Franklin High School (FHS) has two new Lady Panthers who have committed to academics and athletics at the next level. Principal Blair King announced Sept. 27 that senior Kira Bowles (volleyball) and junior Kendall Rumans (softball) recently signed letters of intent with two different schools.
Kira chose Maryville (Tenn.) College, a member of the Collegiate Conference of the South, as her school of choice for continuing her volleyball playing career. As a Scot (Maryville’s mascot), Kira and her team will be competing against eight other academic institutions.
Kira is an outside hitter on the FHS volleyball team that is currently sporting an 18-1 (10-1) record.
Kendall will be attending Appalachian State, located in Boone, N.C., and part of the Sun Belt Conference. The conference is comprised of 14 teams.
Kendall has been a standout softball pitcher/infielder for the Lady Panthers starting with her freshman season and is also the reigning Mountain Seven Conference (M7C) Player of the Year (2023) and M7C all-time single season runs-batted-in (RBI) record holder.