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The student-run online newspaper for Starr's Mill High School

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Abby Carter

Abby Carter, Editor-in-Chief

Senior Abby Carter is a two-year member of The Prowler staff. She is Editor-in-Chief.

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Senior Ashley Ledford dribbles the ball at soccer practice. Ledford is the first homeschooled student to attend Starr’s Mill under SB 42, allowing her to participate in school athletics.

Ledford first homeschool student attending Starr’s Mill under SB 42

January 21, 2022
Senior Evan Courville defends junior Brandon Cheri. After a 61-52 loss to McIntosh, the varsity boys basketball team is 1-8 overall and 0-3 in region play heading into the semester break.

Panthers fall to rival McIntosh, remain winless in region play

December 13, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

December 10, 2021

Coach’s Corner

December 9, 2021
From the Panther Pit

From the Panther Pit

December 3, 2021
Senior Evan Courvile prepares to shoot a free throw. Starr’s Mill hosted the Tip-Off Classic by Adidas and went up against Midtown in the final game of the night. The Knights capitalized on a slow third quarter by the Panthers, winning 66-46. “Midtown was a good team [athletically],” head coach Joshua Reeves said. “I think they caused us to change a lot of the shots we wanted, and because of that we couldn’t finish very well.”

At the ‘tip’ of momentum

November 19, 2021
Senior Brandon Mathis celebrates after completing a touchdown. Starr’s Mill and Union Grove went head to head again in round one of the playoffs. The Panthers came out victorious 34-25 thanks to a strong running attack led by senior Brandon Mathis and solid blocking by the defense.

Winning mindset helps Panthers advance to second round of state playoffs

November 17, 2021

Coach’s Corner

November 12, 2021

More than a player

November 3, 2021
Junior Greigh Joseph crosses the goal line late in the second quarter. Both teams went into the game hoping for a victory and the top spot in the region standings. “We lost our keys and our players just didn’t key in on what they’re supposed to see because they’re so used to the run,” head coach Chad Phillips said.

Change of course

October 29, 2021
Junior Greigh Joseph runs through the Griffin defense. Starr’s Mill had 326 yards of total offense in the 28-21 win. “We executed well on our run game. Greigh really helped us out getting crucial runs to us and just overall offense,” Junior Jeremiah Jones said. “[We] could’ve been a little bit better on defense, but overall I think we played pretty good.”

Steady on the petal

October 21, 2021

Coach’s Corner

October 21, 2021

Calm before the storm

October 5, 2021
Keeping it chaotic

Keeping it chaotic

October 1, 2021
Senior running back Brandon Mathis rushes for a touchdown with tight end senior Barrette Schmidlkofer cheering. Starr’s Mill won 42-20 against Harris County this past Friday. “We finally played up to our capabilities. I’m just proud of the boys. [They] kept plugging away and kept working hard, what we asked them to do, all the position meetings, all the film study, all that early morning and afternoons,” head coach Chad Phillips said. “If you keep doing that it’s going to pay off for you. You play by far our best game this season, by far.”

Greigh and Mathis combine for over 250 yards as Panthers run over the Tigers 42-20

October 1, 2021
From the Panther Pit

From the Panther Pit

September 30, 2021

Coach’s Corner

September 23, 2021
Sandy Creek senior Josh Walker tackles Starr’s Mill player. The Panthers took another hit in a 37-16 loss to the Patriots. Starr’s Mill has experienced four diverse outcomes in the four games leading up to region play.

Taking a hit

September 17, 2021
Tribute in Light as seen from the East Village in Manhattan on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Panther family shares memories on 20th anniversary of 9/11

September 11, 2021
Back from break with KICs

Back from break with KICs

September 10, 2021
Junior William Yarbourgh in the huddle. “We’re just going to have a chip on our shoulder after a loss like this and coming into the next game I think we’re going to come out a lot rougher than we did and deliver the first punch instead of receiving it,” junior Josh Phifer said.

Caught off guard

September 9, 2021
Free safety and kick returner Marc Stampley returns a punt. Special teams had one kick off return and one punt return for a touchdown. Mt. Zion attempted an onside kick to begin the game, but senior Ben Thompson ran it back 48 yards for a touchdown. “Special teams can make or break the game,” Thompson said. “Honestly, [the team] could be down, could be up, it doesn’t matter just play every special team like it’s your last.”

Special teams explode the night

September 2, 2021
Back to basics

Back to basics

August 30, 2021
Junior running back Jacob Free attempts to avoid a tackle from the Newnan defense. Free rushed four times for 75 yards and scored in the third quarter on a 53-yard run. Starr’s Mill rushed 44 times for 365 yards in the team’s 28-14 over the Cougars to begin the season.

Keep it rolling

August 25, 2021

Coach’s Corner

August 20, 2021
Kicking off KICs

Kicking off KICs

August 15, 2021

Get to know new softball head coach Peyton Dean

August 10, 2021
Marc Stampley

Marc Stampley

May 21, 2021
Austin Morris

Austin Morris

May 14, 2021
Panthers crowd King’s Ridge senior midfielder and attacker Brennan Brown during the second round of the A-AAAAA GHSA state playoffs. Despite a slow start, Starr’s Mill erupted to dominate the Tigers in a 17-8 victory. Eight players scored for the Panthers and nine players collected ground balls. “Nobody thought that we could win without those [seniors] that left last year,” Schmidlkofer said. “These guys have proven that they can. I’m super, super proud of all the guys that are contributing.”

