Johnson just wrapped up a national championship with the University of Oklahoma baseball program and was selected with the 269th pick in the ninth round by the Royals. He was drafted last week and signed over the weekend.

Another Boerne High graduate, Rashawn Galloway, was drafted by the Houston Astros and was hoping to sign this week. Galloway graduated from Texas State University and was selected by the Astros in Round 16 with the 481st pick.

For more on Johnson and Galloway, be sure to check the Boerne Star.

NISCA recognizes the top 100 times around the country in each event during the 2025-26 school year and awards the title of All-American to the top 100 swimmers regardless of which state they are from.

The Champion girls are coming off a solid 2026 season and won the 5A state title, their second in a row. Three of their relays, the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle, consisting of Kate Canales, Cora Skoog, Karly Whitehead and Addison Graham, all qualified for All-American status.

Canales also made it individually in five events, the 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley, Skoog made it in the 100 freestyle and Whitehead qualified in the 100 backstroke.

Will Harrison was the only male swimmer from the Champion team to qualify as an All-American after he made it in the 50 freestyle.

For more, look in the Boerne Star.

Both Camden Johnson and Rashawn Galloway were picked last Sunday and will have the opportunity to play professional baseball. Johnson and Galloway played for Bill Merrell while with the Greyhounds.

This isn’t the first time that two BHS players have been selected in the same draft. In 2022, Douglas Hodo was taken in the sixth round by the Baltimore Orioles after three years at the University of Texas, while Cole Phillips was taken that same year by the Atlanta Braves in the second round as a senior right out of high school.

Hodo was an outfielder, and Phillips was a pitcher for the Greyhounds, and both also played for Merrell.

Johnson, a 2023 BHS grad, went to the Kansas City Royals in the ninth round with the 269th pick last weekend.

Later in the draft, Galloway, a 2022 BHS grad, was selected in Round 16 with the 481st pick by the Houston Astros.

Johnson just finished his junior season by winning a national championship with the University of Oklahoma and was the starting third baseman after transferring in from Wichita State where he played shortstop for two seasons.

Johnson has the option to return to play for the Sooners for his senior season if he can’t reach an agreement with the Royals. He would prefer to play either shortstop or second base and wouldn’t mind playing in centerfield.

Galloway just wrapped up a fouryear career at Texas State and played several positions for the Bobcats, including catcher, designated hitter and outfield. He was a catcher for the Greyhounds and a starting quarterback for the football team for three seasons.

Boerne High Alamo Heights Liberty Hill New Braunfels New Braunfels Long Creek S.A. Veterans Memorial Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch District 15-3A DII Blanco Poth Stockdale Comfort Nixon-Smiley Karnes City San Antonio YMLA TAPPS DIII – District 3 Bryan Brazos Christian Holy Cross New Braunfels Christian Geneva School of Boerne League City Bay Area Christian Houston St. Francis

Boerne advances to the Southwest Regional Tournament scheduled Aug. 6 – 11, in Waco.

The team from Boerne had to come up through the loser’s bracket at the Texas West tourney, but they were ready for the challenge in the fourteam, double elimination event.

Boerne opened with a 13-12 win over Oil Belt but dropped the next game to Lubbock Western, 9-7. That put Boerne in an elimination game against Oil Belt and they rolled to a 13-2 win.

Boerne advanced to the championship series, but they had to beat undefeated Lubbock Western twice – and they did, posting a 4-1 record at the event.

Boerne took the first game against the Lubbock team on Saturday morning, 6-4, and then closed it out with another tough win later that day, 3-0, to punch its ticket to the region round.

Because of the size of the state, Texas is split in half and has two champs, West and East. Boerne, the West champ, opens play at the Southwest Region tourney against Texas East (from Lamar) on Thursday, Aug. 6, at 10 a.m. The game is scheduled to be carried live on ESPN+.

Oklahoma has a bye and faces the winner of the Texas West vs Texas East game on Friday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m., also on ESPN+.

There are seven teams at the tourney and Oklahoma is the only team with a bye. Besides Oklahoma and the two Texas teams, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico and Mississippi are at the tourney. The winner of the event heads to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

This is the second time in the last three years that Boerne Little League has advanced to the Southwest Regional Tournament. In 2024, Boerne won that event and played in the Little League World Series where advanced to the championship game and finished second nationally and fourth internationally.

Boerne Little League All-Stars for 2026 are Anders Paulson, Boone Blalock, Carson Patrick, Case Greco, Chandler Schramek, Lawson Belden, Lyle Fischer, Kase Yarbrough, Kasen Martinez, Merritt Cude, Preston Baird and Walker Yost. Greg Yost is the manager, while Rusty Belden and Josh Cude serve as coaches.

