Overwhelmed because all of this past week, I have been taking care of Niko. I took the week off since Nina had surgery on the 9th; she is doing really good in her recovery. Throw in a sick child since Wednesday; it’s probably just a cold…coughing, runny nose, and sneezing. On Wednesday and Saturday, Niko…
Author: Mark
Firsts
It was a weekend of firsts. On Thursday, it was Halloween and it was also Niko’s first time trick-or-treating. It was our first time living in a real neighborhood with other people around us who also have children. Niko really enjoyed walking around, seeing other kids getting candy, knocking on doors, and looking in garages as…
Orientation and No Nap Niko
Last Tuesday, I was finally able to start my orientation at WGU and I was excited. I made myself a really comfortable spot on the sofa, had food, had water, my Acer Chromebook, and a plush laptop pillow. From where I was perched, I had a great view of lightening from a thunderstorm that eventually…
The Dad Is Getting An MBA
I have been contemplating getting a higher degree for a long time and just within the past few weeks, I have decided to make it a reality. At first, it was Sports Management, then Journalism, then Accounting, and finally an MBA. So, on November 1, I will start my MBA at Western Governors University. Right…
The Statman Doesn’t Speak
Usually around this time, I’d be super excited about the start of another high school football season! I’d be rummaging thru football schedules trying to plan 10 weeks! I’d be writing a lot about teams, players, and schedules! I’d be reading Dave Campbells Texas Football and the San Antonio Express High School Football Preview! I’d…
2017 High School Football Schedule
Week 2 9/7/2017 – Blanco Panthers at Holy Cross Knights – Wheatley Heights Sports Complex Week 3 9/15/2017 – St. Anthony Yellow Jackets at Cornerstone Warriors Week 4 9/22/2017 – Wimberly Texans at Canyon Lake Hawks Week 6 10/6/2017 – Austin St. Michaels Crusaders at San Antonio Christian Lions Week 7 10/13/2017 – MacArthur Brahmas at…
Week 14 – Cuero Vs Navarro
On Friday, I was at Heroes stadium for a 3rd round Division II playoff game between the Cuero Gobblers (11-0) and the Navarro Panthers (11-1). I chose this game because the match-up on paper looked really even an I have never seen either of these schools play football; and I have been involve with high…
Week 13 – Austin Vandegrift vs Steele Knights
On Friday, I was at New Braunfels Canyon high school for a 2nd round 6A Division II playoff game between the Austin Vandegrift Vipers (7-4, 4-2) and the Cibolo Steele Knights (7-4, 5-2). When I arrived at the stadium and as I rummaging thru my backpack to get everything out that I needed immediately; mainly…
Week 12 – Jay at Smithson Valley
On Friday, I was at Ranger stadium in Spring Branch, TX as the Smithson Valley Rangers (9-1, 6-1) hosted the Jay Mustangs (7-3, 3-2) in the 1st round of the 2017 Texas high school football playoffs. I chose this game because Smithson Valley is the closest school to my house; it’s 6 miles away. I pass…
Week 11 – KIPP Houston at St. Anthony
On Saturday, I was at Lang field as the St. Anthony hosted a TCAL playoff game against KIPP Houston. Yes, the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets football team are in the playoffs. Now, to be honest, I don’t know how the competition is in TCAL as compared to TAPP; but it looks easier to me. When…
District 27-6A Preview for Week 10 and 11
Here are the standings for District 27-6A going into Week 10: Judson Rockets (8-0, 5-0) Smithson Valley Rangers (7-1, 4-1) Clemens Buffaloes (7-1, 4-1) New Braunfels Unicorns (6-2, 3-2) Steele Knights (4-4, 3-2) New Braunfels Canyon (1-7, 1-4) Wagner Thunderbirds (3-5, 0-5) East Central Hornets (0-8, 0-5) Week 10 Key Games Smithson Valley at Judson…
Week 9 – Reagan at Johnson
On Friday, I was at Heroes stadium for a HUGE 26-6A match-up between the Johnson Jaguars (6-2, 4-0) and the Reagan Rattlers (6-1, 3-0). I know you can’t tell by the records, so I will tell you that these two teams are number 1 and 2 in the district; basically 1st place is on the…
Week 7 – MacArthur at Madison
“Hi, I am a writer and photographer for thestatmanspeaks.com,” I said to the lady at the media/press entrance. “Where do you want to go,” she answered? Without hesitation, I said, “not the press-box.” She said, “ok” and handed me an official NEISD media pass for sideline access. Now, I have that one, mine for www.thestatmanspeaks,…
Week 6 – Austin St. Michaels at San Antonio Christian
Before I write about the football game, I need to address the National Anthem; it will take you less than 2 minutes to read my rant. I will always stand, remove my hat if I am wearing one, and put my right hand over my heart. I really don’t care what you do. All I…
The Working Dad – Part 2
For the past few weeks, Niko has been waking up around 6:30am; probably because we are transitioning him to one nap and haven’t yet mastered the awake and sleep times. Hopefully soon we will get it perfect and he can go to bed later and get up later. This really early wake up time is…
Week 4 – Wimberly at Canyon Lake
Since I finally got my own personal “obligations” of Holy Cross and St. Anthony football games out of the way, I can now cover games that are either close to where I live in Canyon Lake or close to where I work at 281 and Stone Oak. That means, New Braunfels, New Braunfels Canyon, Boerne,…
Week 3 – St. Anthony at Cornerstone
On Thursday, I was at the new Cornerstone Christian campus as they hosted the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. I arrived a little bit early so I could explore and take picture with my new monopod; yes, I am officially a camera geek! I used it for the 2nd half of the game and to be…
Saturday Night and Day Fever
On Saturday, we took Niko out twice. The first was in the morning as instead of taking him for a walk in our neighborhood, we took him to the Canyon Lake Dam to walk and we also took him to the water and got his feet wet. The temperature was perfect and it was a…
Week 2 – Blanco Panthers at Holy Cross Knights
On Thursday, I was at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex as the Holy Cross Knights hosted the Blanco Panthers. So, this was my 1st time seeing the Blanco Panthers, a state 3A powerhouse football team in my nearly 20 years of being around high school football. As for Holy Cross, I have worked lots of…
Week 2
On Thursday, I am going to be at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex as the Holy Cross Knights host the Blanco Panthers. Just in case, I am not able to fill up my gas tank before that particular game, my 1st game will be on September 15th as the Cornerstone Warriors host the St. Anthony…