Sports

Lady Tigers chew up rivals with wins in two matches

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Thu, 09/10/2020 - 00:00

The Lady Tigers returned to their winning ways as they made impressive showings in both of their matchups this past week. The Lady Tigers demolished the Moody Lady Bearcats at home in three sets. In the first, the Lady Tigers were able to come from behind late in the set to win 25-21.

Milano volleyball suffers two defeats in past week’s action

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Thu, 09/10/2020 - 00:00

The Milano volleyball team fell to 2-4 on the season after being defeated in both of their matchups this past week. On Saturday, The Lady Eagles fell to the Thrall Lady Tigers in three sets 20-25, 11-25, 22-25. McKenna Robertson led the Lady Eagles with 14 kills.

Milano falls to Marlin, 21-0

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Thu, 09/10/2020 - 00:00

The Milano Eagles were looking to remain unbeaten at the start the 2020 football season but got shut down by the Marlin Bulldogs in a 21-0 loss. The Eagles are now 1-1 on the season. “Our effort was extraordinary,” MHS Head Coach Chad Lagrone said. “We played really hard.

Bulldogs defeat Snook in defensive slugfest

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Thu, 09/10/2020 - 00:00

The Bulldogs spoiled the opening of the new Snook Stadium as they beat the Bluejays 6-0. The Bulldogs are now 2-0 on the season. “I’m very proud of the way we continued to fight,” THS Head Coach John Kovar said. “We have a lot we can improve on, but our guys found a way to win.

They did it all for Jace

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Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:00

Friday’s game against La Grange felt like what the year 2020 has been in a nutshell. Unpredictable pretty much sums up this year, but as adversities come our way, we deal with them the best way we can. This week’s column was supposed to be filled with a happy and joyous vibe.

Tigers 40-14 win comes at a huge cost in opener

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Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:00

The 2020 season and Jacob Campsey Era officially began Friday as the Tigers captured a dominating win against the La Grange Leopards, 40-14. However, the victory did not come with its usual fanfare as the Tigers watched three-year starter Jace Robinson go down with a broken right leg.

A closer look at Rockdale vs. Taylor

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Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:00

Old rivals will collide on Friday night as RHS faces off against the Taylor Ducks at Tiger Stadium. “Taylor is a 4A school, so they’ll probably have more depth than us,” RHS Head Coach Jacob Campsey said.

Lady Tigers split contests against Gateway, Bremond

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Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:00

The RHS volleyball team continues to impress as Rockdale split two matches over the past week. The Lady Tigers traveled to Gateway on Friday to face off against the Lady Gators. The girls won in dominate fashion as the swept the Lady Gators in three sets scoring 25-10, 25-16 and 25-11.

JV Gold crushes La Grange, JV Blue falls in close match

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Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:00

The Rockdale JV gold team showed the future of Rockdale football is bright with a 48-0 domination of the La Grange JV Fish. The offensive fireworks started early with quarterback Blaydn Barcak hitting Wyatt Wyndam on a 35-yard pass for a touchdown.

Bulldogs devour Dawson Eagles in season opener

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Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:00

New Head Coach John Kovar and the Thorndale Bulldogs are 1-0 after earning a tough road win against the Dawson Eagles 24-14. “Overall, I feel like we played pretty well,” Kovar said. The defense played well all night and our offense did enough for us to win.