Tiger sprinters finish sixth at UIL 3A state track meet

Rockdale’s Cam’Ron Valdez, Will Storey, Qua’Shawn Crawford and Kesean Raven ended their track season with a sixth place finish in the sprint relay with a time of 42.79 at the UIL Class 3A state track and field championships on Friday at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.

It’s time for two

Reyna Gonzalez and Devon Whitsel look to win a second straight tennis state championship later this week in College Station after winning the Class 3A mixed doubles crown last season. “We are super excited to be back at the state tournament,” Whitsel said.

Thorndale outshines Lady Comanches

After sweeping Shiner this weekend, the Thorndale Lady Bulldogs, ranked second in state, move on to face Riviera-Kaufer in the Region IV Class 2A semi-finals, Thursday. “Riviera-Kaufer is a solid team that we will have to play well against in order to beat,” said Lance Betak, THS softball coach.

RJH tennis teams, individuals place in District 3A tournament

RJH tennis teams brought home silver and bronze medals in the District 19-3A tournament in Franklin last weekend. “The teams worked hard to bring home medals,” said Coach Melanie Seltzer. “With tough competitors like Franklin and Academy we knew we would have to play tough all day.

Bulldogs face Big Sandy in playoffs

After coming back from a 1-0 deficit in their area playoff series with Burton, the Thorndale Bulldogs will face Big Sandy for the third straight year in the playoffs. “Big Sandy is a really good baseball team,” said Kelly Kuhl, THS head baseball coach.

Lucky number nine

Strong winds at the regional meet in Hewitt continue to wreak havoc for the Tiger sprint relay team.

Eagles look to strike gold for second time

Hoping for back-to-back championship titles, the Milano High School boys track team returns to the UIL Class 2A State Track and Field Championship on Saturday at Mike A. Meyers Stadium in Austin with five members.

Boyd ready for her big stage appearance

GOLF For the second straight year, Whitley Boyd will compete at the UIL Class 3A Golf State Championship Monday and Tuesday at the Grey Rock Golf Club in Austin. “I am super excited for the opportunity to play at state again,” Boyd said. “I honestly had no idea I could take it this far.

Thorndale athletes ready to take on competition

Thorndale High School athletes Corey Preusse, Hannah Laurence and Michael Herzog will compete at the UIL Class 2A track and field championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on Saturday. For Preusse and Laurence, this will be their final high school track meet.

Rockdale 7-on-7 wins two games in Lexington

On Saturday, April 25, the Rockdale seven-on-seven team went 2-2-1 at a tournament in Lexington where they faced La Grange and Giddings twice and the host Lexington once. “We started off really hot,” said head coach Eric Robinson. “But during the second and third games we kind of hit a wall.