APR 20
(ROCKDALE)–THE ROCKDALE LADY TIGER SOFTBALL
TEAM IS GETTING SET FOR THE POSTSEASON. THE LADY TIGERS
RETURN TO THE FIELD FOR A WARM UP GAME COMING UP
ON TUESDAY. THE LADY TIGERS WILL HOST MILAM COUNTY
NEIGHBOR MILANO IN WARM UP ACTION ON TUESDAY.
KRXT WILL HAVE THAT GAME LIVE.
TONIGHT, THE ROCKDALE TIGER BASEBALL TEAM
CONTINUES TO SEEK THEIR FIRST WIN IN DISTRICT PLAY
AS THE TIGERS HOST ROGERS. THE TIGERS FELL TO
RIVAL CAMERON IN THEIR LAST ACTION ON THE ROAD ON
TUESDAY 12 TO 9. AFTER A BACK AND FORTH AFFAIR,
THE TIGERS WENT AHEAD 9 TO 7 IN THE 6TH INNING, BUT
THE YOEMEN PUT UP 5 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
TO TAKE THE LEAD FOR GOOD.
TENNIS–ROCKDALE WILL SEND A MIXED DOUBLES
TEAM TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT. DEVON WHITSEL
AND REYNA GONZALEZ DEFEATED A DUO FROM GROESBECK
6-0, 6-0 IN THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS TO REACH THE
REGIONAL FINALS. FROM THERE, THEY DEFEATED A DUO
FROM BRAZOS 6-0, 6-0 IN THE REGIONAL FINAL TO
ADVANCE TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
THE STATE TOURNAMENT IS COMING UP MAY 17TH
AND 18TH AT GEORGE P. MITCHELL TENNIS CENTER AND
THE OMAR SMITH INTRAMURAL TENNIS CENTER AT
TEXAS A & UNIVERSITY IN COLLEGE STATION.
SEVERAL ROCKDALE TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES
COMPETED WELL AT THE AREA TRACK MEET AT WHITNEY
AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE REGIONAL TRACK MEET.
TYLER LEMKUHL QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS IN DISCUS
BY PLACING 2ND WITH A THROW OF 156 FEET. GAVIN YOUNG
ADVANCES TO REGIONALS IN THE POLE VAULT BY PLACING
FIRST WITH A VAULT OF 13 FEET 6 INCHES. WILL STOREY
QUALIFIED IN THE 100 METER DASH BY PLACING 2ND.
THE 800 METER RELAY TEAM OF STOREY, YOUNG, DYLAN
DAVID AND NATHAN NEWLIN QUALIFIED BY PLACING 4TH.
FOR THE LADY TIGERS, BRANDI CAFFEY QUALIFIED
IN THE POLE VAULT BY PLACING 2ND WITH A VAULT OF
9 FEET 6 INCHES. ARMONI MACK QUALIFIED IN THE
400 METER DASH BY PLACING 4TH. PAYTON MILLER
QUALIFIED BY PLACING 3RD IN THE 100 METER HURDLES.
THE REGIONAL TRACK MEET IS NEXT WEEKEND AT
MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL IN WACO.
