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The Pony Express

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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Seventh grader, Stella Hicks runs a strider on the track in Pony Stadium on Sept. 23 in preparation for their race the next day. Hicks is running Varsity as a seventh grader on her first year on the team, and is improving quickly and becoming a key contributor.

Hicks earns spot on varsity cross country team

Brooke Elfert, Business Editor and Copy Editor October 17, 2021

Seventh grader Stella Hicks ran away with the competition, earning her spot as 4th runner ,on the girls varsity cross country team during the teams annual time trial the first week of practice at the high...

Girls take on a long hard race at the Section 4AA meet. Results of meet show who is going to state.

Girls cross country wraps up fast season

Rachel Duerr, Online Editor November 3, 2019

State competitions came to a close for the girls cross country team. Friendships have been made and metals have been won throughout the season. As the season comes to a close, the practices get more intense...

Members of the Ponies girls cross country team celebrated their conference championship with Coach Podolske. The Ponies would go to capture fifth place at the State meet.

Podolske finishes 38th season coaching cross country

Derek Berg, Video Editor December 4, 2018

For 38 years, the girls cross country team has been lead by coach Dawn Podolske. In this last season, the Ponies captured the conference title for the first time since 2000 along with a State tournament...

Girls cross country runners turn the corner on the track at practice.

Summer prep pays off for girls cross country

Logan Huber, Distribution Reporter October 25, 2017

  The girls cross country team has been very successful so far this season with winning or placing very high in invitational meets and they look to head to state do well. The team has been...

Photo courtsey Josh Phelps.  Senior Josh Phelps is ready to come back from his injury he received last season. “We weren’t full strength during the big meets because most of our sprinters were injured. I remember feeling a pop in my hamstring and later found out I was going to be out for 3-4 weeks,” Josh Phelps says.

Boys, girls track teams begin season

Sonia Moran, Photographer May 4, 2017

The boys and girls track are sprinting their way in to the beginning on the season. Both teams are strong this year. The runners this year are focusing on training harder this season. The coaches are...

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