As a multi-sport athlete, senior Evie Kraus has been playing softball and basketball at FHN since her freshman year. Evie scored over 10 points in multiple basketball games to being a phenomenal pitcher during the season and at softball state for the past two years.

“For basketball, another fun tradition we have is our team photoshoot,” Kraus said, “We come in after school and basically spend the whole night together just taking a bunch of pictures and having a fun time.”

Kraus is a multi-sport athlete and this winter season will be her last high school sports season. Throughout the years, Kraus would always be eager for her season to begin because they just didn’t make her a better athlete.

“My sports have taught me a lot of life lessons about perseverance and hardwork,” Kraus said.

From participating in business classes to playing tennis, FBLA president and senior Riya Siddabattula concluded her last tennis season of high school. The girls tennis season started early in the fall and is the first fall sport to end.

“Every year our team’s Black and Gold Day tradition is to have our annual basket making to sell raffles,” Siddabattula said.

Over the four years Siddabattula has played tennis, she claims to have enjoy every moment of it.

“Getting an ace on my serve so that my opponent is unable to receive it, therefore they can’t hit the ball back, I also love hitting overheads,” Siddabattula said.

Aside from playing the actual game, Siddabattula has learned a lot from being on the tennis team.

“I got to see how a team works together and forms bonds and I have developed a lot of leadership skills especially my senior year,” Siddabattula said.

The biggest thing that brings Victoria Montgomery joy is swimming, especially the 100 backstroke event. Montgomery is going to begin her final swim season of her high school career. The whole swim team is close knit and they have a lot of great memories together.

“My favorite and most funny memory was from freshman year when we were doing dryland on the pool deck and there was
a random fruit snack on the pool deck by the kids’ pool and Cassie Hodgkins ate it,” Montgomery said.

Along with having fun at swim, Montgomery has learned a lot.

“Swim has made me find confidence in a different way and it teaches me a lot of leadership skills that I love,” Montgomery said.

Montgomery has for advice for anyone thinking about starting a sport.

“Just do it, it doesn’t matter in the long run as long as you’re having fun with it,” Montgomery said.