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Texas Sports Monthly is the only Sports Magazine in the Central Texas area that covers local High School Football full time during the Football Season. Full Color magazine and a radio show , the team is busy with regular season and playoffs coverage of local High School Football. Our Team also hosts the Coaches Corner Thursday Nights at 8pm on 104.9 FM The Horn!

Russell Dowden

Publisher & Host | 512-897-7812

His background in publishing and radio has made him a talker and a hustler. From graphic design to voice work or advertising consulting, Dowden has over 28 years experience in his hometown Austin as a contributor to many forms of media like community radio, Sports Talk and Public Access TV. Dowden has published more than 200 monthly publications such as, Weird Magazine, Infowars Magazine, Rockstar Magazine Texas Sports Monthly & The Texas Hemp Reporter. If you are interested in advertising with us contact him at [email protected]

Pat Carrigan

Photography /Co-Host

Coach Pat has been a Texas High School Football coach for 35 years. Pat is also an amateur sports and wedding photographer since 2000. Specialties: Coaching Football and Track. He is USATF Master certified and has worked the state track meet for 26 years as well as the Texas Relays and the Olympic Trials. Coach Carrigan has shot photography for Texas Sports Monthly, Dave Campbell’s High School Football, and TexasHSFootball.com

Tucker Stephenson

Sports Writer

Tucker is a graduate of Texas Lutheran University in Seguin and has been covering high school sports in Central/South Texas since 2005. He’s written for the Seguin Gazette, San Marcos Daily Record, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, San Antonio Express-News and is the sports editor of the Herald-Zeitung in New Braunfels.

Daniel Jones

Sports Writer

Daniel has been contributing to TSM since 2018 and freelances with different publications. A native of Virginia and graduate from Roanoke College, Daniel majored in English and has written for BoomerMag and the Village News.

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