Tigers dog McGregor 11-3 in cold opener

In their first district contest, the Rockdale Tigers took down McGregor 11-3 at Tiger Field on Tuesday in 38-degree weather. RISD administrators decided to move the game from 6 p.m. to 5 due to low temperatures expected to drop as the night grew older.

Gonzalez, Whitsel play four matches to win Taylor Tournament

Reyna Gonzalez and Devon Whitsel brought home the gold at the Taylor Tournament this past weekend having only played in eight matches the entire 2019 tennis season. Four of those matches were played last Friday, in cloudy, 52-degree weather.

Two RHS powerlifters place at regionals

The Lady Tiger power-lifting season came to an end at the Region 2 Division III Meet at Little River-Academy High School this past Saturday, with Mackenzie Musto placing fifth in the 132-pound weight class and Autumn Montelongo placing seventh in her final high school meet in the 148.

Softball team rolls over ‘Dawgs for second District 19-3A victory

Rockdale took down the McGregor Lady Bulldogs 11-5 on Tuesday evening at Lady Tiger Softball Field for their second district win. “I think it went really well,” said Erin Palmer, Rockdale High School softball coach. “We did an all around good job defensively.

Lady Tigers golfers battled opponents, weather in tourney

The Rockdale Lady Tiger golf team finished sixth out of 22 schools on Thursday at the Brenham Country Club where they battled forty degree weather in addition to rival Cameron and more than a dozen 5A and 6A schools.

Bulldogs season ends 42-40 to Port Aransas

The Thorndale Bulldogs ended their season with a 42-40 loss to Port Aransas at the Class 2A Region IIII Semi-finals on Friday at San Marcos High School, missing out on a chance to make it to the UIL Class 2A state championship for the fourth straight year.

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Lady Tigers grab all-district honors Seven Lady Tiger hoopsters were awarded District 19-3A honors for this season. Sophomore Anna Harmon was named to the first team and Andrea Salazar made the second team. Honorable mentions from RHS were Payton Miller and Miah Beckwith.

Relays bring 16 schools to town this weekend

Since the turn of the 20th Century, the Rockdale Relays have been bringing top notch athletes to the area to compete. This year’s Rockdale track and field team will play host to the 60th Rockdale Relays at the new Tiger Stadium on Friday and the competition is just as stiff as in years past.

Tiger golfers fourth out of 22 schools in Brenham

The Rockdale Tiger golf team had another good week on the green, placing fourth out of 22 schools at Brenham Golf Tournament on Monday. “It went really well,” said Coach Ethan Noel. “It was really good for us to see the course that we’ll get to play on the future.

Lady Tigers christen new softball field with a victory

At the grand opening of the new Lady Tiger Softball Field, RHS got hot in the third and fifth inning to defeated the Lady Yoe 11-8 in their District 19-3A opener. “So we kind of had a disappointing Saturday at the tournament,” said Erin Palmer, RHS head softball coach.