Tigers ’26 football schedule released

The 2026 Rockdale football schedule was recently released. The Tigers will play two scrimmages in August before k icking off t he s eason Aug. 28 in Giddings. They will have a bye week before district play begins on Sept. 25 against Troy. The regular season will end on Nov.

THORNDALE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

The Thorndale Bulldogs (24-4, 9-0) extended their winning streak to 13 games last week with a 60-32 victory over the Granger Lions (19-9, 8-2). Thorndale is currently ranked 16th in Class 2A by MaxPreps and they continue to sit on top of the Disctrict 27-2A standings with a 9-0 record.

Bulldogs move to District 13-2A after UIL realignment

With the new UIL district realignments announced last week, the Thorndale Bulldogs now find themselves in District 13-2A Division I. The prior two seasons, the Bulldogs were in District 14-2A Division I with Harper, Holland, Johnson City, Mason and San Saba.

ROCKDALE BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

The Rockdale Tiger baseball and the Lady Tiger softball seasons are getting under way, with both teams having scrimmages last week. The Tigers were to host Mumford Tuesday (after The Reporter deadline).

TP&W FISHING REPORT

Granger FAIR. Water stained; 48 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Black bass are fair on jigs and black Power Worms. Crappie are starting to show up in shallow sloughs and coves. They will move up after a few warm nights. White bass are beginning to make runs up the river and creek.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING

MILANO—The Rockdale powerlifting teams competed in the Milano Invitational meet last week. The boys team finished in seventh place overall, while the girls placed ninth as a team.

THORNDALE TENNIS

Thorndale Bulldogs tennis team had a nice showing on the courts last week in a match against the Rockdale Tigers. The Dogs brought home three first-place finishes: • Girls Doubles— Kennedy Robinson and Reese Cloud. • Boys Doubles— Isaac Biar and Kolten Zrubek.

THORNDALE HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING

MILANO—Thorndale powerlif ting competed Wednesday at the Milano Invitational meet. The boys team had 11 lifters compete and placed third as a team. Individual results in their weight class: • SECOND PLACE— Jett Frei and Marcus Shaw. • THIRD PLACE— Jose Macias and Nick Markle.

ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

The Rockdale High School soccer teams each had one game last week. The Tigers beat Smithville by the score of 7-0 and improved to 5-2 in district.

Stephens receives All-State honors; UIL realignment

Rockdale senior De’Andre Stephens was selected by 3A coaches to the Padilla Poll All-State Second Team. Stephens finished his senior year with 1,590 receiving yards, 20 touchdowns and averaged 159 receiving yards per game.