Tiger earns trip to state

HUNTSVILLE— On Tuesday morning, Rockdale High School junior Jesus Bocanegra secured his third consecutive trip to the UIL Cross Country state championships in November.

Bulldogs stomp Thrall, 46-14

Thorndale wins 92nd ‘Battle of 79’ rivalry; focus on recovery during bye week THRALL—After coming off a 56-54 victory over perennial power Holland the week before, the Bulldogs cruised past rival Thrall 46-14, beating the Williamson County squad for the 58th time in school history.

Bell stays in Cameron

CAMERON—The 68th Battle of the Bell started off w ith a bang t hanks to Rockdale sophomore Tim Grice. He turned a handoff from Blaydn Barcak into a 70-yard touchdown 12 seconds into the game, leading to Blue-and-Gold fans erupting in cheer.

Fishing conditions in Central Texas

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 12.66 feet low. Continued, significant cooling has occurred on Lake Belton, with oxygenated water and uniform water temperatures now found down to approximately 42 feet.

Starnes, Clark receive Hall of Honor plaques this Friday night

This year’s inductees to the Rockdale High School Athletic Hall of Honor are two former Division I athletes that also happened to roam the halls of RHS. One made multiple trips to the state track meet before becoming a Horned Frog and pole vaulting at Texas Christian University.

Battle of the Bell memories

Runners compete at regionals this week

On Monday and Tuesday, 18 runners from Rockdale, Milano and Thorndale will compete at their respective regional meets. From RHS, Jesus Bocanegra will compete on Monday at Huntsville’s Kate Barr-Ross Park for his third consecutive trip to the Class 3A, Region III meet.

Eagles ranked 10th in Class 2A-II

MILANO—The Eagles put on quite the show during the school’s annual homecoming game, taking down district opponent Iola, 41-6. Josh Millar helped get his team off to a hot start w ith a 14-yard touchdown run, marking the 15th time he’s scored this fall.

THS sweeps Royals in non-district match

On Friday afternoon, the Lady Dogs took down Austin Royals Home School in three sets, 25-14, 25-13, 25-19, in a non-district contest.

Milano native named ‘Player of the Week’ by conference

This past week, Milano’s Kyle King was named the American Southwest Conference’s “Offensive Player of the Week.”