Sports

Game: Texas State @ Louisiana Oct. 7, Kickoff time TBD

At nearly 82 years of age, I find myself thinking about passing on the outdoor hunting and fishing skills to younger people more often. Of my six grandchildren, only my granddaughter, Demaris, really cares about outdoor sports. I have done lots of hunting and fishing trips with her and will go more often now that she has moved back to Texas.

Game: San Marcos @ Eagle Pass September 22 7 PM History: Eagle Pass leads the series 1-0 Last Meeting: Eagle Pass overcame a 19-6 deficit at halftime to spoil San Marcos homecoming in a 39-31 defeat for the Rattlers Quickfacts: EaglePassisthefirstAmericansettlementto be established on the Rio Grande River. The town earned it’s name from the contour of the hills through which the Rio Grande flows and “bore a fancied resemblance to the outstretched wings of an eagle.” Being on the USMexico border, Eagle Pass shares a border with the city of Piedras Negras of Coahulia, Mexico.

Owen Goodnight is the longest tenured coach in San Marcos High School Football history having coached the Rattlers for 17 consecutive seasons from 1950-1966. Goodnight won 121 games at San Marcos along with winning five district championships.

Rattlers make trip out to border in showdown with Eagle Pass

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Rattlers 8 & Under All-Stars competing at World Series

Texas State right-handed pitcher Levi Wells was selected in the fourth round with the 118th overall pick by the Baltimore Orioles on Monday in the 2023 MLB Draft. He is the fourth highest drafted Bobcat in program history and the fifth to be taken in the top five rounds.

Rattlers look to bring home another championship

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Returning players leading Rattlers during offseason

Bobcats set to travel to Mississippi to face the SM Golden Eagles