RHS junior varsity shut out by Giddings in season opener

SPORTS BRIEFS In their season debut, the Tiger junior varsity football team lost 16-0 at Giddings High School last Thursday. The JV Buffs took the lead early in the game when they scored on an eight-yard touchdown run. Giddings made a two-point conversion was successful following the score.

Tigers trample Buffaloes 48-24 in season opener

Rockdale’s 2019 season started off with a bang when junior Kesean Raven reversed the ball to classmate Cam’Ron Valdez for an 80-yard touchdown on Friday night’s opening kickoff at Tiger Stadium.

Lady Tigers challenge fifth-ranked Caldwell

In a tough match on Friday evening against the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s fifth-ranked team in Class 4A, the RHS volleyball squad fell 18-25, 21-25, 21-25 in Caldwell against the Lady Hornets.

Miller eyes 100th win as Tiger head coach

In 14 seasons with the big blue, Jeff Miller is the winningest coach in Tiger history currently holding a record of 99-58, with 11 playoff appearances, two-district championships and one Class 3A Division I state championship.

Eagles unable to counter Grapeland passing attack

Milano started their 2019 season with an uphill battle when dual-threat Grape-land rolled into town and took them down 44-9 with 250 passing and 166 rushing yards on Friday evening. GHS quarterback B.J.

Bulldogs throttle Florence 64-6 in season opener

Thorndale’s 2019 season opened with an explosive 64-6 win over Class 3A Florence on Friday night. The Bulldogs’s Slot-T offense powered through the Florence defensive line in the first half with four touchdowns in the first quarter and another in the second.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Help wanted for RISD 2019 sporting events Rockdale Independent School District is looking for ticket sellers and bleacher monitors for varsity, subvarsity and junior high home football games. Pay is $45 per varsity competition and $20 for subvarsity and junior high games.

Lady Tigers crowned tournament champs

Rockdale’s Lady Tigers dropped just one game in 10 to take home the Rock-dale High School Volleyball Tournament Championship. Rockdale last won the tournament in 2014. The Lady Tigers came into the tournament seeded first and are in the middle of a seven-game winning streak.

Dove season begins Sunday

Sunday, Sept. 1 marks the beginning of dove season for Milam County hunters. The Regular Season will begin in the Central zone of Texas, which is where Milam County is located, this Sunday and will come to a pause Thursday, Nov. 3., before continuing on Saturday, Dec. 20, until Tuesday, Jan.

Tigers first battle with tough Buffs

Rockdale looks to seek revenge on Friday evening when they take on the Giddings Buffaloes at Tiger Stadium. “We’re going to have to play really good,” said Jeff Miller, Rockdale High School head football coach and athletic director.