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Neither Mother Nature nor a 10-point halftime deficit could deny San Marcos Academy their first win of the season, as the Bears toppled San Antonio St. Mary’s Hall Barons, 41-32.

A historic offensive performance drives Texas State to victory in home opener

It was a successful weekend for the San Marcos Cross Country program as both varsity teams placed in the top five in the team standings at the Hays Invitational.

Texas State opened up the Jayhawk Invitational in thrilling fashion as the Bobcats defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats in a five set thriller: 3-2 (3028, 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 15-12).

San Marcos celebrates Homecoming

Several reports have stated that people in the United States are 77% overweight and obese with the larger percentage in the obese category. Trying to find a reason for this increase in weight is debated between the advances in technology that reduce the amount of work needed for a job versus food portions that are much larger now. Between eating more food and moving less it is inevitable that a person will gain weight. Secretaries in early days had what is called a ‘manual typewriter’ that required some effort to push the keys down. When ‘electric typewriters’ came into the job the secretaries gained 10 pounds. The difference in the pushing down the keys on the typewriter was enough to cause an increase in weight. The television commercial that had the woman looking at her hamburger and exclaiming, “Where’s the beef?” has food companies providing larger hamburgers. Why get a single patty burger when for a few cents more the person can get a double, or triple, meat patty? And now with computer technology the energy required to write a letter or a report is even less.

San Marcos fell 31-24 to Laredo Alexander in a back and forth affair that included five lead changes and multiple turnovers throughout the game. Alexander overcame the Rattlers, erasing a 13-point deficit in the second half.

Following a tough loss to rival UTSA, Texas State returns home this Saturday, as the Bobcats host the Jackson State Tigers in the home opener.

Rattlers host Bulldogs on Homecoming

In some ways, I’m still new to Texas State since moving to San Marcos in 2019.

In a state-ranked top 10 showdown between district rivals, the Wimberley Lady Texans fell to the Davenport Lady Wolves 3-0 (2225, 19-25, 23-25).

Coming off a tough loss against rival UTSA, the Bobcats were back on the field as Texas State prepared for their home opener against Jackson State.