ALLEN —
Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath volleyball teams played a combined 15 matches at the prestigious Allen Texas Open last weekend in Allen.
Rockwall got off to a slow start in pool play, crossover and Consolation Round 1 before winning three straight in the Consolation Bracket for the title.
The Lady Jackets lost to Richardson Pearce (25-21, 25-23), McKinney Boyd (25-18, 25-18) and John Paul II (25-19, 25-23) in Division 4 pool play at Erickson Middle School.
They lost again in the Challenger Crossover to Lakeridge (17-25, 25-22, 25-23) and fell to John Paul II for the second time to move into Consolation Round 2.
RHS went undefeated in Consolation, defeating Sachse (25-22, 25-15) in Round 2, Lake Travis (25-22, 21-25, 25-23) in the Semifinal and McKinney (25-20, 25-23) for the Consolation Championship.
Rockwall-Heath’s Lady Hawks won Pool F on Friday with a win over Keller (19-25, 25-23, 25-20), a defeat of Katy Seven Lakes (25-22, 25-22) and a loss to Flower Mound Marcus (14-25, 25-21, 25-23).
The ladies then lost to three-time defending state champion Lovejoy (25-14, 25-14) in the crossover round, knocked off Plano East (25-23, 23-25, 25-20) in Championship Round 1 and lost to Bishop Lynch (25-21, 25-21) in Round 2 to move into the Silver Bracket Semifinal.
In the Semifinal, Heath fell to Plano in three sets (25-15, 21-25, 25-16). Plano went on to win the Silver Bracket Championship with a 25-15, 25-16 victory over McKinney Boyd.
Frisco Heritage claimed the Bronze Bracket title, defeating Allen 24-26, 25-13, 25-14.
Third-place honors went to Southlake Carroll with a 25-22, 25-17 victory over Bishop Lynch.
The Gold Bracket Championship was captured by Coppell in a hard-fought win over Lovejoy (16-25, 25-23, 30-28) in the final game.
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Volleyball teams get lots of action in Allen Texas Open
RHHS advances to silver semi, RW wins consolation
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SOFTBALL: Lady Jackets’ run halted by stingy McKinney Boyd
Rockwall’s softball playoff run was halted in the third round last weekend when McKinney Boyd bested the Lady Jackets 2-0 in their best-of-three series in the Class 5A Region II quarterfinals.
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BASEBALL: Area sweep by Allen puts end to Heath Hawks’ season
The defending Class 4A state champions were knocked from the 2013 baseball playoffs by Allen, which defeated Heath in two straight games for the Class 5A area title in a best-of-three series.
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BASEBALL: Rockwall sweeps McKinney, advances to regional quarterfinals
The Rockwall baseball team used strong pitching and power hitting to rack up two straight wins in its best-of-three series against McKinney for the Class 5A area championship.
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FOOTBALL: Spring session begins for RISD squads
Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath football teams opened spring training last week, with Heath kicking off drills on April 29, and Rockwall the following day.
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SOFTBALL: Lady Jackets top East in fourth meeting, advance to region quarterfinals
The Rockwall softball team finally knocked off Plano East in its fourth attempt of the 2013 season and won the Class 5A area championship in the process.
Rockwall, which fell to East three times in regular season, made the best of its fourth matchup, downing the Lady Panthers 5-0 at McKinney North High School in a one-game playoff last Friday. -
BASEBALL: Hawks cruise to area playoffs
Rockwall-Heath, the area’s No.7-ranked Class 5A baseball team, completely dominated Lakeview Centennial, sweeping a best-of-three series for the Class 5A bi-district championship last weekend.
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SOFTBALL: Plano sweeps Heath girls during area playoff series
Rockwall-Heath’s softball team lost its battle for a Class 5A area championship to Plano in two straight games of a best-of-three series at Wylie High School last weekend.
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SOFTBALL: Heath, RHS girls clinch bi-district titles
WYLIE – Rockwall-Heath’s Lady Hawks kicked off postseason softball by rolling over Garland 7-1 for the Class 5A Bi-District championship in the second game of a doubleheader at Wylie High School last Friday.
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RHS pays tribute to departing hoops coach McDill
Rockwall paid tribute and showed its appreciation to departing head girls’ basketball coach Jill McDill on Monday for her 12 years at the helm of the highly-successful Lady Jacket basketball program.
McDill is leaving to take the head coaching job and assistant athletic coordinator position at Sunnyvale High School, where she and her family live. -
GYMNASTICS: RHS boys, girls place at state
The Rockwall girls gymnastics team fell short by less than half a point in its quest for a third straight state gymnastics championship last weekend at the Rockwall High School gymnasium.
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