Sports

When I accepted the writing position here at The Reporter, I didn’t know what to expect. I had no idea where Rockdale was and wasn’t sure how people would respond to me. One thing I did know was that football in Texas was a big deal. I’d watched Texas high school football movies like “Friday Night Lights” and “Varsity Blues” and assumed that Rockdale football would fall somewhere along those lines.

Rockdale Tigers running back Cam’ron Valdez has cemented himself as one of the best running backs in the Class of 2021.

Rockdale residents will start hearing early morning band rehearsals next week, as Adrian Acevedo, director of bands for RISD, posted a four-week summer band practice schedule for students participating in marching band this fall.