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The Rockdale Tigers soccer team placed third in their third annual Tigers Blue & Gold Cup Invitational Tournament last week in Rockdale. Rockdale Tigers Athletics photo

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ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

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Wed, 01/14/2026 - 10:15

The Rockdale Tigers soccer team finished third at their third annual Tigers Blue & Gold Cup Invitational Tournament with a win over Hempstead. The boys wrapped the weekend with three wins, a tie, and a hard-fought semifinal loss in penalty kicks.

At right, Tiger De’Andre Stephens goes up for a dunk against Franklin Friday night in Tiger Gym. Stephens ended the night with 9 points for the Tigers in their 75-45 victory. Photo extracted from a video by Destin Richardson

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Tigers begin district 2-0

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Wed, 01/14/2026 - 10:15

The Rockdale Tigers basketball team went 2-0 this past week to start district play. ACADEMY— The Tigers traveled to Academy Tuesday and beat the Bumblebees, 65-55, on their home court.

FISHING REPORT

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FISHING REPORT

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Wed, 01/07/2026 - 10:10

Granger FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.44 feet above pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair up the river near the primitive campground. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad or Zote soap. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

Rockdale Tiger Jeremiah Watts (1) heads down court during the Hays Tournament in Buda last week. Watts helped contribute to the Tiger offense. Rockdale Tigers Athletics photo

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ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

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Wed, 01/07/2026 - 10:10

McGREGOR—The Rockdale Lady Tigers traveled to McGregor to face the Lady Dogs and come home victorious, 36-24. Top performers for the Lady Tigers were Trinity Hurd with 22 points and 4 steals and Chloe Miles with 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals.

The Rockdale Lady Tigers soccer team (above) went 2-2 last week in their third annual Lady Tiger Blue & Gold Cup Invitational tournament, while the Tigers soccer team (below) defeated the Madisonville Mustangs, 4-1. Rockdale Tigers Athletics photos

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ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

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Wed, 01/07/2026 - 10:10

The Rockdale Lady Tigers hosted their third annual Lady Tiger Blue & Gold Cup Invitational soccer tournament last week and went 2-2 with two impressive wins over larger schools. They beat Hempstead, 5-0, and Rice Consolidated, 4-0, with losses to Rudder, 2-1, and Academy, 3-0.

All State

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All State

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Wed, 01/07/2026 - 10:10

Rock dale Lady Tiger soph omore Kyn dal Selgelid was recent ly selected to the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writ ers Associ ation Class 3A Honor able Mention All-State Vol leyball Team. Selgelid had 303 kills, 80 digs, 78 blocks, 39 aces and 9 assists for the Lady Tigers this season.

College football playoffs

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College football playoffs

Riding The Pine Nathan Flores

Tue, 12/30/2025 - 09:56

The first round of the 2025-26 college football playof fs is complete with some upsets and some that were no-brainers.

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TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT FOR AREA LAKES

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Tue, 12/30/2025 - 09:56

Granger FAIR. Water stained; 54 degrees; 0.49 feet above pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair up the river near the primitive campground. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad or Zote soap. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

ROCKDALE BASKETBALL

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ROCKDALE BASKETBALL

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Tue, 12/30/2025 - 09:56

The Rockdale Tigers hit the road to participate in the Buda Tournament Monday (after The Reporter’s early holiday deadline). They were set to play Class 6A’s Dripping Springs and Class 5A’s Georgetown East View on Monday. Tournament results will be in next week’s paper.

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ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

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Tue, 12/30/2025 - 09:56

Rockdale soccer season under way The 2025-26 Rockdale Tiger soccer season has gotten under way. Both boys and girls soccer teams had scrimmages to start the sea son. They then faced the Robinson Rockets to start the season. Dec. 12 scrimmage Lampasas JV d.