Saturday, October 12, 2024
Another commitment, record books
…GHS senior tennis player Kasey Fitzer has verbally committed to play collegiately at Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene). She is a 4-year Varsity letterman and 2-year regional qualifier.
Kasey follows in the footsteps of her brother, Stephen, who played football for HSU from 2020-2023.
She becomes the third GHS senior student-athlete (there are more coming) to verbally commit so far this fall. And, like the others, her opportunity to play college ball is not by accident. She (and her family) have put in countless hours of extra time and preparation on the tennis courts.
…Senior RB Rayshon Smith recently climbed into the No. 3 spot on the GHS career rushing yards leaderboard. Smith, who rushed for 255 and 212 yards in the team’s first two games, now has 3,252 career yards, a total that will keep climbing the remainder of the 2024 season.
He trails only Taurean Henderson (6,340 yards, 1998-2000) and Lashon Thayer (5,336 yards, 2001-2003) in the record book.
Gatesville has had plenty of talented and versatile running backs over the decades of Hornet football, so Rayshon is in some pretty great company. And I bet he would tell you pretty quickly that all of this was aided by some tough ol’ offensive linemen that have cleared the path for him on fall Friday nights the last three seasons.
GHS Homecoming Week
Gatesville High School will celebrate its 2024 Homecoming next week, and there are several events taking place to help celebrate the week.
Thursday, Sept. 19
GHS Homecoming Festival with games, live music, and food trucks begins at 6 p.m. at the Methodist Church field located east of the stadium.
The GHS Class of 2025 will march up Marshall Street at 7 p.m., with a pep rally and “Lighting of the G” to take place at the GISD cross country/walking path.
Friday, Sept. 20
GHS Homecoming pep rally at 11:10 a.m. in the GHS Sidney L. Pruitt Gym. Honored classes will be recognized at the pep rally.
Volleyball will host Whitney starting at 4:30 p.m.
Football will host McGregor at 7:30 PM. The GHS 2024 Homecoming Queen will be announced at halftime.
Notes and dotes
…GHS-ex spiker Sydney Mundkowsky recently set a new Radford University record with 30 kills in the Highlanders’ season opener vs. Temple. She was also selected as the Big South Conference’s Player of the Week for two weeks in a row.
Upcoming schedule
Monday, Sept. 16
Volleyball: 7th-8th A-B vs. China Spring.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Football: 7B vs. Brownwood.
Tennis: JV at Groesbeck.
Volleyball: Varsity-JV-9th at Troy.
Wednesday, Sept. 18
Cross Country: 7th-8th at Robinson.
Thursday, Sept. 19
Football: 7th-8th A-B vs. McGregor, 9th-JV at McGregor.
Friday, Sept. 20
Cross Country: Varsity-JV at Round Rock McNeil.
Football: Varsity vs. McGregor (GHS Homecoming).
Volleyball: Varsity-JV-9th vs. Whitney.
Hornet Fight Never Dies!
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