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Texas State seniors Piper Randolph and Anna Jones have been key players for the softball team, leaving a gap in the outfield as they graduate. Randolph boasts a .975 fielding percentage with only seven errors in 243 total chances. Jones leads the team in stolen bases with 18 and has...

, The Rattlers finally got back on the Gridiron Friday night. After storms moved the annual Purple and White Spring game from Thursday to Friday, San Marcos eagerly took the field at Toyota Rattler Stadium. San Marcos’ White team prevailed 42-10 and had an explosive night, with Purple’s lone touchdown being a defensive pick six early in the game. “I think the defense started out [great], they’ve done really well against the run all spring long and it showed tonight — we didn’t run the ball great. It’s because they’re loading the box and they’re playing tough in the middle. [Offensively] with...

Multiple San Marcos Rattler baseball and softball players were selected to the all-district teams after the completion of the season for District 27. The Rattler baseball team completed the regular season with a 25-8 overall record with the 25 wins being one of the most in program history. San Marcos finished second in district play and fell to San Antonio Brandeis in the Bi-District round of the playoffs. Pitcher Reagan Chomel was named Co-Pitcher of the Year Kutter Gage Webb was named First Team All District shortstop while Tony Diaz was named First Team All District center fielder. Dylan Nunez was also named...

Press conference video courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics. Where: Red & Charline McCombs Field – Austin, Texas. Friday: 5 p.m. CT (ESPN2) Saturday: 4 p.m. CT (TV TBD) Sunday (if needed): TBD (TV TBD) #1 Texas Longhorns. RPI: 1. Record: 50-7 (23-4 Big 12) Team average: .383. Team ERA:...

, Texas State’s season came to an end last Sunday as the Bobcats fell to the Texas A&M Aggies 8-0 in the final of the Bryan-College Station Regional. The Bobcats and Head Coach Ricci Woodard finished the season with a 47-15 overall, the second most wins in the season in program history behind the 2001 team’s 54-12 overall record. “Hats off to the Aggies,” Woodard said. “We did exactly what we needed to do to win this game. I couldn’t be more proud of the ball club that I am losing right now. Obviously, it is going to be a rough week...

Texas State track and field director John Frazier, along with several athletes, claimed four annual Sun Belt Conference Postseason Awards and 19 All-Team selections. The Sun Belt Conference awarded Frazier with Women’s Coach of the Year after he led the women’s team to its third-ever Outdoor Conference Championship.

Comal ISD's winter guard teams are showing off their colors after achieving top spots in state competitions this spring. Smithson Valley High School snagged a third-place win, while Davenport High School secured fourth place in their respective divisions. Competing in front of a panel of judges, the performances were reviewed for movement, design, equipment, and overall impact at the Texas Color Guard Circuit held at Texas A&M University on April 6.

The SMHS Golf Team wrapped up a successful season and reflected on reaching the three goals it set for the year. The first goal was to grow the program, said second-year coach Everett Mungia. “Two years ago, when we inherited the team from the coach who was retiring, there were only eight students on the team. We now have 29 golfers.” A strategy for increasing the team’s size was for him and second-year Assistant Coach William McWhorter to recruit and work with interested students at Miller and Goodnight Middle Schools. “We are one of the only high schools in the area that has...

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Twenty Bobcats are set to represent the Texas State Track and Field team at the 2024 NCAA West Preliminary Round in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The four-day meet begins Wednesday and continues into Saturday. How Athletes Qualify for Nationals. The NCAA West Prelims consist of the top-48...

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIMBERLEY ISDThe WHS Current Issues & Events team consisted of Alexis Marinos, Joshua Bober, Alex Caldwell, Hyatt Romp and coach Bo Bowman.

(Seguin) — In front of family, friends, coaches and teammates, Seguin High School senior Kayden Holz signed on the dotted line to continue his academic and athletic career at Our Lady of the Lake University at a signing ceremony on Tuesday at the high school. Holz will take his...

Considering that the two schools are linked by 100 miles of Central Texas highway as well as the constant chatter between two bombastic fan bases, the Texas and Texas A&M softball teams haven’t met much since the Aggies left the Big 12 way back in 2012. But that will change this weekend, when 16th-seeded Texas A&M will travel to Austin for a best-of-three series against No. 1 Texas in the NCAA super regionals. The winner will qualify...

