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The Charger baseball team still had a slim shot at a playoff spot heading into last Friday’s regular-season finale but had to win and then needed some help.

Comfort’s softball season came to an end last Thursday night in Boerne when the Deer were defeated by Marion in a heartbreaker.

The Geneva School of Boerne softball team took on Corpus Christi Incarnate Word last week and lost, 9-5, to slip to 6-7 overall.

Hits and runs were hard to come by for the Geneva baseball team in its last two games but the Eagles found ways to win both of them.

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The cast and crew of Champion High School Theatre’s One-Act Play, “He Who Gets Slapped,” recently qualified for the 2022 UIL state meet. The Chargers placed first at the Regional Competition last Saturday at Southwest High School to advance to state competition. Champion also earned several individual honors at the regional event. They are All-Star Crew Member, Nadya Rodriguez; honorable mention All- Star Cast, D.J. Bohman in the role of “The Gentleman;” All Star Cast, Jacqueline Nevarez in the role of “Consuelo;” Best Performer, Weston Eades in the role of “He.” Champion will compete at the State One-Act Play contest on Friday, May 6, in Round Rock. Pictured are, from left, front row: Samara Gonzalez, Nick Horner, Milaun Gonzalez, Nadya Rodriguez, Amelia Wiederhold and Amelia Routhier. Second row: Carolyn Dell, Lillian Stewart, Raya Nunez, Maggie Bachmann, Harlo Longhurst, Jocelyn Kovach, Paityn Tyson, Delaney Sandidge and Jaxson Bachicha. Back row: Fielder Scott, Mason Jackson, Weston Eades, Jacqueline Nevarez, Tanner Goodiell, Jordan Fouts and Andrew Padilla. Submitted Photo

While water access remains stable in Boerne for now, city officials are eyeing solutions to serve the growth of the city in the next 100 years.

The 31-year-old man convicted of intoxicated manslaughter for a second time was sentenced to prison Thursday, closing out the family of the deceased’s decade-long fight for justice.

Brent Evans, co-founder of the Cibolo Center for Conservation with his wife, Carolyn Chipman Evans, led about 30 attendees through a presentation on how to raise chickens on Saturday at Herff Farm. The seminar included visits to the chicken coop and hatchery on the property, as well as advice on how to communicate with a chicken, using 5-year-old Colton Berry as an example, and how to hold one. Star photos by Keith E. Domke

Bethany Aguilar sells lemonade from her elaborate stand on the shady side of Main Street on Sunday afternoon for the second year in a row as part of the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce’s annual Lemonade Day. Last year, 50 percent of her proceeds were donated to the Christian Assistant Ministry to help with an annual Christmas drive. This year, Aguilar was donating half her income to Soldiers’ Angels to help purchase paracord bracelets for active-duty military personnel. Dozens of youngsters set up stands along Main Street and elsewhere in and around Boerne to participate and learn some basic business skills. See Page 2 for another picture. Star photo by Zachary-Taylor Wright

Following the 2022 trend, April didn’t bring enough showers to bring May flowers.

The Boerne Independent School District announced the valedictorian and salutatorian, as well as the top 10 students, for the Boerne High School and Champion High School Class of 2022.