Sports

Everything that could go wrong, did

News Staff
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 00:00
Murphy’s Law was in full effect for Rockdale tennis teams last Friday. Sickness, weather and scheduling got in the way of players getting on the court for the first time in the 2019 season in Pflugerville.

Tigers badgered by Lampasas 3-1

News Staff
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 00:00
The Rockdale Tiger boys soccer team ended pre-season play with a 3-1 loss in Lampasas on Friday. “It was pretty heated and things got intense,” said Gilberto Rodriguez, Rockdale High School soccer coach. “But I thought we played all sixty minutes of that match.

Senior Kelan Evans

News Staff
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 00:00
Senior Kelan Evans scored 21 points against the Troy Trojans on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Evans is the leading scorer for RHS and has averaged 12.7 points in 24 games played in the 2018-2019 season.

SPORTS BRIEFS

News Staff
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 00:00
Correction RHS setter Reese Weise was named to the Texas Sportswriters Association’s honorable mention team. Her name was omitted from last week’s issue of the Rockdale Reporter.

AREA BASKETBALL SCORES

News Staff
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 00:00
Girls results Rockdale Junior High Jan. 31 Cameron 26, Rockdale 8A 18 RJH 6 4 4 4—18 Cameron 4 7 11 4 —26 Rockdale: Points – Yolianna Castillo 4, Bridgett Grady 4, McKenna Lopez 4, Kina Montelongo 2, Saige Robertson 2, Mijah Crawford 2.

Boys, girls of summer start seasons

News Staff
Thu, 01/31/2019 - 00:00
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

News Staff
Thu, 01/31/2019 - 00:00
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

News Staff
Thu, 01/31/2019 - 00:00
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

News Staff
Thu, 01/31/2019 - 00:00
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

News Staff
Thu, 01/31/2019 - 00:00
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.