The Rattlers’ cohesiveness as a team was on display as they battled to victory with impeccable pitching and patiently waited for their opportunity to score. In the sweltering heat, the energy at Diz Reeves Diamond at SAISD Sports Complex was electric with emotions sky-high on both sides. Starting pitcher, Caleb Crider, was a beast on the mound for Reagan. With runners on first and second and 1 out in the bottom of the first, Crider struck out the next batter in 4 pitches then struck out the following batter for the third out, leaving runners stranded in scoring position. Crider was extremely effective, painting the corners of the strike zone and rarely giving anything down the middle to the historically, high-scoring lineup of the Unicorns. Crider persevered on the mound, pitching into outs when the Unicorns gained any sort of momentum, and striking out 6 with skillful ball placement. Crider went 5.2 innings, walking 4 and giving up 4 hits and 1 earned run. Cody Pictrowski came in for relief in the bottom of the 6th and demonstrated why he is a diamond in the rough. Pictrowski entered with bases loaded and 2 outs. With nerves in check, Pictrowski pitched into a fielder’s choice that was fielded by Jeter Battles at SS to Crider at third base. Battles came through with an incredible get, fielding a difficult ground ball and completing the throw while falling off toward left centerfield. Pictrowski started the bottom of the 7th pitching into a line out to Michael Yzaguirre in CF. With runners on first and second, the Rattlers allowed the bases to be loaded on an error, but Pictrowski exhibited grace under pressure when some pitchers would have unraveled. The next batter singled to LF, scoring 1 run, and bringing the score to 4-2. Pictrowski held his composure and struck out the next batter for out #2, bringing the Rattler fans to their feet. With 2 strikes swinging, the last batter popped up to Battles at SS for the final out. The Reagan bench erupted from the dugout, celebrating on the field and the fans jumped up and down yelling with joyful exuberance. Pictrowki earned the save, striking out 1, walking 1, and giving up 2 hits and 1 run (0 earned) in his 1.1 innings pitched.

SAN MARCOS — Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced today that Bradley Don Simpson, 28, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for indecency with a child in Hays County. Simpson was charged pursuant to an investigation that occurred in February 2020 following an outcry by the 8-year-old daughter of the family that had, in an act of kindness and charity, taken Simpson into their home, according to a Hays County news release. Simpson pled guilty on April 1, 2024, to three counts of indecency with a child. Simpson appeared for sentencing on May 23, 2024, when Judge Tanner Neidhardt sentenced him to 15 years each on two counts and 17 years on the third count, ordering the third count to run consecutively, for a total of 32 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the release continued. The case was prosecuted by Hays County Assistant District Attorney Abigail Whitaker, who stated that the outcome in this case has brought closure to the family and justice to Simpson.

May 20, 2024 Texas State softball players gather ahead of the game versus Penn State at the NCAA Regionals Tournament, Friday, May 17, 2024, at Davis Diamond. Mandalyn Lewallen Texas State sophomore outfielder Emilee Baker (1) prepares to bat during the game against Penn State at the NCAA Regionals Tournament, Friday, May 17, 2024, at Davis Diamond. Mandalyn Lewallen Texas State sophomore catcher Karmyn Bass (10) rushes to third base during the game against Penn State at the NCAA Regionals Tournament, Friday, May 17, 2024, at Davis Diamond. Mandalyn Lewallen Texas State graduate infielder Sara Vanderford (26) slides to home…

Texas State’s season came to an end last weekend as the Bobcats fell to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 5-3. The loss dropped the Bobcats into a tie with Georgia State for the 10th and final spot for the conference tournament with the top ten teams qualifying. Since Texas State and Georgia State did not play each other in the regular season, the tiebreaker came down to conference series results against a common opponent. Starting from first place and working down, the tiebreaker came down to both teams’ results against Southern Miss. Georgia State won their conference series against Southern Miss while...

Saturday’s game was the definition of a pitcher’s battle with Texas A&M (42-13) beating Texas State (46-14) in a 1-0 victory in a game that only produced a total of six hits. Aggies’ Emiley Kennedy and Bobcats’ Jessica Mullins went blow for blow with both pitching complete games. The game was full of defensive highlights and tense moments with inning after inning of three-up three-down. The only score in the came from a sacrifice fly hit by senior Trinity Cannon in the bottom of the first inning allowing Kennedy Powell to tag up and run home from third. Other than the bottom...

I received a text message from my friend, Darrell Rhodes, with a photo of a pickup with an orange Gatorade cooler in the bed of it. His text was, “My first thought was the truck is going to a 5K race.” I replied, “Darrell, you have been volunteering at too many 5K races over the years.” It made me think how many times my pickup was loaded down with a race clock, cones, direction signs, and four or five Gatorade coolers. It started me thinking of the difference between races we put on in the 1980’s versus today with more...

On Tuesday, May 21, Texas State senior outfielder Daylan Pena announced via social media he will enter the transfer portal after three seasons as a Bobcat. In three seasons as a Bobcat, Pena posted a respectable slash line of .262/.378/.450 (batting average/on-base/slugging percentage) with 25 home runs and 127 RBIs. In 2024, the 21-year-old hit .270/.373/.471 with seven home runs and 43 RBIs.