MILANO BASKETBALL

Eagles The hard fighting Milano Eagles boys basketball team played against the Holland Hornets last Tuesday in Milano and suffered a heartbreaking loss with a final score of Holland 40, Milano 37.

THORNDALE BASKETBALL

Bulldogs The Thorndale Bulldogs are starting the New year off right. They are undefeated in district play—they are 2-0 after defeating both Granger and Bartlett. The final scores of these games were Thorndale 47, Granger 25 and Thorndale 53, Bartlett 19.

ROCKDALE POWERLIFTING

The Rockdale Tiger and Lady Tiger powerlifting teams had their first meet of the year in Giddings last week. Lady Tiger Elizabeth Perry won first in her weight class.

TP&W FISHING REPORT

Granger SLOW. Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.82 feet below pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair in deep water out from Fox Park. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good drift fishing shad in deep water. Yellow catfish are slow.

THORNDALE BASKETBALL

The Thorndale Bulldogs treated the post-Christmas Giddings Tournament like a tune-up before district games start next week by running the table and going 4-0. Congratulations Bulldogs on a great tournament and for coming home champions.

MILANO BASKETBALL

The Milano Eagles lost their game against the Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls last week. The final score was 43-33. COMING UP— They were to play at home against Holland on Jan. 2. Lady Eagles The high flying Milano Lady Eagles went 1-3 in the Mumford Tournament last week.

ROCKDALE H IGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

The undefeated-in-district- play (1-0) Rockdale Tigers traveled to New Caney to play in the New Caney Tournament this week. The Tigers split games on Thursday. They won against West Fork High School out of Kingwood 59-49 and then lost against the Tarkington Longhorns out of Cleveland 67-56.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

The Rockdale Tiger soccer team rolled into East Texas after they celebrated Christmas to take on the Westwood Panthers from Palestine and left with a tie, 2-2.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT

Granger SLOW. Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.10 feet below pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair in deep water out from Fox Park. White bass are slow. Blue catfish are good drift fishing shad in deep water. Yellow catfish are slow.

Rockdale alum Valdez stays at Tech

The “Wreck ’Em” tattoo is still good for former Rockdale Tiger football player Cam’Ron Valdez. This Tiger great graduated in 2021 from RHS and went out to west Texas to continue his football career by playing for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.