Staying at home: Nine win gold

Following the conclusion of the 63rd annual Rockdale Relays, Tiger track coach Lewis Edmonson was satisfied with how his team competed. “It was pretty darn good,” Edmonson said. “I think with everything that went down that everyone performed pretty well.

RHS keeps Giddings busy Saturday

Although Saturday afternoon didn’t end with a Rockdale victory, the Tiger soccer team didn’t hang their head after a 2-1 loss to Giddings, the top team in District 19-4A.

Tigers go 3-1 in Bremond tourney

Over the weekend, Rockdale’s baseball team picked up three wins, with 9-1 and 6-4 victories over Waco’s Texas Wind and Bryan’s Brazos Christian School on Thursday and a 8-2 dub over Jewett-Leon Friday. The Tigers’ only loss was to Mumford 10-3 following the Leon game.

Fantastic Four headed for state meet

Rockdale’s Lady Tiger powerlifting team was anything but empty-handed when they came home Saturday from the Region III meet in Dublin.

MHS ‘18 grads killin’ it at college

Things have been looking pretty good for Milano High School Class 0f 2018 graduates Tim Demeritt Jr., and Kyle King. On Feb. 25, Demeritt won a gold medal for Prairie View A&M University at the Southwest Conference Championship as well as a bronze in the mile relay.

MHS opens district with comeback win

Last Tuesday, Milano’s Lady Eagle softball team opened up district with a comeback victory on the road over Holland 19-15. The maroon-and-gold trailed 13-9 in the top of the seventh when Milano filled the bases with no outs and got hits from Karyme Santana, Toni Meyer, Zoe Clore.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Talbott stays on course for RHS RHS freshman Alyssa Talbott was the lone Lady Tiger golfer these past two weeks. During the last week of February, Talbott traveled to Wimberley where she shot a 129. On Monday, she shot a 128 at the Brenham tourney.

Young Dawgs look to build consistency

Going into his 15th season as Thorndale’s head baseball coach, Kelly Kuhl has a roster with junior Logan Davis as the player with varsity experience. “Overall, we are young and inexperienced,” Kuhl said. “Not getting to play last year really hurt us experience wise.

ROCKDALE RELAYS HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS

March 5 Varsity Boys Team—1. Lago Vista 203 points; 2. Rockdale 150; 3. Caldwell 120; 4. Hempstead 57. 100M—1. Andre Dixon, HEMP, 11.24; 2. Larry Davis, CALD, 11.25; 3. Reese Whitelaw, LAGO, 11.81; 4. Aaron Smith, LAGO, 11.82; 5. Tristan Galvan, 11.87; 6. Edward Powell, 12.17. 200M—1.

ROCKDALE RELAYS JUNIOR HIGH RESULTS

March 4 8th grade boys Team—1. Navasota 202; 2. Giddings 159; 3. Rockdale 123; 4. Caldwell 82. Long Jump—6. Ezekiel Castro 15-1 Shot Put—1. Zakobe Anderson 34-7 1/2 Discus—4. Klay Eschberger 80-3 Triple Jump—4. Darren Carter 31-9 1/2 Pole Vault—1. Daniel Castillo 8-0; 2. Francisco Reyes 7-6.