THORNDALE VOLLEYBALL

FIRST PLACE—The Thorndale Lady Dogs JV Maroon volleyball team won the recent Holland Tournament

Tigers shut down Hempstead, move to 2-0

HEMPSTEAD—The Rockdale Tigers are 2-0 af ter a w in Fr iday in Hempstead. They beat the Bobcats 28-7 and if not for a pick six early in the first quarter it would have been a defensive shut out.

Eagles come up short

MILANO—The Eagles suffered another loss this week. Milano lost to Bosqueville in a close g ame 1 3 -10. This leaves the Eagles at 0-2 for the season.

Bulldogs outlast Lions for win

THOR N DA L E—The Bulldogs got a win Friday night against Granger, the final score was 33-27. This was a victory that has been in the oven for a while. Congratulations on the win to this Bulldog team, Head Football Coach John Kovar, h is s taff a nd a ll o f the Bulldog Nation.

THURSDAY’S TIGERS

The Rockdale Tiger JV is 2-0 after beating Hempstead here at home last week 21-0. THIS WEEK— The Tigers will now play on the road against Lexington at 6 p.m. Thursday.

ROCKDALE LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

vs. Milano The busy Rockdale Lady Tigers beat Milano last Friday night in Tiger Gym winning in five sets, 3-2. The finals were 25-14, 14-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-12.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT

Granger GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.74 feet above pool. Black bass are good to 5 pounds on worms and crankbaits fished up river and around main lake cover. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows fished over cover in 6-12 feet of water.

ROCKDALE CROSS COUNTRY

The Rockdale long distance team traveled to Belton recently. The boys varsity squad—that includes Jonat ha n F u l ler, Alex Cooper, Austin Caldwell, Zeb Skrhak, Jess e Montelongo, Ayden Evans, Shawn Gerren, Emilano Tovar and Aaron Montelongo— finished in second place.

Tigers take down Smithville in opener

Mission accomplished. Weeks ago Rockdale Tiger Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Hunter Hamrick told us the goal was to, “Win games.” That’s what Rockdale did on Friday night under the lights of Tiger Stadium. The Tigers looked good dressed out in old school blue and gold.

Thorndale falls to neighboring Thrall

THRALL—Thorndale hit the road for the first game of the season. They played rival and neighbor Thrall and lost a game that was much closer than its score shows. The final was Thrall 50, Thorndale 29. Thorndale scored three times in the first quarter.