All is cool in the pool

Going clockwise, starting in the top left corner: Kylie Reynolds, Harlo Mankin, Wyatt Glass and Milam Giles escape the heat by swimming some laps during the Wake Aquatics Swim-A-Thon, an event that took place at Veterans Memorial Park this past Saturday in Rockdale.

Soccer camp at Tiger Stadium

More than 40 student athletes came out last week for Rockdale soccer camp, where RHS coaches Gilberto Rodriguez and Shirley Lozano taught area kids basic soccer skills. “We ran the camp like a beginning of the year practice,” Rodriguez said. “Just dribbling the ball first, then through the cones.

Edmonson nominated for HOF

In the last week of June, former RHS coach and Caldwell native Lewis Edmonson was named as an inductee for the Prairie View A&M University Sports Hall of Fame. While on the Panther track and field team, Edmson set a school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.

FISHING REPORT

Bastrop GREAT. Water clear; 90 degrees. After the forecast rain this weekend look for bigger fish to move up some. Lake Bastrop continues to fish great for bass with strong schooling action.

Tigers build camaraderie at State 7-on-7 tourney

COLLEGE STATION— After powering through their State Qualifier Tournament earlier this month with four straight wins over Madisonville, La Grange, Lorena and Franklin, Rockdale came up short this weekend.

King joins football royalty

While some people spent their weekend in a tropical paradise or at a nice resort in the mountains, Milano’s Kyle King was near the swamplands of Thibodaux, Louisiana, helping mentor young quarterbacks at the Manning Passing Academy.

Wildcats are ‘wild card’ at state tourney

Following a third place finish at the 15-and-under district tournament in Belton, the Rockdale Wildcats assumed their season was over. However, after one qualifier withdrew from next month’s state tournament in Riesel, the Milam County squad is back in action.

FISHING REPORT

Belton GOOD. Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 5.24 feet low. White bass are in small packs patrolling from 25-40 feet deep for shad.

A forward thinking God

The Blonde (aka my wife Jennifer) and I were watching a not-so-good “made-for-TV movie” on Amazon Prime Video the other day because there was nothing on Dish (surprise).

What the compassion of God looks like

For eighty-seven years, man-made Audubon Park Hill in New Orleans has stood 30 feet above sea level in the park of its namesake, so that, according to a November 1933 Times-Picayune article, “native-born youngsters of New Orleans could run and boast that they had been on a real mountain.