SPORTS BRIEFS

MHS Lady Eagle softball underway Lady Eagles pre-season schedule is: Friday, Caldwell at home at 4:30 p.m.; Feb. 27, Rice Consolidated in Altair at 4 p.m. and Feb. 28 at Caldwell, 10:45 a.m.; MHS tied Mumford 0-0 in last week’s scrimmage.

THS victory gives coach win No. 500

Thorndale Lady Bulldogs gave Coach Bradley Dickerson his 500th win and assured themselves a trip to the area playoffs with their 62-44 victory over North Zulch on Tuesday night in Bryan. The Bulldogs advanced to the Area round playoff in Marble Falls on Friday to take on Harper.

Challenge

A Rockdale brother and sister are challenging the community to raise money for heart research. Tatiana Olivares, now an RHS freshman raised $3,000 in the annual Jump Rope for Heart competitions while in intermediate school, becoming the campus’s top fund raiser.

Rockdale baseball, softball teams running into season

It was two home runs from junior Ryleigh Eanes that put RHS past Thrall 10-5 in their first official game of the season on Thursday at Lady Tiger Field. The visiting Tigerettes got ahead early, leading 5-0 going into the bottom of the third after Addison Leschber hit a three-run bomb.

RHS can’t get around Rogers

Just as the Tigers were closing the gap in the second quarter, Rogers erased Rockdale’s 7-2 run to take a 37-26 lead going into halftime. The Eagles sustained this lead and ultimately won the game 61-42. Head coach Marcus McNeil says the loss comes down to their habits.

Tigers take down Yoe, 2-1

It wasn’t even a minute into Rockdale’s match with rival Cameron when RHS junior Fernando Gonzales gave his team a 1-0 lead on Friday evening at Tiger Stadium. “That really got us fired up and set the tone early.” said head coach Gilberto Rodriguez.

Moving day: THS moves regions, MHS moves back

Like Rockdale, both Milano and Thorndale saw drastic changes during UIL realignment earlier this month.

Dickerson one away from 500

For the third straight season, the Thorndale Lady Bulldog basketball team ended the regular season with a district title after taking down Milam County foe Milano 70-29 on Tuesday evening at the THS Gymnasium.

MHS teams fall in Thorndale

Milano’s Lady Eagle basketball team wrapped up district play on Tuesday night with a 70-29 loss to first place Thorndale on Tuesday night. Leading scorers for MHS were sophomore McKenna Robertson with 12 points and Kristian Taylor had nine. Kaitlyn Telg scored five and Bethanie Compton had three.

RJH BASKETBALL

RJH Girls Results Feb. 6 vs. Franklin RJH 8A 26, Franklin 17 Franklin 5 7 0 5—17 RJH 7 9 8 2—26 Points: RJH–Ciara Miles 13, Chloe Buegeler 7, Hailey Webb 4, Halle Jimenez 2. Top Defenders: Miles, Webb, Buegeler and Madalynne Brinkmann.