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. Lady Tiger volleyball will also take place on the same days at the same time in the RHS...

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...

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.