Game Warden Field Notes Something fishy going on here

ADelta County game warden received a call on April 7 stating five men were using two cast nets to catch game fish at the Cooper Lake Spillway. The suspects’ vehicle was found by a State Parks officers at a Cooper gas station.

Winding down

Rockdale Girls Softball League play ended Wednesday with five Rockdale teams from three divisions advancing to district play. The Scrappers won the 15 and under division with a 9-1 record and head to district in Troy on June 24.

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.

SPORTS BRIEFS

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.