jacie Priest, 28th place, 30.70 seconds Boys’ 200 Meter Dash, JV Andres Galan, third place, 25.00 seconds Calan Oneil, fifth place, 25.29 seconds Josue Galan, seventh place, 25.54 seconds Boys’ 200 Meter Dash, Varsity Jaskula Richard, fourth place, 24.22 seconds Kordae Mackey, 12th place, 24.83 seconds Dylan Stewart, 20th place, 25.29 seconds Girls’ 1,600 Meter Run, Varsity Mikela Smalling, fifth place, 6:01.95 Aubrey Wallis, seventh place, 6:14.90 Justynne Earl, eighth place, 6:22.44 Boys’ 1,600 Meter Run, JV Daniel Zarate, first place, 5:02.85 Boys’ 3,200 Meter Run, Varsity Kevin Velazquez, first place, 10:01.40 Peyton Chandler, third place, 10:19.72 Boys’ 1,600 Meter Run, Varsity Peyton Chandler, third place, 4:38.51 Kevin Velazquez, fourth place, 4:42.44 Girls’ 4x400 Meter Relay, JV Canton, second place, 4:42.84 Girls’ 4x400 Meter Relay, Varsity Canton, seventh place, 4:23.86 Boys’ 4x400 Meter Relay, JV Canton, first place, 3:44.20 Boys’ 4x400 Meter Relay, Varsity Canton, fourth place, 3:33.52 Girls’ Shot Put, JV Kiara Thompson, fifth place, 24-6.5 Girls’ Discus Throw, JV Kaylee Rogers, second place, 74-5 Kiara Thompson, third place, 71-5 Girls’ 4x100 Meter Relay, JV Canton, eighth place, 59.22 seconds Girls’ Discus Throw, Varsity Allison Rickman, second place, 104-0 Kamia Mitchell, third place, 102-7 Chloe Howe, 10th place, 84-6 Boys’ Discus Throw, JV Tyler Jaskula, sixth place, 91-0 Girls’ High Jump, JV Leighton Helm, fourth place, 4-4 Kadence Burrage, fifth place, 4-2 Girls’ Pole Vault, Varsity Kimber Holly, fourth place, 9-0 Boys’ Pole Vault, JV Cash Oniel, second place, 9-0 Girls’ 4x100 Meter Relay, Varsity Canton, eighth place, 53.55 seconds Boys’ Pole Vault, Varsity Hutson Davis, second place, 14-0 Boys’ Triple Jump , JV Ethan Lewis, sixth place, 35-7.75 Boys’ Triple Jump , Varsity Kordae Mackey, third place, 41-7.25 Boys’ 4x100 Meter Relay , JV Canton, first place, 46.01 seconds Boys’ 4x100 Meter Relay , Varsity Canton, ninth place, 45.10 seconds..

Nobody loves walking a backwoods creek bank, tossing small baits to hungry spawning white bass more than me. The white bass run is eagerly awaited each year by countless anglers, but timing the peak of ‘the run’ can sometime be as challenging as predicting the exact date of the last frost of winter, especially in small feeder creeks above lakes with a healthy white bass population.

In an exciting development for young athletes in Van Zandt County, local towns have come together to form a new cooperative youth league, 903 Youth Football & Cheer. This initiative aims to foster teamwork and sportsmanship among youth while providing a platform for competitive play and annual cheer competitions.

On February 22 and 23, Texas Rose Horse Park, located on State Highway 110 between Van and Tyler, hosted a prestigious masterclass led by fivetime Olympian Ingrid Klimke, drawing equestrian enthusiasts from far and wide.

The Canton Eagles boys’ varsity track team captured first place March 8 at the Blue Bird Relays in Wills Point. Canton finished the track meet with 105 total points followed by the host school and Van Zandt County rival, Wills Point, with 101 points.

The Canton Eagles were well represented on the District 164A All-District Boys Basketball Team that was recently released. Named to the First-Team All-District squad were Canton seniors Kaden Smith and Mason Huson.

The opportunity to advance in the Class 3A state basketball playoffs did not happen for the Canton Eagles Feb. 25 as they lost their third-round game to Sanger, 44-36, in Farmersville ending Canton’s season with an 18-18 overall record.

The Canton Eagles advanced to the third round of the boys’ Class 4A state basketball playoffs with an exciting 43-40 victory over Sunnyvale in overtime Feb. 21 in Crandall.