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How to Win a State Title, Ganado?
What makes the Ganado Indians such a strong candidate to win 2AD1 division in 2024? One answer looms large immediately: senior QB...

Andy Pate
Aug 1, 20242 min read


All ABOARD! The Train's About to Depart!
By Major Carpenter Hey there! I'm a buddy of Putt's, the main editor at Puttbeat. We have a bunch of things in common. I'm also a big fan...

Andy Pate
Jul 27, 20242 min read


For What Sport Should This Town Be Best Known?
When most sports-minded Texans hear someone speak of Refugio, they likely think of high school football, at which the town’s Bobcats have...

Andy Pate
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Top 5, The Best of the Least
As our readers know, here and elsewhere. we sports writers normally headline the best and the “almost’ best teams. But what about the...

Andy Pate
Jul 24, 20243 min read


Heaven on Earth?
In all fairness, compared to other societal arenas, our sports activities are the fairest and least discriminatory. Granted, some would...

Andy Pate
Jul 24, 20242 min read


Let's Make Equality the Goal in All Areas of Our Life Together
The best thing to happen for high school sports in my lifetime has been the 1954 SCOTUS decision in Brown vs. Board of Education that...

Andy Pate
Jul 24, 20241 min read


2024 2AD1 Previewed
Top 5 1. Ganado 2. Hawley 3. Mason 4. Refugio 5. Centerville With Timpson’s fabulous Terry Bussey now at...

Andy Pate
Jul 23, 20241 min read


Does Absolute Power Corrupt?
That depends, upon who has the power and what that person intends to do with it. But overall, absolute power, as Lord Acton said (1857),...

Andy Pate
Jul 15, 20241 min read


Help for the Violently Ill
Watching Thomas Crooks’ attempt to assassinate Trump, to b honest, I was grateful he was not an immigrant who had taken it upon himself...

Andy Pate
Jul 14, 20241 min read


Even-Headed Thinking, a Must
It is ever too easy to become frustrated, even angry, when immersed in a presidential campaign. Mean-spirited words are aimed at our...

Andy Pate
Jul 12, 20241 min read


That "Wow!" Comes from Goliad
The most inspiring news from recent happenings in Texas Track and Field does not come from a single performance. It comes from the...

Andy Pate
Jul 11, 20241 min read


Presidential Immunity May Be Impossible to Contain
Now that the President’s official acts have been judged to be immune from criminal prosecution, who's to say claiming the privilege will...

Andy Pate
Jul 10, 20241 min read


The Real Dangers in Our Party Loyalties
We need to tone down significantly our loyalties to a particular political party, namely, to either the Democratic or to the Republican...

Andy Pate
Jul 9, 20242 min read


Calming Down in Real Time
As Beryl dwindles up the Texas east coast, the people of the region return pretty much to life as it really is. At last, the storm is...

Andy Pate
Jul 8, 20241 min read


Say No! to Naysayers
People with strong opinions are usually listened to. But that doesn’t mean that what they say is accurate. In fact, quite often, they...

Andy Pate
Jul 7, 20241 min read


Democracy Thrives on Risk-Taking
Alright, let’s take a risk, and see whether our limb gets sawed off. Copano believes in Democracy and that it’s going to be okay. True...

Andy Pate
Jul 6, 20241 min read


For Youth and Their KIN
Meet Bruhat Soma (12) of Tampa, Florida, winner of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee ALSO, WELCOME HEZLY RIVERA, THE YOUNGEST (age...

Andy Pate
Jul 2, 20241 min read


Hollywood Success by a Little Guy from Refugio, Texas
Nolan Ryan and Joe Gallway excepted, Refugio, Texas is not well known for producing famous people. But the town has produced several...

Andy Pate
Jun 27, 20241 min read


I'm a Minister: And This Is What I Think About Same Sex Marriage
It’s far from over, not just the adoption of gay marriage but the question of how the humankind will incorporate equality for gays and...

Andy Pate
Jun 25, 20242 min read


Copano Press and Putt Beat Are One And The Same - OUR LOGO, LOOK FOR IT!
The Copanos, a Karankawa tribe, inhabited the area which now includes Refugio County, as well as parts of Victoria, Calhoun, Goliad, San...

Andy Pate
Jun 22, 20241 min read
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