For Dawg Coach Kovar, it’s all about the shirt

Anyone who has been around the profession for any length of time knows that coaches are a superstitious lot. Stay at the same hotel. Eat at the same restaurant. Use the same bus.

Ducks run to seventh Rockdale Relays title

BY BILL MARTIN Reporter Publisher In the history of the venerable Rockdale Relays, there’s only one other school that has won more titles than the Tigers and much to the gracious hosts chagrin, it’s the rival Taylor Ducks.

Dome Away From Dome

STATE TOURNAMENT The Muenster Hornets have only won 18 basketball games this season. You’ll have to excuse the Hornets for being late to the party, they were a little busy taking the Class 2A, Division II football championship with a 27-20 victory over Tenaha to put the cap on a 16-0 season.

Lady Tigers feature hot bats at Taylor tourney

The Rockdale Lady Tigers pulled out the whipping sticks in the Lady Duck Invitational and scored in double digits in three of their five games. The Lady Tigers (8-4) romped over Austin Lanier 29-0 in the tournament opener, then followed up with a 14-0 blanking of Austin LBJ.

59th ROCKDALE RELAYS

Rockdale Relays Varsity Boys Team—Taylor, 149 East View 94, Elgin 71, Cameron 61.5, Caldwell 61, Rockdale 43, Rosebud-Lott 39, Lexington 36, Georgetown Gateway 25.5, Thorndale 16. 100—1. Will Storey, 10.78 110 Hurdles—6. Lane Rash, 17.65 300 Hurdles—5. Cam’Ron Valdez, 44.00; 6. Lane Rash, 44.99.

No. 1 Thorndale remains unbeaten after tourney

Despite the fact that there are some members of the Thorndale baseball team is busy trying to win a state championship in basketball, the Bulldog baseball team has gotten off to an impressive start nonetheless. No.

No. 2 Lady Dogs batter Bartlett

Riley White didn’t allow a single run and just one hit as the No. 2 Thorndale Lady Dogs defeated Bartlett 16-0 on Tuesday to improve to 9-1-1. White also led the Lady Dogs to victory by driving in five runs, going 2-for-2 at the plate.

Aubrie’s King of a career comes to a close

Here’s another example to add to the “funny how time fl ies” department. With Mary Hardin-Baylor’s upset loss to East Texas Baptist Thursday in the American Southwest Conference Tournament, Aubrie King’s basketball career is done.

Miller releases 2018 football schedule

The Rockdale Tigers have added a couple of old friends to their new schedule that Jeff Miller has finalized. The defending Class 3A state champions will host Giddings in the 2018 season opener and then travel to Caldwell the next week.

Dawgs back in regional tourney

HEARNE—You might think that trying to bully the No. 1 team in the state that possesses an athletic 6-foot-6 point guard, a sleek 6-foot-5 forward and a bruising 6-foot-3 postman might not be the best idea, but it worked—for a little while at least.