Archive - Mar 2013

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Birding with Jerry Hall: Millions of birds die in collisions with windows

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 4:40pm
By
Jerry Hall

Window collisions kill an estimated 975 million birds every year in North America. These birds perish after hitting high-rise office windows lit up at night and also by colliding with everyday house windows.

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Answers to Go: Easter Recipes

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 4:35pm
By
Susan Smith

Q.  My family has a tradition of experimenting with variations on deviled eggs after our Easter egg hunt. Could you help me find something with a spicy kick?

A.  We found a simple idea in Randy Clemens’ “The Sriracha Cookbook: 50 ‘Rooster’ Sauce’ Recipes That Pack a Punch.”

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Cattle Baron's Ball holds special meaning to chairman, community

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 4:33pm
By
Kaitlin Schmidt

Tammy Walden didn’t know what she was getting herself into when she raised her hand in front of the American Cancer Society representative. They were talking about the San Marcos Cattle Baron’s Ball.
“They wanted to know if anyone was interested in starting up the ball again,” Walden said. “I volunteered without understanding the whole concept. This event is huge.”

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Kaitlin Schmidt is the Features Editor at the San Marcos Daily Record.


Bobcat football airs it out in 2nd scrimmage

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 12:19pm
By
Tyler Mayforth — Daily Record Sports

Few players had more to prove Saturday morning in Texas State’s second spring scrimmage than soon-to-be senior quarterback Duke DeLancellotti.

Even before the Bobcats started spring camp, head coach Dennis Franchione lavished a mountain of praise on DeLancellotti for the field general’s offseason work ethic. Franchione made it seem as if DeLancellotti, who only saw action in two games last season, was the odds-on favorite to assert himself.


Bobcats beat Seattle for first series sweep

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 12:17pm
By
Randy Stevens — Sports Editor

Texas State is picking the right time of the season to start playing well after capping a three-game sweep over Seattle with Saturday’s 6-4 win at Bobcat Ballpark.

It was the Bobcats’ first series sweep of the season, but more importantly, the victory allowed Texas State to remain atop the Western Athletic Conference standings with a 5-1 mark.

Pretty impressive, considering the Bobcats entered conference play with an overall record of 7-14. So is the start of something good?


HS Track: SM athletes look strong at Buffalo Relays

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 12:13pm
By
Staff Reports

SCHERTZ — The San Marcos High School track and field team competed at the Schertz-Clemens Buffalo Relays Thursday with the varsity girls finishing third out of 14 teams and the boys placing seventh overall.

Sophomore Madison Miles led the way for the Lady Rattlers with 24 points, followed by junior Nikki Sanchez with 21.


SMHS girls basketball honored at recent banquet

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 12:10pm
By
Staff Reports

From Staff Reports

San Marcos girls basketball reflected upon its 2012-13 campaign at the team’s annual awards banquet held last week at Embassy Suites.

Even though the Lady Rattlers fell short of the playoffs for a second consecutive season, many fond memories were shared.

Earning big awards were senior Michelle Moody, sophomore Bailey Hill and sophomore Madison Miles. Despite being injured for most of the season, Moody earned Most Valuable Player. Hill was named Offensive MVP, while Madison Miles brought home Defensive MVP.


HS Tennis: SMHS girls doubles team advances to regionals

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 12:07pm
By
Staff Reports

Hard work pays off.

San Marcos will send a girls’ doubles team to the Region IV, Class 5A Tennis Tournament after Sarah Ybarra and Ali Herington placed second at the district meet. Ybarra and Herington took two girls from New Braunfels to the limit before falling 7-5, 6-4.

“I’m extremely proud of these two, as they worked hard all year,” San Marcos head coach Jack Hughes said. “Their reward is a trip to the regional tournament.”


Running with Moe: Ways to recover faster from running injuries

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 12:05pm
By
Dr. Maurice Johnson — Running and Fitness columnist

This past week I have had several individuals ask me about injuries, including myself.

As an old athletic trainer, I would fall back on the standard ‘RICE’ formula. This stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. This seemed to work for both sprains and strains to start letting the healing process begin.

I am not sure if all of these injuries have been the result of the marathon season winding down, and all of those long runs are finally catching up. The muscles, tendons and joints are just plain tired and need a time to recover.


Porterfield won’t seek third term

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 12:00pm

Porterfield said she preferred to make her announcement now so that she could focus her energy on projects like the comprehensive master plan, the 2013-2014
city budget and the San Marcos Youth Master Plan.
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