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Texas State’s offense hasn’t been a model of consistency throughout the 2013 season.

Such was the case Friday night, when the Bobcats slipped past Louisiana Tech for a 1-0 win in the series opener.

But Texas State turned it around in big fashion Saturday, collecting 12 hits in a 9-5 win over the Bulldogs at Bobcat Ballpark.

The victory marked only the second time this year Texas State won the first two games of a three-game series, allowing the Bobcats (13-22) to stay in the thick of the Western Athletic Conference title race with a 7-4 conference record.

San Marcos is headed to the Class 5A postseason.

By virtue of the Lady Rattlers’ 15-2 run-rule home win Friday night over San Antonio-Wagner and Smithson Valley’s victory over Converse-Judson, Cathy Stoughton’s team clinched one of the four playoff spots from District 25-5A.

“Words can’t express how proud I am of my team,” Stoughton said. “We might be young, but we’ve grown a lot this year and are continuing to do so.”

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San Marcos CISD was presented the 2013 Bright Idea Award for the state of Texas for excellence in school communications.
Iris Campbell, public information officer, accepted the award on behalf of the District during the Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) annual conference in Corpus Christi.
It was one of three statewide recognitions presented at the state conference: Debbie Ratcliffe of the Texas Education Agency received the 2013 Professional Achievement Award, and the Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief and CEO Evan Smith received the 2013 Media Award.

At the moment the photograph was taken, Jaimy looked right at me and gave me the “look” I can only guess many elected officials sought to avoid.

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On May 11, voters in the San Marcos CISD will decide the fate of nearly $77 million in bonds for school improvements and repairs.

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