The 2026 version of Campell’s magazine, called the Bible of Texas high school football, just came out and has both the Chargers and Greyhounds making it four rounds deep in the playoffs or to the regional finals in their respective classifications.

Comfort is predicted to be a playoff team, while Geneva School of Boerne will be fighting for a spot, according to the magazine.

Boerne Champion

The Chargers are predicted to finish second in District 13-5A DI behind two-time defending state champions Smithson Valley.

Austin Anderson and Seguin are picked to place third and fourth and earn playoff spots. Also in the district are Austin McCallum, Manor, Lockhart, Kyle Lehman and Bastrop Cedar Creek.

Champion is ranked No. 19 in its preseason 5A-DI poll and Smithson Valley is ranked No. 2, behind DeSoto, which dropped down to 5A from 6A, where they won three state titles in the last four years. DeSoto dropping to 5A is called a “seismic shift” by the magazine, which predicts they will win their fourth title in five seasons.

The magazine says Champion and Smithson Valley will meet in the Region IV-5A DI championship game, and the Rangers win to advance to the state semifinals.

Something fun that the magazine does (at least online) is list the top quarterback and running back duos in each classification. Champion QB Julian Navarrete and RB Caleb Farias are listed as the No. 4 ranked duo in 5A.

Here’s some of what the magazine said about them: “Boerne Champion reached the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 2019 last fall. With seven returning starters on each side of the ball, headlined by the elite QB/RB duo of Julian Navarrete and Caleb Farias, Coach Blane Ellis believes his squad could be even stronger in 2026.”

The magazine also notes that Navarrete will be a three-year starter and threw for 2,265 yards and 31 touchdowns last year, while Farias led the district last season with 1,087 rushing yards and averaged 7.5 yards per carry.

Boerne High

Boerne High is ranked No. 4 in the Campbell’s 5A-DII preseason state poll and the magazine also lists Greyhounds quarterback Grant Sweeney as the preseason allstate 5A quarterback and the District 13-5A DII preseason MVP.

The Greyhounds are predicted to win their district ahead of Alamo Heights, Liberty Hill and New Braunfels. Also in the district are New Braunfels Long Creek, SA Veterans Memorial and Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch.

Both Legacy Ranch and Long Creek are in their first year as varsity programs.

BHS has won three regional championships in four seasons and went 13-2 last year. They’ve played on Thanksgiving weekend six times in the last eight seasons, which is a milestone for a high school team. They are picked to go far again this year.

The magazine predicts that Boerne will make it past Thanksgiving weekend in 2026 and will eventually face district rival Alamo Heights in the Region IV-5A DII championship game. Campbell says the Greyhounds will beat the Mules (like they did last year in dramatic fashion) and advance to the state semifinals.

Sweeney, who has a nice picture in the magazine, returns for his senior season after totaling 5,371 yards from scrimmage after throwing for more than 4,000 yards and running for more than 1,000. According to Greyhounds head coach Brett Sawyer, Sweeney’s 5,371 yards ranked fourth in the nation last year in total yards from scrimmage.

Comfort High

The Bobcats are in District 5-3A DII and are picked to finish fourth behind Blanco, Poth and Stockdale, but ahead of Nixon-Smiley, Karnes City and San Antonio YMLA.

If Comfort finishes fourth, they will make the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons, but it won’t be easy in a district that contains state-ranked Blanco (No. 9) and Poth (No. 11).

However, playing good teams is nothing new for the Bobcats team, which played three top 10 teams in the state towards the end of last season. They tangled with Lexington (No. 10), Blanco (No. 9) and then Tidehaven (No. 1) in the last three weeks of their season. Their game against Tidehaven was in the first round of the playoffs.

The magazine notes: “Comfort’s size up front will help their running game, which (head coach Jay) Rieken lists as a strength. That’s good news for QB/DB (Omar) Rivera. He also had two interceptions on defense and is a reliable kicker.”

Geneva School of Boerne The Eagles enter the 2026 season with a new head coach in Adam Foren. Geneva is picked to place fourth in the district, but Foren says he believes they have a chance to compete for the district title.

“Geneva is positioned to challenge for the district title,” Foren told the magazine.

The Eagles return all-state quarterback Caleb Quitadamo, who passed for 3,600 yards and 36 TDs, to go with 437 rushing yards and 11 more touchdowns.

In TAPPS, only the top three teams advance to the playoffs, but the organization does allow wildcards to qualify as a fourth-place team.

