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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

Athlete interviews are useless

Athlete interviews are useless

Hunter Hippel, Online Editor February 14, 2017

"That was horse (explicit).  He shouldn't even be able to work at Foot Locker," Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce said after a holding call effectively ended the Chiefs' season against the Pittsburgh...

Seth on the ice, further from the goal and observing the game. Even in his experiences as a mite player, he would rush back to defend the goal despite being put at forward. “I would always volunteer to bring the equipment home,” Seth says.

Seth Eisele keeps hockey team in check

Olivia Weirtz, Layout Editor February 12, 2017

  Hockey goalie, Seth Eisele, has been working his whole high school career for this season, when he would become the varsity starter. With taped up red pads, Seth stops countless goals, adding...

Demanding lifestyle means college athletes get paid well

Demanding lifestyle means college athletes get paid well

Sonia Moran, Photographer January 14, 2017

Although athletes already get scholarship money, the NCAA started allowing schools to give a small allowance to college athletes. Athletes practice anywhere between 40 to 50 hours a week. They would...

Fantasy sports sparks debate, ethical concerns

Fantasy sports sparks debate, ethical concerns

Adam Johnson, Business Editor December 5, 2016

Last year if someone turned on a football game they would be greeted not only with the game itself, but countless ads for online programs such as DraftKings and FanDuel.  One week fantasy football...

Photo Courtesy Wendy Clements-
This photo was taken on September 25, 2016 at the Stillwater High School soccer field. The people in this photo are Hannah Anderson, Lauryn Gosso, Megan Howard, Olivia Knox, Lexi Feyen, Nicole Ingram, Molly Connors, Kallie Clements, Evelyn Flor, Hannah Beech, Abby Begin, Alyssa Lammers, Macala Vilme, Ava Pagnucco, Julia Bernard, Emma Anderson, Dara Andringa, Halle Peterson and Evie Kohn. This soccer team is a family and are always supporting each other on and off the field. They work as a team and make each other better.

Kallie Clements selected for girls all-state soccer team

Sam Johnson, Photographer December 3, 2016

Senior captain Kallie Clements proved to be a great role model for the girls of the Ponies soccer team this season, helping them complete a very successful and nearly undefeated season. Because of her...

Roger Goodell's overwhelming controversy surrounds National Football League

Roger Goodell’s overwhelming controversy surrounds National Football League

Quinn Kuslich, In Studio Editor November 14, 2016

Throughout NFL history there have been many controversies about incidents involving players, coaches and other involved parties. Out of these controversies, one is very important. Roger Goodell is the...

Fantasy football keeping fans updated on sports

Fantasy football keeping fans updated on sports

Austin Dowall, Social Media Editior October 26, 2015

Information Graphic by Austin Dowdall NFL football has always been a very popular sport, but with fantasy football becoming more popular in the past couple of years, due to an increasing fan base. Even...

Balancing competing pressures

Balancing competing pressures

Megan Fayler, Copy Editor April 11, 2015

Everyday students face an onslaught of anxiety and stress. Competition and athletics can be a leading factor to the high levels of stress students feel. Stress can be both healthy and unhealthy. When...

Relationships cause stress

Relationships cause stress

Hannah Crawford, Online Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2015

"Being in a relationship to me means having a companion.  Not just a boyfriend, but a best friend as well, having someone who's there for you," said senior Madi McKenzie. Relationships can be fun...

Photo by Rachel Steil
In the last few years sports reporting has changed drastically.  Social media is the main cause of this change. 
“What social media has done to reporters has sped us up,” Michael Rand said. “It’s made me think how we cover things now and what access we have to resources nonstop. Sure, it’s a lot more action filled but it is a lot more exciting.”

Rand: role of sports reporting evolving image of athletes

Emily Lodahl, Layout Editor February 1, 2015

The sports reporting world has taken a curve ball the past couple years according to Star Tribune’s digital sports editor, Michael Rand. The rise of social media has impacted how sports and athletes...

Consistent server Briana Momchilovich ('16), contributes tremendously to the success of the team with her accurate serves.

Volleyball spikes up success

Sara Stickler, Online Editor October 29, 2014

Those Mizuno labeled balls bumping around the high school gym are starting to come to end as the season comes to a close. The  girls volleyball team has done nothing but persist, which created a successful...

Senior Superfans Grace Charpentier, Megan Aller and Erin Theits dress in all white for the whiteout against Roseville in the first game of the Ponies 2014 season. Grace holds the flag that excites Pony Pride when it's waved. "They are always so energetic!" said junior Ella Janochoski, "it motivates us all to go to the games!"

Pony fan section cheers loudly

Olivia Arkell, Social Media Reporter October 14, 2014

This year at Stillwater Area High School, students seem to be showing up to more and more sporting events such as football, volleyball, and soccer games to cheer on and support athletes, leading to more...

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