Tigers build camaraderie at State 7-on-7 tourney

COLLEGE STATION— After powering through their State Qualifier Tournament earlier this month with four straight wins over Madisonville, La Grange, Lorena and Franklin, Rockdale came up short this weekend.

King joins football royalty

While some people spent their weekend in a tropical paradise or at a nice resort in the mountains, Milano’s Kyle King was near the swamplands of Thibodaux, Louisiana, helping mentor young quarterbacks at the Manning Passing Academy.

Wildcats are ‘wild card’ at state tourney

Following a third place finish at the 15-and-under district tournament in Belton, the Rockdale Wildcats assumed their season was over. However, after one qualifier withdrew from next month’s state tournament in Riesel, the Milam County squad is back in action.

FISHING REPORT

Belton GOOD. Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 5.24 feet low. White bass are in small packs patrolling from 25-40 feet deep for shad.

A forward thinking God

The Blonde (aka my wife Jennifer) and I were watching a not-so-good “made-for-TV movie” on Amazon Prime Video the other day because there was nothing on Dish (surprise).

What the compassion of God looks like

For eighty-seven years, man-made Audubon Park Hill in New Orleans has stood 30 feet above sea level in the park of its namesake, so that, according to a November 1933 Times-Picayune article, “native-born youngsters of New Orleans could run and boast that they had been on a real mountain.

Where it all started: Caffey comes home

For this year’s first installment of The Reporter’s summer mini-series ‘Where are they now?’, RHS alum Austin Caffey describes looking forward to leading the Blue-and-Gold baseball team and how one night at Tiger Stadium lured him into coaching.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Tigers begin play in 7-on-7 state tourney Thursday After going undefeated at a State Qualifier Tournament they co-hosted with Taylor, some Rockdale football players will compete in the Texas 7-on-7 State Championships this weekend in College Station.

FISHING REPORT

Belton GOOD. Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 4.94 feet low. June is typically the single least productive month of the year on Lake Belton, and this June’s start looks to provide no exceptions. Fish are transitioning locations due to the thermal stratification of the water.

Fishing conditions in Central Texas

Bastrop GOOD. Water clear; 90 degrees. Bass are good in the discharge first thing in the morning, moving to the main lake near the dam later in the day.