FHS track sending full bus to Region IV Championships

Eighteen Fredericksburg High School athletes will represent FHS at the Region IV track and field meet in Kingsville next week following a successful day at the area track meet in Cuero on Wednesday, April 20.

The District 28-4A champion Lady Billies finished second as a team and qualified 12 girls for the region meet. The Billies finished fourth and will send six athletes, bringing the Billies’ total to 18 state qualifiers.

Lady Billies stay hot at area

Coming off of its eighth straight District 28-4A championship, the Lady Billies track and field team looked to keep competing at a high level at the area meet. When all was said and done, the Lady Billies finished with two gold medals and qualifiers in 11 different events.

“We knew we would have to perform our best,” head coach Dan Aldrich said.

“We had a few illnesses that set us back, but despite those, our girls did what they had to do to qualify themselves for the next round.”

The top three-point scorers for the Billies were sophomores Taylor Grona (23) and Ann Claire Cop (17) and junior Zoe Aldrich (14).

Grona finished first in both the 800-meter run and the 1600-meter run. Cop took gold in the 3200-meter run and Zoe Aldrich qualified in both the shot put and the discus. Cameran Whiting qualified in both the 4X100meter relay and the 300-meter hurdles. The Lady Billies qualified in both the 4X400-meter relay (Ann Claire Cop, Ava Stuewe, Liepa Motiejunaite and Taylor Grona) and the 4X100-meter relay (Cameran Whiting, Elizabeth Erlandson, Dani Cas- tro and Rylinn Oliver).

“Our area was very tough, so if you qualified from our area, you have a very good chance of making it to the finals at region,” Aldrich said. “Our girls are excited for that opportunity and will give it their best to see what we can do as a team.”

Six Billies qualify for region

While the FHS boys’ team qualified half the number the girls did, the

FHS graduates continue to succeed in college

A pair of Fredericksburg High School graduates had big weeks in the collegiate golf world last week.

Kaman earns honors Cameron University senior and former Billie Tyler Kaman was selected to the All-Lone Star Conference First Team last week after a strong senior season.

Kaman averaged a 72.97 in over 30 rounds of golf in 2021-22.

He finished the season ranked 15th in the region and recorded three top-10 finishes and finished outside of the top 25 just once.

Kaman also won the Ryan Palmer Invitational back on Oct. 4 in Amarillo after tying the lowest round in program history with a 65.

Langford leads UHV to victory

Former Billie and University of Houston at Victoria sophomore Jaxon Langford claimed the top

Fredericksburg High School Athletes of the Week

Shepherd Findley of the Fredericksburg High School Battlin’ Billies golf team is the FHS Male Athlete of the Week. Findley, a sophomore, shot a two-day gross score of 149 in the Region IV Tournament in Victoria last week. His score led the Billies and was good for third overall. The Billies advanced to the state tournament.

Taylor Grona of the Lady Billies Track and Field team is the Fredericksburg High School Female Athlete of the week.

Grona led all varsity point scorers with 23 points in the District 27-4A, District 28-4A Area meet last week. Grona finished first in the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs.

spot in the Red River Athletic Conference men’s golf championship in Victoria on Tuesday, April 19.

Langford finished the tournament one over 217 and led the Jaguars to their second consecutive RRAC title.

Langford and the Jaguars will compete at the NAIA National Championships set for May 17-20 in Silvis, Illinois.

Billies brought home two gold medals, as well, and have a good chance to compete for a spot at state.

For the second meet in a row, Khristian Torres took first in the 800-meter run, defeating Davenports’ Jaylin Morrow by two seconds.

Derek Whitworth took home first in the discus throw and will represent the Billies at state.

Dane Carter qualified in both the 110-meter hurdles (3rd) and the 300-meter hurdles (2nd) and is the only Billies athlete set to compete in two events.

Gary Seidenberger will join him in the 110-meter hurdles (2nd). Derek Adams will compete in the 1600-meter run and John Dulaney will compete in the pole vault.

fatherhood, but people neglected to tell me to watch my mental. Thankfully, my wonderful wife has been by my side, and we are learning how to parent more and more every day. Rowan has made it out to a couple softball games

The Billies will compete in the Region IV Track and Field Championships at Texas A&M UniversityKingsville on Friday and Saturday, April 29-30. Full results from the area meet are below: and his mother continues to be the superstar of the family. We are hoping to make it out to his first baseball game soon. Stay tuned for his big debut, coming to a ballpark near you.

Harper High School Athletes of the Week

Hagen Fleming of the Harper Longhorns baseball team is the Harper High School Male Athlete of the Week. Fleming slugged three hits, including an RBI double and raised his batting average on the season to .533 in a 7-2 loss to Johnson City on Friday.

Kinsey Key of the Harper Ladyhorns softball team is the Harper High School Female Athlete of the Week.

Key finished the regular season as the Ladyhorns leader in strikeouts (90) and wins (8) and is third in Gillespie County in ERA (5.35).