A 9-3 season matched expectations of a return to playoffs after a COVID-impacted absence from WPIAL’s in 2020-2021. To playoffs, after finishing the regular season 8-2, the boys earned a first round bye. They faced Mt. Pleasant in the 2nd round,and won 49-7. Ian Syam had the half of the century rushing for 244 yards…
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2021 Pittsburgh Steelers: At 3-3, Quarterback Is the Core Question
The NFL has just wrapped up week 7 of the 2021-2022 NFL season. Many teams are surprising fans and just as many teams are disappointing their fans. In every division in the AFC and the NFC, there is an outright team that is dominating their competition. This is a completely different start to the season…
No Crosby, No Malkin, No Problem: Penguins Surprising Start to the 2021-2022 Season
While the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chances of success are going downhill, the injuries of Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby for the start of the season are awful news. Penguins fans still hold lots of hope for this upcoming season even with our star players being injured. Penguins fan and Sophomore Silas Newhouse still hold high…
Girls Soccer Continues Winning Ways
Reporting by Eleanor Boggess “It’s been a fun journey, ” said Athletic Director Andrea Patton about the girls soccer season, “and they are just looking to build each other up, like mentally through the season and I’m hoping that this is going to lead into the playoffs, for sure.” Including a 2-1 win against North…
Spirit, Pride, and Pressure: Cheer in 2021-2022
For AHS Cheer, 2021-22 is a year of spirit, pride, and even pressure. “We’ve learned so many great new cheers.” said high school senior and varsity cheer captain Lauren Binley about the progress of their season. “We’ve learned all of our cheers, all of our girls are hitting everything pretty confidently, we have two very…
Top Finishes Lead 2021-2022 Cross Country
As the temperatures cool off and the leaves begin to change, Avonworth’s cross country teams have kick-started their season. Just in the first meet, two seniors led the way. Boys placed first, with Ben Monti in the lead at 19:16. Girls placed second, with Lindsey Hartle leading with 21:04 as her time. Lindsey was also…
All Time Low Course Score At Shannopin Among Success Stories For 2021-2022 Golf Team
With the season winding down, it’s very safe to say that the Avonworth-Northgate golf team has been having an excellent season, thanks in part to a large number of students interested in the sport. The best part? The majority of them are sophomores. “Golf is actually a co-operative sport meaning that we share it…
Girls Volleyball Returns With Long Winning Streak
Avonworth girls volleyball varsity team has a promising remainder of their season. After tying for 3rd place in the WPIAL class 2A Volleyball Championship last year, the girls feel confident they will win it all this year. The varsity team had a big game on Tuesday Sep 28, 2021 against their rival North Catholic. They…
2021-2022 Football Season So Far
The Avonworth Antelopes football team is currently 4-1 in the 2021-2022 season. They started the season with 3 straight wins against Summit Acadamy, Apollo-Ridge, and Freeport. They outscored their opponents in the first three games 116 – 21. In their 4th game, they faced off against the Vikings from Sto-Rox. It was a close game…
Avonworth JV Hockey off to a Good Start
Avonworth Hockey is coming off of one of the best seasons in recent years. Last season, both middle school and JV won their championships. Now, two games into the season, JV looks like a force to be reckoned with. JV hockey is now 2-0 after two very big wins. On September 20, the boys came…