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The Canton Eaglettes capped off another winning week with a second-place finish in the 18th annual Winnsboro Hoopfest Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 3.

The Canton Eagles wrapped up this past week with a 4-1 mark, by handily taking down Nevada Community, La Porte, Fairfield, and Palestine before suffering the first regular season blunder to Bullard on Saturday night.

The Canton Eagles hot start to the 2022-23 season carried over this past week, as they handed defeats to Kaufman and Farmersville before heading into their annual Thanksgiving break.

The Canton Eaglettes basketball team entered the 202223 season under new reign, as Troy Carrell takes over the head coach position after spending the past 12 seasons at Woodville High School.

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The Canton Eaglettes set the standard for county volleyball programs during the 2022 season, reaching the Regional Tournament where they fell just short against an Aubrey program that would ultimately finish as the runner-up in Class 4A this season.

The Canton Eagles, who enter the 2022-23 season with lofty goals after returning seven contributors from last year’s district champion team, kicked off their season in impressive fashion, notching victories against West Mesquite, Grand Saline, and Eustace this past week.

The Canton Eaglettes entered the year with high expectations, hoping to surpass last season’s brief playoff run with a longer playoff stay.

The Mighty Canton Band covered familiar ground last week, traveling to the Alamodome in San Antonio to compete against some of the top programs in the state at this year’s Class 4A UIL State Marching Contest.

In what would be their final game of the 2022 season, Canton stunned Rusk in a battle of the Eagles this past Thursday. Canton, entering the game at 3-6, with a 1-3 mark in district play, was eliminated from playoff contention but had hopes to play spoiler in the final game for their senior class.