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.

Friendly faces always abound at state tourney

SAN ANTONIO—Tall tales from the tournament... Had the pleasure and privilege of spending some time with two of the best coaches to ever grace the hardwood in living legends Donnie Victorik and Joe Willie Price.

Tigers use early lead to thump Thorndale

No. 1 Thorndale watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 11-2 loss to Rockdale on Friday.

Dawgs Downed at Dome

STATE TOURNAMENT SAN ANTONIO—After observing the last two state championship games from the sidelines after consecutive semifi nals losses, Thorndale was not interested in watching again with the fans. They wanted the fans watching them.

No. 2 Lady Dogs move to 5-0 in district play

Thorndale pitchers teamed up and didn’t allow a single hit in a 19-0 victory over Bremond to move to 5-0 in district play for the No. 2 ranked Lady Dogs. The offense was boosted by sophomore Jayci Martinka who went 4-4 from the plate.

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.