The first week of March Madness has gone by, and it was a crazy weekend. For pretty much every student who made a bracket, they entered school on Monday needing a second-chance start. Junior Atticus Kardell had a UCLA vs Baylor championship game, and is better then most because #2 UCLA remains in the competition….
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Girls’ Swimming 2023 Wrap Up
Despite losing several strong seniors last year, the Avonworth/Northgate Girls’ swim team continues a tradition of excellence. “I think they definitely felt a piece of that [the graduating seniors] missing, but obviously it’s evidenced by their levels of success that they carried the torch pretty well,” says Avonworth’s athletic director Andrea Patton. The girls’ swim…
The Steelers 2023 Free Agency: B+ from Jack
The 2023-2024 free agency as started as a hit, as we saw many signings for Pittsburgh Steelers during the legal tampering period and start of free agency in March. Here’s a list of who left and who came to the black and gold, including a few that returned., who came, and who stayed with the…
2023 March Madness: Journalism Classes Pick Brackets
Members of Journalism 1, pictured above and below, and Journalism 2 picked their NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournament Brackets leading up to the start on Thursday, March 16th. Here’s the championship game and bottom two brackets, picked hastily by the class:
2023 March Madness: Pitt V Penn State Rivalry On the Bubble
For Penn State and Pitt fans, they have one more chance to clash it out on social media. Which team will be playing in the March Madness tournament later this month? Pitt fans know the team is seeded 5th in the ACC tournament, so it’s more of a shock if the team doesn’t…
2023 March Madness: PSU Upsets #21 Maryland Before Big 10 Tourney
Any Penn State fan that is in high school right now has not had a chance to watch PSU in the NCAA tournament ever, since the team last appeared in 2011. With a record of 19-12, the Nittany Lions hopes for the NCAA tournament have increased tremendously, after picking up two straight wins against ranked…
Freshman Wrestler Among 2 On Team To Reach Regionals
Freshman Auston Kosenovich joined junior Luke Hollywood at Altoona High School in March to compete in the PIAA regionals for wrestling. Auston suggested it takes time to adjust in wrestling, which he started at 6 years old. This includes the shift from middle school to high school wrestling, and he finds it important to trust…
Luke’s Look Ahead: This is What the Steelers Could Do in The Draft
The 2022-2023 season has come to an end for the Steelers leaving them with a record of 9-8. After last year’s 1st round draft pick Kenny Pickett settled into the Canada offense and led the team almost into the playoffs, expectations are much higher for next season. However, there are still some holes on the…
The Steelers 2023-2024 Draft: A Chance To Fill Many Missing Pieces
The Steelers ended off there 2022-2023 with a record of 9-8, and a potential franchise QB. By the bye week, they were 2-6 with a gloomy future ahead. It was around this time they traded wide receiver Chase Claypool to The Chicago Bears for a 2nd round pick. This pick soon turned into a very…
Football is a Violent Sport, but Players Generally Aren’t Violent People
American football is world-renowned for being one of the most dangerous sports, but that does not mean that the players are violent. On Monday in the Bengals vs Bills game, Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin when down after a tackle on Cincinnati wideout Tee Higgins. The hit didn’t appear to be hard(relative to an NFL game)…