Super Bowl 59 was a highly criticized sporting event before it even happened. From the day the teams were announced, some students in the halls and on their phones have been in an uproar over a rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Most fans on social media held on to the…
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Eagles Smother Mahomes and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, and a Review of Kendrick Lamar’s Performance
When I turned on the TV to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday night, I expected one of the most hard-fought, down-and-dirty, amazing match-ups of all time. The Philadelphia Eagles, normally a team that I despise, was now the team I really wanted to win. More accurately, I didn’t want the Eagles to win; I…
Winter Sports Updates – Week of January 20th
girls’ basketball: The Avonworth Girls’ Basketball 2024-25 season is off to a great start. The Lady Lopes currently hold an overall record of 8-4 and a conference record of 4-0, with a recent victory against East Allegheny with an impressive score of 43-1. The team seniors are Emma Obersteiner, Anna Bradley, Greta O’Brien, and Sydney…
2024 Trends: Summer Olympics In France? It was Marchand, Everywhere
Around the globe, 2024 was a year of Olympic games in Paris… but at the beginning, many in France were not convinced at all by the games in Paris. Then, someone changed everyone’s mind. The 28 of July 2, days after the beginning of the games, France discovered a young swimmer who won the first…
Senior Project Brings 9th and 10th graders Two Hand Touch Football During LEAD
Senior Luke Chrissis stopped by Journalism 1 at the start of December to share some background on a new LEAD opportunity for students looking to get out some of their stored up energy. Chrissis’s senior project consists of a handful of teams built up with JV football players, and coached by seniors who also double…
College Football 2024: Are Flag Wars College Football’s New Battle Front?
The sights and smells of college football’s week 14 come around. To most, week 14 means nothing, but to college football fans, it’s rivalry week. This is the week players work towards. The most heated rivalries all happen during this time, and anything can happen. This week is home to the biggest rivalry in all…
LA Dodgers Win 2024 World Series, AHS Reactions
“I think every Dodger fan who woke up this morning was pretty excited…” said Kalli Lowe, junior, on Halloween morning. Her favorite MLB team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, won the 2024 World Series, 3-1, against the New York Yankees. “I think it’s awesome that the Dodgers won the 2024 world series,” said Lowe. “After…
Steelers OTAs Standouts/Big Year 2 Incoming For Joey Porter jr.?
There are a lot of expectations for the Steelers this coming season, and we got the chance to see a sneak peek of what is ahead for next season. With OTAs getting started last week, many fans were excited to see many new faces in uniform for the first time. Players such as Patrick Queen,…
Avonworth becomes Section Champ After Pulling Through a Nail-Biting 14-Inning Win at Wild Things Park – 2024 Boys Baseball
Seeded 7th in a championship matchup against top-ranked Riverside, Boys Baseball lived up to the expectations many of the seniors had as they started the season in late March. Win the section. It took 14 innings, over 4 hours and 3 minutes, but the hardware was theirs on Tuesday, May 28th. The championship is now…
2024 Girls Softball – 6 Seniors Finish Out Careers In WPIAL and PIAA Playoffs
The six seniors from the class of 2024 pictured below take a state championship, multiple state playoff wins, section championships, WPIAL honors, hundreds of hits and pitchers taking over 600 strikeouts with them as they graduate Friday, May 31st. With the early ending of 23-24 due to construction on the HS campus, the last game…