(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – September 12, 2015) Last night’s Southwest Showcase presented by Oxbow at AT&T Stadium in Arlington saw plenty of hand-sweating, blood-pumping, edge-of-your-seat excitement, drama and ultimately heartbreak for the Rockwall-Heath and Rockwall high school football teams and their fans. Parents, faculty and students donned not only their school colors but those of the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 27, 2015) The Rockwall-Heath High School cheerleaders are full of back-to-school spirit after winning many awards at the National Cheerleader Association Camp this summer at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine. Rockwall-Heath Cheer Program: Top- Sofia Angelo, Kate Welch, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Logan Davis, Emma Hightower, Alexis Bobst, Breann Brown, Johnathan Smith, Caleb […]
(ROCKWALL, HEATH, TX – August 26, 2015) The Fulton School’s volleyball team represented Heath/Rockwall well and brought home a championship win in the StoneGate Third Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Arlington last weekend. Players Merritt Mitchell and Reese Brown had great serving runs, and Jordan Ritter and Tami Price hit some scorchers. Also representing Fulton were […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]