Boys, girls of summer start seasons

The Rockdale Lady Tigers come into the 2019 softball season with experienced and talented players, who have the ability to adapt in what Head Coach Erin Palmer said could be the one of the toughest districts in class 3A.

RHS lifters set high bar in Elgin

RHS powerlifting teams competed against Class 5A and 6A schools at the Wildcat Invitational in Elgin on Saturday afternoon and left with a fifth place finish for the Tigers and broken schools records by Lady Tiger lifters Autumn Montelongo and Mackenzie Mus-to.

RHS boys golf team wins first in Navasota tourney

Rockdale’s individual first and second place finishes helped the boys’ golf team secure a gold medal at the Navasota Rattler Invitational Golf Tournament last weekend. After day one the boys were in second place, one shot behind Brenham on the 6,922-yard Pecan Lakes Golf Club course.

Rockdale boys continue to fight in district play

The Rockdale Tigers suffered their eighth district loss to Little River-Academy 67-50 on Friday night after the undefeated Bumblebees got off to a fast start in the first quarter. “We started off in the half-court trap,” said Sean Coleman, Rockdale High School boy’s head basketball coach.

Three games left on Lady Tiger sked

The Rockdale Lady Tiger basketball team fell for the second time to Little River-Academy 39-21 with three more District 19-3A games left on the schedule. “We didn’t quite get off to a good start,” said Meredith Caffey, Rockdale High School girl’s head basketball coach.

Rockdale girls’, boys’ soccer teams lose matches, get week-long break

RHS SOCCER The Lady Tiger soccer team fought until the final minute in their 10-0 loss to Giddings on Friday evening at Tiger Stadium.

SPORTS BRIEFS

RYBA registration closes January 31st Deadline for registering for the 2019 Rockdale Youth Baseball Association is Thursday. Fees for players ages 3-14 are $90 and $65 for the recreational league. All fees are due Friday, Feb. 15. Discounts are available for families with multiple children.

Bulldog squads are undefeated

The Thorndale Lady Bulldogs took down Holland 72-25 on Friday, revitalizing their quality of play after what head coach Bradley Dickerson described was a rough couple of games. “Things have been going well through the middle of district,” Dickerson said.

Lady Eagles take down Mumford, 40-33

The Milano Lady Eagles defeated Mumford for the second time this season 40-33 on Friday. Sterling Robertson was the leading scorer with 11 points, Hannah Batten had nine, Sage LoBue and Faith Walton both had five and McKenna Robertson, Kristian Taylor and Bethanie Compton all had three.