Karnes Co. TX - NEWS - June 2007 This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kimm Antell Copyright. All rights reserved. http://files.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Copyright 2006 Victoria Advocate Online (http://victoriaadvocate.com) unless otherwise notated. ************************************************ June 01, 2007 Advocate needs info about valedictorians, salutatorians The names and photos of high school valedictorians and salutatorians in Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria and Wharton counties, as well as Schulenburg, Flatonia and La Grange in Fayette County, and Weimar, Columbus and Eagle Lake in Colorado County, will be published in June in the Victoria Advocate. School counselors or officials should submit the following information by June 8: Each student's full name, age and parents' names. Each student's top four academic achievements and final grade-point average. Each student's immediate plans, such as attending college and pursuing a degree (include type), joining the military, attending technical or trade school, etc. A wallet-sized photo of each student that clearly shows the student's face. No photos of students lying or sitting down, with their heads turned away from the camera or with an object such as a hand, flower, or teddy bear blocking the face will be accepted. Please clearly print the student's name and school's name on the back of the photo. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish to have your photos returned. Photos sent without an envelope will be kept on file in the Advocate library for future pickup. Information must be received by June 8 and will be published the following week. Information will be accepted from school officials only. Please include a daytime contact name and phone number, as well as any days you will not be in the office. Send information and photographs to Karla Woodward via e-mail to OurSchools@vicad.com (subject: valedictorian information for name of school) or mail to Woodward's attention in care of the Victoria Advocate, P.O. Box 1518, Victoria, Texas 77902. For more information, call Woodward at 361-580-6303 or 1-800-456- 6696, Ext. 6303. ************************************************ From mercurynews.com June 2, 2007 Chung: Few know story about the other internments EUROPEANS WERE HELD IN U.S. CAMPS IN W.W. II By L.A. Chung Mercury News Columnist Is the past simply past? What is memory once those who lived it pass on? Heidi Donald's octogenarian mother wept each time the San Jose woman was coaxed into telling her daughter about what happened during World War II. Their family, like 10,000 other Germans and German-Americans, were held in U.S. internment camps. Unlike the Japanese-American internment, few know about this. Donald has hoped a congressional commission could take testimony from internees and government officials to acknowledge the little-known wartime program - and learn from it. After watching their bill to create such a commission languish year after year, a dwindling number of German-Americans and other European- Americans who were interned during World War II may finally get a fighting chance at having the truth come out, before they all die off. "Do I hope? I swing, back and forth," said Donald, who was a toddler in 1942, when she arrived at the family internment camp in Crystal City, Texas. "Next week is going to be very interesting." The Wartime Treatment Studies Act, a bipartisan bill that cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee, was presented as an amendment to the massive - and controversial - immigration reform bill last week, in a strategic attempt to capture legislators' attention. In practice, amendments get tacked onto larger bills in Washington even when there is no relationship. Sometimes it's because they stand a better chance of getting through in a crowded legislative session that can only muster so much attention before the August recess. Advocates are hoping that if it fails to pass with the immigration bill that at least more members of Congress will understand the proposal for next time. Uncovering the truth The story of how 120,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans were put into 10 internment camps in America's interior during World War II has now been widely covered. Few know of separate Department of Justice programs that rounded up 31,280 "enemy aliens" and their American-born children - 11,000 Germans, 3,200 Italians, more than 10,000 Japanese, and scores of Hungarians, Bulgarians and others. One of the programs, which affected Donald's family, worked with Latin American countries to detain and hand over these foreign nationals, often merchants and their families, to the United States. The amendment would create two fact-finding commissions to take testimony. The first would review the government treatment of Germans, Italians and Europeans in the United States and those shipped from Latin America. They would explore the camps in Crystal City, Kenedy and Segoville, Texas, Missoula, Mont., and Bismarck, N.D. They would ask about whole families who were exchanged for prisoners, dumped in the middle of hostile countries as war raged in the skies. They would hear the impact of being rendered destitute, bank accounts frozen, financial holdings simply taken away. They would hear how some were held three years after the war was over in 1945. The second commission would review the treatment of Jewish refugees, such as those aboard the infamous S.S. St. Louis. Known as "the Voyage of the Damned" in 1939, the St. Louis went from Cuba to Florida and Canada unable to unload its 937 asylum-seeking passengers. Neither commission wants reparations. Advocates, however, want to document what happened, why actions were taken, and make findings in the hope that future challenges better balance national security with civil liberties. "Looking back, I can see why the government should have the ability to do this," said San Josean Brad Houser, whose grandfather was held in Fort Lincoln, Neb. He understands the need for national security. But what is the process and how long does it last? "Wrongs can be done," he said. "That's the part I'm struggling with. The idea of the study says let's find out what happened. How do we learn from this?" Facing erasure In April, a two-day conference in San Mateo brought together people whose families had been affected by the internment program which incarcerated "enemy aliens" by virtue of nationality, and often questionable evidence, such as hearsay and neighbors' mere suspicions. Houser, who described himself as a Republican, has mixed feelings about their bill being an amendment to an immigration reform proposal whose current form he does not