ROCKDALE RELAYS JUNIOR HIGH RESULTS

March 4 8th grade boys Team—1. Navasota 202; 2. Giddings 159; 3. Rockdale 123; 4. Caldwell 82. Long Jump—6. Ezekiel Castro 15-1 Shot Put—1. Zakobe Anderson 34-7 1/2 Discus—4. Klay Eschberger 80-3 Triple Jump—4. Darren Carter 31-9 1/2 Pole Vault—1. Daniel Castillo 8-0; 2. Francisco Reyes 7-6.

Lady Dogs take on rival Thrall

Lady Dog sluggers had an eventful weekend at the Brenham Tournament. They started out Thursday in Navasota due to low field availability and first faced Montgomery’s Lake Creek and although they lost 14-1, sophomore Raeghan Carlson homered in the second inning.

Alcala wins gold at Bremond meet

Opening the season at Bremond last Wednesday, six varsity athletes from Milano High School left the meet as medalists. Sophomore Gael Alcala won the boys 800-meter run with a time of 2:26 while Andy Gutierrez ez placed second in the mile with a time of 5:40.44.

Rockdale Relay Schedule

12:45 p.m. Scratch meeting 1:30 p.m. Field events, varsity 4 attempts, JV 3 attempts 3 p.m. 3200 meter run 5 p.m. Running finals Shot Put 1:30 p.m. – varsity girls, JV boys 2:30 p.m. – varsity boys, JV girls Discus 1:30 p.m. – varsity boys, JV girls 2:30 p.m.

62nd ROCKDALE RELAYS

For Tiger head track coach Lewis Edmonson, the 62nd Rockdale Relays will be a unique event, and not just because only four teams are allowed to compete due to the UIL’s COVID-19 protocols. “This year is more different than any other year,” Edmonson said.

Lady Tigers take tourney title at Jarrell

Rockdale’s first tournament of the season came down to the final play in a 4-4 game with tourney host, Jarrell.

Three Tiger lifters named as qualifiers

On Monday, it was officially announced that Tiger powerlifters Gavin Aguilar, Bryce Flowers and Kevin Liu qualified for the Boys Region III meet on March 13 in Smithville. All three boys finished the regular season as one of the top 12 lifters in their respective division.

Both Thorndale teams back in action

Thorndale’s Layton Mogford hurls from the mound last Monday evening in his team’s 7-6 road win over Rockdale.

RHS soccer encounters tough teams

Following Monday’s hard-fought loss to Cameron, the Lady Tigers had three games in a span of four days last week. On Tuesday, they fell in a tie-breaker to Smithville 3-2 at home before losing to district favorites Giddings and La Grange.

Todd, Pesl win top District 27-2A honors

At the end of last week, district picks for 27-2A were announced. For the Lady Bulldogs, senior Ashley Pesl was named the district’s defensive most valuable player and sophomore Abby Dickerson was awarded sixth man of the year.