Lady Tigers hanging on to playoff possibilities

It’s been fi ve years since the Rockdale Lady Tigers have entered the state playoffs, but they have put themselves in position to remedy that fact as the second half of district play begins.

Yoe trim Tigers in loop play

The Rockdale Tigers have yet to scratch the win column in District 20-3A play as hard luck losers, dropping all fi ve league games by a total of only 11 runs. It shows they have a lot of fi ght, no matter what the outcome.

Mitchell makes all the right moves

WITH INTEREST Here is a list of major schools that have made an offer to Wendell Mitchell: Georgetown, Oregon, Texas A&M, Cincinnati, Maryland, North Carolina St., Wichita St., Memphis In his current station as star guard for the Trinity Valley Cardinals, Wendell Mitchell wears No. 2.

NCAA bracket: 30 years of futility

This is the 30th year that I have filled out an NCAA Tournament bracket. This is also the 30th year that I have wondered why I even bother.

Crawford ready to prove himself at the next level

NORMAN—Ninety days ago, Jaqualyn Crawford was leading the Rockdale Tigers to a state championship.

Lady Tigers reel off three straight

It has been feast or famine for the Rockdale Lady Tigers, but here lately, they have been chowing down on league opponents. The Lady Tigers clobbered Franklin 11-2 on a sun-splashed Wednesday afternoon in a District 20-3A spring break contest to with their third straight game.

Tigers put on rally caps in league losses

The Rockdale Tigers may have dropped a couple of district games, but did not go down without a fight. The Tigers lost to Lexington 10-7 Tuesday night on top of an 8-6 loss to Franklin Friday at Tiger Field. Rockdale drops to 4-6 overall and 0-3 in District 20-3A.

No. 1 Dawgs remain perfect in league play with victory

Coming off a tough run in the competitive Forsan Tournament, the Thorn-dale Bulldogs returned to district play Tuesday night with a 9-1 victory over Rosebud-Lott. The N0. 1 ranked Bullsogs improved to 13-3-1 overall and 3-0 in district play.

Bulldogs named All-State

Three Thorndale basketball players were named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 2A All-State team. On the boys side, 6-foot-5 guards Ty Prince and Sam Reaves were named to the team for the second straight season.

Mitchell commits to North Texas; named first-team all-conference

WACO—Rockdale’s Velma Mitchell was named a fi rst-team North Texas JCAC all-conference selection for McClennan Community College. The 5-foot-9 sophomore averaged 15.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.4 steals in Mitchell conference for the 14-14 Highlassies.