Wrestling is a sport that requires focus, dedication, commitment, team unity, and unending drive. Although it technically lasts four months, the practice that goes into it takes much longer. Not only does the team travel to camp over the summer, increasing their skill and camaraderie, but also most of the young men who wrestle at [...]
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Basketball Playoffs
Every sport season has to come to an end at some point, and when you are a senior the conclusion can be very bittersweet. Though the official season is over, bigger competition has begun as both basketball teams headed into the first couple rounds of playoffs. Despite the boys losing in the first round, they [...]
Unified Basketball Team
The moment when one steps onto the basketball court, something changes. A new person evolves within, and for the students with special needs at Ponderosa it is one of the few, inspiring, ways for them to express themselves. Mr. Levi Gallas explains that all the other schools already had a Unified Program, or a program [...]
Captivating Cheerleaders at Nationals
On February 9, the Varsity Cheer team packed their bags and took all their talent to the National competition where all their hard work and nonstop effort paid off by winning fourteenth placement in the nation. Before they left, the “Mustang Express” had the opportunity to sit down with a few of the girls and [...]
Twirling To The Top
The Ponderosa dance squad comes back in the New Year with their heads held high due to the team’s astonishing second place routine at the 5A State Spirit Championships. Of course, all the girls on the team agree that first place should have been theirs, but unfortunately, the Highlands Ranch Poms Team inched their way [...]
Martyrs Of The Mat
The Ponderosa wrestling team has been the most dominating force not only in our county but also the state for the past fifteen years. They have trying to continue the legacy while battling each and every dual. The team started out the season with five consecutive wins this season, one being against the number-one ranked [...]
Ponderosa Swim & Dive
Hidden under the wraps of all the hype of other sports at Ponderosa, the Lady Mustangs swim team is once again swimming furiously. With limited numbers, and no divers, it is very challenging to win meets, but the girls continue to make the best of the season. “Because our team has gotten so much smaller [...]
Cheer: Beating The Stereotype
Jocks, nerds, theatre kids, cheerleaders. We all know stereotypes fill these Mustang halls, but how often are they valid? Movies such as Bring It On, Cinderella Story, Hellcats and other high school set stories given teens the impression and set the stereotype that all cheerleaders only care about backflips, boys and their hairdo. Jordyn Rector, [...]
Boy’s Basketball
The boy’s team has been extremely successful so far this year. Coach Gibbs is tremendously proud of how far they have come between the end of March and October 31st. At first, fans did not know what to expect this year, as they are a new team coming together from all places. However, they have [...]
One Altitude. One Attitude. One Action.
The Ponderosa wrestling team started off with an explosive victory against Legend, beating them 58-18. With outstanding performances from Corry Williams, Will Martinez, Thad Gallegos, Cade Snider, and others, the team dominated with outstanding authority. However, Ponderosa wresters have a difficult month ahead. With duals against Mountain Range, Thunderridge, and Pomona in the next two [...]
Together… We Attack!
Starting off the season has been a tough run for the Lady Mustangs basketball team. With five games in six days and tough competition, the ladies pulled through with really close games. “Obviously, the win/loss results were not what we wanted them to be, but the team performed very well, fought very hard, and [...]
Pirouettes With Power
For the eleven girls who are members of the Varsity Ponderosa Poms team, football and basketball games pose as a different experience. Students may just see their efforts during half-time or when they are doing the can-can after a triumphant touchdown but there is so much more to their success. The team spends hours upon [...]
