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Baseball at the Alamodome…IT REALLY HAPPENED…this is not an April Fools Day PRANK

Posted on 04/01/201311/04/2025 by Mark

This is not a cruel prank since it is April Fools Day…baseball at the Dome really happened. On Saturday March 31st, I dragged my wife and my parents to the Alamodome for a pre-season baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres.   Yes folks, a baseball game at the Dome…that is not…

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St. Anthony Basketball Wrap-Up

Posted on 03/22/201311/16/2025 by Mark

In January and February, I was “the unofficial BEAT writer” for the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets basketball team.    I got the invite from Kevin Smisek, the St. Anthony head coach. Well folks, I had an absolutely wonderful and amazing time watching the action, taking a bunch of photos, chattin’ with Coach Smisek, talking up a…

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2013 NCAA Bracket

Posted on 03/18/201311/04/2025 by Mark

I am a HUGE sports fan, but I try my best not to overwhelm my wife with sports this and sports that!!! So, with that being said, I will not be filling out a bracket for the 2013 NCAA Tournament.  Sorry to disappoint everyone, so just deal with it. Even when I did fill out…

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St. Anthony VS Brownsville St. Joseph

Posted on 02/17/201311/16/2025 by Mark

On Friday night, I was at the University of Incarnate Word for the TAPPS District 2-5A Tournament between the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets and the Brownsville St. Joseph Bloodhounds. Yes, folks, they are the Bloodhounds.   I double checked!!! This was my time seeing a Bloodhound as a mascot.  I have seen the Gobblers (Cuero), the…

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St. Anthony Vs  Austin St. Michael’s Crusaders

Posted on 02/09/201311/16/2025 by Mark

Last Wednesday, I was at the good ole confides of The Hive as the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets played the Austin St. Michael’s Crusaders.    At last week’s game at UIW against the Buttons from Central Catholic, I felt like crap!!  I am feeling much better today (I was diagnosed with Acute Bronchitis at Impact…

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2013 national signing day

Posted on 02/08/201311/04/2025 by Mark

On Wednesday, February 6th, several San Antonio High School football players signed a football scholarship to attend college and play football.  This marks a HUGE day for the Colleges and the Universities throughout the country as they get a fresh crop of talent.   Friends, family members, and coaches celebrate as the local media act like…

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St. Anthony VS Central Catholic

Posted on 02/02/201311/16/2025 by Mark

I know I missed a crazy game last Saturday when St. Anthony played at Austin St. Michaels.  Coach Smisek tweeted, “We were up 19 at half and lost the lead with 8.67 seconds left in the game.  Yellow Jacket Freshman Brandon Armstrong put back at the buzzer gave us a tough road District win.”  That…

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St. Anthony VS San Marcos Home School

Posted on 01/15/201311/16/2025 by Mark

Last Wednesday, I was at St. Anthony Catholic School for a High School basketball game between the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets and the San Marcos Home School Panthers.   Yes, I said a basketball game not a football game!  I wasn’t doing stats nor was I getting any money out of it!!I was there cause I…

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St Anthony Yellow Jackets 

Posted on 01/04/201311/16/2025 by Mark

I am a statistician for High School football games on television for CW35 (4 years) and radio for the Texas Sports Radio Network (16 years).  During the past 2 seasons, I wrote articles for each game I worked.  I promoted them on Facebook, Twitter, and also the San Antonio Express News (I commented on the…

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2012 High School football schedule

Posted on 12/25/201211/04/2025 by Mark

August 30, 2012 @ Heroes stadium…Warren Vs MacArthur…KMYS.tv/tnl August 31, 2012 @ Rutledge stadium…Lake Travis Vs Judson…TSRNsports.com  September 1, 2012 @ Comalander stadium…Wagner Vs Reagan…TSRNsports.com September 6, 2012 @ Farris stadium…Alamo Heights Vs Clark…KMYS.tv/tnl September 7, 2012 @ Lehnoff stadium…Judson Vs Steele…TSRNsports.com September 13, 2012 @ SAISD Sports complex…Pleasanton Vs Lanier…KMYS.tv/tnl September 14, 2012 @…

