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Chess Champions Announced Fromubmitted By Comal ISDTournament #2SApproximately 260 students in kindergarten through 12th grade competed in Comal ISD’s secondchess tournament of the 2022-2023 school year on Nov. 12 at Davenport High School. Team and individual champions were named in four categories.This year marks the district’s 10th anniversary since launching its chess program in the 2013-2014 school year, and the competition is heating up with two tournaments remaining this school year.At DHS, the quest for the team title in the third-fifth grade category came down to the wire with players from Specht Elementary and Rebecca Creek Elementary facing off in a battle for first place. The RCES team, coached by Sheldon Vamper, came out on top.The team winner in the kindergarten- second grade category was Oak Creek Elementary coached by Sheila Pfeffer; middle school team winner was Spring Branch Middle coached by Chrissy Trevino; and the high school team winner was Smithson Valley High coached by Patrick Hubbard.Registration for the district’s next tournament, which is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4, at Canyon Lake High School, begins Jan. 4 for for local or feeder-pattern campuses including CLHS, Mountain Valley Middle School, Mountain Valley Elementary and Startzville Elementary. Registration for all students in the district begins Jan. 16. Register HERE.The final tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 15, at Smithson Valley High School. These tournaments are for Comal ISD students only and are capped at 300 students. On-site registration is not available, and parents are required to stay on-site for the duration of the event. Davenport High School, Nov. 12, Tournament ResultsMiddle School – Sixth-Eighth Grade• Team: Spring Branch Middle, coached by Chrissy Trevino. Students: Delilah Anderson, Jett Anderson, Thomas Chick, Schaeden Davis, Colt Loftin, Luke Maurer, Ashley Miller,Ryan Roberts and Jack Wagner.• Individual First Place – Asher Lippe, sixth- grade, Canyon Middle• Individual Second Place – Brayden McElroy, eighth-grade, Smithson Valley Middle• Individual Third Place – Jacob Ybarra, eighth-grade, Pieper Ranch MiddleHigh School – Ninth-12th Grade• Team: Smithson Valley High, coached by Patrick Hubbard. Students: Jacob Diaz, Nathaniel Lopez, Luke Schroeder, Devin Zook and Ethan Zook.• Individual First Place – Luke Schroeder, ninth-grade, SVHS• Individual Second Place – John Kelemen, 12th-grade, Canyon High• Individual Third Place – Matthias Meneses, ninth-grade, Pieper HighOverall Campus Participation• Elementary – Startzville Elementary• Middle – Spring Branch Middle• High School – Canyon Lake HighJake Wadle from Rebecca Creek Elementary took home the first-place trophy in the third- fifth grade category.Luke Schroeder from Smithson Valley High School took home the first-place trophy in the high school grade category.Liam Huang from Indian Springs Elementary took home the first-place trophy in the kindergarten-second grade category.The team from Smithson Valley High School took first place in the high school category at the second Comal ISD chess tournament of the school year on Nov. 12.The team from Spring Branch Middle School took first place in the middle school category at the second Comal ISD chess tournament of the school year on Nov. 12.The team from Rebecca Creek Elementary took first place in the third-fifth grade category at the second Comal ISD chess tournament of the school year on Nov. 12.PROFESSIONALHANDYMAN SERVICESQuality You Expect, Service You Deserve!• Interior / Exterior Painting & Door Staining• Kitchen & Bathroom Repairs • Drywall Repair• Minor Plumbing & Electrical • Fence & Deck Repair • Wood Rot Repair • Pressure Washing & Much MoreVETERAN OWNEDCall For Your FREE ESTIMATE Today!210-535-6125www.promenders.com12www.bsbhighlights.com February 2023