“Based on wildcard points, a fourth-place team can make it,” Foren said. “So each game, in district and out of district, will matter.”

The Eagles went 10-3 last year and reached the state semifinals on Thanksgiving weekend under former coach Bob Rosenstiel.

Johnson, a 2023 BHS grad, went to the Kansas City Royals in the ninth round with the 269th pick, while Galloway, a 2022 BHS grad, was selected in Round 16 with the 481st pick by the Houston Astros.

Both Galloway and Johnson played for Bill Merrell while with the Greyhounds.

Galloway just wrapped up a fouryear career at Texas State, while Johnson just finished his junior season by winning a national championship with the University of Oklahoma.

This isn’t the first time that two BHS players have been selected in the same draft. In 2022, Douglas Hodo was taken in the sixth round by the Baltimore Orioles after three years at the University of Texas, while Cole Phillips was taken that same year by the Atlanta Braves in the second round.

For more on the story, see this weekend’s Boerne Star.

The magazine, known as the Bible of high school football, is out on the newsstands now and it has both Boerne ISD teams making the playoffs and advancing to their respective regional championship games in 5A D1 and D2.

Campbell’s magazine also predicts that Comfort will make the playoffs and that Geneva School of Boerne has a chance to advance to the postseason.

In this coming weekend’s issue of the Boerne Star, the Star will take an in-depth look at what the magazine has to say about all the county’s 11-man football teams.

Boerne advances to the Southwest Regional Tournament, set to begin Aug., 6, in Waco.

After dropping its second- round game at state, Boerne had to win the next one to avoid elimination. Boerne did and then had to beat Lubbock Western twice last Saturday and was up for the task.

Boerne won the first game against Lubbock 6-4 and then had to play them again for the title and closed it out with a 3-0 win.

This is the second time in the last three years that Boerne Little League has advanced to the Southwest Regional Tournament. In 2024, Boerne won that event and played in the Little League World Series where advanced to the championship game and finished second nationally and fourth internationally.

For more on state and about the upcoming regional tourney, check this weekend’s Boerne Star.

Boerne will play other state champions at regionals and the winner of that tournament, scheduled to begin Aug. 6 in Waco, advances to this year's Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

For more, see the Boerne Star.

Johnson, a 2023 BHS grad, went to the Kansas City Royals, in the ninth round with the 269th pick, while Galloway, a 2022 BHS grad, was selected in Round 16 with the 481st pick by the Houston Astros.

For more, see the Boerne Star.

This tournament had three flights based on the combined handicaps of the two players on each team. Two Gross and two Net winners were awarded per flight. At the conclusion of play, the Gross and Net winners from each flight went into a sudden death alternate-shot playoff or “shootout” to determine the ultimate winner of the tournament.

RESULTS:

Flight 1

1st Gross - Brian Gaines and Robert Churchman (-1) 2nd Gross - Ron Bowman and John Blake Fitzgerald (+3) 1st Net - Sean Villegas and Pedro Heredia (-6) 2nd Net - Joe Munsch and Kim James (-2)

Flight 2

1st Gross - David Mihaila and Mark Hartmann (E) 2nd Gross - Kenne Woods and Charlie Crews (+7) 1st Net - Christopher Guy and Raymond Whitehead (-6) 2nd Net - Travis Gonzalez and Ryan Huston (-3)

Flight 3

1st Gross - Tim McCord and David Cummings (+9) 2nd Gross - Keith Hembree and Tom Fuchs (+10) 1st Net - Greg Davis and Joel Glende (-5) 2nd Net - Frank Schilling and Mike Owens (-1)

Shootout Winners

Raymond Whitehead and Christopher Guy.

Closest to the pin winners:

No, 3 - Ron Bell No. 7 - Pedro Heredia No. 11 - Robert Churchman No. 17 - Ron Bowman

Lee has taught and coached at seven different schools in three states over the last 20 years. Most recently, she was the head volleyball, cheer and tennis coach at 5A Kempner High School in Sugar Land where she taught physical education and was the campus athletic coordinator.

It’s a homecoming of sorts for Lee, who graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science. She also holds a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Indiana University. She is expected to be on campus this coming week.

Junior Carlyle Harden and senior Reese Smith were named first-team all-district in District 4-DIII, while three freshmen – Lila Fleming, Carolyn Lutz and Gracyn Miller – were named to the second team and junior Sydney Schaefer landed on the honorable mention squad.

Harden and Smith were named DIII honorable mention all-state players, while Harden and Smith were recognized as Academic All-State.

