Rolling Sevens

The Rockdale 7-on-7 team competed in the Cuero qualifying tournament Saturday and although they went 2-1, did not advance out of pool play.

Clark to host agility camp on July 14

Le’Raven Clark will be hosting a free agility camp Saturday, July 14. The former Rockdale star and current Indianapolis Colt lineman will hold the 2nd annual camp at the junior high field beginning at 8 a.m. and lasting until 2 p.m. To register, got to totalcamps.com/fundamentals/camps/2018mak camp.

Swimming holes have changed a little bit

Trying to escape the stifling heat, I recently took the grandson Reese to Murphy Park in Taylor which features a state of the art wading pool and spacious competition pool. Very nice.

McQuitter joins trailblazers in Hall

LIZ LEDGER Liz Galloway-McQuitter has always been a trailblazer in whatever she was involved in. Now all her efforts will be validated on a larger level.

Dawgs Gone

BASEBALL PLAYOFFS 2018 BRENHAM—For the second straight weekend, Thorndale found itself in the unenviable position of having to win two games on Saturday to keep its season alive. While the Bulldogs successfully climbed that mountain last week, this time, it was too steep to conquer.

Schaefer, TLU just short of DIII title

APPLETON, Wis.— Texas Lutheran’s inspired run to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship finals ended Tuesday with a pair of losses to the new national champion, the University of Texas at Tyler.

SPORTS SHORTS

20-3A All-District Softball First Team: Cailey Knighton, Macy Knesek, Karley Leopold Second Team: Autumn Montelongo, Emily DePine Honorable Mention: Payton Miller, Mariana Casarez Academic All-District: Kylie Eubanks, Emily DePine, Payton Miller

Class of 2018 is special in more ways than one

While this space is usually reserved for athletic exploits, I’d like to bring your attention to something academic. We are all quite familiar with Gunner Miller’s story—his fight with cancer and recovery—and his Cinderella appearance in the state championship game.

Joslin named new head coach at Coahoma

Jeff Miller just can’t hang on to an offensive coordinator. After losing Brandon Houston, who took the head coaching job in Buffalo three weeks ago, Miller named long-time assistant Chris Joslin as his new OC. However, Joslin was named the new head coach at Coahoma on Tuesday.

Dawgs battle to defend No. 1 ranking

BASEBALL PLAYOFFS 2018 HALLETTSVILLE—Facing the daunting task of having to win two games in one day to extend their season, the Thorndale Bulldogs dug in deep. After dropping the opener, the No.