Host Kerry Barboza (sports editor, Boerne Star) welcomes back Stan Leach, Boerne ISD Athletic Director in his 27th year, for the annual end-of-year athletics wrap-up. They recap the spring sports season across both Boerne High and Champion High School: soccer (Champion boys fell to defending state champs Liberty Hill in a shootout), basketball (Boerne High girls lost to Cedar Park; Champion boys dealt with key injury to leading scorer Gavin Pack), and baseball (both teams made playoffs — Champion boys went four rounds in a strong run under coach Ben Wojcik). They celebrate standout individual performances including Presley Merkens (freshman, silver medal at state track in the 800m, breaking a school record), Aiden and Gavin Seabe plus Nick Dube (tennis bronze medals at state), and Elizabeth Leachman (cross country star, signing with Stanford despite a health battle). The conversation moves to upcoming summer camps (38th annual boys' basketball camp, now using four gyms), the new district alignment (including Great Hearts Monta Vista's departure), the hiring of new girls' basketball coach Scott Hurt (formerly of Smithson Valley), and the Lone Star Cup standings. Stan also shares his summer travel plans — Texas Rangers games and a golf trip to Ruidoso.

0:00 - Introduction & Stan Leach's 27th year as AD

0:46 - Soccer recap: Champion boys vs. Liberty Hill shootout

1:30 - New district alignment & optimism for soccer

2:52 - Basketball recap: Boerne High girls lose to Cedar Park

3:07 - Champion boys basketball & Gavin Pack injury

3:22 - Gavin Pack moving away next year

4:18 - New basketball district: Alamo Heights, Boerne, Champion & more

4:22 - Baseball recap: both teams make playoffs

4:42 - Champion boys go four rounds; series with Leander Rouse

5:03 - Ben Wojcik's 5-year legacy coaching Champion baseball

6:08 - State track: Presley Merkens wins silver in the 800m (freshman)

6:28 - Stan's own state championship coaching memories (Courtney Darter, Adam Comer, 1998)

7:00 - Merkens breaks school record; next goal: Boerne ISD record

7:15 - Courtney Darter now on the school board

7:39 - State tennis: Aiden Seabe bronze in singles

7:55 - Gavin Seabe & Nick Dube: bronze in doubles

8:15 - Aiden's ankle injury at state semis

8:53 - Elizabeth Leachman signing with Stanford

9:33 - Leachman's 5 state medals & national championships / Olympic trials

10:50 - Great Hearts Monta Vista withdraws from new district

11:27 - Summer camps overview

12:39 - 38th annual Greyhound/Champion Boys' Basketball Camp (Stan founded it in 1989)

13:28 - Camp growth: 60 kids then vs. 300+ now; using four gyms

15:29 - Stan's summer schedule: THSADA conference, Rangers trip, Ruidoso golf

16:32 - Pressure to stay competitive year-round / no long breaks

17:15 - New girls' basketball coach: Scott Hurt (from Smithson Valley)

18:21 - Girls' basketball outlook for both schools in the new league

19:00 - Any other coaching changes? Everyone hired — for now

20:15 - Lone Star Cup recap: Champion won it in 2011 (smallest 4A school)

21:28 - Boerne High's Lone Star Cup history (best finish: 2nd)

22:08 - Both schools' combined 12 Express News Lone Star Cups

22:25 - Champion's edge: water polo & swimming state championship

22:45 - Wrap-up & thanks

Original Air Date: May 30, 2026, as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM

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