Taylor grad headed to Olympics

With a third place finish and a time of 9.86 in the 100-meter dash at Saturday’s Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Taylor High School graduate Fred Kerley punched his ticket to the Tokyo Olympics later this summer.

Only the strong survive

With the Texas State seven-on-seven tournament going on next week, most high school football fans around Texas have their eyes on the ball, watching the top receivers and quarterbacks from each school.

Baker, Kovar headed to all-star game

Last Wednesday, Thorndale softball players Emilee Baker and Kelsey Kovar were invited to play in the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s All-Star game at Arlington’s Workman Softball Complex on Tuesday, July 13.

Summertime Sports

Rockdale’s summer league basketball team fell to Class 6A Weiss (Pflugerville) 40-22 on Monday night at Stony Point High School in Round Rock. The Blue-and-Gold have three more games during the month of June. OTHER—Tiger baseball players took on district foe Academy Tuesday evening after press time.

RHS athletes earn 19-3A honors

With the conclusion of the 2021 season, eight Rockdale baseball players earned District 19-3A awards. Freshman Cruz San Migel (catcher/utility player) and Mario Casarez (pitcher) were named to the first team as well as junior Tra’on Crawford (infield).

Turn on the lights!

Back in February, Milano ISD received a generous gift of stadium lights at their high school softball field with help from Whinstone US, a data center based in Rockdale.

Rockdale’s Mitchell rides to perfection

Over the weekend at Fort Worth’s Cowtown Coliseum, Rockdale native Ezekiel Mitchell took home the top prize at the PBR Touring Pro Division’s Stockyard Showcase.

Thorndale falls short of state tourney

Thorndale athletes came close to qualifying for the Texas State 7-on-7 tournament Saturday when the Bulldogs started off hot with a 28-14 win over Johnson City and beat Snook 26-6.

Hasselbach named athlete of the year

Rockdale alum Annie Hasselbach was named one of two recipients from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for the American Southwest Conference Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor.

Churches, city plan citywide swim evening

Local churches in partnership with the city of Rockdale are sponsoring an evening of fun June 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the pool in Veterans Park.  “This is a great way for families to start the summer,” said Raymon Puente, spokesman for the event that is open to all who wish to come.