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The Canton Eaglettes season came to an end this past Friday, as they fell to the Sunnyvale Lady Raiders in the area round of the UIL State Playoffs. The Eaglettes would earn a trip to the area round early in the week, as an impressive showing over Liberty-Eylau notched a 59-47 victory in the bi-district round.

The Canton Eaglettes hopes of a district title were quickly dismissed last week, as the Van Lady Vandals dominated Canton 46-21, subsequently securing the district title for Van. The Eaglettes opened the game on a flat note, and never truly straightened things out, as a Van lead continually grew as each quarter passed.

The Canton powerlifting program made its way to Quitman Feb. 9, squaring off against a handful of area programs in one of the smallest meets of the season.

The Canton Eagles could not take advantage of their trump card this past week, as a last-second loss to Lindale kept the race for District 16-4A alive and well. The Eagles would open the week on the road, for a midweek matchup with rival Van.

sports@vanzandtnews.com Athletes representing Canton, Grand Saline, Van and Wills Point squared off against several other top area programs Jan. 28 at the Van Invitational Powerlifting Meet.

The Canton Eagles chase for a fourth straight district title became much more obtainable in the past seven days, as two victories extended their winning streak to four games and placed them atop the current district standings.

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ETHAN ADAMS news@vanzandtnews.com Both the Canton Eagles and Eaglettes faced a short slate this past week, as both teams took care of business in their lone matchups against Athens on Tuesday, Jan. 24, helping further their campaigns for a district title.

With the recent visit of Old Man Winter in our area, I began thinking about what it would be like to spend the winter up in the far north. I would greatly enjoy spending time, up around the Northwest Territories in northern Saskatchewan during the dead or winter, or at least I think I would. It would be an awesome experience to walk outside a remote cabin at night and have a bird’s eye view of the northern lights. I’ve listened to enough Johnny Horton songs to long to see the northern lights ‘running wild’ in the land of the midnight sun. Summer is short in the north country, the ice melt occurring in late May and by October, things begin to freeze again. Right now there is 3 foot of ice covering the lakes that I so much love fishing during the summer months.

While it certainly wasn’t the prettiest of weeks for the Eagles, they kept themselves afloat in the race for District 16-4A by finishing 1-1 on the week, in two close contests. The week opened with a home bout against Lindale, who entered the game tied with Canton for second place in the district, with both teams suffering an early season loss to Athens.