Bulldogs fall in OT at Thrall, 42-35

The 91st Battle of ‘79 was truly a battle this past Friday night in Thrall with the home team scoring the only touchdown in overtime to beat Thorndale 42-35. The Tigers, who are 2-3 in district play, fired first with a push down the field that led to a one-yard touchdown by Tyreke Irvin.

Lady Dogs finish second in district

A home victory Saturday afternoon over Granger, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 25-17 meant the Lady Dog volleyball team finished in second place in District 25-2A.

Beware of Dawg

After a two-week stretch of taking on teams that have a great chance of heading to the post-season, the 7-1 Thorndale Bulldogs were host to Bruceville-Eddy Friday night, a 1-6 team that lost their first two district contests to Hearne and Thrall by a combined 78 points.

Rockdale runners headed back to regionals

Last Wednesday morning, the Tiger cross country team (above) composed of (L-R) Chris Perez, Chris Miles, Seth Davis, Jose Tenorio, Cristo Hernandez, Jesus Bocanegra and Yovanney Delgadillo secured the team’s third straight trip to the Region III meet in Huntsville with a second-place finish.

A tale of two Tigers

Former Rockdale Tiger teammates Torry Locklin (L) and Cam’Ron Valdez (R) had the chance to catch up after their respective Big VII teams Kansas and Texas Tech met up in the Sunflower State on Saturday afternoon.

RHS controls destiny

Rockdale (2-1) at Academy (3-1) District 11-3A-I Contest Football at John Glover Stadium 602 E. Main Street, Little River-Academy, Texas, 76554 Friday, Oct. 22 • 7:30 p.m.

Bulldogs ranked 11th by TABC

On Tuesday, the Texas Association Basketball Coaches released their pre-season rankings to the public with Thorndale ranked 11th in Class 2A. The Bulldogs have all but one rotation player returning and are coming off a dramatic first-round exit to eventual state tourney finalist Schulenburg, 51-47.

RJH FOOTBALL

RJH football teams went 2-1 in Taylor on Thursday evening with the eighth grade “A” winning 16-14. Both Tiger touchdowns were a Brody Willard to De’andre Nunn connection with one in the second quarter and another in the third.

The Heeling Process: Thorndale’s Carlson chooses Carolina Blue

For Thorndale High School junior Raeghan Carlson, softball isn’t just a seasonal sport she moves on to when volleyball ends, it’s a part of her life all year around and has been for as long as she can remember.

‘Tiger Fight Never Dies’ in 34-30 win over Caldwell

Going into Friday evening’s game at Tiger Stadium with winless Caldwell, it was a surprise to Tiger spectators when the home team went into halftime trailing 22-14.