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Sunday, July 4, Major League Baseball announced the All-Star selections that will participate in the Midsummer Classic in Colorado July 13 and four Houston Astros were among the honorees. Ryan Pressly, Carlos Correa and Michael Brantley will join Jose Altuve, who tied a franchise record after he earned a seventh All-Star nod.

Brazos High School rising senior Makinzy Kneip recently announced her verbal commitment to play softball for the Southwestern Assemblies of God University Lions in Waxahachie. She will join her sister Maddie, a member of Brazos’ Class of 2021, who will run cross country for SAGU this fall.

The Brazos ISD Board of Trustees formally offered the Superintendent contract to Scott Rogers during its June 17 regular meeting at the Brazos ISD Administration Building. Rogers was named the lone finalist at the May 26 regular meeting.

Austin County 4-H Quiz Bowl Teams advanced from District 11 competition and competed in the State 4-H Roundup Livestock Quiz Bowl contest June 7-10 at Texas A&M. Emma Eckelberg, Brooke Diezi, Stewart Poffenberger and Morgan Hesters represented Austin County and rocked the contest to earn the title of State Champion Team.

As the football regular season inches closer, the Katy 7-on-7 league that members of the Sealy Tigers have been participating in enters the final week of exhibition play. Last week, Sealy won both of its games over Mayde Creek and Jordan.

Brazos High School student-athletes have been putting in the work at strength and conditioning workouts mornings and afternoons in Wallis. Pictured is Gauge McCain on the bench press Monday evening. For more Wallis Headlines, turn to Page 10. COLE MCNANNA

Although the Houston Astros dropped its series-opening game against Baltimore at home to begin this week, they entered play on Tuesday tied with only the Boston Red Sox for the best record in the American League at 48-31.

Sealy High School alumnus Justin Eckhardt and the University of Texas Longhorn baseball team found the end of the road just a step away from the College World Series Final last Saturday. Texas won both of its Super Regional games against the University of Southern Florida at home then took off to Omaha, Neb.

Just place in the pole vault event 10 days after he took fourth at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships at the University of Oregon, Sealy High School alumnus Clayton Fritsch returned to the pacific northwest to jump for a spot on the United States Olympic team ahead of the 2020 Tokyo games.

Last Tuesday, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced it will extend the relaxed Friday Night Rule that allows video broadcasts of high school football games on Friday nights for the 2021 season.