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2012 High School football season WRAP-UP

Posted on 12/23/201211/04/2025 by Mark

I truly enjoyed writing every single article and sharing my thoughts and pictures with you.  Thank you so much for the comments and also the Facebook comments and likes.  I really appreciate it.  Now, it is time to talk about 2012 High School football season.     I can’t believe the O’Connor Panthers and the Steele…

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Flipping a SWITCH – How I Manage 4 JOBS

Posted on 12/14/201211/04/2025 by Mark

Just like many Americans, I have more than one job…actually, I got 4 jobs!!  I have a full-time job and 3 part-time seasonal jobs.   The seasonal jobs start in the last weekend in August and lasts thru the week before Christmas and it is only on Thursday’s, Fridays, and Saturday’s.  I do get paid and…

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week 13

Posted on 12/02/201211/04/2025 by Mark

I have no clue who won the Week 13 games and won’t know until tomorrow.  My wife and I along with my parents went on a cruise last week and as you are reading this, we are on our way home.

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Week 12 – Cedar Park Vista Ridge Vs Brennan

Posted on 11/24/201211/04/2025 by Mark

Last night, I was at Bobcat stadium in San Marcos for the Brennan Bears and the Cedar Park Vista Ridge Rangers. It was an awesome game that came down to the last possession and Makai Green, the Brennan running back, converted a third down conversion by the nose of the football that allowed the Bears…

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Week 11 – One Stadium – Three Days – Four Games

Posted on 11/18/201211/04/2025 by Mark

I was at the Alamodome on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for Steele Vs Marshall, Smithson Valley Vs Reagan, Judson Vs Churchill, and O’Connor Vs Southwest.  In my last blog article, I mentioned 4 of these teams as my favorites and I definitely expected em all to win and advance to the next round. I couldn’t…

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High School Football – PLAYOFFS

Posted on 11/12/201211/04/2025 by Mark

Wow, we are finally done with the regular season and what an amazing season it was!!!  Now, comes 6 weeks of playoff madness and I can’t wait!!!  You can see all the playoff brackets here.  I am not going to do any playoff predictions, but I am gonna tell you who my favorite teams and…

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UTSA vs McNeese State

Posted on 11/11/201211/04/2025 by Mark

Yesterday, I was the Alamodome for my last UTSA football game as they hosted the McNeese State Cowboys.  I know they have one more home game on November 24th against Texas State, but I will be on a well deserved vacation.  I am also gonna miss some high school football games as well.   I…

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Week 10 – New Braunfels Unicorns Vs Judson Rockets

Posted on 11/10/201211/04/2025 by Mark

Last night, I was at Rutledge stadium for the New Braunfels Unicorns and the Judson Rockets. I have seen some really good quarterbacks this season…Baker Mayfield from Lake Travis, Luke Walters from Pleasanton, Gilbert Garcia from Holmes, Kalen Brackwell from Alamo Heights, Zach Galindo from O’Connor, Garrett Smith from Smithson Valley, and Quentin Dormady from…

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Week 9 – Stevens Falcons vs O’Connor Panthers

Posted on 11/04/201211/04/2025 by Mark

Last night, I was at Farris stadium for the Stevens Falcons and the O’Connor Panthers.  I had no clue that the leading rusher in San Antonio was Marquie Hinton from the Stevens Falcons.   I worked a Stevens game in Week 4 and I don’t remember him having a good game.  I have seen O’Connor 3…

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Week 9 – Judson Vs New Braunfels Canyon

Posted on 11/03/201211/04/2025 by Mark

So, last night, I was at New Braunfels Canyon stadium for the New Braunfels Canyon Cougars and the Judson Rockets.  Did you know the turf at Canyon stadium is red?  This was my first time seeing the red turf and it is actually pretty cool and really red!!! The last time I was at Canyon…

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