ROCKDALE RELAY RECORD BOOK

2020—Georgetown East View (boys), Georgetown East View (girls) 2019—Cameron (boys), Georgetown East View (girls) 2018—Taylor (boys), Georgetown East View (girls) 2017—Giddings (boys), Taylor (girls) 2016—(tie) Giddings, Georgetown East View (boys), Caldwell (girls) 2015—No meet...

Signing Dae

At Tiger Gymnasium in front of his peers, teachers, coaches and family this past Wednesday afternoon, RHS senior Davioun “Dae-Dae” Scott signed his letter of intent to play football at Trinity Valley Community College.

Lady Tigers win two at home

Rockdale Invitational Lady Tigers Thursday, Feb. 17 Milano 6-2, L Manor New Tech 10-7, W Holland 10-8, W Saturday, Feb. 19 McGregor 10-8, L This Week Jarrell Tournament, Feb. 24-26 Tigers Monday, Feb. 21 Thorndale 12-2, L This Week Schulenburg Tournament, Feb. 24-26

Eagles edge Bulldogs for title

Trailing 41-32 going into the final quarter, it looked as if the Milano Eagles were going to end the season tied with juggernaut Thorndale for first place. However, the Eagles were able to avoid a play-in game with the Bulldogs, thanks to a 26-point fourth quarter.

Lady Dogs fall in fast-paced game, 37-35

Fans were on the edge of their seats at Giddings High School for Thorndale’s area round matchup with Normangee, a fast-paced team that went undefeated in District 26-2A. The two teams went back and forth, but the contest ended in the favor of NHS, who won 37-35.

Grice earns silver in Fort Bend

Despite facing tough Class 6A competition on Saturday, Tiger track still left Fort Bend’s Ranger Relays with some hardware. RHS freshman Timothy Grice placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.5, beating out competitors from schools such as Sharpstown, Brazosport and Killeen Ellison.

Blue-and-Gold soccer picks up two in a row

Tiger soccer earned their second straight win on Thursday evening, avenging an early-season loss to Hearne with a 2-0 shutout over the Eagles on their own field . Jose Tenorio and Daniel Castillo both scored for the Blue-and-Gold. The win comes after taking down Smithville 4-3 last Monday.

LIL’ DRIBBLERS

Carter Douglas brings the ball down the court earlier this month against Owen Selgilid during a game in Lil’ Dribblers, Rockdale’s youth basketball league. The league will be playing it’s final set of games on Saturday at the RHS Gymnasium. Reporter/Wynton Thomason

TOURNEY CHAMPS

Milano High School softball players celebrate with teammate Bailey Wall after she hit a home run on Thursday during their win over district foe Holland in the Rockdale Tournament. The Lady Eagles won first in Rockdale with wins over the Lady Tigers, Holland and Manor New Tech.

SPORTS BRIEFS

RJH ‘8A’ places second in district standings Rockdale’s eighth grade “A” team ended their season with a 39-26 loss in Academy this past Thursday. De’Andre Nunn led the Tigers with 13 points while Brody Willard and Jaylen Ramey each had 4. Alex Cooper had 3 and Stephen Goodrich scored 2.