Lady Tigers start scrimmaging

RHS volleyball got their season off to a start this past weekend with two scrimmages two days in a row and head coach Kelsey Hudson likes the way her team performed. “I felt like we competed well in our scrimmages this past weekend,” she said.

God bestows glorious things on His chosen

Most all of us experienced it as children or teenagers. It’s occurs in gym class, the basketball court, a soccer field or on the neighborhood baseball sandlot. Friends gather in a group and it’s time to choose teams.

Rockdale teams back in action

Lady Tiger volleyball held their first official practice with 43 girls attending on Monday morning in the RHS Gymnasium where head coach Kelsey Hudson implied that she liked the way things were going.

Rockdale teams back in action

Due to inclement weather, the Rockdale Tigers began their football season on the floor of the RJH Gymnasium. The guys ended up returning to Tiger Stadium Tuesday morning to better weather where they performed drills and scrimmaged to get the team back into gear.

RHS alumni, friends hold tourney

On Saturday afternoon, a team made up of Tucker Tovar, Steve Spencer, John Eiman, Waylon Allen, Madison Reynolds and Ronnie Leggett won the RHS Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament at the Rockdale Country Club.

Mr. Everything: Rockdale’s Nichols has done it all

When Lee Nichols left Rockdale in the fall of 1986 for the University of Texas, he planned on becoming a track coach.

Mitchell signs pro contract

On Friday afternoon, Rockdale’s Wendell “Chuck” Mitchell Jr. announced that he had signed a contract with Prishtina B.C. of Kosovo.

Todd named to All-Brazos team

Jayce Todd earned All-Brazos team honors earlier this month with the Bryan Eagle newspaper selecting him for their third team. The MHS sophomore finished the 2020-21 season as the District 27-2A Offensive MVP and averaged 17.2 points per game. He also had 6.

Local swimmers statebound

In their inaugural season, area swimming club Wake Aquatics has 18 members heading to the Summer Games of Texas in Corpus Christi this weekend to compete for state championships in 34 events.

Youngest in the game: Milano grad to lead on gridiron

In July of 2018, Milano High School quarterback Kathen Funburg was preparing for his senior season. Three years and two states later, he is now the youngest head football coach in the United States after accepting the job at Oklahoma’s Prue High School earlier this month.