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Rockwall Herald Banner. Former Rockwall and Midwestern State University wide receiver Andy Tanner agreed to a 3-year free agent contract with the NFL Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints last week. The 6-0, 183 pounder signed after participating in the Saints rookie minicamp the weekend of May 8th and 9th. More
Rockwall’s baseball and softball teams both lost the second games of their best-of-three Class 4A Regional playoff series yesterday, ending the season for both teams. The Yellow Jackets baseball team lost 10-7 to Frisco Wakeland, after losing the first game Thursday, 4-1. The softball team (17-12) was shut out again by Waco Midway (27-3), 2-0, [...]
The Dallas Morning News.Jimmy Williams, former superintendent of the Rockwall and Dallas County school districts, died Thursday. He was 71. Mr. Williams’ career as coach, teacher, administrator and community leader – first in Bogata, Rivercrest and Commerce schools – included 20 years in the Rockwall district. He was superintendent from 1972 to 1989. Rockwall Middle [...]
By J.J. Smith. James Baune (pictured above, courtesy of In Focus Photography) struck out seven in 5 1/3 shutout innings, Trevor Holland went 2-for-3 with two RBI doubles and Jovan Hernandez smacked a two-run homer as undefeated Rockwall-Heath won its 37th straight game last night, shutting out Carrollton Newman Smith in a one-game playoff in [...]
Rockwall lost the first game of a best-of-three series to Frisco Wakeland (26-10) last night, 4-1, in Class 4A Regional Quarterfinals baseball playoff action. No other information is available. Their second game will be played tonight at 7:30 pm at McKinney Boyd High School.
By J.J. Smith. Rockwall-Heath’s tennis champion Brady Bohrnstedt won the silver medal in boys singles at the 2010 UIL State Tennis Tournament last weekend at Lakeway World of Tennis on Lake Travis outside Austin. After winning the District 10-4A singles title and beating defending state champion Grant Adams of Texarkana for the Region II singles [...]
Rockwall’s ace pitcher Laycee Holcomb gave up only one run on six hits, but Kermitria Ward threw a one-hit shutout as Waco Midway (27-3) squeaked by the Lady Jackets (17-11) last night, 1-0, in the first game of a best-of-three Regional Semifinal playoff series played at Baylor University in Waco. Their second game will be [...]
By J.J. Smith. The City of Rockwall will celebrate its 156th birthday this Saturday with a free, day-long “Founder’s Day Festival” on the Downtown Square, featuring music, food, activities for children, plus shopping at booths from a variety of vendors and businesses. According to the Rockwall Parks & Recreation Dept. website, the family-fun event begins [...]
By J.J. Smith. A warrant has been issued for a man suspected of driving a pickup truck which left the scene of a three-vehicle fatal accident in Rockwall County May 5, killing Kenton William Klutts (pictured above). Lt. David Davis of the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office said the warrant has been issued for hit-and-run suspect [...]
By J.J. Smith. A young Rockwall man was just invited to meet Pres. Obama and his wife and enjoy a tour of Washington D.C. in April as a member of the U.S. Winter Olympics/Paralympics teams which participated in the 2010 Vancouver Canada Games earlier this year. Taylor Lipsett (seated first to the right of Michelle [...]
