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The start of a new football season is now less than a week away for county schools with Canton, Edgewood, Fruitvale, Grand Saline, Van and Wills Point all set to hit the field Aug. 28. The arrival of four head coaches will be a dominant storyline throughout the season with the Eagles, Bobcats, Indians and Tigers all implementing new systems.
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Emma Todoroff and the Wills Point Lady Tigers continued to inch closer to the start of district play with matches against Commerce, Sunnyvale and Kaufman last week. The Lady Tigers were scheduled to compete in Caddo Mills Aug. 28 and Rains Aug. 28. Photo courtesy of WPHS Yearbook
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Preparations for Wills Point’s 2020 season opener ratcheted up this week with the Tigers playing host to the visiting Palestine Wildcats Aug. 20 in the first and only pre-season scrimmage for either squad.
Read moreMineola radio station KMOO (99.9 FM) has released its ‘Best of East Texas’ high school football broadcast schedule for the 2020 season.
Read moreThe Wills Point Lady Tigers hit the volleyball court three times in recent weeks, officially starting the 2020 season after a week of two-a-day workouts.
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The summer officially came to a close for student-athletes participating in cross country, tennis, football and volleyball last week with workouts for all four kicking off.
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For many years, I had access to hunt and fish on a couple hundred acres situated about three-quarters of a mile from my home. The place is an outdoor paradise, rough country with plenty of water and always an ample supply of wild hogs that I dearly love to hunt, butcher and turn into tasty meals. I lost access to my hog hunting paradise a year ago but fortunately one of my great friends has a place with even more porkers where I now hunt. I figured I had hunted my last ‘close to home’ porkers but recent developments might just prove otherwise!
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The next generation of Tiger athletes were kept busy last week with a dedicated group hitting the fields at Jack Lester Park June 23-26 for the annual Wills Point Baseball Camp. The local sports calendar will stay plenty busy during the coming weeks with camps for football, softball, basketball and volleyball looming just over the horizon.
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