support. But he understands the immigration bill will change with amendments. If it does not pass, Congress will be more familiar with their proposal for the next session. He wonders, however, how long will it take? "We don't have a lot of time - for the people who were there, who can testify. Many are in their 90s now." It was the recent death of Max Ebel that apparently galvanized Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., sponsor of the bill, to offer it as an amendment. Ebel, whose daughter Karen, has worked six years on the bill, was only 17 when he fled Germany after being assaulted for refusing to join the Hitler Youth. He was registered for the draft when he was arrested and interned in Nebraska. He died in May at age 87, a few days after his daughter returned from the San Mateo conference. "Losing Max Ebel does more than bring me sadness; it also makes me a bit angry," Feingold said when he introduced the amendment. "Americans must learn from these tragedies now, before there is no one left." Donald has pensively been thinking of Natasha Trethewey, who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry about black Civil War soldiers. She'd said she wrote "The Native Guard" because she did not want them forgotten, to counter "historical erasure." "I thought of that ... with the German-Americans who went through this being erased from history," Donald said. "We're not in the textbooks, we're not in the social studies classes. We're also going to be erased." It's time to act. You can tell your senator that this amendment should be accepted next week. The past cannot simply be past. ************************************************ From cnw.ca June 4, 2007 Uranium One Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Energy Metals Corporation South Texas Mining Venture -------------------------- The South Texas Mining Venture ("STMV") holds EMC's interests in the Hobson ISR processing facility and the La Palangana property located on the South Texas Uranium Belt. EMC owns 99% of STMV and 1% is held by Everest Exploration Inc. The La Palangana wellfield is being prepared as a projected satellite ISR deposit to the Hobson Plant. The Hobson plant is currently being refurbished to make use of modern processing technology, as well as doubling annual throughput capacity to approximately 1 million pounds U(3)O(8). The Hobson plant is located in Karnes County in southern Texas, approximately 80 kilometres southeast of San Antonio. The plant was constructed by Everest Exploration in 1978 and commenced commercial production of U(3)O(8) in 1979 at a rate of 250,000 pounds per year from the adjacent Moczygemba ISR deposit. As production from Moczygemba decreased, the Hobson facility was modified to enable it to accept feed in the form of loaded ion exchange resin from satellite deposits. Nameplate capacity was increased to 500,000 pounds U(3)O(8) in 1984, with peak production of 600,000 pounds of U(3)O(8) achieved in 1986. The Hobson facility was placed on care and maintenance from 1988 due to depressed uranium prices at that time. The La Palangana deposit is located approximately 160 kilometres south of the Hobson processing facility and consists of two leases covering a total of 2,500 hectares. An inferred resource of 1.9 million tons grading 0.15% U(3)O(8) containing 5.7 million pounds has been estimated at La Palangana with the potential to increase this resource base through additional drilling at the property (a technical report on the Palangana and Hobson Uranium In-Situ Leach Project located in Duval and Karnes Counties, Texas was prepared for Standard Uranium Inc, by Robert E. Blackstone, P.G. on November 10, 2005). A confirmatory drill program is underway with six drill rigs at the project. As of April 2, 2007 a total of 474 holes have been drilled since July 2006 totalling 188,619 feet. CCC Group Inc. of San Antonio has been awarded the construction contract for new and renovated facilities at Hobson. Mobilization and site specific safety training for their crews has commenced. All baseline water quality wells are now installed at La Palangana and water quality sampling of these wells is ongoing. ************************************************ From earthtimes.org June 5, 2007 Texas State Board of Education Elects Freshman Member From District 3 to Serve as an Officer SAN ANTONIO, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) elected freshman member Rick Agosto, District 3, to serve as an officer. San Antonio businessman and new member of the SBOE, Agosto was elected to an officer position by his fellow members and is one of the first freshmen from District 3 to hold office on the Board. Agosto, a local democrat, joined the SBOE during the November 2006 elections and was officially sworn in February 2007. He holds the District 3 State Board of Education seat, which stretches from southern Bexar County to the Texas border and includes Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Medina, and Wilson counties. Agosto, President and CEO of the institutional investing firm Aureus Partners, is currently seated on the board committee working principally with the School Finance/ Permanent School Fund. This fund acts as the second largest education endowment in the country and recently reached an important milestone as it topped the $25 billion mark and brought its current worth to $27 billion. "In July 2006, our board approved the revised Strategic Long Term Asset Allocation Policy for the Permanent School Fund, a $27 billion endowment. The basis for the approval is simple - we intend to diversify our portfolio across dissimilar markets, reducing the risk of the portfolio losing money while trying to increase overall return of the portfolio," said Agosto. Agosto will continue to uphold the ideals and goals set forth by the SBOE. By focusing on the SBOE's two primary concerns of establishing policy and providing leadership for the public school system, Agosto will work to ensure positive education initiatives for future Texans. "The Permanent School Fund is a perpetual endowment and is intergenerational. The money we provide for our children's education today should continue to grow and will be there for our children's children in the future," Agosto said. For more information, please visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe. ************************************************ From caller.com June 6, 2007 World War II vet recalls horrors of battle Joe Trevino, 81, helped liberate Nazi-torn Europe By Mike Baird Sixty-three years ago today, as Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, during World War II, Jose "Joe" Montalvo Treviño was aboard a troop train bound for Fort Meade, Md., before embarking for Europe. Also