Bulldogs take top spot in District 12-2A-I

For the Thorndale Bulldog football team, Friday night’s 35-10 win over Holland seemed like a night where almost everything went right according to head coach John Kovar. “Holland’s program is always top notch and they’d just beaten a really good Hearne team” Kovar said.

Eagles win, now 1-1 in district

Early first quarter scoring was enough for the Milano Eagles to get their first District 13-2A-II victory this past Friday night when they took down Bartlett on the road. 33-16. MHS set things in motion when Ethan Gordon scored on a goal-line drive.

Lady Eagles among top finishers at Lexington

Milano’s Kadance Koenig (L) and Itzel Carrillo (R) pose with their medals after placing at the Lexington School Showdown on Saturday morning. Koenig, a sophomore, placed 10th out of 46 runners with a time of 14:17.02 and Carrillo, a freshman, placed 14th with a time of 14:19.68.

Sports can teach many life lessons

We truly have some of the best high school athletic programs right here in Milam County. Each of the six public schools in the county have various programs, from track to volleyball. Right now, football and volleyball have the spotlight.

Rockdale, Cameron ready for 67th ‘Battle of the Bell’

THE 67TH BATTLE OF THE BELL Rockdale Tigers (1-0) at Cameron Yoemen (1-0) 7:30 p.m. Tickets sold at gate, but also available on both district websites. Like most Battle of the Bell games over the last 67 years, this game means something.

Tigers bounce back

At the conclusion of Friday night’s game at Tiger Stadium between Rockdale and McGregor, it was evident that the home team had moved on from their 67-7 loss to Bellville a week earlier.

Tigers take gold at Camp Tejas

(L-R) Chris Perez, Chris Miles, Yovanney Delgadillo, Cristo Hernandez, Jesus Bocanegra, A.J Hicks, Jose Tenorio and Seth Davis were all part of a Tiger team that won the Camp Tejas meet on Friday. The Lady Tigers placed fourth out of 12 teams. Results from Camp Tejas are on page 2B. Submitted photo

RHS defeats Rogers

Rockdale’s Lady Tiger volleyball team overcame early setbacks in Friday’s match with Rogers to get their second district win 25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21. During the first set, both teams went back and forth with the Lady Tigers prevailing.

Bulldogs win district opener

In a span of 12 minutes, Thorndale managed to score 34 unanswered points during the opening quarter of their first district contest on Friday night in Moody, where they shutout the Bearcats 55-0. Within the first minute, Jayden Clawson scored on a 19-yard TD run.

Eagles fall short to Somerville

In Friday night’s district opener, the Eagles started off the evening going head-to-head with visiting Somerville. The Yeguas got their first touchdown on a 70-yard run, only for MHS sophomore Alan Maldonado to answer back on a goal line TD to tie the game at seven at the close of the first quarter.