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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Afton Alps’ Spring Fling brings the party to the hill

Zak Mantel March 15, 2014

Every year the winter season comes to an end, the snow melts, and ski resorts must close for the summer. However, Afton Alps enjoys giving one final hurrah before closing in their annual Spring Fling event....

Junior Connor Gamble waits for a pass at “The Stable”, his home stomping grounds. Over the course of this season, Gamble has become one of the top scorers on the team, making up for his “short” stature.

Gamble triumphs over his stature

Sabrina Storms March 2, 2014

Every sport usually has the stereotypical idea of an athlete that is perfect for the sport. For basketball these stereotypes consist of being tall, muscular, and having big feet. For junior Connor Gamble...

Before her injury, Junior Mary Korlin-Downs competed in Junior Olympic gymnastic competition taking home a silver and a bronze medal. Korlin-Downs’ goal for 2014 is to get her injury healed as soon as possible.

Korlin-Downs fights against the odds

Judd Zaspell March 1, 2014

  Injuries strike people at some of the worst times in their lives, it can make or break a person’s future depending on your life. The injury Mary Korlin-Downs suffered was exactly that; Korlin-Downs...

 Sophomore Adam Bruggers (22) and senior brother Mitch Bruggers (11) are out on the court making an impact on the game they both love, together.

Bruggers brothers bond through basketball

Savannah Sylvis February 25, 2014

One family, one team. Senior Mitch and sophomore Adam Bruggers’ bond as brothers and teammates on and off the court. As players on the boys varsity basketball team, Adam and Mitch  practice in the...

Hockey team played at Minnesota hockey day

Hockey team played at Minnesota hockey day

Brinna Dochniak January 25, 2014

The Stillwater Ponies were be broadcasted on television once again. The SAHS boys varsity hockey team participated in the festivities of Hockey Day Minnesota this year. Hockey Day Minnesota was be on...


The gymnastics captians, seniors Thalia Anderson and Sidnee Ronsberg and junior Natalie Jantschek, are preparing to lead their team.

Gymnastics captains ready for a great season

Emily Lodahl January 25, 2014

Every sport has captains, but each captain is different in some way. Whether it is their strategies, hopes or competitiveness, the Stillwater gymnastics captains are ready for a noteworthy season. The...

The boys’ swim team is in a huddle after a successful meet.

Swim team pushes themselves to improve

Cole Funk January 25, 2014

The team as a whole has won both the trophies at the conference relay meet at Stillwater Junior High School, the Bengal invite, and the Apple Valley invite, but they still have a while to go. The events...


Huntley pins a member of the Mounds View wrestling team, who are huge rivals of the Ponies.

Captain Huntley leads by example

Joe DeWale January 19, 2014

  Junior John Huntley is the only current wrestling captain among all of the other senior captains for this year. A captain is chosen for a specific team by first submitting an application regarding...

Alpine captains push for number one

Alex Pierson January 16, 2014

Now that snow is on its way, alpine season is here.  The Alpine team  is excited to see the strengths of the team this winter and are expecting a positive outcome. Seeing that a lot of the top skiers...


Junior Erin Thiets surveys the court ahead in a regular season game. Her younger teammates are thrilled to have her experience on the court this year and the next.

Thiets strives for greatness after destruction of knee

Megan Aller January 14, 2014

Junior captain Erin Thiets has been a leader on the girls basketball team ever since she joined in her eighth grade year. During her sophomore year. Fortunately, she had a horrible injury on the court...

Graphic by Clara Ilkka

Wolf hunting season begins

Ross Stickler January 13, 2014

It’s January.  A sub-zero temperature, allied with a snowy wind, cuts across an open field lined with tall pines in northern Minnesota.  The sun slowly pokes through the tree line and gives the forest...

Bowling team looks for more teammates

Shelby Kadlec December 9, 2013

When people hear about Stillwater sports teams and activities, their minds trail to football, volleyball, basketball, tennis and soccer. People tend to forget about bowling, a fun activity that many may...

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