NOTE: This BLOG was previously published on mdlblog.com on December 14, 2012 and was also featured as a guest post on my mother-in-law’s blog, SJdriscoll.com. I am updating it to make it current. Just like many Americans, I have more than one job…actually, I got 3 jobs!! I have a full-time job and 2…
Author: Mark
How I got started as a RADIO statistician for High School Football
I was the Manager of the Clark high school basketball team from 1991-1995. I filmed all the varsity games and kept score and operated the scoreboard at the freshmen and junior varsity games. It was an amazing experience and the coaches were wonderful. I still keep in touch with both coaches; Danny Murphy is a…
How I got started as TV statistician for High School Football GAMES
I read a press release in 2009 in the San Antonio Express News that KMYS was going to be broadcasting Thursday night high school football games on television. I was excited and wanted to be a part of it. I didn’t know anybody at the station or know anyone who knew someone at the…
i was on a podcast
Dude, this particular BLOG was gonna be the one that gets me recognized everywhere. I was seriously going to write this like a Rolling Stone interview: As I walked into the West Side Chamber of Commerce, I was greeted by Gabe Farias. The presence of Gabe intimidated me. I don’t know if it was the…
the ruckus podcast
At the same time as I publish this particular BLOG, I will be recording a podcast called The Ruckus Sports and Talk with Gabe Farias and Shane Meling. Yeah, I can multi-task (actually, folks, my BLOGGING platform allows me to schedule BLOGS and by using a Social Media app called Hootsuite, I can schedule a…
this is why i write about high school football
My wife told me that it took me about 5 hours to write, edit, and publish my most recent High School Football BLOG post!!! I was like really? Gosh, I gotta streamline that to less than an hour when the season starts!! How the heck am I supposed to do that? This BLOG took about…
thsca all star football game
On Tuesday night, I was at The Alamodome for the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game. Yeah, football in July (indoors and with air conditioning) and was absolutely awesome. Plus, it was a great tune-up for me in preparation for my 6th season as a statistician for CW35 and 18th season as a…
judson rockets basketball
Tonight at 8:30 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX, the mighty Judson Rockets basketball team will play for the 5A state championship against Galena Park North Shore!!! WOW!! I was fortunate that I got the see Rockets play the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets in January at Converse. The Rockets held on for…
The Judson Rockets are SEEKING A NEW COACH!!!
Mark Smith, the head football coach at Judson High School, is leaving to become the head football coach at Madison High School. Mark spent 2 years at Judson…last year, the Rockets lost to Madison in the state quarterfinals. Coincidence or not? The Judson head coaching position will be the most coveted job in the country….
St. Anthony Basketball
To like a Tweet or to Retweet a Tweet or even to send a Tweet, that is the question I ask myself daily. Because whatever I choose, it reflects what I believe in and it is sent to my followers (although some may or may not care about it). I also don’t want to overwhelm my…
St. Anthony Yellow Jacket BASKETBALL Wrap-Up
OK, I gotta be honest folks, but I was having a major case of “WRITERS BLOCK” for this first paragraph. Man, I kept writing something and deleting it. Nothing was looking good for me. So, I apologize for this measly first paragraph, but don’t worry, it will get better…I promise (ooh, a Jack Bauer reference…
St. Anthony VS Central Catholic
On Wednesday I was at the Alamo Convocation Center gymnasium as the ST ANTHONY YELLOW JACKETS HOSTED THE CENTRAL CATHOLIC BUTTONS. Coming into the game, the Yellow Jackets were 19 and 10 and 3 and 2 in TAPPS District 2-5A and the Buttons were undefeated in TAPPS District 2-5A and had a 20 game winning…
busy high school football week
Man, it has been a BUSY week for High School Football games (and there aren’t even any games being played!!) and my Twitter feed. Monday was the 2014 UIL Realignment. My BLOG article I wrote was also posted on Lone Star Gridiron’s website. Yes, I am a published writer!!! National Signing Day was…
uil realignment 2014
Every 2 years, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), does a realignment of all the public high schools in the state of Texas. It is based on the enrollment numbers for each high school. In the past, we have had classifications of 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, and Six Man. This year, every classification is moving…
St. Anthony Yellow Jackets VS Antonian Apaches
I was at Antonian High School for a TAPPS District 2-5A game between the Antonian Apaches and YOUR St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. The Head Coach at Antonian is Charlie Boggess. Coach Smisek, the St. Anthony Head Coach, was an assistant under Charlie Boggess when Boggess was the Head Coach at Alamo Heights. Boggess was with Alamo…
st anthony vs antonian
Last night, I was at Antonian High School as your ST. ANTHONY YELLOW JACKETS hosted the Antonian Apaches. The final score of the game was St. Anthony 48 and Antonian 49. Yep, an absolute nail biter with a buzzer beater by the Apaches. I will be at the following St. Anthony games: Wednesday, January 29th @ Central…
st anthony vs judson
Hey St. Anthony fans please let your friends and family members know about me and my blog. Mdlblog.com is on Facebook and Twitter and I got photo albums for all the games I have attended. The Judson/St. Anthony photo album can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.571233019636537.1073741833.549116061848233&&uploaded=162 On Wednesday, I was at Judson High School for a High…
Week 18 – San Antonio Sports All Star Football game
On Saturday, I was at the Alamodome for the SAN ANTONIO SPORTS ALL STAR FOOTBALL GAME (I will abbreviate this as SASASFG). I actually arrived early so I could watch the US ARMY ALL AMERICAN BOWL (I will abbreviate this as USAAAB) as a fan. I have been looking forward to both games…
St. Anthony VS San Marcos Home School
On Wednesday, I was at the good ole bee hive of St. Anthony as the Yellow Jackets hosted the San Marcos Home School Panthers. Yes, folks, the San Marcos Home School Panthers…a home school with not only a basketball team, but also a mascot!!! When I arrived, I shook hands with Alejandro Calderon, Javier Saenz, and head…
St. Anthony VS St. Mary’s Hall
So, folks, now that High School football is over, St. Anthony now has my “absolutely undivided attention.” Well, let me rephrase that as almost over!!! I will be working the San Antonio High All Star football game at the Alamodome on January 4th and it will be televised on CW35 and prior to that game is the…