Lady Tigers play Cameron Tournament this weekend

Rockdale’s girls basketball team is 1-1 in their first two games after a 38-28 season opening win over St. Dominic Savio and a 37-36 loss to Giddings last Tuesday. “I think we’re off to a pretty decent start,” said RHS head coach Meredith Caffey.

Lady Bulldogs hold signing day

Last Wednesday, Thorn-dale softball players Riley White, Kate Casey and Lady Bulldog volleyball player Landri Leschber all signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers following graduation.

MHS hoops has many new faces

When the Milano Eagles play Rosebud-Lott on Friday, they will have a different look from last year’s team coached by Kyle Edwards with all-district guard Christian Thurman.

Thorndale still a contender

Last year, the Thorn-dale Lady Bulldogs fell short of the Region IV tournament when they fell to San Saba, missing out for the second straight year. What the defending district champions have going for them is a lot of experience.

GAME STATS

GHS 52, RHS 7 RHS GHS 21 First Downs 18 174 Rushing 151 12-22 Passing 8-14 135 Passing yards 156 309 Total yards 307 3-3 Fumbles 2-2 3-29 Punts-average 5-28.4 8-100 Penalities 6-50 Score by quarters RHS 7 0 0 0 — 7 GHS 14 7 7 14 — 42 Scoring summary First quarter GRANDVIEW–Austin Boyd interception...

The Rematch

For the second straight year, Rockdale is playing Grandview in the opening round of the state football playoffs. The difference between this year and last year, the Zebras are the defending state champions.

Tigers spray Bees in district finale, 53-7

Rockdale closed it’s district schedule in a positive manner with a 53-7 win over Academy Friday at Tiger Stadium. Jace Robinson tied his career record of five touchdown passes in a game and Cam’Ron Valdez rushed for more than 200 yards for the seventh time this season.

Luna runs at state meet

Ivanna Luna’s sophomore season came to an end on Saturday morning finishing 66th out of 150 runners with a time of 13:05.87 at the Class 3A cross country state championship in Round Rock. “It was a great experience,” said Cheryl Meuth, Rockdale High School cross country coach.

Rockdale’s Locklin passes at 83

Rockdale’s first ever professional athlete, Billy Ray Locklin, passed on Friday afternoon at the Seton Medical Center in Round Rock. He was 83 years old.

Eagles fall to top-ranked Holland in season finale

Milano’s 2019 season came to an end Friday night with a 69-2 loss to Holland, Texas Football Magazine’s seventh-ranked team in Class 2A-I and the only undefeated team in District 13-2A-I. The Hornets got off to a fast start with a 40-yard touchdown by Clay Cooper in the opening minute.