Sports

ROCKDALE POWERLIFTING

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Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:08

Rockdale Lady Tigers powerlifters participated in the regional meet in Dublin last week. Anabelle Alvarez Hernandez is the region champ in her weight class and will head to the state meet in a couple of weeks.

Bulldogs area champs, facing No. 21 Port Aransas

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Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:08

MONTGOMERY—The Thorndale Bulldogs (29-4) continue their roll through the UIL Class 2A basketball bracket with a 68-55 win over the Sabine Pass Sharks (25-7) Friday in Montgomery. With their victory, they extended their winning streak to 18 games.

Tigers Alex Cooper and Jewel Lugo placed first in mixed doubles at the Rockdale Invitational last week. Photo by Wynton Thomason

ROCKDALE TENNIS

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Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:08

Rockdale Tiger tennis hosted the Rockdale Invitational last week with some great competition. Teams from Waco Robinson, Cameron, Schulenburg, Rogers, Thorndale and Granger were invited to the tournament.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

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Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:08

The Rockdale Tigers (12-7-1, 8-5) soccer team played two games on the road last week, winning one and losing one. They beat Taylor (10-8-1, 6-6), 5-2, and lost a 3-1 game to Giddings (7-12-1, 7-6). In the Taylor game, Wilmer Sorto had three goals and Angel Rivera had two.

The Rockdale Tigers are District 19-3A champs and were able to do it in front of a home crowd last week. The Tigers finished district with a 10-2 record, after starting the year at 6-15. Reporter/Nathan Flores

Tigers fall to Fairfield in bi-district

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Wed, 02/25/2026 - 17:55

CHINA SPRING—The Rockdale Tigers (16-18) basketball season came to an end Monday night as they fell to the Fairfield Eagles (20-8), 63-43, at China Spring High School. The Tigers battled with the Eagles in the first half keeping the game close.

Tiger receiver De’Andre Stephens picked up two more post-season football honors recently. He was named to the Class 3A All-State Third Team and to the 3A Super Elite Team. Rockdale Tigers Athletics photo

Basketball season to build on; Stephens nabs 2 more honors

Nathan Flores

Wed, 02/25/2026 - 17:55

The 2025-2026 Tiger basketball season came to an end on Monday night in the bi-district round of the UIL state playoffs, as Big Blue was defeated by the Fairfield Eagles. Of course the season is over and ended with a loss, but the Rockdale basketball program made great strides this season.

Bulldogs continue to roll, bi-district champs

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Wed, 02/25/2026 - 17:55

GIDDINGS—The Thorndale Bulldogs (28-4) extended their winning streak to 17 games Monday night with a 69-36 victory over the Bloomington Bobcats (1715) in the bi-district round of UIL Class 2A basketball playoffs.

Tiger Wilmer Sorto in action against Manor New Tech last week in Tiger Stadium. The Tigers fell to the Titans, 3-0. Reporter/Nathan Flores

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

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Wed, 02/25/2026 - 17:55

The Rockdale Tiger (11-61, 7-4) and Lady Tiger (5-11, 2-7) soccer teams had two matches each last week. The Lady Tigers traveled to Manor New Tech (9-7, 5-4) and lost in the penalty kick shootout, 3-1. Regulation score was 0-0. On Friday the Lady Tigers played in Salado (17-1, 10-0) and fell, 6-0.

Reporter/Nathan Flores

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

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Wed, 02/25/2026 - 17:55

The Rockdale Tiger baseball team (5-0-1) traveled to Rosebud-Lott to play in the Rosebud-Lott Tournament last week. The Tigers went 3-0-1 with big wins over Taylor, Milano and Holland and a 0-0 tie with Teague. Tiger senior Brody Willard led the Tigers batting .455 for the tourney.

GOLD MEDALISTS— The Rockdale Tigers Special Olympics team competed in the 3v3 basketball competition Saturday in San Marcos and won gold. These athletes work hard in practices and play hard in their games. Pictured are (L-R) Jonathan Rathke, Zayden Baggerly, Jaylen Delz, Zackary Rubio, Katherine Shannon. Rockdale Tigers Athletics photo

SPECIAL OLYMPICS 3V3 BASKETBALL

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Wed, 02/25/2026 - 17:55