called Operation Overlord, the invasion of western Europe on June 6, 1944, with the simultaneous landing of U.S., British and Canadian forces on five beachheads, D-Day became the most celebrated Allied invasion of the war. Yet for Treviño, now 81, and many others, the worst battle followed the war. It was more than two years before the invasion that Treviño stood on second base, at age 16, during a baseball game in his hometown of Kenedy, while car radios blasted the field with news that Pearl Harbor, a place he'd never heard of, was just bombed. He didn't know then that he'd be one of about 3,000 troops in the Army's 89th Infantry Division, spilling onto Normandy sands where decaying bodies of German military men and civilians still remained, he said. "Our guys hadn't gained but just a few yards past the beach," said Treviño, a tire salesman and sales manager in Corpus Christi for 30 years. Despite steadfast Nazi resistance, by the end of August all of northern France was liberated, and the invading Allied forces reorganized for the drive into Germany. In the push through France, Treviño went ahead of his division as a scout, hand-motioning comrades forward, down for cover, or halting them with a spit of tracer fire at suspicious terrain. "It seemed every time I turned something there was a machine gun," Treviño said, his eyes blazing open. "But most of the time the Germans didn't want to shoot at one guy," he said, "they'd wait on the group behind. They were trying to do the same thing we were trying to do to them -- kill us." The fiercest fighting for Treviño's bunch came after more than 100 tanks lined up near the Rhine River, met Gen. George S. Patton and his troops, and they began zig-zagging across the river into the German city of Oberwesel. "Dad's not one of those blowhards who brags about their war times," said Steve Treviño, 44, one of Treviño's four children and a a middle school teacher and coach. "But he took knocks." Treviño made it across the river but was hit by shrapnel in Oberwesel while trying to liberate prisoners in a small prison camp. "Those German air bursts explode 50 feet in the air and shrapnel came down like rain," Treviño said. "It wasn't a wound to keep me out of combat," he said, stretching his left hand to a spot on his lower back. "It was later it got infected and slowed me down." Following the war, Treviño felt the aftermath as a result of exposure to tuberculosis infecting people he helped liberate. "All those people were sick, malnourished, and many had TB," Treviño said. "They would hug and kiss you -- you couldn't get them away from you, and it wasn't just the death camps, every little village had prisoners -- Polish, French and Russians. After a stint at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, then more than two years at a veterans hospital in Kerrville, trying to overcome lung damage that still provides him 60 percent disability income, Treviño married his small-town sweetheart, Ofelia De Leon Treviño, who died in 1999 after 51 years of marriage. "Wars never have a good outcome," Treviño said. "We just get into things we have no business in," he said. "People love us when they need us," he said, "but as soon as war is over, they don't take care of those suffering, and that's what I worry about for my nephew and daughter, now in Iraq." ************************************************ From mysa.com June 9, 2007 Porn case photos are painted as innocent A Connally Unit corrections officer is claiming he was wrongly arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, arguing the pictures he had developed were of his young daughters swimming in a pool, according to his attorney. Roy Franklin White, 28, of Kenedy, surrendered to officers in Beeville last week after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He has since been released on $10,000 bond. Employees at the Super Wal-Mart in Beeville alerted police of the photographs after the film was submitted to them for processing. Beeville is about 30 miles from White's home in Kenedy. Beeville Police Chief Joe Treviño declined to elaborate on the photos, but did say the "line was crossed" when they were taken. "They were of a child younger than 18 years old, and they were inappropriate," Treviño said. White's attorney, William Davidson of San Antonio, calls the situation a misunderstanding. "All these pictures were taken when the children were out playing in the pool," he said, adding the five children, ages 1 to 7, were naked only because of the hot day. Davidson said of the 30 or so photographs that were taken, only four could be construed as questionable. But, he said, those pictures were innocently taken, saying the family was joking around and didn't intend for them to be pornographic. He said none of the pictures show any sexual contact. "Of course, nobody is laughing now," he said. Davidson said Child Protective Services has interviewed the children and has not taken them into custody. White is on leave of absence from his job at the Connolly Unit, where he returned to work in May 2004 after working elsewhere for a brief period, said Jason Clark, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "His employment is under review at this time," Clark said, adding the Office of Inspector General is investigating. Treviño said another arrest could be made in connection with the photographs, declining further comment. White's attorney said detectives are questioning White's wife, but she hasn't been charged. Davidson denied accusations that White attempted to go "out of his way" to develop the pictures when he took them to Beeville, saying his client frequently shops at the Super Wal-Mart there. If convicted, White could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000. ************************************************ From mysa.com June 16, 2007 Track and field: All-Area girls teams 2007 personal best in parentheses) CLASS 5A Shot put —Terran Alexander, Holmes, senior: (43-21/2, No. 1 in area). ... Seventh in state, second in region, first in district. Discus —Taylor Rosser, Judson, sophomore: (131-101/2, No. 1 in area). ... Seventh in state, second in region, second in district Pole vault —Lisa Turner, Reagan, junior: (11-1, No. 1 in 5A in area). ... Fifth in state, second in region, first in district. ... All-Area last year. High jump —Amber Roberson, Wagner, junior: (5-6, tied for No. 1 in area in 5A). ... Third in state, first in region, first in district. ... All- Area last year. Long jump —Kia Wansley, Warren, junior: (18-10, No. 1 in area in 5A). ... E-N Area Field Athlete of the Year. ... Third in region, second in district. Triple jump —Kia Wansley, Warren, junior: (40-81/4, No. 1 in area). ... Second in state, first in region, first in district. 