A closer look at Rockdale vs. Taylor

Old rivals will collide on Friday night as RHS faces off against the Taylor Ducks at Tiger Stadium. “Taylor is a 4A school, so they’ll probably have more depth than us,” RHS Head Coach Jacob Campsey said.

Lady Tigers split contests against Gateway, Bremond

The RHS volleyball team continues to impress as Rockdale split two matches over the past week. The Lady Tigers traveled to Gateway on Friday to face off against the Lady Gators. The girls won in dominate fashion as the swept the Lady Gators in three sets scoring 25-10, 25-16 and 25-11.

JV Gold crushes La Grange, JV Blue falls in close match

The Rockdale JV gold team showed the future of Rockdale football is bright with a 48-0 domination of the La Grange JV Fish. The offensive fireworks started early with quarterback Blaydn Barcak hitting Wyatt Wyndam on a 35-yard pass for a touchdown.

Bulldogs devour Dawson Eagles in season opener

New Head Coach John Kovar and the Thorndale Bulldogs are 1-0 after earning a tough road win against the Dawson Eagles 24-14. “Overall, I feel like we played pretty well,” Kovar said. The defense played well all night and our offense did enough for us to win.

Eagles soar in big victory over Valley Mills, 32-13

The Milano Eagles showed no mercy as they took the trip to Valley Mills for their season opener. In the battle of two Eagles, Milano started the year off with a statement win 32-13.

Lady Tigers continue early success with victories in two out of three

RHS netters once again had a good showing this week. This past weekend, they earned victories in two of their three games. “I saw a lot of heart and great teamwork,” RHS Head Coach Kelsey Hudson said. “I am very proud of the girls’ work ethic.

Former Milam County footballers named to Eagle’s All-Decade Team

Two former Milam County football players were named to the 2010s All-Decade Team by the Bryan-College Station Eagle. Jaquayln Crawford was named Second Team All-Decade and Kyle King was named First-Team All-Decade. Crawford was a threeyear letter winner for Rockdale.

Rockdale residents win USTA tournament

Rockdale mother and son Cynthia and Nick Gonzalez were crowned Mixed Doubles Champions at a United States Tennis Association Tournament in Waco. The tournament took place Friday and lasted through Sunday with 16 teams participating.

A day in the life of the Sports Editor

Being the sports editor here at The Reporter comes with many different duties. Like any other job, some aspects of the job are fun while others are more of a challenge. Besides writing this column every week, the most enjoyable part of my job is taking pictures at local sporting events.

Cross country season kicks off at Rockdale Invitational

The RHS cross country team hit the ground running as they competed in their first meet of the season at the Rockdale Invitational. The races took place early Friday morning in the fields of the Rockdale Country Club.