THURSDAY TIGERS

The Tiger junior varsity football team fell to 0-2 for the year this past week. They lost to the Taylor Ducks here at home. The final score was Taylor 14, Rockdale 6. Tiger James Bartsch made an interception on the Duck’s opening possession.

Scenes from the Taylor game

Scenes from the Taylor game

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT FOR AREA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

Granger SLOW. Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.45 feet below pool. Black bass are fair on red shad power worms and Model A crankbait fished up river around the island. Crappie are good on 1/32 ounce jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles.

Ducks disassemble Tigers

The Rockdale Tigers are 0-2 but it’s still early in a season where they have a tough schedule not only against tough opponents but what also seems like too few home games. The Blue and Gold lost their second game on the road Friday night against the rival Taylor Ducks.

MILANO EAGLES

Eagles set to face CTC Lions The 1-0 Milano Eagles were off last week. They face the 1-1 Central Texas Christian Lions, a private school out of Temple, at home Friday. Kick off is at 7 p.m.

DISTRICT 11-3A-1

Season District W-L W-L Academy 2-0 0-0 Franklin 2-0 0-0 Cameron 1-1 0-0 Lorena 1-1 0-0 Troy 1-1 0-0 Rockdale 0-2 0-0 McGregor 0-2 0-0 Last week: Taylor 39, Rockdale 6; Lorena 27, West 13; Groesbeck 35, McGregor 7; Yoakum 41, Cameron 20; Academy 27, Lago Vista 24; Troy 22, Lexington 21; Franklin...

Granger rolls Bulldogs

The Thorndale Bulldogs lost at home under the Friday night lights against a very good Granger Lion football team. The final was Granger 38, Thorndale 7. Thorndale scored their only touchdown in the first quarter on a Jayden Clawson 13-yard run.

First pep rally for the 2023-2024 school year

Rockdale High School held their first pep rally last Thursday for last Friday night’s game against Teague at Tiger Stadium. Performances by the Big Blue Band, Golden Girls, cheerleaders and Rocky the Tiger got the Tiger football team and the student body on their feet.

THURSDAY’S TIGERS

Rockdale JV The Tiger junior varsity faced the Teague Lions Thursday in their first game of the season. This road trip ended in a loss, with the final score Teague 14, Rockdale 6. Defensively the Tigers were strong all night long.

LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

The Lady Tiger varsity volleyball squad is now 14-15 but this team is seriously better than their record. Tue sday night they played a road game against the Thorndale Bulldogs and came home with a win beating the Bulldogs 3-1. During the week the Lady Tigers played in their own Rockdale Tournament.