The San Marcos High School baseball team notched a big win Wednesday, opening the District 17-4A season with a 3-2 win at Hays. The Rattlers will play Lockhart at home Friday night.

The San Marcos High School baseball team isn’t afraid of competition during their stretch of games leading to the District 17-4A season, and with pitchers like Blake Bagley and Ryan Schweers, head coach Bryan Webb likes his chances. The Rattlers are playing this weekend in the Brenham Tournament after finishing their own tournament last weekend with a big 4-3 win against New Braunfels.

The San Marcos High School football team, which finished the 2009 season with a 3-6 record, still placed 15 players on All-District 27-4A teams due to the individual skills of the players and the overall competitiveness of the ball club.

The Texas State baseball team has signed nine recruits during the early signing period, including San Marcos High School standout Blake Bagley, one of the top prospects in Central Texas.

The football teams at San Marcos High School and San Marcos Baptist Academy will try to close out their seasons with wins at home Friday night, while the Wimberley Texans would win their district with a victory at Fredericksburg.

The San Marcos Rattlers enter a new high school football season attempting to clear away all the distractions, including the most insidious one of all. Last year.