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Ismail Mahdi added to his All-American honors for 2023 as the all-purpose back was named a second team All-American by ESPN and Phil Steele.

Texas State added another win to their season total as the Bobcats defeated the LeTourneau Yellowjacks 110-69.

Texas State knocked off former conference rival Sam Houston State 7360 in the 178th meeting between the Texas State University System schools.

The Texas State Bobcats defeated the Denver Pioneers 72-46 to improve their overall record to 6-3.

The San Marcos Lady Rattlers are off to one of their best starts in years with a 13-4 record. They are coming off of handing San Antonio McCollum their first loss of the season, last Tuesday.

I have just returned from taking a break in activities and visited some family and friends in Northeast Texas. The house we own is across the street from a park. The area around the park is roughly a quarter mile in distance and is on a slight slope. That means one side is an easy downhill and the other side is a gradual uphill. The reason for mentioning this park is that in the spring the town has a Wildflower 5K Fun Run and Walk. Last year I wanted to take some photos of the race for my article when I came back to San Marcos. On the day of the race I found out it was a point to point course with the start and the finish 3.1miles apart. There was no way I could get a photo of the start and make it back to the finish line to catch the lead runners. I am not sure what I was thinking at that time as I had not entered a race for too many years, but I walked up to the registration table and entered the race. A bus ride up to the starting line was next. There were about 150 runners and walkers entered in the race. I was not in good running shape but thought I could walk 3.1 miles. I recalled races we have here in San Marcos and a number of walkers finish in about 50 minutes to over an hour. I set my goal to finish in under one hour. One of the organizers said that it is basically a downhill course with only a few gradual uphills. I got in the back of the pack and took off at the starting gun. I needed a good pace per mile to finish under my one hour time prediction. Feeling good along the way, I tried some slow jogging a few times. This was especially true when the downhill segments were in front of me. Needless to say I did finish under an hour by several minutes and being in an upper age group – I think I was the oldest runner in the bunch – I was awarded a second place in the over 70 age group.

Texas State has added the UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros to their future football schedule as first reported by FBSchedules. com The Bobcats are scheduled to play the Vaqueros for both the 2027 and 2030 seasons.

Texas State continues to prepare for their first ever bowl game as the Bobcats will take on the Rice Owls in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.

One of the greatest moves the UIL had ever made was moving the Football State Championships to AT&T Stadium for a full weekend of state championship games.

San Marcos rolled to a 74-46 victory over Laredo LBJ off the back of a 19-6 first quarter that set the tone for the rest of the game. Rattlers’ fullcourt press and constant ball pressure disrupted the Wolves’ offense for 32 minutes, and the San Marcos’ offense capitalized off turnovers as well as executing their offensive sets.

Texas State found themselves back in the win column as the Bobcats defeated the Jarvis Christian Bulldogs, 107-58.

The University Interscholastic League officially unveiled both the enrollments and cutoff numbers for the upcoming 20242026 Realignment Cycle.