100-meter dash —Kelli Johnson, Judson, senior: (11.62, No. 1 in area). ... Seventh in state, first in region, first in district 200-meter dash —Mecha Santos, Taft, senior: (23.86, No. 1 in area). ... Sixth in state, first in region and won district in meet-record 23.96. 400-meter dash —Angelle Miranda, Madison, junior: (55.57, No. 1 in area). ... Fifth in state, first in region, first in district. 800-meter run —Julie Amthor, Smithson Valley, junior: (2:14.59, No. 1 in area). ... Sixth in state, first in region, second in district. ... All-Area last year. 1,600-meter run —Julie Amthor, Smithson Valley, junior: (5:09.96, No. 1 in area). ... Seventh in state, second in region, first in district. 3,200-meter run —Courtney Nelson, Reagan, junior: (11:45.87, No. 1 in area in 5A). ... Seventh in region, first in district. 100-meter hurdles —Megan Bibbs, Judson, senior: (13.86, No. 1 in area). ... First in region, first in district. 300-meter hurdles —Christina Holland, Judson, sophomore: (43.07, No. 1 in area). ... Fifth in state, first in region, first in district. ... All-Area last year. 400-meter relay —Judson (Alicia Rogers, sophomore; Megan Bibbs, senior; Ciara McLee, freshman; Kelli Johnson, senior): (46.58, No. 1 in area). ... Eighth in state, first in region and won district in meet-record 46.58. 800-meter relay —Judson (Alicia Rogers, sophomore; Kelli Johnson, senior; Ciara McLee, freshman; Megan Bibbs, senior): (1:38.62, No. 1 in area). ... Fifth in state, first in region and won district in meet-record 1:38.62. 1,600-meter relay —Reagan (Shavonne Armbrister, senior; Nichole Clark, senior; Stephaney Saari, freshman; Lauren Wilson, senior): (3:48.63, No. 1 in area). ... Eighth in state, first in region, second in district. SUB-5A & PRIVATE SCHOOLS Shot put —Jordan Baccus, Boerne, senior: (38-101/2). ... Eighth in state, second in region, first in district. Discus —Holli Myers, Universal City First Baptist, junior: (126-8, No. 1 in area in sub-5A). ... Set TAPPS Class A state record with winning 117- 8 throw. Pole vault —Ariana Ince, Gonzales, senior: (12-0, No. 1 in area). ... Won state, region and district. ... E-N Area Field Athlete of the Year last year and three-time All-Area. High jump —Aimee Jonas, La Vernia, senior: (5-7, No. 1 in area). ... Fourth in state, first in region, first in district. ... Two-time All-Area in 100-meter hurdles. Long jump —Jayla McArthur, Randolph, junior: (18-11, No. 1 in area). ... E-N Area Track Athlete of the Year. ... First in state, second in region, third in district. Triple jump —Lynn Lambert, Steele, junior: (36-71/2, No. 1 in area in sub-5A). ... Fifth in region, first in district. 100-meter dash —Margo Stoy, Uvalde, sophomore: (12.19, No. 1 in area in sub-5A). ... Sixth in region, first in district. 200-meter dash —Victoria Wiggins, Stacey, senior: (25.41). ... Won state, region and district. 400-meter dash —Jayla McArthur, Randolph, junior: (56.41, No. 1 in area in sub-5A). ... E-N Track Athlete of the Year . ... Won state, region and district. ... All-Area in 200 and 1,600 relay last year. 800-meter run —Allison Ramos, FEAST, senior: (2:19.64, No. 1 in area in sub-5A). 1,600-meter run —Alma Salinas, Luling, junior: (5:11.97, No. 1 in area in sub-5A). ... First in district. 3,200-meter run —Chelsea Ward-Waller, Alamo Heights, junior: (11:37.56, No. 1 in area). ... Fourth in region, first in district. 100-meter hurdles —Jasmine Kent, Randolph, sophomore: (14.57, No. 1 in area in sub- 5A). ... First in region, first in district. 300-meter hurdles —Katie Miller, Bandera, junior: (43.93, No. 1 in area in sub-5A). ... Second in state, first in region, first in district. ... All-Area last year. 400-meter relay —Randolph (Jayla McArthur, junior; Caitlin Carter, junior; Jenovia Morrison, senior; Leah Solomon, senior): (48.42, No. 1 in area in sub- 5A). ... First in state, second in region. 800-meter relay —La Vernia (Lisa Broll, senior; Aimee Jonas, senior; Stacy Stanush, sophomore; Mariah Brooks, sophomore): (1:43.49, No. 1 in area in sub- 5A). ... Seventh in state, first in region, first in district. 1,600-meter relay —La Vernia (Stacy Stanush, sophomore; Molly Kaweck, sophomore; Lisa Broll, senior; Aimee Jonas, senior; Micki Smith, junior): (3:55.11, No. 1 in area in sub-5A). ... Third in state, first in region, first in district. —Selection process: Teams were picked by Express-News Assistant Sports Editor/High Schools Burt Henry. Only schools in Greater San Antonio and 20 others outside that geographical area — Blanco, Center Point, Cotulla, Dilley, Falls City, Fredericksburg, Gonzales, Ingram, Karnes City, Kenedy, Kerrville Tivy, Knippa, Luling, McMullen County, Nixon-Smiley, Pearsall, Sabinal, San Marcos, Uvalde and Utopia — were eligible. ************************************************ From mysa.com June 18, 2007 Baseball: All-district teams Editor's note: A correction has been made in this file since it was first published. 25-5A MVP: Michael Dixon, Austin Westlake, sr. Newcomer of the Year: Stephen Koenig, Westlake, so. First team: Pitchers — *Jake Laudermilk, Austin, sr.; *Ethan Cole, Austin Bowie, sr.; Casey Zamora, Seguin, sr.; Travis Smith, Austin, sr.; Scott Lucado, Westlake, jr. Catchers — Cameron Sellstrom, Bowie, sr.; Chris Shinaberry, Austin, jr. First base — *Nathan Seitzman, Westlake, sr. Second base — Nick Saenz, Seguin, sr. Third base — Brandon Rivera, Austin Akins, jr. Shortstop — Jordan Etier, Westlake, jr. Outfielders — *Trey Ross, Bowie, sr.; Max Minor, Westlake, sr.; Noah Solomon, Anderson, sr.; Chris Collazo, Seguin, sr.; Davis Collins, Austin, jr. Designated hitter — Travis Sheffield, Anderson, sr. Utility — Josh Green, San Marcos, sr. Second team: Pitchers — Kevin Carter, Bowie, sr.; Gregg Frazier, Bastrop, sr.; Ryan Hanna, Austin, jr. Catcher — Randy Berg, Akins, jr. First base — Ryan Wade, Bowie, sr. Second base — Eric Sepulvada, San Marcos, sr. Third base — Travis Wilson, Anderson, sr. Shortstop — Justin Berry, Austin, sr. Outfielders — Travis Shepherd, Bastrop, sr.; Dillon Schuch, Bowie, sr.; Win Smith, Westlake, jr. 26-5A First team: Pitchers — *Michael Garza, MacArthur, jr.; *Ryan Morrow, Smithson Valley, sr.; *Grant Harrelson, Reagan, sr.; *Matt Roohan, Judson, sr. Catchers — Aaron Haley, Madison, sr.; Jose Mendoza, Judson, sr. First base — *Brandon Hans, Reagan, sr. Second base — *Weston Baros, Reagan, sr. Shortstop — *Ben Woodchick, Smithson Valley, jr. Third base — Taylor Graves, Reagan, sr. Outfielders — *Nick Fanuzzi, Churchill, sr.; *Jonathan Rosfeld, Smithson Valley, sr.; Brett Aguilar, Reagan, sr.; Thomas Reyes, Judson, sr. Designated hitters — Justin Alvarado, Judson, jr.; Casey Pyle, MacArthur, sr. Utility — Larry Reyes, Roosevelt, jr. Second team: Pitchers — Ryan Wagliarado, Smithson Valley, sr.; Nathan Olson, MacArthur, jr.; Adam Long, Judson, jr.; Monty Daniel, MacArthur, sr. Catcher — Nick Smelser, MacArthur, so. First base — T.J. Tejeda, Judson, jr. Second base — Tyler Mann, Judson, jr. Shortstop — Josh McElroy, Churchill, jr. Third base — Austin Inselmann, Churchill, jr. Outfielders — Dominic Hamilton, Smithson Valley, jr.; Devin Myler, Madison, jr.; Wes Perelli, MacArthur, sr.; Colton Rodriguez, Roosevelt, jr. Designated hitter — Danny Rodriguez, Wagner, so. Utility — Corey Dudley, Wagner, so. 27-5A MVP: Jeremy Narvaez, Corpus Christi Carroll. Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Mungia, Carroll. First team: Pitchers — Kirk Jewasko, East Central; Jeremy Flores, Victoria Memorial; Adrian Williams, Memorial; Luis Hinojosa, Carroll; Angel Celedon, Highlands. Catcher — Jonathan Carrillo, Southwest. First base — Alex Lozano, Carroll. Second base — Jonathan Leos, Memorial. Third base — Irving Camacho, Highlands; Chris Hernandez, Memorial. Shortstops — Kenny Jackson, Corpus Christi King; Daniel Sciantarelli, Corpus Christi Ray. Outfielders — Mark Hudson, Memorial; Robert Johnston, Memorial; Jonathan Brown, Ray; Matt Ortega, East Central. Utility — Thomas Ayala, Ray. Designated hitter — Mark McGraw, Southwest. Second team: Pitchers — Matt Gomez, Carroll; Aaron Soto, Southwest; Teddy Arrellano, King; Trey Perez, King; Jovan Gonzalez, Ray. Catchers — Zach Luevanos, Carroll; James Rodriguez, Ray. First base — Leonard Wong, Highlands. Second base — Travis Schuetze, King. Third base — Lauren Lyssy, East Central. Shortstops — Joshua Valenzuela, Memorial; Rudy Garcia, Carroll. Outfielders — Mark Blackmar, Carroll; Ryan Kassner, Carroll; E.J. Mungia, Highlands; Chris Navarro, Ray; Thomas Kocian, Memorial. 28-5A MVP: Jon Escamilla, Marshall, sr. First team: Pitchers — *Cameron Dullnig, Clark, sr.; Adrian Tarango, Warren, sr.; Roy Branch, Jay, jr.; Isaac Molina, Del Rio, sr. Infielders — *Ory Kalenkosky, Marshall, jr.; *E.J. Salazar, Clark, jr.; John Zule, Stevens, jr.; Nick Marquez, Holmes, sr.; Greg Herbst, O'Connor, sr.; Terry Salazar, O'Connor, jr.; Justin Vaneck, Clark, sr.; Jack Mayfield, Clark, so. Outfielders — *Tyler Migl, O'Connor, jr.; *Alfredo Melendez, Marshall, sr.; Matt Moreno, Stevens, jr.; Ryan Grant, Taft, jr.; Alex Pena, Marshall, sr.; Billy Casteneda, Holmes, jr. Catchers — *Ty Marron, Marshall, jr.; Taylor Saathoff, O'Connor, sr. Designated hitter — Josh Vanta, Marshall, jr. Utility — John Paez, Holmes, sr. Second team: Pitchers — Jose Zapata, O'Connor, sr.; Jonathan Perez, Stevens, jr. Infielders — Kevin Hennessy, Clark, jr.; Jason Eigel, Warren, sr.; Casey Towle, O'Connor, sr.; Brian Thedford, Stevens, jr. Outfielders — Cesar Echavarria, Del Rio, jr.; Roland Botello, Jay, fr.; Paul Moreno, Clark, sr.; Zach Allen, Holmes, jr. Catcher — Ruben Ruiz, Del Rio, sr. Designated hitter — Joseph Ybarra, Clark, so. Utility — Hector Flores, Jay, jr. 26-4A MVP: Michael Rocha, Hays, sr. Newcomer of the Year: Rey Rosales, New Braunfels, so. First team: Outfielders — Dallas Figol, New Braunfels Canyon, sr.; J.P. Ramirez, Canyon, jr.; Kurtis Kostan, New Braunfels, sr.; Drew Lowry, Clemens, sr. First base — Ryan Sinclair, Canyon, sr. Second base — Drew Hollimon, Canyon, sr. Third base — Judah Owens, New Braunfels, sr. Shortstop — Brooks Pinkard, Hays, sr. Utility — Stephen Gates, Clemens, sr. Catcher — Tyler Ogle, Canyon, jr. Pitchers — Trenton Irwin, Canyon, sr.; Michael Schulle, Lockhart, sr.; Paul Breyfogle, Hays, jr.; Chris Griffin, Canyon, sr. Designated hitter — Brent Thompson, Hays, sr. Second team: Outfielders — Ryan Perez, New Braunfels, jr.; Clayton Mott, New Braunfels, sr.; Andres Rivera, Clemens, sr.; Bryan Duncan, Clemens, sr. First base — Taylor Keith, Hays, sr. Second base — Cody Miller, New Braunfels, sr. Third base — Jacob Castillo, Lockhart, so.; Matt James, Canyon, jr. Shortstop — Calvin Hoffman, New Braunfels, sr. Utility — Billy Richard, Steele, jr.; Jon Gonzales, Hays, so. Catcher — Caleb Curtis, New Braunfels, sr. Pitchers — Kyle Richey, New Braunfels, sr.; Jay Bueche, New Braunfels, sr.; Thomas Kellner, Kyle Lehman, sr. 27-4A Newcomer of the Year: James Lampson, Kerrville Tivy, fr. First team: Pitchers — Brian Brademan, Boerne, jr.; Ben Itz, Fredericksburg, sr.; Michael Rice, Tivy, jr. Catcher — Frank Gomez, Kennedy, sr. First base — Roland Salazar, Kennedy, sr.; Mateo Gatica, Boerne, sr. Second base — Harrison Holley, Tivy, jr. Shortstops — Logan Vick, Tivy, so; Randol Tellkamp, Alamo Heights, sr. Third base — *Benjamin DeLuna, Kennedy, sr. Outfielders — *Taylor Tomlin, Boerne, sr.; Adam Bridgman, Alamo Heights, sr.; Shay Hisle, Alamo Heights, sr.; Logan Laratta, Fredericksburg, sr.; Scott McConal, Tivy, jr.; Kyle Prater, Tivy, jr. Utility — *Joe Klein, Fredericksburg, sr.; Matt Merrill, Boerne, sr. Designated hitters — Gabriel Salazar, Kennedy, fr.; Austin Harder, Boerne, jr. Second team: Pitchers — Steven Jackson, Boerne, sr.; Javier Maldonado, Kennedy, sr. Catchers — Mundo Sanchez, Alamo Heights, jr.; Eric Rode, Fredericksburg, sr.; Andy Kinnison, Tivy, fr. First base — Connor Cook, Alamo Heights, sr. Second base — Alex Mejia, Kennedy, fr. Shortstop — Trevor Bergin, Boerne, jr. Third base — Sam Lampe, Boerne, jr. Outfielders — Kyle Sulak, Boerne, jr.; Austin Simpson, Tivy, jr.; Preston Whitley, Alamo Heights, so.; Lee Cavazos, Kennedy, sr. Utility — Thomas Hopkins, Fredericksburg, sr.; Coleton Byrd, Boerne, sr. Designated hitter — Kevin Dugat, Tivy, jr. 28-4A First team: Pitchers — *Sammy Rivas, Fox Tech, sr.; Chris Sancho, Burbank, sr.; Fabian Martinez, Brackenridge, sr.; Lucio Cazares, Fox Tech, sr. Catchers — *Roger Chavez, Burbank, sr.; David Quiroga, Brackenridge, so. First base — Willie Rodriguez, Lanier, sr. Second base — Jonathan Banda, Burbank, sr. Shortstop — Esteban Raygoza, Burbank, jr.; Roger Bernal, Brackenridge, jr. Third base — Kristian Alonzo, Brackenridge, jr.; Utility infielder — Josh Gamez, Lanier, jr. Outfielders — Alejandro Salas, Brackenridge, so.; Carlos Lopez, Edison, jr.; Carlos Gonzalez, Fox Tech, sr.; Jeremiah Thatcher, Lanier, sr. Designated hitter — Jose Quintero, Fox Tech, sr. Utility player — Paul Garcia, Edison, jr. Second team: Pitchers — Ruben Cruz, Burbank, so.; Adam Hernandez, Lanier, jr.; Eddie Villarreal, Jefferson, so.; Anthony Mora, Brackenridge, sr. Catchers — Alfred Flores, Jefferson, sr.; Javier Pena, Fox Tech, sr. First base — Jimmy Alonso, Burbank, sr. Second base — Marty Tinajero, Brackenridge, jr.; Shortstops — Joseph Banda, Sam Houston, sr.; Benjamin Guerrero, Jefferson, so. Third base — Jimmy Cuellar, Burbank, fr. Utility infielder — Jose Guerrero, Fox Tech, sr. Outfielders — Levi Ruiz, Fox Tech, sr.; Abel Otero, Lanier, sr.; Eddie