Huff earns bronze at Summer Games

This past weekend, incoming Rockdale Junior High sixth-grader Jordyn Huff competed at the 2022 Summer Games of Texas at Corpus Christi’s Cabaniss Stadium, where she took home a bronze medal in the long jump. The Lady Tiger leaped a distance of 14-07.

Famed football magazine counts Tigers out

In the 63rd edition of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine, the Rockdale Tigers are picked to finish fifth in 11-3A-I this fall, putting the Blue-and-Gold right outside of the playoff picture with a group of teams that Texas Football insider Matt Stepp referred to as the “headline district in...

Community loves Mitchell’s camp

Rockdale High School Class of 2015 graduate and former Texas A&M University basketball player Wendell “Chuck” Mitchell Jr. (pictured) held a basketball camp last week at his alma mater’s gymnasium.

Wake heads to ‘Games of Texas’

After a successful trip to the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation’s regional meet in Bryan, 43 members of Rockdale’s Wake Aquatics swimming club will represent the community at the 2022 Summer Games of Texas in Corpus Christi, from July 21-24.

Tiger runners ready for state

WACO—Last week, incoming RHS seniors Robert Owens and Tristan Galvan punched their ticket to the the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation’s state track and field meet after the two were a part of qualifying relay teams.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Sport camps at RHS set for this week Youth sport camps at Rockdale ISD will resume this week with Tiger football camp taking place at the football field Monday through Wednesday, and going from 9 until 11 a.m.

Wildcats make elite eight at state

RIESEL—Going into the Texas Teena Softball Association’s state tournament la week, the Rockdale Wildcats weren’t ev supposed to be there.

Leschber among area’s top athletes

AUSTIN–This past week, recent Thorndale High School graduate Stryker Leschber was named to the Austin American-Statesman’s Top 50 Central Texas Athletes of the Year list.

Lady Dogs named to All-State squad

Earlier this week, four Thorndale High School softball players were named to the Texas Sportswriters Association’s All-State teams. THS senior Emilee Baker was selected to the first team as an outfielder while junior second baseman Natalie Garcia was picked for the second team.

Wake Aquatics Swim-A-Thon Results

6 & Under Girls: Daisy Williams - 8 7-8 Girls: Cecily Rankin - 34 Emmerson Masek - 26 7-8 Boys: Braxton Ingram - 100 Eli Adams - 30 Victor Hancock - 26 Karson Wedemeire - 20 Manny Tovar - 17 9-10 Girls: Caitlyn Hancock - 120 9-10 Boys: Milam Giles - 213 Wyatt Glass - 204 Case Travis - 115 Harlo...