![MORE THAN A GAME. With two diving catches in the outfield, the Lions showed up defensively, aiding in their victory over the Pacers. One catch was made by Atwood, and the other by McGraw. Throughout the game, the Lions knew that it wasn’t just about their victory today. “I think [playing for cancer] makes it bigger than just a game,” McGraw said. “Knowing that you have a bigger impact in this world than just who you are as one person.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/I70A1454-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Students in the National Art Honor Society work on the Mount Hood mural on the window of SouthLake Church. The students brought a variety of paints and mixed their own custom colors. “Instead of brushstrokes, we’re doing more dabbing, because it gives [a] better impression of tree foliage, rather than looking like actual brush strokes, because if we’re painting trees, we need it to look like trees,” Crawford said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2397-1200x900.jpg)
“The Sound of Music Live” does not live up to expectations
Carrie Underwood’s voice delivers in live presentation of the classic musical, but her acting does not.
Advertised for many months, the NBC presentation of the “Sound of Music Live” was broadcast on Nov. 5. The one-time presentation staring country queen Carrie Underwood as Maria and “True Blood’s” Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp had been talked about for months.
After weeks of rehearsal, the show was broadcast live across the whole country over a span of three hours. The singing was fantastic, with Underwood’s pipes along with these of the Von Trapp children being the best part of the show. The acting, was stilted and really took away from the show. Underwood was not convincing as Maria; her acting seemed forced and unnatural. The Von Trapp children, seemed the most comfortable in their roles.
Overall, I would give the “Sound of Music Live” a solid B. The singing was fantasitic and wonderfull. The acting took away from the great singing and dancing. It was nice to see a reprise of a great show, but I would rather stick with the Julie Andrews original.
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