The Mason Punchers brought home their second state title in eight years on Thursday, defeating the New Deal Lions 44-6, leaving no doubt that the 2018 season was theirs for the taking, ending the season 15-0.
Some estimates placed the number of fans at the stadium just under 8,000, and many more watching on television.
Agricultural leaders from Mason County Farm Bureau attended the 85th Texas Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Dec. 1-3 in Corpus Christi.
Will and Rita Frey and Brandon and Morgan Willis joined more than 850 voting delegates from County Farm Bureaus across the state to discuss the latest agricultural issues, including eminent domain, food labeling, feral hog control and better transportation needs for agricultural commodities; the recognition of top county Farm Bureaus, their leaders and individual ...
This time of year is always one of the busiest, and there has been no doubt about that for the past week!! An opportunity to see the Punchers play in AT&T Stadium again for a State Championship, many gatherings of family and friends, and of course the highlight of the season with Christmas and all of the joy of that blessed day.
Members and guests of the American Legion Fort Mason Post 285 & Auxiliary recently enjoyed their Christmas festivities at Nacho’s Restaurant.
Amidst the good food, gift giving and fellowship, the drawing was held for this year’s rifle raffle. Garrett Lindsay, son of Clay & Mindy Lindsay, with the help of Tommy Koepke, drew the winning ticket.
Over the last year, many residents of Mason, as well as some residents of the surrounding communities, have observed the progress of the new construction of our 45 apartment homes occurring on the east side of town. We are pleased to announce that construction is now complete and we are accepting applications for new residents!
The Family and Community Services class of Mason High School organized “Punchers Support Our Troops”, a drive to raise supplies for troops deployed abroad. The drive was spearheaded by Senior Pablo Lopez and successful in great part due to freshman Nicholas Rodriguez who took our plight to social media. In true Mason fashion, the community rallied around the drive and along with the faculty and students helped us raise over 300 items.
Friday, November 23rd the Mason High School Class of 1998 gathered at Lea Lou to celebrate their 20 year class reunion. Pictured L to R back row, Albert Herrington, Haden Keyser, Ben Lehmberg, Walt Reichenau, Chase Smith, Derrick Schulze, Rode Moore. Front row, Emily Roach (Francis), Leslie Becker (Stockbridge), Kathy Loeffler (Bearden), Marcy Young (Lehmberg), and Ginny Barlow (Grote).
Lion president Marty Bentson opened the December 11 meeting of the Mason Lions Club for the Christmas party at the Eckert Center.
The Mason Community Choir serenaded the party and lunch with a variety of Christmas songs.
The role of the Lions Club is one of Service, and one way the Lions Club serves the community is through financial support of various non-profit groups that serve the community.
To that end Lion Jim Heidelberg presented checks totaling $7,000 from the Lions Club to the ...
Congratulations to the Punchers on another win on the football field, and of course many in Mason will not even get this paper until after a trip to the metroplex and a State Championship Game. We all wish the best of luck to everyone involved in this great team from the coaches, to the players, to trainers and cheerleaders, to band and the very faithful supporters and parents!
The Mason Punchers know that, throughout the season, they're going to meet up with opponents with whom they have a long and complicated history. None of those histories are as complicated as with the Refugio Bobcats. One year ago, the Bobcats defeated the Punchers in the Alamodome, ending Mason's quest for another state title.
