Sports

Lions Club golf tourney Saturday

News Staff

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

The Rockdale Lions Club will hold their annual golf tournament and helicopter golf ball drop on Saturday, Oct. 5. The tourney kicks off at 8:30 a.m., at the Rockdale Country Club. The entry fee per player is $65 which includes lunch, a cart and two mulligans that can be used at anytime.

Queen, king announced at Milano HS

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Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

Seniors Danny Cloud and Danni Shaw were named Milano High School Homecoming King and Queen during halftime at Friday night’s game at Pruitt Field. Cloud is a member of the Milano Eagle football team and Shaw plays on the Lady Eagle volleyball team.

Eagles can’t stop airborne Thrall attack

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Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

Milano had a hard time stopping Thrall’s quarterback Colter Hill, who threw for 257 yards and five of the Tigers’ seven touchdowns on Friday night. THS got an early advantage with a 20-0 lead at the close of the first quarter when Hill threw TD passes to Clayton Allen, Cayden West and Braeden West.

Rockdale Junior High teams sweep Robinson

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Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

All three Rockdale Junior High football teams emerged as victorious in their respective games against Robinson in their season opener at Tiger Stadium this past Thursday night. The eighth grade “A” got their second win of the season with a 38-8 blowout over the Rockets.

SPORTS BRIEFS

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Thu, 09/26/2019 - 00:00

Bocanegra, Tenorio top RJH runners Rockdale Junior High’s Jesus Bocanegra was the top cross country runner in Caldwell on Saturday, beating out more than 75 middle school boys for the top spot. Bocanegra was the only boy to finish the two-mile race in under 11 minutes with a time of 10:51.

Tigers throttle Hyde Park 66-7 in their own domain

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Thu, 09/26/2019 - 00:00

Quarterback Jace Robinson broke the RHS passing record for a single game in Rockdale’s 66-7 route of Hyde Park. Robinson tied Clayton’s Gibb’s six touchdown pass record in the first half of Friday night’s game at Tiger Stadium, and completed the seventh pass in the second half.

Lady Tiger wins silver in Caldwell Invitational Meet

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Thu, 09/26/2019 - 00:00

Lady Tiger sophomore Ivanna Luna placed second with a time of 12:15 at the Caldwell Invitational Saturday morning. Luna was nine seconds behind Mara Johnston, the top-runner from Class 5A A&M Consolidated. Other Lady Tigers were: 15. Cady Barcak, 13:50; 20. Jesenia Navarro, 14:00; 33.

Lady Tigers come up short in Milam County rivalry

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Thu, 09/26/2019 - 00:00

Rockdale fell 23-25, 21-25, 14-25 on Friday night in Cameron to the rival Lady Yoe in their first matchup of the season, ending the week with a 1-2 record in District 19-3A. The first set was a close one with the other school from Milam County edging out RHS 25-23.

CHAMPION CEREMONY

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Thu, 09/26/2019 - 00:00

–During Rockdale High School’s pep rally on Friday afternoon, 2019 Class 3A mixed doubles tennis state champions Reyna Gonzalez (left) and Devon Whitsel (right) were honored.

Eagles lose battle with Bulldogs 14-3

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Thu, 09/26/2019 - 00:00

Milano came out on the losing end in Iola Friday night 14-3 in a hard-fought, defensive battle where each team held the other to less than 150 total offensive yards.