Van Cleave named Tiger track coach

On Friday, Temple High School coach Chris Van Cleave announced via Twitter that he was named the head boys track and field coach at Rockdale High School. A graduate of Little River-Academy, Van Cleave was looking to get back to a similar-sized area. “I’m from a small town,” Van Cleave said.

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RJH golf, tennis district tourneys Rockdale Junior golfers started their district tournament Tuesday afternoon in Caldwell after press time. Results will be posted on Reporter social media. RJH tennis players will play in the district tournament Saturday at Georgetown’s East View High School.

Back to Backs: Former Tiger takes job with Class 6A Lewisville

In an eight-year coaching career with stops in Sealy, Waco Conally, Hillsboro and, most recently, Nacogdoches, Rockdale High School grad Kortlin White is headed for the big time after being named the strength and conditioning coordinator at Lewisville, a Class 6A program on the rise that has made...

Robinson fights way to signing day

Wednesday afternoon was an emotional one for the friends and family of Jace Robinson, who signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Abilene Christian University close to eight months after breaking his right leg in the Tiger season opener on Aug. 28, 2020.

Young runners show promise

Rockdale High School’s track and field season came to an end Saturday after 10 athletes competed at the Region III meet at Waco’s Midway High School. Tiger coach Lewis Edmonson said RHS saw some great competition. “Those kids that they ran against are on a completely different level,” he said.

RHS ends season on high note with 12-6 victory over Caldwell

Mariana Casarez ended her high school softball career going four-for-four in Monday night’s 12-6 win over Caldwell, which included a six-run burst in the second inning by the Lady Tigers with hits from Casarez, Brande Breithaupt and a home run by Salome Cardona.

Lady Dogs open playoffs Friday

It took the Lady Dogs a little bit of time getting used to the speed of Class 6A softball in Friday’s post-season warm-up game with Hutto, but by the third inning, their offense came alive. THS was tied with the Lady Hippos going into the top of the third when lead-off batter Emilee Baker walked.

Tigers beat Hornets 4-2

Rockdale snapped a two-game losing streak Monday evening, taking down Caldwell 4-2 to split their series with the Hornets. The Tigers took advantage early with Drayton Castaneda stealing a couple of bases and scoring on a Mario Casarez ground out.

MHS falls short in season finale

Lady Eagle softball lost their season finale 3-1, but not without putting up a fight against playoff-bound Bremond last Tuesday. Milano led early after Toni Meyer hit a single to lead off the second inning and scored on a passed ball.

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RJH golf teams finish in third Rockdale Junior High golfers hosted their own tournament at the Rockdale Country Club Monday. The Tiger golf team made up of Mason Lillard, Brody Willard, Zeb Skrhak, Landon Deason and Stephen Goodrich placed third.