More than 300 students competed in the second of three Comal ISD chess tournaments on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Smithson Valley High School.
A winner was named in four age groups along with honors given for campus participation and top campus teams. Here are the results.
Kinder through Second Grade Category
1st place – Tessa Schroeder, second grade, Bill Brown Elementary
2nd place – Aarnav Penagaluru, second grade, Hoffmann Lane Elementary
3rd place – Callen McElroy, second grade, Bill Brown Elementary
Third through Fifth Grade Category
1st place – Tie – Finnley Gressinger, fourth grade, Bill Brown Elementary
1st place – Tie – Henry Ferris, fourth grade, Specht Elementary
3rd place – Garrett Blair, Goodwin Frazier Elementary
Sixth through Eighth Grade Category
1st place – Sawyer Parks, sixth grade, Pieper Ranch Middle School
2nd place – Troy Messina, sixth grade, Pieper Ranch Middle School
3rd place – Joshua Freeland, sixth grade, Spring Branch Middle School
Ninth through 12th Grade Category
1st place – Dylan Sandau, 11th grade, Canyon Lake High
2nd place – Timothy Fowler, 11th grade, Canyon Lake High
3rd place – Thomas Fowler, 11th grade, Canyon Lake High
Participation Awards
Elementary – Rahe Bulverde Elementary
Middle – Church Hill Middle
High School – Canyon Lake High
Top Teams
Elementary K-2 – Bill Brown Elementary
Elementary 3-5 – Bill Brown Elementary
Middle – Pieper Ranch MiddleHigh School – Canyon Lake High
Photos in order as they appear.
-Top team in the kinder through second grade category was Bill Brown Elementary.
-Winner in the kinder through second grade category was Tessa Schroeder, second grader from BBES.
-Top team in the third through fifth grade category was BBES.
-Tied for first place in the third through fifth grade category was Finnley Gressinger, fourth grader from BBES, and Henry Ferris, fourth grader from Specht Elementary.
-Top team in the middle school category was Pieper Ranch Middle.
-Winner in the middle school category was Sawyer Parks, sixth grader from PRMS.
-Top team in the high school category was Canyon Lake High.
-Winner in the high school category was Dylan Sandau, junior from CLHS.