Lopez, Jefferson, sr.; Courtney McGarrity, Sam Houston, sr. Designated hitter — Ruben Espinoza, Burbank, sr. Utility player — Xavier Esquibel, Jefferson, sr. 29-4A MVP: Brooks Raley, Uvalde, sr. Offensive MVP: *Ignacio Celedon, South San, sr. Defensive MVP: Justin Santos, South San, sr. Newcomers of the Year: Lawton Langford, Uvalde, so.; Josh Solis, South San, so. First team: Pitchers — Billy Ray Cruz, Uvalde, sr.; Ernesto Arrellano, South San, sr.; Lance Volner, Floresville, sr. Catcher — Blake Baker, Uvalde, sr. First base — Michael Sanchez, McCollum, sr.; Javy Gallardo, Uvalde, jr. Second base — *Fidel Arrellano, South San, sr. Shortstop — Gilbert Contreras, McCollum, jr. Third base — Rick Villa, Harlandale, so. Outfielders — Justin Mariscal, Uvalde, so.; Joseph Lerma, South San, sr.; Matt Zidek, Floresville, jr. Utility — Eric Veliz, Harlandale, jr. Second team: Pitchers — Cody Thompson, Southside, jr.; Ryan Guerra, Floresville, sr. Catcher — EJ Rodriguez, Uvalde, sr. First base — Jacob Chapa, South San, so. Second base — Danny Alejandro, Uvalde, so. Shortstop — Rudy Carraman, Harlandale, jr. Third base — Kevin Hubbert, Floresville, jr. Outfielders — Clayton Kessler, Uvalde, sr.; Brandon Onofre, South San, so.; Johnny Villarreal, Floresville, sr. Utility — Eric Trevino, Floresville, sr. 25-3A MVP: Ethan Lutz, Bandera, jr. Newcomers of the Year: Trey Brook, Llano, so.; Brandon Jennings, Bandera, so. First team: Utility — Shane Pope, Llano, sr.; Pitchers — Michael Campbell, Bandera, jr.; Michael Houser, Wimberley, sr.; Jordan Leverett, Llano, sr. Outfielders — Cody Wright, Wimberley, sr.; Jeremy Faldyn, Wimberley, sr.; Josh Yokum, Llano, sr. Catcher — Todd Gold, Wimberley, sr. Designated hitter — Zac Bentz, Bandera, sr. First base — Lynn Thompson, Wimberley, sr. Second base — Drew McDorman, Wimberley, sr. Third base — Casey Swearingen, Ingram, so. Shortstop — Ricky Beaty, Wimberley, sr. Second team: Pitchers — Shane Olbnixon, Wimberley, jr; Logan Davis, Llano, so.; Jimmy Sarabia, Bandera, sr. Outfielders — Lance Dickey, Llano, jr.; Derek Holbrook, Ingram, sr.; Eric West, Bandera, sr. Catcher — Josh Mayfield, Bandera, sr. Designated hitter — Ty Thurman, Llano, jr. First base — Jonathan Hill, Llano, sr. Second base — Christian Cruz, Bandera, sr. Third base — Easton McRoberts, Wimberley, so. Shortstop — Derek Jennings, Bandera, sr. 26-3A MVP: Kolby Arnst, Marion, sr. Coach of the Year: Jason Fox, Marion. Newcomers of the Year: Cameron Miller, La Vernia, jr.; Kris Luensmann, Marion, sr. First team: Pitchers — Travis Miller, La Vernia, jr.; Brian Stoudt, La Vernia, jr.; Jordan Littlefield, Marion, so.; Brandon Pape, Marion, sr. Catcher — Jake Fielder, La Vernia, sr. Infielders — Austin Gomez, Marion, jr.; Kyle Brown, Marion, sr.; R.J. Martinez, West Campus, so.; Kenny Byrom, La Vernia, sr.; Juan Obregon, Luling, sr. Outfielders — Randall Ovalle, West Campus, so.; Travis Fielder, La Vernia, sr.; Ryan Harris, La Vernia, sr.; Carlos Gonzales, Luling, jr.; Cody Zipp, Marion, sr.; Ty Grimm, Marion, sr. Designated hitter — Brady Weaver, Luling, jr. Utility — Kyle Coleman, La Vernia, jr.; Garvin Mikesh, Luling, jr. Second team: Pitchers — Trey Bush, Luling, jr.; Carlos Colorado, West Campus, sr. Catcher — Trent Corkran, Marion, jr.; Infielders — Todd Gibson, Luling, jr.; Chris Jacobsen, Marion, sr.; Paul Martinez, West Campus, so.; Austin Gaylord, La Vernia, sr. Outfielders — Cameron Jackson, Luling, sr.; Dustin Doege, Marion, sr.; Jason Martinez, West Campus, sr. Designated hitter — Justin Lopez, Marion, sr. Utility — Keith Arche, Luling, sr. 27-3A Co-MVPs: Clayton Schultz, Pleasanton, sr.; Mason Rihn, Medina Valley, sr. Offensive MVP: Matt Fox, Pleasanton, jr. Defensive MVP: Zach Dodson, Medina Valley, so. Newcomer of the Year: Troy Stein, Medina Valley, fr. First team: Pitcher — Frank Benavides, Lytle, sr. Catcher — Johnny Garcia, Pleasanton, jr. Infielders — Robert Benavides, Pleasanton, jr.; Larry Martinez, Lytle, sr.; Gilbert Castillo, Somerset, jr.; PJ Terrazas, Somerset, sr.; Ben Carpenter, Poteet, sr.; Eric Sauceda, Poteet, sr. Outfielders — Paul Stein, Medina Valley, sr.; Clinton Bippert, Medina Valley, jr.; Michael Barrow, Pleasanton, fr. Utility — Adam Koehler, Lytle, sr. Designated hitter — Daniel Wagemann Medina Valley, sr. Second team: Pitchers — Rene Flores, Lytle, sr.; Ross Porter, Pleasanton, so. Catcher — BJ Foster, Lytle, sr. Infielders — Justin Witherspoon, Somerset, sr.; Anthony Huron, Poteet, jr.; Jaime Leal, Poteet, jr.; Isaac Tijerina, Medina Valley, so.; Cameron Payne, Medina Valley, so.; Neil Tschirhart, Medina Valley, so. Outfielders — Mark Medina, Pleasanton, sr.; Nathan Garcia, Somerset, sr.; Bobby Tumlinson, Lytle, sr. Utility — Fernando Sosa, Pleasanton, jr. 28-3A MVP: Rudy Aguero, Devine, sr. Newcomer of the Year: Derek Trevino, Hondo, jr. First team: Pitchers — *Michael Nicholson, Devine, sr.; *Elliot Hackebeil, Hondo, sr. Catcher — Josh Weber, Devine, sr. First base — E.J. Menchaca, Crystal City, sr. Second base — Travis Eichman, Devine, sr. Shortstop — Isidro Rios, Crystal City, sr. Third base — Gilbert Salazar, Crystal City, sr. Outfielders — *Josue Lomas, Crystal City, so.; *Christian Pompa, Devine, jr.; *Colton Stacy, Devine, jr.; *Andy Werner, Hondo, sr. Utility — Noah Ozgo, Hondo, jr. Designated hitter — Vince Martinez, Crystal City, sr. Second team: Pitchers — Ben Dossey, Devine, jr.; Adam Franco, Carrizo Springs, jr. Catcher — Cody Tondre, Hondo, jr. First base — Alex Pesqueda, Pearsall, sr. Second base — Chris Jenkins, Hondo, sr. Shortstop — Jose Mendez, Carrizo Springs, fr. Third base — Elias Esquibel, Carrizo Springs, fr. Outfielders — Nathan Mendez, Devine, sr.; Roy Ortiz, Carrizo Springs, sr.; Elliott Salinas, Carrizo Springs, jr.; Robert Lee Gomez, Crystal City, sr. 29-3A MVP: *Covey Morrow, Yoakum, jr. Newcomer of the Year: Tyler Arndt, Cuero, fr. Coach of the Year: Jace Wood, Yoakum. First team: Pitchers — Cody Martinez, Gonzales, so.; Jennings Booth, Cuero, so.; Mark Herrera, Cuero, jr. Catcher — Cullen Harper, Yoakum, sr. First base — Weston Pavlicek, Yoakum, sr. Second base — Landon Bozka, Gonzales, jr. Third base — *John Hardin, Yoakum, sr. Shortstop — * Randall Brewer, Yoakum, sr. Outfielders — *Kyle Noack, Cuero, sr.; Jacob Bird, Gonzales, jr.; Tim Decker, Gonzales, jr.; Shannon Kristek, Yoakum, sr. Utility/designated hitters — Aaron Escobar, Goliad, jr.; Troy Ruiz, Cuero, so. Second team: Pitchers — Tommy Moczygemba, Goliad, jr.; Marshall Lambrecht, Gonzales, so. Catcher — David Hunt, Palacios, jr. First base — Brady Boehl, Cuero, sr. Second base — Craig Wilson, Palacios, jr.; Aaron Baros, Yoakum, sr. Third base — Jake Rangnow, Cuero, so. Shortstop — Garrett Simper, Gonzales, jr. Outfielders — J.R. Love, Yoakum, so.; Sheldon