Things are looking up for Avonworth winter sports. Despite this, some new conflict has been rising alongside the spike in COVID cases due to the contagious Omicron variant. Girls Basketball is one of a few sports impacted by COVID. They had a regular season matchup cancelled due to too many players out with COVID. As…
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Big Ben’s Final Home Game Appreciated By Wild Heinz Field Crowd
On Sunday, January 3rd 68,000 Steelers fans filled Heinz Field to watch a historic game against the Cleveland Browns. In 2004, the Steelers used their 11th overall pick in the NFL Draft on a highly touted quarterback from Miami University of Ohio. After 18 winning seasons, 2 Super Bowls, 6 Pro Bowls, an Offensive Rookie…
Wild NFL Season Leaves No Clear Contender
The 2021 NFL season is an interesting season, to say the least. The Patriots are at the front of the pack once again in the AFC, with the Lions at the bottom in the NFC. It looks a lot like 2017. Yet the Lions, despite being 1-10-1, are not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. And…
Steelers In 2022- Start An Experienced QB But Not Big Ben
If you are a Steelers fan, an NFL fan or even if you just live in Pittsburgh, then you know who Ben Roethlisberger is and his success. On December 4th, the Steelers 39-year-old quarterback had a retirement rumor get out to the public. Any Steelers fan will see this as a very bad issue. The…
MLB Lockout Will Help Improve Competition Across The Sport
The MLB has just experienced its first work stoppage since 1994. The existing CBA, or Collective Bargaining Agreement, that controls every aspect of relationships between players and team owners, expired on Wednesday, December 1st, at 11:59pm. This resulted in the league locking out its players, and the decision for the lockout was made by owners,…
Rising COVID Concerns in US Sports and Questionable Vaccination Status’
Halfway towards the All-Star break, the NBA has been quoted about the COVID-19 vaccinations, saying that “97 %” of players have been given the shot. And the NFL has been up for debate after multiple superstars have been caught hiding and lying about their vaccination status. For high school athletes like myself, and the option…
Break Up The Core By Moving One Piece – Pittsburgh Penguins 2021 And Beyond Editorial
For 15 years the Pittsburgh Penguins have been blessed with three superstars in the NHL. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kristopher Letang, known as the core of the team, have brought the Penguins organization three Stanley cups in their time here . After the Penguins 2017 championship, there have been ongoing rumors of the core…
PowderPuff Football Returns To Lenzner Field After A Year of COVID Shutdowns
Somewhere between the Lady Lopes Soccer State Championship Run, Children’s Grief Awareness Day, and the start of practices for winter sports, the Powderpuff football game found a way to return Monday evening, November 22nd, after COVID disrupted the tradition in 2020. In the return game, the Sophomore and Senior team won 30-24 – they are…
Girls Soccer Season 2021: A Historic Run Towards Hershey
After a heartbreaking 2-1 loss in the state championship to Allentown Central Catholic, the Lady Lopes Soccer team came back to Pittsburgh 2nd place in the state and silver medalists, capping off one of the best seasons in recent memory. While they were unfortunately not able to bring home the title, their season was…
Girls’ Volleyball Team Ends 2021 Season With Playoff Wins, Key Experiences
After wrapping up a 16 win regular season and a deep run in WPIAL playoffs, it’s safe to say that Avonworth’s girls volleyball team not only had an excellent season, but some may call it historic. First Team: Maggie Colenbrander Avonworth 3 5-9 Sr. OH Sophie Culley Avonworth 11 6-0 Jr. MH Abbi…