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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

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Emmett Valley earns first in boys mountain biking

Kallie Fahs, Podcast and Distribution Reporter December 13, 2022

Eighth-grader Emmett Valley took first in the state for 8th-grade boys in D1 (overall season). In mountain biking, bikers line team up for a race, which is called the "call up''.  They line up based...

Addie Smitten (left), Meredith Christensen (middle), and Lily Ward (right) at the last MTB pratice of the season.

Mountian biking team heads to all-state race

Bella Godfrey, Graphics Editor and Online Editor-In-Chief November 19, 2021

The mountain biking season closes out with a bang as racers head to the all-state race at Mount Kato, Oct. 30-31. With top finishers in all 6-12th grade divisions, the team is ready to compete in their...

Members of the Mountain Biking team prepare for one of their daily practices. The team must take every available chance to practice to compensate for weather-based cancellations.

Mountain Biking team off to rocky start

Austin Fierro, Online Editor October 16, 2019

The Mountain Biking team had a rough start to the season with rained-out races, canceled practices and unfortunate scheduling, which saw the first half of the season come and go without a single race....

Albrecht uses traumatic injury to her advantage

Albrecht uses traumatic injury to her advantage

Gabi Danielson, Field Reporter February 14, 2018

It was a normal day at the gym; Emma Albrecht was tumbling and flipping in preparation for nationals. She had a little bit of back pain here and there, but brushed it off and focused on the meet ahead....

The team has fun before practice by going through obstacle courses. They jump over logs and platforms trying to improve their bike control.

Mountain biking team builds new trail

Isaac Gunderson, Podcast Reporter October 22, 2017

The Stillwater Mountain Bike team has been around since 2013 and has been an extremely fast growing sport. In mountain biking, athletes race against other high school students from around the state...

Johnson says, "The goal is to have at least three separate groups of riders so one can be for people who just want to ride for fun, a middle group that's a little faster and the highest group would be people who actually want to race." The more people who join cycling club the more it will prosper and allow for more opportunities for members in years to come.

Cycling away

Owen Landrud, Social Media Reporter April 28, 2017

Biking is a classic tradition to enjoy the world and get some overdue exercise, and now students have made it just that much easier to get outside and onto a bike. Juniors Lars Johnson and Fred...

Sophomore Siri Bohachek climbs up a hill at the nordic state tournament last year for the girls teams third place finish. "I love participating on the Nordic team, it's a great group of people." Bohachek said.

Siri Bohachek has bright future in store

Colin Gray, Reporter December 24, 2015

The air is cold and creates wisps of breathe that flow through the air. The sudden shifts of movement only makes everything more nerve racking. As seconds are counted down by a coach with a watch in...

Junior equipment managers join Mountain Biking Team

Junior equipment managers join Mountain Biking Team

Dylan Foster, Field Reporter October 14, 2015

The mountain biking team has acquired some new team members. The only difference is, they do not ride the bikes, they make sure the team rides safely. Juniors Will Gasperini and Isaac Robinson have...

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