Geneva closed out the year at 4-6 in district and went 6-7 overall under first-year coach Trey Smith. They were fourth in the district where the top three teams advanced to the postseason.

Despite missing the postseason, Smith said it was a solid year for his young team.

“Though we didn’t get into the playoffs, it was a great season,” he said. “We grew closer as a team and made huge improvements as the season went along.”

Smith added that he’s excited about the 2027 season.

“The future is bright for Geneva softball and I’m blessed to be a part of it,” he said. “Big things are coming as we will return everyone next year with the exception of our senior leader Reese Smith. She left an incredible mark on the program.”

The Ingram fields were destroyed by last year’s devastating Hill Country floods, but it has since been rebuilt with funds raised by Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball, along with the Missions.

The Missions also donated $1,750 to the Comfort, Ingram and Kerrville Little League organizations. “The clinic served as another way of showcasing the Missions’ continued commitment towards rebuilding the Hill Country by empowering the area’s youth through the game of baseball,” said Brian Yancelson, Missions Public Relations and Broadcasting Manager.

Prior to that, Boerne Little League only made it to the state tournament one time in the early 2000s.

Of course, the 2024 Boerne Little League team made history and advanced all the way to the World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and finished second nationally and fourth internationally.

This year’s group has looked good so far and has posted a combined 7-0 record through the first two rounds of the playoffs at District and Sectionals.

Boerne opened play at the state tourney on Thursday, and the championship game is being held Saturday morning. The winner at state advances to the Regional Tournament to compete for a spot at the Little League World Series.

Boerne Little League President Chris Carey said the players deserve a lot of credit but added that the community’s support also helped to make it possible.

“I want to be clear about something: this doesn’t happen by accident. Getting a team to a state tournament is the visible part. What you don’t see are the hundreds of volunteer hours behind it — the coaches who show up, the board members who run evaluations, build schedules and keep the league running smoothly, and the parents who are always there, standing behind their kids,” Carey said. “These players earned this on the field. But the field they earned it on was built by a whole lot of people who believe youth baseball and softball is worth doing right.”

Team members are Anders Paulson, Boone Blalock, Carson Patrick, Case Greco, Chandler Schramek, Lawson Belden, Lyle Fischer, Kase Yarbrough, Kasen Martinez, Merritt Cude, Preston Baird and Walker Yost. Greg Yost is the manager, while Rusty Belden and Josh Cude serve as coaches.

Johnson is listed as the No. 93 prospect on Sox Machine and is listed just outside the top 100 at 116 on the MLB Pipeline and is expected to go anywhere between the third and sixth rounds.

Day 1 of the draft is this Saturday, July 11, with rounds 1-4. The second day of the draft is Sunday and consists of rounds 5-20.

Johnson said it’ll mean a lot for him to get drafted.

“It’s something I’ve always dreamed of. It’s a good possibility and we’re planning for it to happen, but I’m not against going back to school,” he said. “Whatever happens, I’m going to thank God and ask Him for guidance. I’ll be there with my family and it’s going to be one of the more exciting weekends in my life and I’m looking forward to it.”

Johnson just wrapped up his junior season with the Sooners and has one year of eligibility left if he chooses not to sign with an MLB team. He said he doesn’t care who drafts him.

After graduating from Boerne High in 2023, Johnson played at Wichita State for two seasons before transferring to Oklahoma where he batted in the No. 2 hole and played third base for the Sooners. He made some great athletic plays at third base during OU’s run to the title and definitely improved his draft stock.

Johnson said he wants to move back to the shortstop position where he played in high school and at Wichita State or to the outfield to use his speed. He’d prefer not to stay at third base but was glad to win a title at that position. He added that it was a great experience to win a national championship.

“ Getting to live on Cloud 9 for a few days afterwards was pretty incredible,” he said. “It’s settled in and ‘national champion’ has a good ring to it.”

Johnson joked that one of the hardest parts of winning a College World Series title was surviving the dog pile moments after they clinched the title. He said a few guys got bruised up but fortunately no one was seriously injured during the celebration.

“It was ugly; you could quickly tell nobody wanted to be the first one to go down. Everybody was kind of fighting to stay up,” he said. “It ended up being me that kind of went down, I grabbed on to the catcher’s gear and brought him down with me and then I went down sideways. I was down there on the bottom, I think there’s a video out there and it sounds like there’s a mic right in my mouth and you can hear me going ‘help, help.’”

Perkkio just worked at the Comfort ISD softball camp and will coach the Deer team in the spring and will assist with volleyball in the fall. In the classroom, she’ll teach math.

