The boys and girls XC teams, today (October 24th), are running at WPIALS today, hoping to outrank the rest of the teams and achieve 3rd place for the girls, and 4th place for boys. If they can’t achieve their goals, they hope to have a chance at states at Hershey on November 2nd. The boys…
Category: Sports
Antelopes’ Football Continues Spectacular Season
After losing several crucial players via graduation last year, the Lopes had reason for concern this football season. However, the football team has washed those fears down the drain. The team has put together astounding stats. They have steamrolled opponents every single game on all sides of the ball: offense, defense, and special teams. The…
Girls Volleyball Team WPIAL Playoff Run Update
After a very competitive season, the Girls Volleyball teams’ record overall (excluding playoffs) is 13 wins and 4 losses (13-4). Their first round of WPIAL playoffs was October 24, 2019, against the Waynesburg Central Raiders. It was a very intense and back and forth game with Avonworth coming out on top winning 3 out of…
Pens Season Opener: Thoughts From Around Avonworth
The Pittsburgh Penguins kick off their 2019-2020 hockey season tonight, Thursday, October 3rd. Avonworth students gave their thoughts on the new season ahead. Senior Rachel Shaffner was visibly exhilarated as she was prompted on her thoughts about the Penguins’ new season. “I hope they will do better. From what I saw in the preseason it…
State of the Steelers: Disarray, or a New Beginning?
With three straight losses and the season-ending injury of Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers head into week four looking to be in a state of complete disarray. Avonworth students gave their thoughts on whether the Steelers are in trouble long-term, or if the Steelers are in a period of growing pains, bound for future successes. Senior…
Football Team Featured on WTAE’s Game of the Week
All week, Avonworth community members have been diligently voting for the band and football team to be featured in the game of the week tonight, September 20. And… success! Tonight,WTAE will have their high school football team coverage at Lenzer Field to cover parts of the game. Catch the coverage on WTAE.
Steelers Turmoil: Week One Woes, Big Ben Season-Ending Injury
Avonworth’s student body had some interesting thoughts on the Steelers week one performance vs. the Patriots, giving thoughts on what they believe it shows about the rest of the season. They also gave insight on what they believe the effects will be concerning the losses of key players, and how the current roster will compare…
Baseball 2018-19 Wrapup: Building off of a championship or bust season
The baseball team came into the season with the ranking of number two. With high expectations coming in, it was championship or bust for the team. They finished the year with a 16-5 record. ,seeded seventh going into the WPIAl playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs they rolled Brownsville 17-2, which was a…
Avonworth Softball Team Makes School History
The girls’ softball team has had a very successful streak for the past few years with making it to both the WPIAL and the PIAA playoffs. Their 2018-19 season will be one that goes down in Avonworth history as a first. The girls ended their season with a conference record of 14-1, which landed them…
2019 Track Season Recap
As the school year is coming to a close, so are the Antelope’s Spring Sports seasons. With the help from much more cooperative weather than past years, our outdoor sports teams represented Avonworth with all of their successes. With more than 80 student-athletes competing during the regular season, this year’s Avonworth/Northgate Track & Field program…