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Hill Country Christian captures first district championship since 2015

It was a rough night for the San Marcos Rattlers Volleyball team as they fell in the final home game of the year against New Braunfels, 3-0 (25-21, 2516, 25-15).

In one of the biggest wins of the season, Texas State defeated the South Alabama Jaguars, 3-1 (2225, 25-14, 25-22, 25-20) to sweep the doubleheader series.

In one of the most exciting games of the year, Texas State scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to knockoff the Sun Belt East Division leading Old Dominion Monarchs, 2-1.

The Rattlers weren’t able to get things going in the second half Friday.

I was reading an article about keeping a person’s running and walking interesting and fun. One of the suggestions was to change to a different route than the usual routine. I recall one of my favorite runs was along the river walk. It was a mile away but the two miles along the river and trees was worth the extra mile. Another suggestion was to add some hills to the route. I was fortunate to live in a neighborhood that had several hills within a few blocks of my home. Some were long gentle hills and others were steep and short. Then I had different routes for distance. The shortest was three miles and the longest was 13 miles with a good number in between the two extremes. It was a choice I made depending on how I felt and how far the run was yesterday. The variety made it much easier to go on a daily run.

San Marcos continues to search for their first win of the season as the Rattlers end a three-game road to return back to Toyota Rattler Stadium in a critical district showdown with the Converse Judson Rockets.

With seven games underneath their belt, Texas State will finally catch a break as the Bobcats head into their bye week.

If there is one thing that I’ve heard about Texas State, it’s been this one phrase that is so often repeated– seemingly beyond parody.

Texas State Head Football coach GJ Kinne, who has guided the Bobcats to their best start in the program’s FBS history in his first year at the helm, has been named to the American Heart Association’s 2023 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List, the organization announced Tuesday.

THURSDAY

Following their bye week, San Marcos Academy was back on the gridiron as the Bears notched their third victory of the season over the Austin Royals JV team, 49-0.