Originally from Caldwell, Perkkio is a graduate of Howard Payne University where she played softball. Most recently she was at Early where she coached volleyball and track and was the Texas High School Coaches Association Assistant Track Coach of the Year.

She replaces Andrew Hershey.

Salas is ranked as the top prospect in the San Diego Padres organization according to MLB Pipeline, and he is the No. 34 prospect in all of baseball. This will be Salas’ second appearance in the Futures Game, as he played in 2024 as well.

The 20-year-old catcher has had a stellar 2026 season for the Missions. He’s hitting .277 with 10 doubles, seven home runs, 33 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. He had a stretch at the end of April into the beginning of May during which he homered five times in seven games.

Salas joined the Missions for nine games in 2023 when he was just 17 years old and played 10 games for San Antonio in 2025 before missing the rest of the season due to injury. The San Diego Padres signed Salas for $5.6 million in 2023 as a 16-year-old.

Salas, who was born in Kissimmee, Florida, also grew up spending a lot of time in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. His father, Jose, played in the Atlanta Braves organization, and Ethan currently has two brothers in the minor leagues. Andrew plays in the Miami Marlins organization while Jose plays in the Minnesota Twins system. Ethan and Jose recently faced off for the first time in their careers when the Missions battled the Wichita Wind Surge.

For the Missions, Salas marks their first participant in the Futures Game since 2024, when pitcher Robby Snelling made an appearance in Arlington alongside Salas.

Salas and the rest of the Missions are at home this week facing the Amarillo Sod Poodles as the July 4th holiday approaches. For more information and tickets, call 210-675-7275 or visit samissions. com.

In 2025, Texas recorded 178 reportable boating incidents that resulted in 50 fatalities and 77 serious injuries. Eighty-four percent of those who died in boating incidents were not wearing a life jacket. Texas Game Wardens also made 223 Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) arrests last year.

“Before you leave the dock, take a few minutes to make sure your life jackets are on board, your boat is properly equipped and you have designated a sober operator,” said Col. Ron VanderRoest, director of Law Enforcement for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Texas Game Wardens encourage boaters to keep the following in mind before launching:

•Wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket. Children younger than 13 are required to wear one while underway.

•Never operate a boat under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

•The operator must wear the lanyard or have the engine cut-off switch fob on their person when operating a boat equipped with one.

•Operate at a safe speed and maintain a proper lookout.

•Take a boater education course. It is required for anyone born on or after Sept. 1, 1993.

•Check the weather before heading out and be prepared for changing conditions.

•Leave a float plan with someone you trust.

•Don’t overload your boat. “Boating should be fun,” VanderRoest said. “A little planning and some common sense help keep it that way.”

Renting a Boat or Personal Watercraft

If you plan to rent a boat or personal watercraft, choose a licensed vessel livery (a business establishment engaged in renting or hiring out vessels for profit).

By law, vessel liveries must provide all required safety equipment, explain how to operate the vessel, review applicable boating laws and have the operator sign a form acknowledging they received this information. They are also required to carry liability insurance.

Before leaving the dock, renters should make sure the vessel has enough life jackets for everyone on board and that they understand basic operating rules, including those specific to personal watercraft.

Personal Watercraft Safety

Personal watercraft, including jet skis, are subject to special laws in Texas. Operators and passengers must always wear a life jacket, the operator must use the engine cut-off switch, and these vessels may not be operated between sunset and sunrise. Operators must also stay at least 50 feet from other vessels, people and the shore unless traveling at headway speed.

“Whether you’re launching your own boat or renting one for the day, take the time to understand the rules and make safety part of your plan,” said Vander-Roest. “If you take safety seriously from the start, you’re far less likely to need help later.”

For more information about boating laws, required equipment and boater education courses, visit the TPWD Boater Education Program at tpwd.texas.gov/ boatereducation.

About Texas Game Wardens

Texas Game Wardens, within the Law Enforcement Division of TPWD, are responsible for enforcing laws related to the conservation and management of natural resources and public safety through community- based law enforcement. Their mission is to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Additionally, they play a crucial role in search and rescue operations during natural disasters, exemplifying their commitment to protecting both the environment and the people of Texas.

If you witness a fishing, wildlife or boating violation in progress, please call 1-800-792-GAME (4263) immediately and report it to Operation Game Thief (OGT), Texas’ Wildlife Crime-Stoppers Program. You can also text your tip by sending the keyword TXOGT plus your tip to 847411 or through the Texas OGT App, available for iOS and Android devices. Dispatchers are available 24/7.