Former Billies QB set as college starter

Kyle Grona, a Fredericksburg High School class of 2015 graduate, is set to start his senior season of football at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin.

Grona, a senior quarterback for the Bulldogs, will start in the season opener against Hendrix College on Saturday, Sept. 9.

He earned second-team All-American Southwest Conference honors in 2017, and he’s named a Player to Watch in the ASC for 2018.

Eloy Alvarez, a freshman at McMurry University, started his collegiate cross country career with a 24th place finish in the Southwestern University Opener in Georgetown. He ran the 5K course in 18:43.6.

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