Milano and Thorndale baseball players named to district teams

Nine Bulldogs and five Eagles were named to the Coaches All-District 27-2A teams Thursday. For THS, Mason Kuhl was named the co-defensive most valuable player and freshman Logan Davis was newcomer of the year.

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Tiger Field track closed for repairs The track at Tiger Stadium will not be available to the public from May 25 through June 4. Warranty repair work and resurfacing will take place due to excessive and heavy rain since construction.

RHS does it again!

Reyna Gonzalez and Devon Whitsel made school history becoming the first Rockdale High School tennis team to win two straight state tennis titles at the UIL Class 3A mixed doubles state championship last weekend.

RHS golfer is swinging into action

After shooting an 86 on Monday and a 74 on Tuesday at the UIL Class 3A state golf championships in Austin, Ross Loth improved his score to a 160, placing 19th of the 72 golfers. “I felt like I did great.

Out with a bang!

Thorndale’s Landry Lay-well let out a roar when she realized she won the UIL Class 2A girls singles state championship for the second time in a row. “It’s so awesome,” said Laywell, after the match. “I’ve been working all year for this and it feels amazing.

THS sweeps Comanches

The only thing that lies between the Thorndale Lady Bulldog softball team and a trip to the UIL Class 3A softball state tournament is the Weimar Lady Cats. “They are going to be solid in all facets of the game,” said Lance Betak, Thorndale High School head softball coach.

Rockdale hopes to qualify for state in 7-on-7 tourney

Rockdale’s final chance to qualify for the Texas State 7-on-7 Championships will be Saturday in Brock. The team competed in the Gatesville qualifying tournament last Thursday and although they went 2-1, did not advance out of pool play.

Perry becomes third Tiger to sign with Centenary

Rockdale High School senior Jackson Perry signed a letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport alongside his sister Elizabeth Perry and parents Lin and Diana Perry in the RHS Commons last Monday.

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Tickets for RHS golf event on sale The Rockdale Tiger Booster Club Golf Tournament and Crawfish Boil is scheduled for Saturday, June 1 at the Rockdale Country Club. Entry fee for players is $100 per person and $25 for additional meal tickets. Carts will cost $10 per person.

Jones to run track at Prairie View

Milano senior and state champion Devonte Jones signed a letter of intent on Thursday to run track at Prairie View A&M University in Hempstead. “It was always my dream to play sports at the next level,” Jones said.