MILANO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

The Milano Eagles baseball team opened district play last week with an 0-2 record as they went against Mumford. The Eagles lost 4-1 on the road and 12-0 at home. UP NEXT— Their next district game was against Iola on the road Tuesday (after The Reporter deadline), before hosting Iola at 6:30 p.m.

THORNDALE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

The Thorndale baseball team picked up two wins last week. The Bulldogs beat Rosebud- Lott, 7-3, on the road and they won 12-1 against Granger at home. These were both district games so Thorndale is 2-0 in district play.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK

The 67th Rockdale Relays treated RHS with mixed results. The Lady Tigers came in seventh place as a team, while the Tigers placed fourth. The track was kinder to our junior varsity with the boys placing third and the JV girls tied for sixth.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

The Rockdale Tigers soccer team is on a win streak, having won their last two games and Big Blue is now on the bubble with playoffs. Last week Rockdale beat La Grange 2-0 and Smithville 4-1. In the Smithville game Wilmer Sorto had three scores, Ezequiel Castro scored once.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

March has not been kind to the Big Blue Machine. Since March 1st the Rockdale Tigers are 1-4. The Tigers won against Abbott 5-0 and then went on a four game losing streak—Riesel, 2-0; West, 2-1, Robinson 2-0; and Kerens, 9-3.

THORNDALE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

The Thorndale Bulldogs baseball team is 7-1 and will start district play during spring break. Nathan Grimm was player of the game last week against Abbott. He was the winning pitcher and led at the plate with two doubles and three RBIs. Thorndale beat Abbott 10-5 in the Abbott Classic Tournament.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Above, Rockdale Tigers Brody Willard and Mason Lillard came in first place in boys tennis doubles at the Navasota International. At right, the mixed doubles team of Greyson Williams and Emily Zientek placed third in Navasota. Congratulations to these student athletes!

MILANO SOFTBALL

Milano Lady Eagles softballers Kylee Harris and Marissa Balderas each hit home runs in the Franklin Tournament last week.

THORNDALE TRACK

RECORD BREAKER— Thorndale Lady Dog Bethany Preusse competed at the Texas A&M Bluebonnet High School Invitational meet last week where she broke two school records. Preusse’s discus throw of 148’3” and her shot put throw of 42’7” beat her old school records.

THORNDALE POWERLIFTING

The Thorndale Bulldogs competed in the Regional Powerlifting Meet in Navasota last week. Lifter Deven Cuba placed first in the 275-pound weight class and was a regional record breaker with a squat of 670 pounds and a bench of 450 pounds. Marcus Shaw placed second in the 165-pound weight class.