Sports

Thomason to coach tennis; a look through football record book

Bleeding Blue And Gold Ken Ansell

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:53

Imade a mistake last week. Adrian Salcedo is not going to coach the Tigers on the tennis courts in 2025-26. Coach Salcedo is going to focus on staying in the classroom and educating our student-athletes.

Tiger varsity tennis player Tyler Roberts hit the court last week in the heat for some summer fun and practice. Reporter/Ken Ansell

SUMMERTIME TENNIS

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Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:53

Tiger varsity tennis player Tyler Roberts hit the court last week in the heat for some summer fun and practice.

ROCKDALE ROCKGUSTA GOLF TOURNAMENT

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Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:53

Area golfers were on the course Saturday and Sunday for the Rockdale Rockgusta Golf Tournament held at the Rockdale Country Club. Final results were still pending at press time.

POOL LIFE AT ROCKDALE CITY POOL

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Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:53

Rockdale City Pool employees working over the summertime to make sure local swimmers are safe and happy, keeping the pool chemicals just right and selling candy at the concessions.

SPORTS BRIEFS

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Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:53

Booster club to meet July 29 at RHS library The Rockdale Tiger Booster Club will have its first meeting for the 2025-26 school year at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 29. They will meet at the Rockdale High School library.

Tirelessly working behind the scenes

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Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:53

Rockdale Athletic Administrative Assistant Denise Betchan works behind the scenes this summer. She’s been getting the Rockdale Tigers ready for fall sports.

New tennis coach; 1985 flashback

Bleeding Blue And Gold Ken Ansell

Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:05

Rockdale got a new tennis coach last year. Former Tiger Adrian Salcedo, who has been teaching at the high school, stepped into the role this year and he is leading a tennis revival for the Blue & Gold. Salcedo is a stud on the courts and has a lot of passion for the sport.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT

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Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:05

Granger GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.39 feet above pool. Black bass are good in 3-8 feet of water around structure with various baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in 5-10 feet of water over brush. White bass are good along roadbeds and humps, but most are undersized.

SWIM-A-THON— Braxton Ingram, a member of the local Wake Aquatics swim team, participated in a swim-a-thon last week to raise money for the team. Every lap he made raised money. Submitted photo

WAKE AQUATICS

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Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:05

SWIM-A-THON—Braxton Ingram, a member of the local Wake Aquatics swim team, participated in a swim-a-thon last week to raise money for the team. Every lap he made raised money.

Student-athletes receive instructions from Rockdale High School head football coach Hunter Hamrick in last week’s final summer strength and conditioning program. Reporter/Ken Ansell

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CAMP

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Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:05

Student-athletes receive instructions from Rockdale High School head football coach Hunter Hamrick in last week’s final summer strength and conditioning program.