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| Posted Feb 7/10 - From the PISD website: Lady Panther Basketball Team Does Much More Than Win Games |
| The following was posted on the Pflugerville ISD website on Feb. 5 prior to the Panthers victory over Austin Bowie HS Friday night which makes head coach Nancy Walling's squad 26-5 overall and 12-1 in District 25-5A with one final regular season game on tap. Read the full article at: http://www.pflugervilleisd.net/news/index.cfm#souperbowl The Pflugerville High School girls basketball team is having a winning season. The Lady Panthers are 25–5 overall and 11–1 in district play as of Feb. 6. However, basketball prowess may not be the team's most important contribution to the community this year. It may just be its philanthropic efforts. On Feb. 2, the Lady Panthers conducted a "Souper Bowl of Caring" food drive, a nationwide effort sponsored by HEB and KXAN, to bring relief to communities. Donations collected by the Lady Panthers went directly to Storehouse Mission Food Pantry in Pflugerville. "This is the second year for the girls to be involved in this effort," says Nancy Walling, coach of the Lady Panthers. "We'd like to give a huge thank you to the Akins Lady Eagles basketball team for participating, to our teachers for letting the girls promote their efforts in the classroom and to Cathy Booker for helping to get it all organized." Booker is the mother of Jasmyn Booker, one of the members of the Panthers team. But the girls' giving doesn't stop there. On Feb. 9, the Lady Panthers will take on the Connally High School Lady Cougars, 24-8 (10-2), in the final district game, which could decide the district championship. In an effort to raise cancer awareness, they are encouraging everyone to wear pink. "This is a great time for our players to raise money for a worthy cause. So many people are affected by cancer everyday, so it is very gratifying to join forces with Pflugerville High and do our part to raise awareness and help those who are constantly working to find a cure," says Laura Zouzalik, CHS Lady Cougars coach. "Even though we're playing against each other, we're actually teaming up," says Walling. "We'll be playing each other in a "Pink Zone" game and are inviting all cancer survivors to be our special guests. We will be handing out carnations for them to wear during the game." The "Pink Zone" was created by the Women's Basketball Coaches of America (WBCA) in 2007 as a global, unified effort to raise breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. "Both teams will have pink warm up shirts and PHS will be in pink uniforms donated to the school. We're selling ribbons for $1 to be on display in honor of all those that have had or now have cancer. The proceeds will benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund," Walling says. Yow was the North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach. She died of breast cancer last year after battling the disease for over 20 years. All donations to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund go toward a cure for all women's cancers. |
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