Sports

FOURTH IN STATE— Thorndale’s White 8U softball team placed fourth in state out of the 19 teams in the finals. This Thorndale Youth Sports Association team advanced to the state finals from out 120-plus teams across the state. Submitted photo

THORNDALE YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION

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Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:05

FOURTH IN STATE—Thorndale’s White 8U softball team placed fourth in state out of the 19 teams in the finals. This Thorndale Youth Sports Association team advanced to the state finals from out 120-plus teams across the state.

STATE-BOUND— The Rockdale Youth Baseball Association’s 12U Kingdom Warriors team will play in the state tournament this week. Rockdale Youth Baseball Association photo

ROCKDALE YOUTH BASEBALL ASSOCIATION

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Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:05

STATE-BOUND—The Rockdale Youth Baseball Association’s 12U Kingdom Warriors team will play in the state tournament this week.

SPORTS BRIEFS

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Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:05

Free water aerobics offered at City Pool Free water aerobics take place every Wednesday from 12-noon to 12:50 p.m. at the City Pool in Veteran’s Park in Rockdale. Bring a towel, a floaty and two Frisbees or weights. Water aerobics are sponsored by Rockdale Community Market and Hutto YMCA.

FIT 22 MVPs— Treyvion Miles (above, with coaches) was named the high school MVP in last week’s annual Fit 22 Football Clinic, while Drew Hamilton (below, with coaches) claimed MVP honors for the junior high division. Reporter photos by Ken Ansell

FIT 22 FOOTBALL CLINIC

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Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:05

FIT 22 MVPs—Treyvion Miles (above, with coaches) was named the high school MVP in last week’s annual Fit 22 Football Clinic, while Drew Hamilton (below, with coaches) claimed MVP honors for the junior high division.

Things change, not always for the best

Bleeding Blue And Gold Ken Ansell

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56

Things change but that does not mean things get better, right? I guess when they invented face masks it would have helped my dad with his looks (he would have had more teeth) but I’m not sure how it would have impacted his playing ability. If that makes sense?

FIT 22 FOOTBALL CLINIC

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Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56

Rockdale nat ive and current Thorndale Coach Deron Clay wrapped up his Fit 22 football clinic last week that stressed working with the indiv idual camper.

New girls basketball Coach Young has girls working on skills at summer strength and conditioning sessions. Reporter/Ken Ansell

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

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Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56

New girls basketball Coach Young has girls working on skills at summer strength and conditioning sessions. Hutch Hamrick (with football) at summer strength and conditioning session, as Coach Hunter Hamrick (R) and Coach Ford Moore (L) look on.

CHAMPIONS— Thorndale Bulldog cheerleaders went to UCA cheer camp recently and came home champions. The squad won Dance Routine Championship, Cheer Routine Championship and All-Around Performance Championship. Special shout out to Audrie Jordan, Jordyn Stutts, Taydan Garcia and Lyla Patin who were named All-American Cheerleaders. Senior Stutts was also a recipient of the Pin it Forward award and was asked to tryout for the UCA staff. Thorndale High School photo

THORNDALE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS

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Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56

FISHING REPORT

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Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.52 feet above pool. good to 4 pounds in 3-5 feet of water. Crappie are brush piles. White bass are good on slab spoons fished on roadbeds and ridges. Blue catfish are good along shallow wind blown shorelines. Yellow catfish are good on live bait.

Submitted photo

WAKE AQUATICS

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Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56

Carson Taylor, a Wake Aquatics swim team member, is ready to swim at recent meet.