This past weekend was the 23rd annual Babes on the Bay Tournament. It is hosted and run by the CCA, Texas Aransas Bay Chapter, based in Rockport, and is always held on the weekend after Mother’s Day. Babes on the Bay was created in 2000 to help educate women about the sport of saltwater fish…
The Coastal Conservation Association Aransas Bay Chapter hosted its annual Babes on the Bay fishing tournament Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 at the Fulton Park Fairgrounds.
Graduating Rockport-Fulton High School Pirate football players, Logan McClelland, and Devan Phillips, played their final high school football game in the Coastal Bend Coaches Association Al-Amin Shrine All-Star football game Saturday, May 20 at Buc Stadium. Both teammates played for the East…
The 36th annual Go For Fish, Not Drugs fishing tournament, sponsored by the Texas Game Warden Association, is set for Saturday, June 3 at the Fulton Harbor Pavilion.
A tarpon is a large, predatory saltwater fish found in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. It has a long, sleek body with silvery scales, large eyes, and a distinctive dorsal fin. The mouth is large and filled with sharp teeth, and the lower jaw extends past the upper jaw. Tarpons can grow up t…
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team concluded its 2023 season after losing to the Robstown Cotton Pickers in a best-of-three area round series last weekend.
Five Rockport-Fulton High School Pirate tennis players were recently named to the Texas Tennis Coaches Association (TTCA) Academic All-State team.
Retired Game Warden and Judge Steve Kennedy, 74, decided it was time to get back out on the water. While he worked these local waters for over 19 years, he was looking forward to being a passenger on a comfortable boat and chunking some lures. Captain Reggie Hanna with One Eye Jack Guide Ser…
Rockport residents Alyssa Wilson and Addilyn Sisk finished top two in the MAC Vault Academy’s Junior High pole vaulting championship Saturday, May 6 in College Station.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team swept the Devine Warhorses in the bi-district round of the playoffs last weekend in Kenedy. The Pirates will face off in an area-round local matchup this week with the Robstown Cotton Pickers.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Lady Pirate soccer team had 15 players receive District 29-4A All-District honors following the 2022-23 season.
Weekly birding tours will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fridays in May (May 6, 13, 20, 27). To join, drive to the parking lot behind the “Rockport Beach” sign, just before entering Rockport Beach Park (210 Seabreeze Drive, Rockport).
The Punishers, a Rockport-Fulton Youth Soccer League (RFYSL) U-12 girls team, recently finished third in the 2023 South Texas Cup Championship last weekend. The championship was held at the Bill Witt Soccer Complex in Corpus Christi.
On April 21, 2023, a group of friends gathered in Rockport from Goliad and San Saba to continue an annual tradition for the 10th year in a row. This group of women (several are former co-workers) come to Rockport to laugh, dine-out, shop, and fish. Getting together to take a break from work,…
Aransas Pathways provides history, birding, kayaking, hiking and biking trails, and outdoor activities for tourists and residents.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Lady Pirate softball team lost to the Pearsall Lady Mavericks in two games in a best-of-three bi-district round playoff series. The Lady Pirates lost game one 8-7 and game two 17-6.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate and Lady Pirate track teams competed in the 4A Region IV meet Friday and Saturday, April 28 - 29, at Texas A&M University - Kingsville.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team lost its final regular season game to the Banquete Bulldogs 11-3 Saturday, April 29. The game was a postseason primer for both teams.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team jumped the Calhoun Sandcrabs for the second seed in the final game of district after defeating the Orange Grove Bulldogs 8-4 Tuesday, April 25 at home. Calhoun’s loss to the Beeville Trojans on the same night put the Pirates tied fo…
The Rockport Fishing Community and Club (they can be found on Facebook under the same name) held its “Dos Rojos Tournament” April 15. The stringer was the two heaviest slot sized redfish with side pots for heaviest flounder, most spots on a red, and heaviest hardhead catfish (everyone should…
The Rockport-Fulton High School Lady Pirate softball team lost to the Pearsall Lady Mavericks 8-7 in their first of a best-of-three series Thursday, April 27 in Beeville. Pearsall scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a steal at home plate. The series continued …
Despite being able to force an extra inning in the bottom of the seventh, the Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Lady Pirate softball teams short-lived comeback ended in a 6-5 loss to the Ingleside Lady Mustangs Friday, April 21 at home.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team defeated the Ingleside Mustangs with a walk-off double by Ryder Whitstine in the sixth-inning (run-rule) Saturday, April 22 at home.
