The Franklin High School boys' golf team qualified for the State Golf Tournament last week in San Marcos by placing second in the Regional Tournament. The boys were tied for second and won in a playoff to advance to the state tournament. The Boys 2A State Golf Tournament will be held May 5-6, 2008 at the Roy Kizer Golf Course in Austin, Texas with a tee time of 7:30 a.m. on both days.

Regional Tournament Results
Franklin High School
Second Place Team
Brandon M. 78-81
Duke D. 81-92
Jake R. 88-89
Ethan S. 89-87
Ben S. 92-90

The Lion softball team will face East Bernard in a best-of-three game series in the area playoff round. Game 1 is set for 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 at Navasota High School. Game 2 is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Navasota High School with the third game to follow if necessary. East Bernard defeated Vanderbilt Industrial on Saturday night in Shiner to advance to the area round, while the 26AA District Champion Lions received a bye in the bi-district round.

Three Franklin High School tennis players will be in Austin on May 5-6 to defend their state tennis titles. Senior Austin K. will vie for his fourth singles championship and juniors Jake R. and Kendra C. will be going for their second mixed doubles title. Austin captured the Region 4 Championship at Texas State University on Thursday, April 24, 2008 with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Trey H. from Jourdanton High School. Kendra and Jake faced district foe Lexington for the championship, winning 6-0, 6-0.

Schedule for 2A State Tennis Tournament
Penick-Allison Courts, University of Texas

Monday, May 5, 2008
9:00 am—Boys Singles Quarterfinals
11:30 am-Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
1:30 pm—Boys Singles Semifinals
3:00 pm—Mixed Doubles Semifinals

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
9:00 am—Boys Singles Final
9:00 am—Mixed Doubles Final

Janie N. was named the top athlete in the Varsity Girls Division of the District 26AA Track Meet. Janie scored 31 points nudging out Lexington's Nicole K. by one point. Janie advances to regional in the triple jump, 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, and the 4x400 meter relay.

The FHS Track Team qualified 18 athletes for the Region III Regional Track and Field Meet to be held April 25-26, 2008 at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

Please click on the link below to see the list of qualifiers.

Franklin High School excelled at the District 26AA Academic UIL Meet which took place at Hempstead High School on March 27-28, 2008. Please click on the Download button to see the results.

The Franklin softball team traveled to Fairfield on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 to take on Fairfield in a warm-up game. The Lions defeated Fairfield 9-5.
Leading Franklin Hitters
Kayce W. 4-5, 2B
Ashley K. 4-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBIs
Hannah H. 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
Kim W. 3B

Franklin, the District 26-AA champion, received a bye in the first round of the playoffs and will face the East Bernard vs. Vanderbilt Industrial winner next week in the area round.

The Franklin Boys' and Girls' Golf Teams competed at the District Golf Tournament on April 2, 2008. The boys had two teams competing, placing first and third. The girls' team finished in second place. The boys' first place team and the girls' team will advance to the regional competition in San Marcos on April 21-22, 2008. Please click on the Download button to see the team and individual results.

The District Tennis Tournament was hosted by Somerville High School on Monday, March 31, 2008 and Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Seven players from Franklin will advance to the Regional Tournament in San Marcos on April 23-24, 2008. Please click the Download button to see the complete results.

Franklin High School’s One Act Play group experienced the unique opportunity to meet the author of the play that they performed for the One Act Play competition held in Hempstead. Please click the Download button to read the entire story.

The Franklin High School greenhouse is in full bloom. The greenhouse is currently filled with plants. The FHS Life Skills Class plants and cares for the many plants. They are growing scented geraniums for FEZ Greenhouses in Marlin as well as many other varieties of plants. Faculty advisers are Briscoe Cain, Jennifer Jarrott, Vanessa Tebo, and Justin Tomascik.