My last weekly ‘Bones to Pick’

A COLUMN TO BE NAMED LATER This isn’t officially my last edition, but next week’s space is going to be reserved for a column named “Ten things Rockdale can do to avoid becoming the Mississippi of the Austin Metro.”— wt— If you haven’t heard, my last day is this Friday/ Saturday.

RHS wins medals in 13 events

TROY—Going into a week where Rockdale High School head track coach Chris VanCleave opted to rest many members of his team, RHS still seemed to perform at a high level, with 19 medals won throughout Thursday evening at Troy’s Trojan Relays. “We had kids in a lot of different events,” Van-Cleave said.

Liu, Flowers punch tickets to state powerlifting meet

W EST—A f ter hitting the qualifying total for his respective weight class, Rockdale High School senior Kev in Liu wi l l return to the Texas High School State Powerlifting Championships for the second straight season.

Milam County basketball players earn district awards

Last week, numerous Rockdale, Milano and Thorndale High School boys basketball players earned district honors for their play throughout the 2022-23 season.

ROCKDALE RELAYS

Varsity Boys TEAM—1. Georgetown East View, 118; 2. Leander Glenn, 112; 3. Taylor, 71; Round Rock Vista Ridge, 61; 5. Bryan Rudder, 50; 6. Rockdale, 47; 7. Georgetown Gateway Prep, 40; 8. Caldwell, 36; 9. Jarrell, 25; 10. Troy, 24; 11. Little River-Academy, 16; 12. Hempstead, 15; 13. Elgin, 5.

Fishing in Central Texas

Belton GOOD. Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 13.97 feet below pool. The warming trend has nudged water temperatures higher and the impact on the white bass fishery has been positive.

Rockdale Relays: RHS competes with tougher schools

At the 65th annual Rockdale Relays, an event that has taken place in eight different decades, RHS track-and-field athletes went up against rigorous competition from bigger schools such as Bryan’s Rudder High School and Georgetown’s East View High.

Bulldogs make run at regional tournament

Last Tuesday, Thorndale basketball had the task of taking on top-ranked Big Sandy in the Region IV quarterfinals, a team that many high school basketball fans around Texas thought would be playing for a state championship later this month.

Tigers head to West

BREMOND—Rockdale baseball went undefeated at their second to last tournament of the season over this past weekend, beating Iola, Normangee and Franklin’s junior varsity.

Segovia, Perry qualify for state meet

DUBLIN—Over the weekend, Rockdale High School students Shelly Segovia and Elizabeth Perry qualified for the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association’s state championship meet in Frisco.