The Rockport-Fulton High School Pirate baseball team lost to the Calhoun Sandcrabs 14-2 by fifth inning run-rule Tuesday, April 18 in Port Lavaca. The Pirates currently sit third place in District 30-4A standings with two district games remaining.
The Rockport-Fulton High School Lady Pirate softball team lost to the Calhoun Sandies 5-1 Tuesday, April 18 in Port Lavaca. The Lady Pirates currently sit third place in District 30-4A standings with one district game remaining.
“Shells sink, dreams float, life’s good on our boat.”
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team avenged an early district season loss with a 6-1 victory over the Beeville Trojans Friday, April 14 at home.
Five senior Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate tennis players were recently named to the 2023 Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State team.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Lady Pirate softball team finished strong with all of their runs coming in the final three innings in an 11-2 victory over the Beeville Lady Trojans Friday, April 14 at home.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate and Lady Pirate track teams competed in the District 30-4A meet Wednesday and Thursday, April 12-13, at Sandcrab Stadium in Port Lavaca.
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Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate football player Devan Phillips signed to continue his career as a student-athlete with Southwestern University (SU) Wednesday, April 12 at the RFHS Competition Gym.
Seven members of the Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate and Lady Pirate tennis team competed in the 4A Region IV tournament Tuesday and Wednesday, April 11-12, at the North East ISD Tennis Center in San Antonio.
With peak boating season around the corner, Texans recreating on the coast are likely to spot iconic coastal birds such as brown pelicans, roseate spoonbills, black skimmers and reddish egrets nesting in dense colonies, called rookeries. These rookeries provide breeding homes (and nurseries)…
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate soccer team recently had 11 players receive District 29-4A All-District nods following the 2022-23 season.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team struggled to get a hit versus the Sinton Pirates in a 12-0 loss Tuesday, April 4 at home. The game was called in the fifth inning.
Some friends recently traveled into town from the far reaches of Seguin and Laredo to spend some time fishing in Rockport. Having several days to spend in Rockport, they booked two trips with two different guides to get out on the water and chase after redfish and drum. The weather was a bit…
The Punishers, a Rockport-Fulton Youth Soccer League (RFYSL) U-12 girls team, recently qualified for the finals of the 2023 South Texas Cup Championship.
The Rockport-Fulton Middle School (RFMS) Pirate and Lady Pirate track team won three of four district titles up for grabs during the district track meet Thursday, March 30 at home.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team rallied back from a one-run deficit in the fifth inning to defeat the Orange Grove Bulldogs 6-2 Friday, March 31 at Whataburger Field.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Lady Pirate softball team went on an offensive tear versus the Orange Grove (OG) Lady Bulldogs in a 12-1 sixth inning run-rule victory Friday, March 31 in Orange Grove.
Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around Apri…
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate and Lady Pirate golf teams competed in the District 30-4A golf tournament Monday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 28 at the Club at Colony Creek Golf Course in Victoria.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate baseball team defeated the Ingleside Mustangs 7-3 Tuesday, March 28 in Ingleside.
Legends Saloon hosted its sixth and final race day of the spring season Saturday, March 25 with Roger Cardinal taking victories in both classes.
The Rockport-Fulton High School (RFHS) Pirate and Lady Pirate tennis team competed in the District 30-4A tournament Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30 at home.
