Due to the pending weather changes and the possibility of icy road conditions, tonight's (January 27) game schedule at the THS gym vs the Madisonville Mustangs has been changed.

Only varsity games will be played!  The Lady Ducks' game will begin at 5:15 p.m. and the Ducks will play at approximately 6:45 p.m.  Please help spread the word! 

    Taylor High School Athletes participated in the Giddings Powerlifting Meet on Saturday, Jan. 24th.  The following are the results:

     Girls:  2nd place team finish:  105 class:  Ariel Lopez 1st place; 123 class:  Adrianna Romayor 2nd place; 132 class:  Kaci Lozano 1st place; 148 class:  Chelsea Carter 4th place; and 181 class:  Kristin Martinez 1st place. Kristin Martinez was also named the Outstanding Lifter for the Girls
heavy platforms.

    Boys Varsity: 1st place team finish: 123 class:  Michael McIntire 1st place; 165 class:  David Rodriguez 1st place; 181 class:  Lucas Orosco 1st place; 198 class:  Chris McFarlin 3rd place; 242 class:  Bryan Mundkowsky 1st place; and Chris Torres 3rd place. Lucas Orosco was also named the Outstanding Lifter for the Boys heavy platforms.

    Boys JV: 148 class:   Rodney Ross 3rd place and 198 class:  Henry Oranday 2nd place.

    The Taylor Hi-Steppers swept through Regionals over the weekend competing in six routines and taking six 1st place and 3 Division one trophies against the stiffest competition in the area, according to Director Ashley Sengsouvanh. 

    The Hi-Steppers also receive the TOP award, which was BEST OVERALL in the whole contest!  This means that we had the combined highest score out of everyone competing!  Taylor has never received this award!  Director Sengsouvanh said, “I could not be prouder of this group of young ladies.  They work so hard and have been through a lot this year and for them to come out on top was memory that will last a lifetime.” 

    We traveled to Leander High School to compete against some of the best teams in the area. This competition is not divided up by size so we were up against multiple 5A teams and we were the second smallest team there. Just to put it in perspective, we competed against fantastic squads from Pflugerville, Leander, Rouse, and the list goes on.

    You will be proud to know that we entered six routines (4 team and 2 officer) and every single dance brought home a Division 1 trophy. This means that they received above a 90 from every judge on every routine! The officers swept the competition winning first place in officer Jazz and officer Modern.  The team also did awesome bringing home 1st place in Team Pom, Team Modern, Team Hip Hop, and Team Military. The girls have been working hard and it is really paying off!

    According to Sengsouvanh, "This is just the beginning of our contest season, we have two more to go! We have State competition on Feb. 21st at McNeil High School. We will then be headed to Houston the first weekend in March." Please come out and support your favorite dance team!