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The Canton Eagles stayed in county most of last week, competing four times over three days at this year's Grand Saline Baseball Tournament.

Canton played at least once each day of the event, opening play March 2 with a 10-1 loss to Sunnyvale.

The Eagles took an early lead, scoring once in the bottom of the second on a Tyler Massey RBI single. Sunnyvale evened the score at 1-1 in the top of the third.

The game had all the makings of a pitcher's duel until the Raiders broke through with nine runs in the top of the sixth to open up the contest.

Canton finished with five total hits in the contest, including a double by Blayne Clower, and singles by Simon Miller, John Adams, Cade Shaw and Tyler Massey.

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With another season officially in the books for District 13-4A girls basketball teams, coaches released their list of student athletes that have earned Superlative and All-District recognition for the 2016-'17 season.

Canton and Van each took home one Superlative honor and multiple All-District nods, while Wills Point placed two on the Honorable Mention All-District team.

Superlative honorees included:

-MVP: Tamaria Manning, Brownsboro

-Offensive Player of the Year: Kenna Kellam, Rains

-Defensive Player of the Year: Kenley Nixon, Canton; Hannah Hudson, Mabank

-Newcomer of the Year: Macy Rucker, Van

-Sixth Man of the Year: Aleiah Williams, Brownsboro; Brianna Martin, Mabank

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The Canton High School boys golf team traveled to Lindale Feb. 24-25, hitting the links at Garden Valley Golf Club for the annual Lindale Invitational. The boys battled cooler temperatures and wind throughout the event, finishing fifth overall out of 12 teams. Teams finishing ahead of Canton included Hallsville, Lindale, Texarkana Texas High and Highland Park.

CHS had eight boys compete in the field of over 70 entrants, with Patrick Malouf posting back-to-back 79s to finish fifth overall individually.

Other Eagle golf scores included Logan Willeford carding 82-88, Matthew Allen carding 94-83, Tristan Nelson carding 83-80, and Will Huddle carding 91-98. Clayton Stern (98-95), Dawson Pruitt (112-102) and Ethan Martin (115-124) competed as Medalists.

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The Canton Eagle baseball program jumpstarted its latest season last week, participating in the first of three scheduled tournaments at Ferris Feb. 23-25.

The Eagles finished their first weekend of the season with a 4-1 record overall, including wins over Benbrook, Dallas Christian, Maypearl and Ferris.

Canton pushed its way into the win column against both Benbrook and Dallas Christian Feb. 23, recording 5-1 wins in each contest.

The second day of the tournament proved to be equally kind to the Eagles as Canton recorded a 10-8 win over Maypearl and an 18-0 drubbing of Ferris to improve to a perfect 4-0 on the season.

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Canton powerlifters traveled to Forney High School Feb. 18, competing at the 10^th annual Forney Jackrabbit Invitational. Canton’s girls team performed exceptionally well, finishing second overall in a field that included 17 schools. Eagle lifters also put together some strong performances, finishing 16^th out of 22 competing schools.

Individual girls results included:

-97 lb. weight class: Madison Baugh, first place, 455 lbs. lifted

-114 lb. weight class: Ashley Riffe, second place; 515 lbs. lifted

-123 lb. weight class: Carla Perez, first place, 540 lbs. lifted; Brynna Mackling, bombed out

-132 lb. weight class: Evie Davis, 11th place, 455 lbs. lifted

-148 lb. weight class: Patricia Hernandez, seventh place, 640 lbs. lifted; Kylee Crist, 11th place, 545 lbs. lifted; Sydney Ellis, 12^th place, 485 lbs. lifted; Kelly Egan, 13^th place, 480 lbs. lifted

The Canton Eaglettes continued to get their legs under them during the early stages of the 2017 softball season, traveling to Gladewater Feb. 17 for a meeting against the Bears. Canton more than held its own in the contest, scoring multiple runs in four innings overall en route to a 9-0 shutout win.

Shelby Vestal picked up the win for Canton, needing just 108 pitches over six shutout innings. Vestal finished with 10 strikeouts, while allowing just three hits.

Brianna Arnold wrapped up the game on the mound, going the final inning with no baserunner allowed.

Canton got off to a solid start against the Bears, plating two runs in the top half of the first inning. One-out walks by both Reagan Busby and Brooke Arnold gave the Eaglettes their first serious threat of the game. Baylee Sanders made sure to capitalize on the opportunity, tripling in both Busby and Arnold for a 2-0 Canton advantage.

The Canton Eagles entered their Valentine’s Day showdown against Mabank with plenty on the line, needing some combination of a win and Vandal loss, win and Vandal win or loss and Vandal loss to extend their season by at least one game.

A potential playoff game or play-in game against the Vandals was not to be, however, with Canton suffering a 64-53 road loss against the Panthers and Van defeating Wills Point 51-37 that same night.

Canton began district play on a high-note this season, defeating the Vandals 58-45 at home Jan. 13. The Eagles proceeded to gather themselves after back-to-back losses, evening their district record at 2-2 with a 56-41 win over Rains Jan. 24.

The Eagles recorded one more victory before the close of district play, hammering Rains 70-54 Feb. 10.

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The Canton boys and girls golf teams traveled to Athens Country Club Feb. 13 to compete at the Polar Bear Classic. Both teams played exceptionally well, with the top individual finishers in each division.  

In the boys division, Matthew Allen finished as first medalist with a 79 and Will Huddle finished as second Medalist with 87.

The boys team will compete again next week in a two-day invitational at Garden Valley Country Club hosted by Lindale.

In the girls division, Mila Harrison carded a career-low 96 to take first place medalist honors. The girls will play again February 27 at Hideaway Lake.

Coach Paige Peace James stated, "We're still very early in the season and to see these low scores is remarkable. I am eager to see how the season progresses and how well the teams compete!"

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The Canton JV green girls basketball team completed their season last Friday with a win at Wills Point. The girls demonstrated Eaglette pride and grit all season. The girls finished with a 25 - 2 record. Coach Glenn Neal stated, “We are proud of the way they completed and played team basketball all season. The girls not only enjoyed success on the court but they also displayed a winning attitude on and off the court. Congratulations to each member of the team and thanks for a great year. Way to carry on the Eaglette tradition.”

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Lifters representing more than 20 East Texas schools, including Canton, made their way to Rains Feb. 4 to compete Emory Rains Wildcat Powerlifting Meet. The Canton girls team finished third overall in their division, while the boys team finished eighth overall.

Individual girls results included:

-97 lb. weight class: Madison Baugh, second place, 450 lbs. lifted

-114 lb. weight class: Ashley Riffe, third place; 520 lbs. lifted; Kydralynne Shook, fourth place, 450 lbs. lifted

-123 lb. weight class: Carla Perez, third place, 520 lbs. lifted; Brynna Mackling, eighth place, 395 lbs. lifted

-132 lb. weight class: Evie Davis, sixth place, 460 lbs. lifted

-148 lb. weight class: Megan Gebauer, eight place, 655 lbs. lifted; Patricia Hernandez, ninth place, 630 lbs. lifted; Kylee Crist, 13^th place, 550 lbs. lifted; Sydney Ellis, 17^th place, 455 lbs. lifted