Little league action ends in mid June

Four Rockdale Little League baseball teams are headed to district competition, after having competed in the Rockdale Youth Baseball League for the last three months. The Rockdale Rangers with a 7-3 record took second place in the RYBL T-ball division last week.

Rockdale hires two new coaches for the 2019-20 season

Rockdale High School athletes will begin their 2019-2020 season with two new faces heading up the boys basketball and girls volleyball teams. Coaches Marcus McNeil and Kelsey Hudson are joining the Tiger family.

Red Sox draft pitcher with Rockdale ties

MISSOULA, MT—It’s not the usual path to the major leagues, not play baseball for four years and put in a college football career. But that opportunity has now presented itself to Caleb Hill, who was a seventh-round pick of the Boston Red Sox last week. Hill has tons of Rockdale connections.

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State champs host tennis camp Two-time mixed doubles state tennis champions Reyna Gonzalez and Devon Whitsel are hosting the Second Annual Rockdale Tennis Summer Camp July 8-12 at Veteran’s Park on Murray Avenue. Camp is open to children ages 8 to 16 years old of all abilities.

Fisherman fesses up – Sort of?

Game Warden Field Notes On May 11, a Navarro County game warden was patrolling around Richland Chambers Reservoir when he noticed an individual fishing near one of the boat ramps. As the warden approached the individual fishing confessed, “I’m not going to lie to you. I don’t have a fishing license.

Riding high!

AUSTIN – The Thorn-dale High School softball team’s state run ended with a three-hour red hot finale loss to No. 1 ranked Crawford. Lady Bulldogs, ranked second in state, ended the season as runner up in the UIL Class 2A State Championship at McCombs Field in Austin last Thursday.

Mudbuggin’ at the Rock

The Rockdale Tiger Athletic Booster Club held their 12th annual golf tournament and crawfish boil on Saturday at the Rockdale Country Club and raised more than $9,000 that will go towards equipment, events and scholarships for Rockdale athletes.

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Five Tigers make all-district team Five members of the Rockdale Tiger baseball team received District 19-3A honors this past week. Zac Davis was voted to the first team as a pitcher and future Centenary College teammate Ryker Zinn also made the top team as an outfielder.

Game Warden Field Notes

Not buying tall deer tale Agame warden got a call regarding a possible trespassing and deer poaching case in Leon County and, along with several Leon County sheriff’s deputies, made contact with the complainant.

Lady Dawgs show no mercy

Thorndale High School’s most dominant team in the school’s history is headed to the UIL 2A State Softball tournament, after mercy ruling perennial power house Weimar 21-6, 14-4 in the Region IV finals last week.