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State '08 Tennis Duo Wins Denton Doubles On DVD This Week: Mr. Magoriam's Wonder Emporiam
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Week of 3/3 State Semi-Final Basketball Game Friday 10am in Austin. Tailgate party for state - Wednesday night at 6pm in the HS parking lot. TAKS testing on Wednesday. Coin Drive for American Cancer Society is Mar. 4-Mar. 31. The winning grade gets a pizza party!
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State ‘08! After a nail-biting regional tournament in Stephenville, the Ponder Lions are headed to Austin to play in the state finals for the second time in three years. “This is where all of the hard work pays off,” senior Calvin Redfearn said. “We had a taste of state our sophomore year and it made us that much hungrier to go again.” On Friday, Feb. 29, the Lions faced Itasca, previously ranked 6th in the state. Ponder fought through much of the first half and struggled to keep the lead. Sophomore Scott Gregg proved to be a dominant force, ending with 15 of the Lions’ 57 points of the night. At the half, the Ponder had a 6 point lead, 28-22. The Lion-lead increased to 8 points, but Itasca came back late in the third to keep the fans on the edge of their seats. Junior Joel Garza knocked down the three-pointer well into the fourth quarter that would send Ponder to an 11-point victory over Itasca. It was do-or-die on Saturday, March 1 when Ponder went head-to-head with the Edgewood Bulldogs who had defeated the Peaster Greyhounds in a close game the night before. Ponder came out ready to play in the first half and it appeared that the Lions would take an easy landslide win over Edgewood. Junior Jesus Lujan was persistent on defense to keep a hold on the Bulldogs throughout the game. The first half ended with a score of only 18-10. Edgewood came back from the half and turned on the heat. Ponder struggled to keep the lead and ended the third with a score of 25-19. Isaiah Boxell played a strong offensive game, shooting crucial three-pointers and eventually claiming 13 total points against the Bulldogs. Senior Nathan McPherson helped lead the Lions through the intense fourth quarter, which ended with a late three-pointer by Edgewood to send both teams into an extra four-minute period. After various lead-changes, Ponder finally grabbed hold of a three-point advantage (45-42) thanks to free throws by Boxell and quick shots by McPherson. Edgewood had a chance to come back and extend the game into a second overtime but fell short of the Lions. Ponder will advance to the 2A State Tournament in the Erwin Center at the University of Texas in Austin. Their first game will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 7 against Arp, who beat Ponder in the state finals in 2006. The winner will go on to play the winner between Jim Ned and New Waverley in the state finals on Saturday. “Ever since the 5th grade when I watched the team win state in 2001, that’s all I’ve wanted to do,” McPherson said, “to live the dream.” |
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The annual Ponder Livestock Show took place this weekend at the high school Agriculture Shop. Cows, pigs, goats and sheep were rounded up and shown by many students from the school. Citizens from Ponder came out to support the students making the Ponder Livestock Show a success. Here are the results: Swine Yorkshire Cross Chester/Spot
Hampshire Grand Champion Hampshire – Sealy Vardell Steers Goats Grand Champion – Cole Spann |
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Last week the tennis team competed in the Goldfield Invitational Tennis tournament. This was a very large tournament with over twenty-four schools and more than 434 players in all classifications. The team of Carlee Garza and Colton Ream won the mixed doubles branch against much larger and more experienced schools. The winning scores for the pair were as follows, Decatur 6-2 & 6-0, Pilot Point 6-2 & 7-5, Guyer 3 6-3& 6-2, Guyer 1 2-6, 6-3 & 6-4. In the championship round they defeated a strong Little Elm team 6-3 and 6-4. Other competitors for Ponder were Ashley McBride who lost to Canyon Creek Christian School and Liberty Christian. Valerie Cook defeated Bridgeport in the JV division. Larisa Estrada defeated Little Elm in the same division before losing to Krum. Tiffany Lowery went all the way to the quarter finals defeating Prosper and Little Elm. Abby Schofield reached the semi-finals in the consolation bracket beating Prosper and Canyon Creek. The tennis team will finish the rained-out Ponder Invitational this Tuesday at 1:30pm.
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Golf Girls Wins Ponder Tourney The Ponder Invitational golf tournament at McKinney's Oak Hollow golf course proved to be the perfect setting for the Lady Lions to win their first tournament of the year. Senior Charlotte Gooch got first place shooting a 103, Dominique Lord placed 6th with a 104 with Kayla Darnell scored 105 for 7th place. Although the other players didn’t place in the top ten, their excellent scores weren’t far behind - Meghan Yeager (112), and Emily Liberto (115), Provedence Betterton (113), Vanessa De Lira (120) and Katie Peterson (126), making the team score the lowest of the day. “I was extremely proud. Winning a tournament is a big step on building our confidence towards advancing to the regional tournament. “Coach Liberto said. “We still have a lot of work to do to accomplish our goal.” |
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Mr. M Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium is a store full of magic and wonder. All the toys that are sold there are alive. The store is run by Mr. Magorium and it is the most magical toy shop in the entire universe. When Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman), at the age of 243, decides it is time to retire, he hires Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman). Before he retires though, he hires an uptight accountant who doesn’t believe in the magical things that the store can do. When Mr. Magorium gives the store to Molly though; strange changes begin to happen in the store. Rating: G Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman and Zach Mills Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium hits the shelves on Tuesday, Mar. 4. |
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