Lady Tigers golfers battled opponents, weather in tourney

The Rockdale Lady Tiger golf team finished sixth out of 22 schools on Thursday at the Brenham Country Club where they battled forty degree weather in addition to rival Cameron and more than a dozen 5A and 6A schools.

Bulldogs season ends 42-40 to Port Aransas

The Thorndale Bulldogs ended their season with a 42-40 loss to Port Aransas at the Class 2A Region IIII Semi-finals on Friday at San Marcos High School, missing out on a chance to make it to the UIL Class 2A state championship for the fourth straight year.

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Lady Tigers grab all-district honors Seven Lady Tiger hoopsters were awarded District 19-3A honors for this season. Sophomore Anna Harmon was named to the first team and Andrea Salazar made the second team. Honorable mentions from RHS were Payton Miller and Miah Beckwith.

Relays bring 16 schools to town this weekend

Since the turn of the 20th Century, the Rockdale Relays have been bringing top notch athletes to the area to compete. This year’s Rockdale track and field team will play host to the 60th Rockdale Relays at the new Tiger Stadium on Friday and the competition is just as stiff as in years past.

Tiger golfers fourth out of 22 schools in Brenham

The Rockdale Tiger golf team had another good week on the green, placing fourth out of 22 schools at Brenham Golf Tournament on Monday. “It went really well,” said Coach Ethan Noel. “It was really good for us to see the course that we’ll get to play on the future.

Lady Tigers christen new softball field with a victory

At the grand opening of the new Lady Tiger Softball Field, RHS got hot in the third and fifth inning to defeated the Lady Yoe 11-8 in their District 19-3A opener. “So we kind of had a disappointing Saturday at the tournament,” said Erin Palmer, RHS head softball coach.

Bulldogs going to regionals

The Thorndale Bulldogs are heading to regionals after defeating the Normangee Panthers 62-38 at Franklin High School on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs controlled the game from the beginning, leading 33-18 at halftime.

Tigers soccer teams downed by Ducks

The Rockdale Tiger soccer team went into the second half of its soccer match against last year’s state semi-finalist Taylor tied 0-0 before falling 3-0 on Friday at home. “Our guys did outstanding,” said Gilberto Rodriguez, Rockdale High School soccer coach.

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Powerlifters amp up for regionals Eight Rockdale High School and six Thorndale High School powerlifters will represent their respective schools at the upcoming regional qualifiers meets next month.

Making history: First black THS grid coach

A former Rockdale High School grid standout has made some history in a nearby town. Deron Clay is the first African-American football coach at Thorndale High School. Clay is a 1986 RHS graduate and is an assistant football coach and strength and conditioning coach at Thorndale.