Heinhold, Goliad, sr.; Russell Laws, Palacios, jr. Utility/designated hitter — Colton McGehee, Cuero, jr. 8-2A MVP: Ky McNett, Blanco, sr. Newcomer of the Year: Joe Wood, Junction, so. Coach of the Year: Bryan Wyatt, Blanco. First team: Pitchers — Jordan Carlos, Comfort, sr.; Brian Gonzales, Junction, sr.; Derek Van Winkle, Sonora, so. Catchers — Ryan Breeding, Blanco, sr.; Chris Werner, Comfort, sr. First base — Josh Bates, Comfort, sr. Second base — Austin Wilson, Blanco, sr. Third base — Sid Moreno, Comfort, jr. Shortstop — Jake Maenius, Mason, sr. Outfielders — Lito Trevino, Sonora, sr.; Thain Martin, Mason, sr.; Travis Chrisman, Comfort, jr.; Ross McCormick, Blanco, jr. Designated hitter — Michael Klepac, Blanco, sr. Utility — Justin Yonker, Mason, fr. Second team: Pitchers — Jacob Noah, Blanco, sr.; Victor Vaquera, Sonora, jr. Catchers — Holden Jacoby, Brady, sr.; Robin Stiles, Junction, jr. First base — Mark Mobley, Blanco, sr.; Bill Allen, Junction, jr. Second base — Evan Rousselot, Sonora, sr.; Clt Brandenberger, Junction, jr. Third base — Justin Shipman, Blanco, sr. Shortstop — Travis Saur, Comfort, jr. Outfielders — Mike Jetton, Junction, sr.; Kyle Konz, Junction, sr.; Tyler Creek, Sonora, fr. Utility — Cassidy Thomas, Junction, jr.; Charlie Ramon, Mason, jr. 29-2A MVP: Jacob Maldonado, Karnes City, sr. Newcomer of the Year: Justin Meyer, Navarro, jr. Coach of the Year: Roland Salinas, Karnes City. First team: Pitchers — Keith Poth, Poth, jr.; Derrick Jarzombek, Poth, sr.; Zach Moya, Navarro, sr.; Taylor Millington, Karnes City, sr.; Jesse Garcia, Yorktown, sr.; Patrick Salas, Kenedy, sr. Catcher — Caleb Campbell, Navarro, sr. First base — Ty Warnasch, Stockdale, jr. Second base — Clayton Hancock, Poth, sr. Shortstop — Mark Grieder, Randolph, sr. Third base — *Paden King, Navarro, sr. Outfielders — Eric Ware, Stockdale, sr.; Alonzo Garcia, Poth, sr.; Travis Roberson, Nixon-Smiley, jr.; Clayton Warren, Navarro, jr.; Michael Dziuk, Poth, jr. Utility — Cole Allison, Navarro, jr. Second team: Pitchers — Chase Lamza, Nixon-Smiley, sr.; Kevin Owen, Yorktown, jr.; Mikey Urabazzo, Stockdale, jr.; Nic Walters, Randolph, so.; Randall Gutierrez, Stockdale, fr. Catcher — Trey Parma, Yorktown, jr. First base — Wes Ply, Navarro, jr. Second base — Drew Holland, Karnes City, so. Shortstop — Kalvin Corpus, Yorktown, jr. Third base — Jeremy Hinojosa, Karnes City, sr. Outfielders — Matt Sherrier, Randolph, sr.; Jacob Mejia, Yorktown, sr.; Andreas Coronado, Karnes City, jr.; Michael Soto, Stockdale, jr.; Denny Shoffner, Stockdale, jr. Utility — Jordan Guerrero, Nixon-Smiley, sr. 30-2A MVP: Juan Rios, Cotulla, sr. Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Garcia, Jourdanton, so. First team: Utility — Chris Schuchart, Jourdanton, sr. Designated hitter — Ruben Loza, Natalia, so. Pitchers — Doug Raymond, Cole, sr.; Larry Montes, Jourdanton, sr.; Ryan Ramirez, Cotulla, sr.; Lonnie Garcia, Dilley, jr.; RJ Rodriguez, Natalia, so. First base — Austin Pesik, Jourdanton, jr.; Ricky Garcia, Cotulla, sr. Second base — Andrew Autry, Dilley, sr. Third base — George Vega, Jourdanton, sr. Shortstop — Stephen Sult, Cole, sr.; Jonathon Mendez, Natalia, sr. Catcher — Ryan Boyles, Cole, sr. Outfielders — Dillon Schuchart, Jourdanton, sr.; Patrick Newcomer, Cole, jr.; Luis Rodriguez, Dilley, jr.; Javier Lozano, Cotulla, so.; Joseph Balencia, Natalia, so. Second team: Pitchers — Clayton Henicke, Jourdanton, jr.; Covey Murray, Cotulla, sr.; Isaac Ramirez, Dilley, fr. First base — Felix Martinez, Dilley, sr. Second base — Zack Quintana, Cole, so. Third base — Nick Molina, Dilley, sr. Shortstop — Frank Torres, Cotulla, sr. Catchers — Jonathan Faseler, Jourdanton, sr.; Oscar Mendez, Natalia, so.; Arnold Ochoa, Dilley, fr. Outfielders — Roland Cruz, Jourdanton, jr.; Travier Evans, Natalia, so.; Mario Serna, Cotulla, jr.; Tommy Leads, Cole, jr. 28-A MVP: *Kyle Condel, Shiner, jr. Newcomer of the Year: Matthew Hibbs, Shiner, so. First team: Pitcher — *Wesley Gaertner, Fayetteville, sr.; *Dakota Pinney, Flatonia, fr.; *Josh Nance, Shiner, sr.; Ryan Nienstedt, Burton, sr. Catchers — *Hank Cejka, Fayetteville, sr.; Clint Kutac, Louise, sr. Infielders — *John Minarcik, Fayetteville, jr.; *Jared Krebs, Fayetteville, jr.; *D.J. Pustka, Shiner, jr.; Chris Migl, Flatonia, so.; Julian Longoria, Shiner, jr.; Jon Hodde, Burton so. Outfielders — *Wesley Braden, Louise, sr.; *Sean Masek, Flatonia, so.; *Ryan Lawrence, Shiner, jr.; Aaron Keilers, Fayetteville, jr.; Spencer Kunkel, Burton, so. Utility — Mark Casteel, Shiner, sr. Designated hitter — Ryan Bertsch, Fayetteville, jr. Second team: Pitchers — Brandon Williams, Flatonia, jr.; Matthew Labay, Louise, sr.; Keelan Bohuslav, Moulton, sr. Catchers — Hunter Pinney, Flatonia, jr.; Alan Richard, Burton, jr. Infielders — Cote Schacherl, Flatonia, jr.; Blake Krebs, Fayetteville, jr.; Brian Koudela, Louise, sr.; Kevin Patek, Shiner, sr.; Chris Rebecek, Moulton, jr.; John Makowsky, Burton, sr.; Darren Goldberg, Burton, jr. Outfielders — Bryce Mica, Flatonia, so.; Chris Hicks, Louise, so.; Drew Hagens, Shiner, jr.; Ryan Phillips, Burton, sr.; Jordan Weishuhn, Fayetteville, jr. Utility — Jared Tousek, Moulton, sr. Designated hitter — Dalton Handley, Shiner, so. 29-A MVP: Paden Lynch, D'Hanis, jr. Newcomer of the Year: Anthony Guerra, D'Hanis, fr. First team: Pitchers — Alex Berruquin, Medina, sr.; Treyler Caulfield, Johnson City, fr.; Josh Jacobs, Center Point, so.; Chris Alvarez, D'Hanis, fr. Catchers — Cameron Sasko, Johnson City, jr.; Trey Mumme, D'Hanis, jr. Infielders — Wyatt Ortiz, Medina, jr.; Wade Pistole, Johnson City, so.; Troy Kemp, Center Point, fr.; Lance Taylor, D'Hanis, jr.; Derek Bernal, D'Hanis, sr. Outfielders — Braxton Rutledge, Johnson City, so.; Torry Sledge, Stacey, sr.; Kevin VanDamme, D'Hanis, jr.; Jarrett Santos, D'Hanis, so. Utility — Colton Baker, Medina, fr.; Nathan Credit, Center Point, sr. Second team: Pitcher — Brandon Hedrick, Stacey, sr. Catcher — Preston Horjesi, Medina, so. Infielders — Ben Wilson, D'Hanis, sr.; Garrett Winsatt, Stacey, fr.; Frankie Martinez, Center Point, fr.; Sammy Demmick, Johnson City, so.; Cole Carpenter, Medina so. Outfielders — Michael Bermea, D'Hanis, so.; Jon Mejia, Johnson City, jr.; David Clark, Medina, sr. Utility — Jacob Leslie, Center Point, sr.; Robert Rayburn, Stacey, so. 30-A MVP: Travis Bonner, Brackett, jr. Newcomer of the Year: Andrew Najera, La Pryor, fr. First team: Pitchers — Luke Fry, Rocksprings, sr.; Jaime Ledesma, La Pryor, so.; Paul Moreno, La Pryor, so. Catcher — Jeremy Garza, La Pryor, jr. First base — Zack Hernandez, Rocksprings, jr. Second base — K.J. Bonner, Brackett, jr. Third base — Sergio Calvillo, Brackett, so. Shortstop — Tommy Silva, Rocksprings, sr. Outfielders — Mark Ramirez, La