2-year championship reign ends; Jackets fall to Mart
      CORSICANA - For the first time in three seasons, the defending state champion Alto Yellowjackets are going to miss the Division 1A state semifinal playoff game. But it's not for a lack of trying.
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Eagle b-ball squads tip off seasons
Boys open season at 2-1 with wins at Tatum and against Groveton; girls start off at 0-4 with close losses at Alto and against Westwood
BY QUINTEN BOYD
      As calendars turn, roundball becomes the order of the day. The Rusk Eagle basketball teams have all opened their seasons looking to notch early victories in preparation for district play in January.
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Flag football
     Rusk Intermediate School recently held a schoolwide Flag Football Tournament during PE classes. "The competition was intense," said Coach Marks Lanham. Fourth grade winners from Heather Beck's homeroom, were in front from left, Coby Moore, Steven Dorsey, Jake Hugghins, Dakota Ford, and Jonathan Long. Back row are Bailey Dosser, Noah Acker, Tristan Shuptrine and Damarion Greenwood.
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