FHS track returns from break, Wicker Relays coming soon

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Fredericksburg High School track returns to action Saturday. The Billies’ junior varsity and varsity boys’ and girls’ track teams head to Marble Falls for a track meet Saturday, March 24. FHS hosts the Carlin Wicker Relays next Thursday, March 29, starting at 2:30 p.m. From there, athletes with

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