Pryor, jr.; J.P. Velasquez, La Pryor, jr.; Adrian Ramirez, Rocksprings, sr.; Ivan Pinales, Brackett, sr. Utility — Will Smith, Sabinal, sr. Designated hitter — Clay Neuman, Utopia, sr. Second team: Pitchers — Kyle Darden, Utopia, jr.; Jeff Sitgreaves, Brackett, fr. Catcher — Erikk Hood, Utopia, so. Infielders — Gus Pargas, La Pryor, sr.; Joey Castillo, Brackett, sr.; Diego Coronado, Rocksprings, sr.; Will Watson, Utopia, sr. Outfielders — Sterling Boyce, Utopia, sr.; Frank Lopez, La Pryor, sr.; Robert Davis, Brackett, sr.; Ryan Shanklin, Rocksprings, sr. Designated hitter — Robert Ortiz, Rocksprings, sr. Utility — Marc Rodriguez, Brackett, fr.; Angel Journey, Utopia, sr. 31-A MVP: David Sayre, Pettus, sr. Defensive MVP: Chris Torres, Runge, jr. Newcomers of the Year: Josh Villalobos, Charlotte, so.; Glenn Bingenheimer, Woodsboro, so. First team: Pitchers — Ronald Escamilla, Woodsboro, sr.; Jacob Martin, Pettus, sr.; Erin Luna, Charlotte, so. Catchers — John Kroll, Falls City, sr.; Matt Yeoman, Pettus, jr. Infielders — Rocky Villalobos, Charlotte, sr.; Ronny Beck, Pettus, sr.; Israel Charles, Pettus, so.; Ryan Phillips, Port Aransas, so.; Andrew Liska, Falls City, so.; Carlos Tijernia, Charlotte, sr.; Cameron Wright, Falls City, sr. Outfielders — Mauro Torres, Pettus, jr.; Cody Collins, Port Aransas, jr.; Kyle Perna, Falls City, jr.; Fabian Garza, Charlotte, sr. Designated hitter — Robert Hudson, Pettus, so. Second team: Pitchers — Charlie Walker, Port Aransas, jr.; Bobby Rodriguez, Corpus Christi Academy, fr. Catcher — Matt White, Port Aransas, jr. Infielders — Johnathon Jaramillo, Woodsboro, fr.; Adam Figueroa, Charlotte, jr.; Auggie Rodriguez, Runge, fr.; McKenzie Torres, Pettus, fr.; Kevin Sikes, Port Aransas, fr.; Tyler Brysch, Falls City, jr. Outfielders — Caleb Cano, Charlotte, jr.; Raylee Urbanczyk, Falls City, jr.; Nick Vaga, Woodsboro, sr. Designated hitter — Paul Perez, Charlotte, sr. TAPPS 2-6A First team: Central Catholic — John Schnettgoecke, C, sr.; Josh Pena, 1B, jr.; Eric Ramirez, OF, so.; Andre Arellano, OF, sr.; Erick Sanchez, OF, sr. Holy Cross — Angel Cedillo, CF, sr.; Oscar Ibieta, 3B, sr.; Matt Arguello, SS, sr. Austin St. Michael's — Kelly Hillis, P, sr.; Jordy Snikeris, C, jr.; Jeff Kress, SS, sr.; Robert Frost, 1B, sr.; Kyle Martin, 3B, so. Antonian — Christian Carrion, utility, so.; Roland Hernandez, OF, sr.; Neff Hernandez, 1B, fr.; Matt Smith, C, fr. Second team: None selected TAPPS 3-5A First team: Victoria St. Joseph — Ross Knowlan, P, sr.; Thomas O'Conner, CF, sr.; Trent Wagner, DH, so.; Charlie Meischen, 3B, sr.; Dustin Oliver, 1B, sr. San Antonio Christian — Scott Becker, 2B, sr.; Mark Bailey, 1B, jr.; Andrew Ponton, P, so. Corpus Christi Incarnate Word — Jeff Trevino, 2B, so.; Alex Quinones, 3B, jr.; O.J. Salinas, CF, sr.; John Campbell, P, jr. TMI — Chad Hernandez, 1B, jr. St. Anthony — Justin Lugo, LF, sr.; Greg Reiniger, OF, jr. Second team: TMI — John Amini, Matt Pruitt, Hunter Todd. S.A. Christian — Andy Carruth, Trey Catalani, Kyle Pawelek. St. Joseph — Andre Delbosque, Denver Diefenbach. Incarnate Word — Michael Ferry, James Garcia. St. Anthony — Rene Perez, Chris Quintero. TAPPS 3-4A First team: Austin Hyde Park — Eric Nelson, P, sr.; Philip Meaker, CF, sr.; Hunter Skyes, C, sr.; Ashton McMannis, SS, so Austin Brentwood — Hunter Mallard, P, jr.; Bobby Scoggins, SS, jr.; Clay Riedesel, CF, jr. St. Gerard — Dustin Wilson, P, sr.; Derek Martinez, SS, jr. Lutheran — Jake Gerdsen, P, sr. Austin Regents — Jonathan Short, P, sr. San Marcos Baptist — Jake Marcus, SS, fr. Second team: Hyde Park — David Roach, RF, so.; Ben Roach, 1B, sr. Brentwood — Robert Densmore, 1B, jr.; Michael Cherry, C, jr. St. Gerard — James Kaiser, 1B, sr.; Robert Uribe, CF, sr. Lutheran — Travis Whitman, 3B, so.; Aaron Cappelle, C, jr.; John Entzenberger, SS, jr.; Brad Frante, P, jr. San Marcos Baptist — Shelby Cole, C, so.; Jake Yentzen, P, sr. Regents — Colton Rice, P/1B, so. TAPPS All-State (E-N Area players only) 6A First team: Andre Arellano, Central Catholic, sr.; Angel Cedillo, Holy Cross, sr. Second team: Christian Carrion, Antonian, so.; Eric Ramirez, Central Catholic, so.; Oscar Obieta, Holy Cross, sr. 5A First team: Scott Becker, San Antonio Christian, sr. Second team: Mark Bailey, S.A. Christian, jr. 2A First team: J.D. Salinas, Kerrville Our Lady of the Hills, fr. Second team: Michael Hoffman, Kerrville OLOTH, so. SPC All-Conference (E-N Area players only) Division II Saint Mary's Hall: Sam Lewis, C/OF. *: Denotes unanimous selection Note: Teams picked by coaches. ************************************************ From oilonline.com June 19, 2007 Avalon announces sidetrack drilling at Janssen # - 1 gas well Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. has begun operations to recomplete the Janssen # - 1 Gas Well, Karnes County, Texas. The Janssen prospect will be recompleted in the existing vertical wellbore by a sidetrack drilling procedure at a depth of approximately 10,450 feet to test the Roeder sand. Total reserves are estimated to be 75,000 to 100,000 barrels of condensate and 3 to 4 BCF of Gas (billion cubic feet of gas). The well is located in an area that is very active in gas and oil production. There are several nearby wells that produce natural gas in excess of over 1 million cubic feet per day. Avalon owns an undivided 15% Working Interest in this prospect. Other working interest partners include Tradestar Resources, Hot Springs, AR, Bedford Energy, Oklahoma City, OK, and Penasco Petroleum, Austin TX. Proex Energy Management will be the operator of the well. ************************************************ From news.moneycentral.msn.com June 21, 2007 River Authority adopts budget with no tax hike The San Antonio River Authority (SARA) board of directors approved a $103 million budget for the 2007-08 fiscal year. This will enable the agency to continue many existing water-related projects and launch an impressive list of new ones. The budget will not require an increase in SARA's maintenance and operations tax rate of 1.06045 cents ($0.0106045) per $100 in property value, which applies to residents of Bexar, Wilson, Karnes and Goliad counties. "Foremost in the minds of the board of directors are the interests of the taxpayers in our four-county district," says Louis Rowe, SARA board chairman and representative for Bexar County District 3. "With our new budget, we will continue to make great strides in the areas of water resources, water quality and recreational opportunities. All of these projects will benefit residents in the entire San Antonio Basin and improve their quality of life." SARA's fiscal year ends on June 30, 2008. ************************************************ ************************************************