Young runners show promise

Rockdale High School’s track and field season came to an end Saturday after 10 athletes competed at the Region III meet at Waco’s Midway High School. Tiger coach Lewis Edmonson said RHS saw some great competition. “Those kids that they ran against are on a completely different level,” he said.

RHS ends season on high note with 12-6 victory over Caldwell

Mariana Casarez ended her high school softball career going four-for-four in Monday night’s 12-6 win over Caldwell, which included a six-run burst in the second inning by the Lady Tigers with hits from Casarez, Brande Breithaupt and a home run by Salome Cardona.

Lady Dogs open playoffs Friday

It took the Lady Dogs a little bit of time getting used to the speed of Class 6A softball in Friday’s post-season warm-up game with Hutto, but by the third inning, their offense came alive. THS was tied with the Lady Hippos going into the top of the third when lead-off batter Emilee Baker walked.

Tigers beat Hornets 4-2

Rockdale snapped a two-game losing streak Monday evening, taking down Caldwell 4-2 to split their series with the Hornets. The Tigers took advantage early with Drayton Castaneda stealing a couple of bases and scoring on a Mario Casarez ground out.

MHS falls short in season finale

Lady Eagle softball lost their season finale 3-1, but not without putting up a fight against playoff-bound Bremond last Tuesday. Milano led early after Toni Meyer hit a single to lead off the second inning and scored on a passed ball.

SPORTS BRIEFS

RJH golf teams finish in third Rockdale Junior High golfers hosted their own tournament at the Rockdale Country Club Monday. The Tiger golf team made up of Mason Lillard, Brody Willard, Zeb Skrhak, Landon Deason and Stephen Goodrich placed third.

Herzog sets Region IV record, McCoy wins wildcard to make state

Above, Milano’s Kadance Koenig (L) makes her move on Harper’s Peyton Cox (R) during the final lap of the 3200-meter run Friday morning in Kingsville, where the MHS freshman placed eighth.

Bees sting Tiger playoff chances

Post-season hopes for the Tiger baseball team diminished significantly Tuesday evening after some early scoring and five runs in the fourth inning by Academy gave RHS an insurmountable uphill battle. This led to an 11-5 loss for the Tigers.

Rockdale’s Castillo regional bound

Rockdale High School sophomore Yolianna Castillo qualified for Region III tennis tournament, but didn’t exactly have the easiest route getting there.

Rivera, Eastridge named RHS royalty

Seniors Enrique Rivera and Arianna Eastridge were named Mr. and Miss RHS at the Rockdale High School prom held at Apache Pass this past Saturday. Rivera plays baseball and soccer, where he was named District 26-4A’s Newcomer of the Year.