Tigers’ ‘biggest fan’ passes away

On Saturday, lifetime Rockdale resident and Tiger super fan Joe Wayne Cleveland died at his home. Cleveland was the man behind the scenes filming almost every Tiger football game since 1969 and worked for 11 different Rockdale head football coaches in his 52 seasons atop the Tiger Stadium bleachers.

Comeback kids: Eagles beat Granger 10-9

Milano baseball ended the past week with a twogame winning streak after trailing 9-6 to Granger going into the final inning Friday. MHS won 10-9 after rallying with runners on base, leading to a game-winning single by Oscar Hernandez.

AREA TENNIS

RHS Franklin Tourney 3/25-26 Varsity 3rd, Yolianna Castillo, singles Junior Varsity 2nd, Grace Avrin, singles 3rd,Nyah Limon/Clarissa Herrera, doubles THS Taylor Tournament 3/25 Varsity 1st,Chance Betak/Dereck Cauble, doubles 1st, McKenna Biar/Alex Innocencio, mixed 3rd, Jessica Yount/Landin...

Lady Dogs finish first half at 7-0

Thorndale came out on top at home against Granger 13-4 after Lady Dog bats got hot early with hits from Emilee Baker, Kelsey Kovar, Reagyn Trahan, Emily Reeves and Natalie Garcia, who went four-for-four in Friday’s game.

Huey named Duck head coach

Last week, former Rockdale High School coach Brandon Houston was named the head football coach and athletic director at Taylor High School. Houston, also known to many as “Coach Huey,” was the offensive coordinator at RHS for two seasons including the 2017 state title season.

AREA GOLF

Burnet March 22-23 Delaware Springs Course Tigers Jake Hasselbach 84 Brayden Burns 89 Monte Taylor 116 Carson Eoff 119 A.J. Hicks 132 Lady Tiger Alyssa Talbot 131 First round of district began Monday at the Campus Course in College Station.

THRALL RELAYS

*Milano Results in Bold Varsity Boys 100M—1. Branson McCoy, 11.29; 5. Carson McCoy, 11.91; 200M—3. C. McCoy, 24.72. 400M—1. B. McCoy, 52.66; 6. Devin Muston, 59.42. 800M—1. Gael Alcala, 2:16.32. 1600M—3. Andy Gutierrez, 5:18.90; 3. Penick, 5:34.75; 6. Pesl, 6:04.24. 3200M—2. Gutierrez, 11:58.53; 5.

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.

Lady Dogs remain undefeated

What started off as a nail-biter between Thorndale and Bremond ended as a 15-5 victory for the Lady Dogs.

Top Jump: Herzog has best in USA

Not only did Thorndale High School hold their first meet on their re-surfaced track Thursday, but the site was also host to THS senior Michael Herzog leaping for what is now a national best after the Bulldog made 50’4” in the triple jump.