Herzog does it again

Bulldog ends high school career with another gold

THE DIAMOND IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND

On Saturday morning, Rockdale High School’s softball team opened their 2021 season in a scrimmage with Holland, marking the first time the Lady Tigers have stepped on a field to face an opponent since March 11.

SPRING BREAK EDITION

Rockdale Lady Tigers couldn’t overcome Academy in a 10-0 loss last Tuesday on the road. The state’s 11th-ranked team in Class 3A did a lot of scoring early and had pitching that RHS head coach Meghann Infantino described as the best pitching she’d seen all year.

Robinson fights way to signing day

Amber Robinson (L) and Eric Robinson (R) watch their Christian University, a Division I-football program in the son Jace sign his letter of intent to play at Abilene Southland Conference. Reporter/Wynton Thomason

King of the Gridiron

After a stellar performance against Division III power University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, which included 22 of 33 passes completed for 309 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-7 victory, Milano native Kyle King says it still doesn’t seem real that he and his University of Mary Hardin-Baylor teammates...

Lady Tiger lifters finish historic season

Clockwise from top left: Mackenzie Musto, Alondra Rubio, Jesenia Navarro and Jena Locklin competed at the state powerlifting meet in Corpus Christi last week. Reporter/Wynton Thomason

Back to School

Top left corner: Daniel Castillo (L) passes while Tiger alum Ethen Hughes (M) and Ryan Nguyen (R) try to stop the current Tiger offense. Top right: Jesus Bocanegra (L) and Chris Olvera (M) chat with Martin Gutierrez (R). Bottom left: Bocanegra guards recent RHS grad Saul Salazar.

SPORTS

Although 2021 was a mildly unusual year (relative to 2020, that is), Rockdale, Milano and Thorndale schools had 12 state qualifiers, seven playoff teams, two state champions and 10 students commit or sign to college athletic programs.

How to plan a quality trip

Although I love to talk about my experiences I’ve had traveling, I’ve been very apprehensive to write about it or sometimes find it tricky to give traveling advice to people.

Milano’s King leaves Ohio as national champ

After putting up 436 passing yards for University of Mary Hardin-Baylor’s offense Friday evening, Milano grad Kyle King is officially a national champion. The Crusaders took down North Central College 57-24 in Canton, Ohio, at the Stagg Bowl, which is the Division III football title game.