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

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

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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

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

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THORNDALE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS

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Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:56
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.
FISHING REPORT

FISHING REPORT

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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.
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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.

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Fit 22 football clinic to be held Saturday

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Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
Thorndale Coach Deron Clay will be producing his fifth annual Fit 22 football clinic at Rockdale High School’s Tiger Stadium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. This unique day camp includes specialized training for the individual football player.
The good ol’ days of the Southwest Conference

The good ol’ days of the Southwest Conference

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The good ol’ days of the Southwest Conference

Bleeding Blue And Gold Ken Ansell
Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
They say nostalgia is a dead end but let’s cruise the cul de sac for just a minute. If you are old like me you remember our beloved Southwest Conference. This college athletic conference was around from 1914 to 1996 and it really was all about Texas sports.
Tiger Coach Chase Rathke runs Rockdale Junior High athletes through some summer football drills last week. Reporter/Ken Ansell

Tiger Coach Chase Rathke runs Rockdale Junior High athletes through some summer football drills last week. Reporter/Ken Ansell

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RJH holds summer workouts

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Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
YOUTH BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

YOUTH BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

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YOUTH BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

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Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:09
YOUTH BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
Is it time to inject a little more toughness into athletes?

Is it time to inject a little more toughness into athletes?

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Is it time to inject a little more toughness into athletes?

Bleeding Blue And Gold Ken Ansell
Wed, 06/18/2025 - 11:12
Mr. Bill Cooke, who I love a lot, shared with me recently how back in the day when he was a Tiger playing football, they played without face masks. His senior season the backs and receivers got low-quarter cleats, everyone else continued to play in Johnny Unitas high-top brogans. Mr.