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The Canton Eaglettes found themselves as the last District 13-4A team standing this season, becoming the only team amongst a group of playoff qualifiers that included Van, Rains and Brownsboro to reach the Area round of the playoffs.

The Eaglettes saw their hopes of a possible Regional Quarterfinal berth come to an end against Carthage May 5-6, falling to in consecutive games to this season's District 16-4A champions.

Canton struggled to find a rhythm offensively against Carthage in the series opener, falling behind 3-0 after three innings and never recovering in a 10-0, five-inning loss May 5.

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The Canton Eagles took their first steps of the 2017 postseason May 5-6, holding off a tough opponent to win two out of three games against Atlanta in bi-district round play.

Canton needed a late surge in game one of their series May 5, scoring all of their runs in the fifth inning or later in a 6-2 win over the Rabbits.

Leading hitters for Canton included Cade Shaw going 1/3 with two runs scored, Hunter Moore going 1/4 with an RBI and a run scored, Simon Miller going 1/3 with an RBI and a run scored and Blayne Clower going 1/4 with a run scored.

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Athletes representing Canton, Van and Wills Point traveled to the campus of Texas A&M – Commerce last week to compete in this year’s UIL 4A Region II Track and Field Meet. Canton, which won the District 13-4A Meet in both the varsity boys and varsity girls divisions, and finished third overall in both divisions during the Area Meet, qualified the largest local contingent of athletes for the Region II Meet.

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The city of Canton hosted the Little Dribblers National Tournament April 19-22 where the Canton All-Star Major Boys (5th and 6th grade) were crowned the National Champions April 22 after defeating the Center Major Boys by a score of 48-37.

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The Canton Eaglettes punched their ticket to the Area round of the playoffs late last week, rallying to win games two and three in a best-of-three series from a scrappy Liberty-Eylau team in bi-district action.

Play between Canton and Liberty-Eylau began April 27 at Longview’s Lady Lobo Field with the Lady Leopards holding off the Eaglettes for a 5-4 win.

The Lady Leopards seemingly put themselves in control early, taking a 4-0 lead on Canton after just three innings of play. Canton came roaring back with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, tying the score courtesy of a three-run home run by Kylie Floyd and an RBI single by Gracie Chavez.

The Lady Leopards would turn back Canton's effort in the bottom of the sixth, plating the eventual winning run to take a 1-0 series lead on the Eaglettes.

The Canton Eagles traveled to Wills Point April 25, looking to maintain positive momentum into the playoffs while also playing the role of spoiler to the Tigers on their Senior Night.

Powered by a solid pitching performance from senior ace Hunter Moore and 2 RBI nights from both Tyler Massey and Zach Brown, the Eagles took care of business to wrap up District 13-4A play with a 5-0 shutout win over the Tigers.

After a pregame ceremony honoring the contributions of Wills Point senior players Caden Bennett, Nathaniel Murphy, Chuck Smith, Mason Cox, Chance Cooper and Greg McBride, Canton struck quickly to take a lead they would never relinquish.

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The best track athletes from District 13-4A and District 14-4A traveled to Atlanta High School April 20 to compete in this year's District 13-14 4A Area Track Meet.

Teams in the field included Canton, Van, Wills Point, event host Atlanta, as well as Liberty-Eylau, Pittsburg, North Lamar, Paris, Rains, Mabank, Brownsboro and Pleasant Grove.

Canton posted the top finish of any local boys team, placing third overall with 84 total points. Notable finishes included Atlanta placing first with 157.5, Liberty-Eylau second with 98, Van in ninth with 16 and Wills Point in 11th with 10.

Individual varsity boys results included:

-100: Cooper Bledsoe, Van, sixth; Brandon Smith, WP, seventh

-200: Dylan Cox, Canton, second

-400: Bryce Wilkins, Canton, first

-800: Bryce Wilkins, Canton, first

-1600: Jaeden Miller, Canton, first; Cordale Harrison, Canton, third

-3200: Jaeden Miller, Canton, first

Canton High School sophmore Jillian Fry advanced to the UIL Regional Tennis Tournament in Longview April 18, competing against some of the best players from across the state of Texas.

Coach Glenn Neal stated, "Jillian competed really well. She matched up with Kilgore's number one player in singles and the match up was really good. Jillian won the long match with a 7-point tie break after the second set. Both players played with determination and the match went for over two hours.

"Jillian matched up with Hollie Hutto on court 2 from Kaufman in the next round and it was a battle.  Jillian won the first match, Hollie took the second match and the sun burned and tired girls took a 10- minute break before the third set. The third set was tied 15 all when the rain came in and they were forced to get off the courts. After an hour the players were able to resume play.

Track and field teams from Canton, Van and Wills Point all faced their biggest tests of the season April 12-13, traveling to Rains High School to compete in this year’s District 13-4A Meet. Outside of the three county schools in the field, other competitors included athletes from Brownsboro, Emory Rains and Mabank.

Canton performed exceptionally well at the meet, pacing the field by winning first place overall in both the varsity boys and varsity girls division. Canton’s varsity boys athletes totaled 124 points for the two-day event, topping Emory Rains with 112, Mabank with 72, Wills Point with 64, Brownsboro with 47 and Van with 29.

Individual varsity boys results included:

-100: Cooper Bledsoe, Van, second; Brandon Smith, WP, third; Dalton Williams, Canton, fifth; Kyle Rose-Peterson, Canton, eighth

-200: Dylan Cox, Canton, first; Bray Doring, Van, sixth; Jacob Moore, WP, seventh; Brandon Smith, WP, eighth

The Canton boys and girls golf teams each took part in the District 13-4A Golf Tournament over the past two weeks, teeing it up at Van Zandt Country Club April 3 and at Cedar Creek Country Club April 10.

The boys golf team took a commanding lead after day one at VZCC carding a team total of 298 over Van with 337 and Brownsboro with 341. Patrick Malouf and Logan Willeford led the team with even par 72s, followed by Matthew Allen 74, Tristan Nelson 78, Clayton Stern 79 and Will Huddle 83.

On day two at Cedar Creek Country Club the boys dominated the field with a team total 297 and two-day total of 595 over Van 683 and Brownsboro 695. Logan Willeford led the field with a 3 under par 69 at Cedar Creek and finished as low medalist for District 13-4A. Patrick Malouf followed with 74, Matthew Allen 76, Tristan Nelson 78, Clayton Stern 79 and Will Huddle 90.

The boys team will advance to the Region II Golf Tournament at Van Zandt Country Club April 24-25.