Sports

Rockdale hopes to qualify for state in 7-on-7 tourney

Rockdale’s final chance to qualify for the Texas State 7-on-7 Championships will be Saturday in Brock. The team competed in the Gatesville qualifying tournament last Thursday and although they went 2-1, did not advance out of pool play.

Perry becomes third Tiger to sign with Centenary

Rockdale High School senior Jackson Perry signed a letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport alongside his sister Elizabeth Perry and parents Lin and Diana Perry in the RHS Commons last Monday.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Tickets for RHS golf event on sale The Rockdale Tiger Booster Club Golf Tournament and Crawfish Boil is scheduled for Saturday, June 1 at the Rockdale Country Club. Entry fee for players is $100 per person and $25 for additional meal tickets. Carts will cost $10 per person.

Jones to run track at Prairie View

Milano senior and state champion Devonte Jones signed a letter of intent on Thursday to run track at Prairie View A&M University in Hempstead. “It was always my dream to play sports at the next level,” Jones said.

THS season comes to close after loss

Thorndale’s baseball season came to end with a 4-1 loss to top-ranked Big Sandy on Friday evening in Bryan. “I’m extremely proud of our ball club. Not many people had high expectations of them outside of ourselves,” said Kelly Kuhl, Thorndale baseball coach.

Gold medal performances

After the Milano High School boys track team made history in 2018 with the school’s first-ever state title in any sport, this year the team established their legacy with a second straight UIL Class 2A championship title.

Dreams at state fulfilled

After finishing fourth in the triple jump at last year’s state meet, Thorn-dale High School sophomore Michael Herzog ended this year’s trip to Austin winning gold with a jump of 45-08.50. “Michael went out there and did great,” said Bobby Sugg, THS boys track coach.

Boyd gains experience in state play, sets sights on next year

Rockdale High School junior Whitley Boyd wrapped up the UIL Class 3A state golf tournament on Tuesday afternoon in Austin with a score of 92-102-194 finishing 34th out of 70 golfers playing. “I couldn’t really get anything going on Tuesday,” Boyd said.