Sports

I had lunch with some friends this week. We had BBQ ribs, which is not necessarily considered a diet food. One of my resolutions for the New Year was to lose some weight. I had to consider that the ribs were protein that is needed to build muscle. While this is not true that eating meat will build muscle unless the weight lifting that must be included as part of the diet. Unless the person works out very hard and long with resistance training a meat diet without vigorous exercise will more than likely end up as a layer of fat on the body somewhere. The talk between the friends mentioned how as we have made our way to an older age it seems we are a few pounds heavier than we were decades ago. The stories we shared of the different ‘sure fire’ foods and practices for exercise have changed.

It was a moment no one thought would happen – much less come during the 2024 offseason.

Texas State track and field will open its 202324 indoor season this Friday at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in Houston, Texas.

The Lady Rattlers came up just short inside the Snake Pit Tuesday night.

The quest for district championships and playoff berths are in full swing in Hays County as the area schools look to bring home gold ball trophies to their respective schools.

Texas State will look to get back into Sun Belt title races this week as both the mens and womens teams travel together for a pair of double headers this week against Arkansas State on Thursday and Louisiana Monroe on Saturday.

Tonight

Texas State couldn’t overcome a late second half cold shooting streak as the Bobcats dropped their fourth straight game losing to the Marshall Thundering Herd 79-75.

San Marcos got off to a hot start as the Rattlers defeated the Laredo United South Panthers 62-52.

For the dedicated runner the weather does not prevent them from getting their run in. Most have the proper clothes to wear whether it is cold, rainy, or cold and rainy. For the rest of the running group an indoor alternate is often a welcome choice. While most will allow a good workout there is always a limit to the benefit of getting outdoors for a run. And the type of exercise unit you use has different benefits and disadvantages. Choosing the indoor method of exercise can be the first step in getting a workout. The standard fitness exercises without any machine include running in place and skipping rope. The only negative side of these two forms of exercise are with runners living in a second or third floor apartment and having complaints from the person living on the floor beneath you.

One of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of Texas State is coming back home to San Marcos.

Winter dove hunting is usually feast or famine. Places that you hunted in September that helped lots of birds may be mute. By December there is much less food available for the doves to feed. Most milo maize fields and corn fields have long been plowed under. But if you can find a field full of seeds, you may find doves in abundance.