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.

Another close game went against the San Marcos Rattlers Friday night, dropping them from the high school football playoff race. The Rattlers fell, 28-21, to Schertz Clemens at Bobcat Stadium.

Needing a win to stay in the District 27-4A playoff chase, the San Marcos Rattlers pounced on visiting Kerrville Tivy and held on for a 44-32 win Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. The victory broke a nine-game district losing streak for the Rattlers, for whom a postseason appearance is suddenly within view.

 

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In the spirit of recent rains that have soothed one of the worst local droughts in history, the San Marcos Rattlers claimed their first high school football win in a year Friday night, taking the measure of their mirror image in a 33-0 decision against Lampasas at Bobcat Stadium.

The opening high school football game at Bastrop Memorial Stadium Friday night ended with lightning in the area and numerous frustrations for people who then tried to leave the stadium parking lot. San Marcos coach Steve Van Nest said his kids showed they were ready to play in the 19 minutes of game action, but the game was cancelled and will not be made up.

In order to claim their first win Friday night, the San Marcos High School football team will have to overcome its own performance last week, the best Bastrop team in a generation and a new $6 million football stadium opening in Bastrop.

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.

The San Marcos High School (SMHS) Rattler Band brought home several honors from the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest on June 1, held at the University of Texas at Austin.