June 15, 2023 - Twelve recent graduates were selected to represent the Comal Independent School District in All-Star baseball games this month including the Austin Area All-Star Softball Game on June 7, the San Antonio Area All-Star Games on June 14, and the Texas All-Star Games on June 18 and 19.
On Wednesday, June 7, the 23rd Annual Austin Area All-Star Game took place in Dripping Springs and featured Canyon High School head softball coach Kevin Randle as a coach of the South team. Among the 50 players selected were three Comal ISD athletes including Haley Carmona from CHS, Sabrina Servantes from CHS and Abby Brand from Smithson Valley High School, who was unable to participate in the game. The South team won.
The next all-star event showcased the San Antonio area’s best baseball players in back-to-back games and Senior Celebration on Wednesday, June 14, at Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium in San Antonio. During the 4 p.m. game, the Freedom team took on the Liberty team.
Three members of the Davenport High School baseball team were selected for the Freedom team including Jacob Symon, Cody Rogers and Cody Mechler. The Freedom team won.
The second game was at 7 p.m. and featured the Stars vs. the Stripes with SVHS head coach Chad Koehl and CHS head coach Nickalus Kozole coaching the Stripes team. Athletes from Comal ISD selected included Bron Farr, Sam Ortiz, Marshall Duke and Isaac Yruretagoyena from CHS and David De Hoyos from SVHS. The Stars team won.
In addition to being selected as a coach of the all-star game, Kozole was named District 26 5A coach of the year.
The final all-star games are the Texas All-State All-Star games. The 2-4A game is scheduled for noon Saturday, June 18, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock with Griffen Williams from Canyon Lake High School representing Comal ISD. The 5-6A game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, June 19, with Yruretagoyena representing Comal ISD.
-Comal ISD is being well represented at all-star baseball and softball games this year. Pictured top row from left is Abby Brand, Haley Carmona and Sabrina Servantes; second row from left is David De Hoyos, Griffen Williams and Bron Farr; third row from left is Sam Ortiz, Isaac Yruretagoyena and Marshall Duke; and bottom row from left is Jacob Symon, Cody Rogers and Cody Mechler..
-Canyon High School Coach Nickalus Kozole.
-Canyon High School Coach Kevin Randle.
-Smithson Valley High School Coach Chad Koehl.
Canyon High School photos by David J. Campos.
Smithson Valley High School photos by Sam Roberts Photography.
Davenport High School photos by Joe Calomeni.