Four new honorees will be inducted into the Frazee High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday night. The event will be held at the Frazee Event Center with a social at 5 p.m., meal at 5:45 p.m. and a ceremony to follow.

The four inductees into the athletic hall of fame include: Ted Anderson, Kelly Janke, the 2002 wrestling team and Leon Beyer. 

Ted Anderson

Ted Anderson has been a part of the Frazee school district ever since he started school as a kindergartner and has continued to be one of the biggest supporters of the community.  Anderson graduated from FHS in 1979 and began the process of taking over the family business.  

In 1984 he bought the Anderson Bus Company from his grandfather, which began in 1939. From that point moving forward, Anderson has built the company around servicing the school and community in mind. Anderson’s devotion to providing the best transportation for the school district has been well known for decades. Often people will see the students of FHS pull up in a coach bus riding in style. This is due to the commitment Anderson has towards the school and his community.  

The Anderson Bus Company donates to the area churches by providing transportation to them every Wednesday during the school year for the elementary students to attend release time. The Anderson Bus Company has over 40 buses ranging from standard school buses to multiple charter buses and limo buses and employs over 50 people.  

The Anderson Bus Company supports many different organizations all around the community and has never hesitated to help out in any way.  

Kelly Janke

Kelly Janke graduated from FHS in 2004. He was a two sport student athlete that competed in football and wrestling. As a football player, he made the sacrifice to help the team as a lineman weighing in under 150 lbs. 

Janke’s high school wrestling career is highlighted by being a two-time state champion in 2003 and 2004 at 130 lbs. and 135 lbs. During his senior year, he compiled a record of 38-3 adding to his career record of 127-37.  His senior year, he had 5 tournament championships and finished his career with three HOL All-Conference championships. During his career, he was a part of one state championship team and two third place finishes. 

Janke then moved his career to the college ranks where he competed for the MSUM Dragons. He was a three-year starter and National qualifier. He was voted captain his senior year for the Dragons. He was an essential part in the team’s sixth place National Duals finish and the team’s Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship in 2006. 

Janke graduated from MSUM with a Bachelor’s Degree in construction management. He continues to be involved in sports helping coach wrestling and baseball in Perham. He is married to Mary Janke and has three kids: Andie, Elsie and Owen.  

2002 Wrestling Team

The 2002 wrestling team marked themselves in history by having a tremendous season and carrying on the winning tradition of Frazee wrestling.  During the season, they won five invitational tournaments. Along the way, they earned the title of HOL Champs and Region 8A Champs, which then led to a state tournament berth. 

The team ended their season with a 19-2 season and were crowned state champions. The team qualified six individuals for the state tournament, with half of them placing individually in the state and one overall state champion.

Leon Beyer 

Leon Beyer graduated from Madison (S.D.) High School and General Beadle State Teachers College (currently known as Dakota State University) and started his teaching and coaching career at Orland High School in rural South Dakota in 1961. He brought his teaching talent and love of sports to Frazee in 1964, where he began a 29 year teaching career and 36 year coaching career. 

Spanning five decades, he was a pillar in the Frazee sports community, coaching Minor League Baseball, Summer Rec Girls’ Softball, JH Football, JH Basketball (both boys and girls), JH Golf, JH and B Squad Volleyball, and JV Softball…approaching 100 seasons and teams. What defined Beyer’s coaching style was his deep understanding that learning, practicing and mastering the fundamentals opened the door to achievement at higher levels. He poured his heart into every game and every young person he coached. He was not merely a mentor, but every player’s biggest fan. 

Winning was always the goal, but never the priority, and sportsmanship was required. His name did not appear in the newspaper, yearbook, or the local news. However, his influence was everywhere, from the young people he coached to the head coaches he supported, always in the background and with a humble heart. He was the ultimate assistant coach. 

Beyer retired from teaching in 1993 and coaching in 2000. He continued to serve the Frazee community and its youth through countless hours of volunteer work with the Frazee Lions Club and Bethlehem Lutheran Church until his passing in 2022.