[Photo] All in

May 5, 2021
Kyle Bachkosky

Kyle Bachkosky

May 3, 2021
Colton Olvey

Colton Olvey

April 19, 2021
Sydney Blair

Sydney Blair

April 16, 2021
Ryan Barch (left) and junior David Bowers (right) jump over hurdles. Barch and Bowers ran the 110 meter hurdles in 19.11 seconds and 18.61, respectively. They placed 17th and 15th overall.

[Photo] All of the lights

April 12, 2021
Senior captain Austin Morris fights McIntosh sophomore Caleb Kreitner for the ball during the Panthers’ rivalry game against the Chiefs last Thursday. Both boys and girls teams played the Chiefs in the tenth annual ‘Battle of the Bubble’ games where the girls fell 4-2, and the boys triumphed in penalty kicks. The boys game remained scoreless all the way through, with senior goalie Andrew Cole racking up six saves. “Any game like this, such high stakes on the line, region championship against the cross-city rivals, everybody wants it so bad and I wanted really really bad,” Cole said. “I gave it everything I had tonight. Super proud of all the boys too.”

[Photo] War in the bubble

April 5, 2021
From the Panther Pit

From the Panther Pit

March 26, 2021

Coach’s Corner

March 25, 2021
Sophomore midfielder Ali Othman (20) congratulates Leacock (16) after scoring a goal for the Panthers. “Its such a good reward for a guy like Ricardo,” Buck said. “For a guy to come off the bench and score three goals, [his teammates] were as happy for him as he was.”

[Photo] Both soccer teams triumph on faculty night

March 23, 2021
Luke Rusterucci

Luke Rusterucci

March 19, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

March 18, 2021
Junior first baseman Ben Moseley watches an upcoming pitching during the Panthers’ region game against the Whitewater Wildcats yesterday. Despite a sluggish first six innings, the team came together at the bottom of the seventh to propel themselves to a 7-6 win in extra innings. Moseley went 3-4 at the plate, including the game-winning RBI. “Feel’s great [to clinch that win],” Moseley said. “It’s our field, we’re defending it.”

[Photo] Home free

March 12, 2021
Andrew Cole

Andrew Cole

March 5, 2021
Senior Austin Morris and senior Santi Bondulich challenge one another for the ball. Starr’s Mill earned its fourth consecutive win Tuesday night in a 2-1 victory over visiting Marist.

Checkmate

March 2, 2021
From the Panther Pit

From the Panther Pit

February 25, 2021

Coach’s Corner

February 24, 2021
Senior Brandon Allison controls the offense while Whitewater’s senior Miles Lowe guards senior Gabe Sands. Allison tied the boys team record with seven three-pointers made in one night. He now shares the record with fellow senior Elliott Baker. Starting off the game with Allison’s three-pointer in the first ten seconds, aggressive play and solid execution kept Whitewater out of contention the entire night.

From one extreme to the other

February 9, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

February 9, 2021
Junior Jacklyn Hester guards the basket. On Jan. 16, Hester scored 20 points against McIntosh, which included hitting her 1,000th point. She’s the fifth player and the third girl to achieve the accomplishment in Starr’s Mill history.

Boys bounce back, Hester hits milestone

January 25, 2021
Maurice Massey

Maurice Massey

January 15, 2021
Head coach Josh Reeves talks to the senior Michael Townsend during a timeout. In the Starr’s Mill vs. McIntosh boys’ basketball game the Panthers lost 65-62 in double overtime, the team’s first loss of the season. On the other hand, the girls’ basketball team got their first victory of the season against McIntosh, securing the win 49-46.

Turnovers and turnarounds

December 17, 2020
From the Panther Pit

From the Panther Pit

December 12, 2020

Coach’s Corner

December 4, 2020

Coach’s Corner

November 25, 2020
From the Panther Pit

From the Panther Pit

November 20, 2020
Brandon Mathis

Brandon Mathis

November 20, 2020

Cheering through change

November 17, 2020

Coach’s Corner

November 11, 2020
From the Panther Pit

From the Panther Pit

November 6, 2020

Coach’s Corner

October 21, 2020
Junior Lilli Backes and seniors Jolie Lester and Lauren Flanders meet in the circle. “Our team has really come together,” Lilli Backes said. “They’ve really helped me out defensively, and we’ve had a lot of success.”

‘It’s a new day’

October 12, 2020
Senior Jolie Lester runs to third. Lester accounted for two of the team’s five runs. After losing to Whitewater the past two years, the Lady Panthers are ready to break that streak. “I think we have a lot of momentum right now going into the regional championship,” Lester said. “I think we have a lot of momentum also because the last two years we lost to Whitewater, so now we really want to beat them this time.”

Lady Panthers avenge early-season loss to Lady Chiefs, secure spot in region championship

October 6, 2020

Coach’s Corner

September 30, 2020
Barrett Schmidlkofer

Barrett Schmidlkofer

September 25, 2020
Senior Jolie Lester prepares for her at bat, while fellow senior Lauren Flanders looks to score from third. Strong hitting by Lester and 16 strikeouts from junior pitcher Lilli Backes helped the Lady Panthers even their region record at 4-4. The 3-0 win over Northgate moved Starr’s Mill into fourth place in Region 2-AAAAA.

Back(es) in the hunt

September 18, 2020
Junior Joy Johnson serves the ball. Starrs Mill hosted the Southside Invitational against three other teams. The Panthers won both matches against East Coweta and Carrollton, but lost to Trinity. “If we have confidence beating someone, a bigger school or a higher region, it gives us confidence in our region,” head coach Jason Flowers said.

Starr’s Mill holds serve, goes 3-1 in Southside Invitational

September 3, 2020
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