Dirty Rock off-road sprint triathlon Aug 23 at Rockwall YMCA

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 18, 2015) Registration is underway for the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall‘s 6th Annual Dirty Rock Off-Road Sprint Triathlon (originally scheduled for June but postponed due to heavy rains).  Rockwall County’s first and only mountain-bike based off-road triathlon will now take place on Sunday, August 23. Produced by Playtri  Racing, this year’s event is […]

Rockwall’s Paul Foerster to be inducted into National Sailing Hall of Fame

(ANNAPOLIS, MD – August 5, 2015) The National Sailing Hall of Fame recently announced the six people who will make up its 2015 class of inductees, including Olympic medalist Paul Foerster of Rockwall. The other honorees are sailing school founder Steve Colgate (Ft. Myers, Fla.), Olympic medalist and author JJ Fetter (San Diego, Calif.), boat […]

PHOTOS: Hot Rocks Bike Race draws 1325+ cyclists

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 14, 2015) More than 1,325 cyclists participated in the Rockwall Rotary Club Hot Rocks Bike Ride benefiting scholarships for local RISD students! The top three male & female finishers of the 59-mile competitive course won cash awards of $250, $200 & $150 respectively. Congratulations to: (Women, l-r) Michelle Montoya, 2nd Place Ginny King, 1st […]

RACE Swim Team achieves their highest points finish at state championship

Team earns 6th place at Long Course TAGS Meet (ROCKWALL, TX – August 12, 2015) The 2015 TAGS (Texas Age Group Swimming) Long Course Swim Meet, held July 22-26 at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center in Austin, was by far the most successful for the Rockwall Aquatics Center of Excellence (RACE) swimmers. […]

Registration ending soon for fall sports at Rockwall YMCA

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 12, 2015) Registration ends August 22 for fall sports at the J.E.R Chilton YMCA at Rockwall! With summer coming to a close, keep your kids active—sign them up for flag football, girl’s volleyball, and youth & small fry soccer. Flag Football Everyone plays at the YMCA! Register your child today for the recreation […]

Back on the bike after 50 years

Seventy old cyclist takes on 23-mi Hot Rocks course (ROCKWALL, TX – August 7, 2015) After a 50-year break, Larry Maddox is back on his bike. The 70-year-old picked up biking again last year and biked a total of 2500 miles, and plans to bike another 4000 miles this year. For Maddox, biking has plenty […]

Family fun, friendly competition at Rockwall Hot Rocks Bike Ride

(ROCKWALL, TX – July 13, 2015) Enjoy family fun and friendly competition at the 2015 Hot Rocks Bike Ride, which begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, August 8 at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium. Presented annually by the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club, Hot Rocks has been growing in popularity every year, attracting cyclists of all ages and skill levels. Proceeds from the ride […]

Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers, 55 members strong, excel at Line Camp

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – July 30, 2015) The Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers attended the American Dance/Drill Team Platinum Line Camp from July 23-26 in Richardson.  The Highsteppers performed a Home Kick Routine, and two routines – a streamer and a kick – for final evaluation.  The team received the Gussie Nell Davis Award – Day 2, Best Overall […]

Fulton Strutter Captain shines at Officer Camp, prepares for upcoming year

ROCKWALL,TX. (June 30, 2015) 2015-16 Fulton Strutter Captain, Reese Brown, sophomore, attended American/Dance and Drill Team Officer Camp at the Hilton Dallas Lakefront Hotel June7-10, 2015. Reese is the single officer for the Fulton Strutters for the upcoming year.  At camp, Reese attended seminars on leadership and learned several dances to prepare for the year.  […]

Early registration ends June 30 for Rotary’s Hot Rocks Bike Ride

Register now for discounted prices and family fun (ROCKWALL, TX – June 25, 2015) Save the date – Saturday, August 8 – when the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club presents its 2015 Hot Rocks Bike Ride at Wilkerson Sanders Memorial Stadium in Rockwall. Early registration is underway through Tuesday, June 3o. Benefiting Rotary college scholarships, this […]

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