The time that so many students awaited has finally come. The lust for this show, as well as the extreme anticipation, is over. Stranger Things, now a year later, came out today and students throughout the school are enjoying season 2. Stranger Things is a Netflix original TV show that revolves around a group of…
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Nintendo Switch: A Threat In The Console War
When the Nintendo Switch launched in March of this year, it was a hit with critics and gamers alike. By being able to play it as a full console at home, but also as a handheld on the go, it can be played whenever, wherever. In addition, it’s supported by a plethora of games at…
Throwback Movie Reviews: Favorite Horror Movies of 2004
In 2004 there were many top movies but these caught my eye the most – the ones that I remember in my senior year of high school, 13 years later. Scary movies have a tendency of sticking to the brain longer because of the thrill they can give a person. 2004 was a little bit ago…
US Men’s Soccer Team Misses World Cup Qualification
The US Men’s Soccer team was eliminated from World cup contention and will not participate in the competition for the first time since 1986. The World Cup is the biggest soccer event in the world held in a different country every four years. The best 32 teams from around the world compete for one of…
Homecoming Football Game 2017
||Additional reporting by Sadie Stetser|| I asked a couple of the Avonworth football players these two questions: Is the homecoming game different from any other Friday night game? Do you play any differently for the homecoming game? Jake Harper responded with, “No because the focus is to just win and play well.” He also…
2017’s “It” Out-Horrors the 90’s Original
Originally a novel by famous horror writer Stephen King, IT has been scaring people since its debut in 1986. The story takes place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine in the 1980’s where a group of outcasts called the “Loser’s Club”, battles Pennywise the clown which resembles every member of the clubs fears. Now if…
Golf Team Updates (to be continued…)
Avonworth’s co-ed golf team, led by senior Katie Carlson’s WPIAL Championship qualification, has had a relatively successful season thus far with a respectable record of 6-3. When asked what he liked about golf, Michael Donovan said, “I like how it is you against the course. You can’t blame anyone but yourself.” A quote that emphasizes the…
Sports Pro/Con: Soccer is Better than Football
Soccer is 110% the superior sport to football. These two sports do not even compare soccer is so much better. People think the atmosphere in an NFL stadium is exciting it is nothing compared to the soccer stadiums in Germany England, and Spain. There are flares burning flags flying catchy and funny chants all the…
Volleyball Update
Additional Reporting by Keyaira Cameron, Haley Reilly, Abby Kline, and Jackson Southern. The Avonworth Girls Volleyball season has been off to a great start with a current record of 5-2. Their most recent game was on Monday, October 2nd, at Montour High School. They fell to Montour 3-0. One match that was noticeably challenging…
Girls Soccer Team Update
|||Additional reporting by Abby Dawley and Riley North||| So far this season, the girl’s soccer team has a section record of 6-3, with an impressive overall record of 8-3. Last year, the girls finished the season with an overall record of 11-6-3. This year the girls have played Brentworth, Charleroi, North Hills, Freedom (twice), Steel…