From the 11th seed in section playoffs to #1 in the state, the 2025 Avonworth Volleyball team had a truly historic run to end their season. Even in an era where playoff wins and competing for section championships feels like the expectation for Avonworth sports, making the leap to winning a state championship is incredibly…
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Luke’s Steelers Takeaway – Week 10 – Loss To Chargers One To Ignore
A loss sometimes is just a loss With a loss as bad as this, what is there to learn? Nothing! Even Chris Boswell missed a field goal. A late touchdown moved the Steelers up to 10 points, but essentially this was a twenty point loss. I think that from losses like this one, you don’t…
Historic Time By Sophomore Leads 2025 Cross Country
Avonworth’s Cross Country team competed in the WPIALs on October 23, running on the same course they previously ran for tri-states. The girls’ team placed 16th out of the 27 teams competing. Ryder Evans, a sophomore, has qualified for the Boys PIAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:15, the fourth best in Avonworth’s…
2025 Girls Volleyball Wins WPIALS For First Time in Avonworth History
The Avonworth girls volleyball team ended this year’s 2025 regular season with an overall record of 8-6, their section record being 7-3. Going into the playoffs, they were put at the 11th seed. Despite their relatively low placement, they’ve managed to claim a spot in the WPIAL championship game. Co-captain of the team, senior Jada…
NFL Trade Deadline- Steelers fell asleep?
What happened Going into the NFL trade deadline, a theme that kept popping up all over social media was the Steelers’ need for another wide receiver. One name that was associated with the Steelers was Chris Olave. As it stands now, the Saints, the team Olave is currently with, are 1-8 and don’t seem to…
2025 Golf Wrap Up – Team Reaches 2A Championship, Sophomore Chase Hogan Reaches States
This fall golf season, as per usual in the 2020’s, Avonworth’s boys showcased plenty of impressive talent and spirit. October 9th, the team competed for a 2A section championship. The roster is dominated by sophomore studs and greatly supported by senior talents. Sophomore Chase Hogan stood out this season’s closing, especially, with back-to-back rounds of…
2025 Boys and Girls Soccer Wrapups
The Avonworth Boys Soccer Team, coached by Mr. Affaneh has an overall record of 17-3-1. Their captains are Nate Kline, Calder Mahan, Jagger Boyd, Carter Beard and Jimmy Quinn. Each one of them also received the award of All Section as well as Nate Kline and Calder Mahan receiving the All WPIAL award. Some highlights…
Luke’s Steeler Takeaways- Week 8 Loss vs Packers
Coming off of two straight losses, the Steelers head into a matchup with the surprising NFL best Indianapolis Colts. Some of the ugly parts of 2024-2025 popped back up again in Cincinnati and on Sunday night in a Heinz Field home game filled with loudly cheering CheeseHeads. Here are a few takeaways to consider what…
Luke’s Steeler Takeaways- Week 4 win over Vikings
Defense in Dublin Irish fans got a taste of what American football, and even a bit of classic Steeler football, looks like. SIx sacks, two picks, key tipped balls and a number of hurries added up to the performance people hoped for this summer from the highest paid defense in the NFL. Nick Herbig put…
Luke’s Steeler Takeaways- Week 3 win over Patriots
Turnovers don’t tell the full story Even after a 5-turnover performance, we are still talking about the defense. Another 100 + yard against game. But, they caused four fumbles. They also included an endzone pick at the end of the second quarter from cornerback Brandin Echols. Even with 5 “splash plays”, the defense was…