Wildcats make elite eight at state

RIESEL—Going into the Texas Teena Softball Association’s state tournament la week, the Rockdale Wildcats weren’t ev supposed to be there.

Leschber among area’s top athletes

AUSTIN–This past week, recent Thorndale High School graduate Stryker Leschber was named to the Austin American-Statesman’s Top 50 Central Texas Athletes of the Year list.

Lady Dogs named to All-State squad

Earlier this week, four Thorndale High School softball players were named to the Texas Sportswriters Association’s All-State teams. THS senior Emilee Baker was selected to the first team as an outfielder while junior second baseman Natalie Garcia was picked for the second team.

Wake Aquatics Swim-A-Thon Results

6 & Under Girls: Daisy Williams - 8 7-8 Girls: Cecily Rankin - 34 Emmerson Masek - 26 7-8 Boys: Braxton Ingram - 100 Eli Adams - 30 Victor Hancock - 26 Karson Wedemeire - 20 Manny Tovar - 17 9-10 Girls: Caitlyn Hancock - 120 9-10 Boys: Milam Giles - 213 Wyatt Glass - 204 Case Travis - 115 Harlo...

All is cool in the pool

Going clockwise, starting in the top left corner: Kylie Reynolds, Harlo Mankin, Wyatt Glass and Milam Giles escape the heat by swimming some laps during the Wake Aquatics Swim-A-Thon, an event that took place at Veterans Memorial Park this past Saturday in Rockdale.

Soccer camp at Tiger Stadium

More than 40 student athletes came out last week for Rockdale soccer camp, where RHS coaches Gilberto Rodriguez and Shirley Lozano taught area kids basic soccer skills. “We ran the camp like a beginning of the year practice,” Rodriguez said. “Just dribbling the ball first, then through the cones.

Edmonson nominated for HOF

In the last week of June, former RHS coach and Caldwell native Lewis Edmonson was named as an inductee for the Prairie View A&M University Sports Hall of Fame. While on the Panther track and field team, Edmson set a school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.

FISHING REPORT

Bastrop GREAT. Water clear; 90 degrees. After the forecast rain this weekend look for bigger fish to move up some. Lake Bastrop continues to fish great for bass with strong schooling action.

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.