Taylor High School Powerlifting Coach Rob Marek reports that the THS boys and girls lifters competed in the Elgin Powerlifting Meet on Saturday Jan. 30th.  The boys finished as the 5th place team.

Boy's Individual Honors:

Bryan Martinez 1st place 114 lb class
Brandon Negus 4th place 123 lb class
David Salazar 1st place 132 lb class
Rodney Ross 5th place 148 lb class
Jonathon Hernandez 5th place 165 lb class

Girl's Individual Honors:

Kasi Lozano 3rd place 148lb class
Kristin Martinez  2nd place 198 lb class

This Saturday, THS is hosting its annual Powerlifting Meeting at the Taylor Middle School beginning at 9 a.m.  Hopes are that a huge crowd will turn out to watch!

Coach Kisha Jones and her Lady Ducks varsity basketball squad fought hard Tuesday as they battled #6 state-ranked Navasota and eventually dropped an 82-35 decision to the Lady Rattlers.

Taylor's scrappy defense kept the game close in the 1st half, but a 30-4 run by Navasota popped the Lady Ducks' dreams of the ultimate upset.

Taylor returns home Friday to play Caldwell in for final home game of the season, before traveling to Rockdale Tuesday for their season finale. Game times are 6:30 & 8 pm.

Taylor Basketball Coach Justin Boswell's varsity squad started out on fire in the first half Tuesday at Navasota but the # 13 ranked bought from a 14-point 2nd quarter deficit to grab a 72-61 victory.

"The Rattlers didn't know what hit them," said Boswell. Down 14, Navasota came alive, made some key steals and began scoring in bunches.  Taylor stayed with the Rattlers until the 4:00 mark, but then Navasota pulled away for the 11-point win. "This was one of the best games we have played all season," said Boswell. "And it was on the road and against a VERY good team!"

The Taylor JV and Freshmen team had similar games ...they played hard and are showing improvement, but came up short against the Rattlers.

Taylor travels Caldwell Friday as the JV and Varsity only tackle the Hornets ... who no longer have a freshman team.  Games are at 5 and 6:30 pm.

THS Tennis Coach Vicki Hall was very excited about her squad's Spring debut last week as they traveled to Georgetown to play vs some tough 4A and 5A competiton and battle some rather extreme weather conditions.

"It was tough comeptition," said Hall.  "And is was really tough weather ... cold and wet." But in the end, her Ducks fared well and impressed their coach as senior Leah Morales made her return to the tennis courts and battled her way into the semifinals in Girl's Singles. She was beaten out by 5A Waco Midway.

In Boy's Singles play, sophomore Hayden Wilkins earned himself alot of respect as he battled the elements and the competition to gain the finals before falling to 5A Temple.  In Boy's Doubles, Taylor's Dylan Weise-Brad Ging fell to Waco Midway in the quarterfinals. According to Hall, there were 16-20 teams entered in this tournament. Taylor travels to Killeen Ellison on
Friday for another 4A-5A competition ... GO TENNIS!

Taylor Track & Field coach Mike Tennill has reported that senior Mark Jackson has gotten off to a spectacular start to the upcoming track season.

Splitting his time between basketball and track, Jackson travelled to the Carl Lewis Invitational Track Meet at the University of Houston on Saturday to compete indoors as he took 1st place in the high school Triple Jump with a best effort of 48'-7 1/4".

Tennill further reports that according to Dye Stat, a national track website, that jump ranks Mark 2nd in the nation.

Taylor High Mallard advisor Melanie Catuogno has announced that time is running out to order your 2010 Mallard yearbook. Students and parents should remember the THS yearbook is printed in limited quantities, so the only way to be absolutely sure of getting one is to order it now!

You can order online at www.myYear.com or come by room 207 at THS to pick up an order form. Please order your 2010 Mallard now at www.MyYear.com.

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