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RHS powerlifters move up in ranks Five Rockdale powerlifters competed on Thursday at the Salado Invitational with hopes to move up in the Texas High School Powerlifting Association rankings. Robert Barrera won the 275-pound weight class and is in sixth in his division as of press time.

NO DUNKING

—That really wasn’t an issue Saturday night in the RHS gym as Cody Caldwell (above) and other volunteers participated in a donkey basketball game. The contest was a benefit for the Pack Pals program which provides nutritious lunches to children.

It’s official:

The Rockdale High School baseball team played in their first home scrimmage on Tuesday night against Holland. “I thought we looked really good,” said John Hooser, RHS baseball coach. “A lot of our guys are able to play a lot of positions and that’s one of our strengths it looks like.

Sweet spot

The Tiger and Lady Tiger golf teams dominated the Rockdale Invitational Tournament last Wednesday. Both boys and girls won the tournament and took the first through third place spots over their Lexington, Jarrell and Little River-Academy competitors at the Rockdale Country Club.

Four medal in tennis tournament

Despite weather conditions that forced an early cancellation of the Georgetown High School tennis tournament last Friday, RHS tennis players were able to eke out four medals.

RHS boys basketball season ends with loss

The Rockdale Tigers lost their season finale 58-52 in Lexington on Tuesday night. We started off slow,” said Sean Coleman, Rock-dale High School boy’s head basketball coach. “They were able to get a double-digit in the second quarter.

Weight work is just beginning

Individually and as a team, RHS powerlifters dominated in their weight classes and broke multiple schools records during the 2019 Texas High State Powerlifting Association season and ended their regular season on a high note at the Florence Invitational last Friday.

Lady Eagles season ends at bi-district

The Milano Lady Eagle basketball team’s season came to an end with a 66-34 loss to Normangee in the bi-district round of the UIL 2A state playoffs, Monday night in Caldwell. “Normangee was a tough team,” said Jordan Merkord, MHS girl’s basketball coach.

Bulldogs fall in double OT drama

In a head-to-head battle between two top-ranked teams, the Thorn-dale Bulldogs got their first district loss in a double overtime heartbreaker to Hearne 84-83. The game was even throughout, with both teams staying within one point of each other.

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Rockdale soccer teams face Cameron Friday The RHS boy and girl soccer teams match up against Cameron for the first time this season on Friday at Tiger Stadium.