The wrestling team has qualified over half their lineup to compete in the 2025 WPIAL playoffs! 121lb junior wrestler Auston Kosonovich is currently ranked first in the WPIAL for his weight class and has a strong chance of making state playoffs. WPAIL qualified wrestlers: Auston Kosanovic – 121lb Bryce Metz – 189lb Justin Beck –…
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Bocce Makes Playoff With Overtime Win Over North Hills
The Senior Night atmosphere was energetic, including a chain of kindness made by 9-12 students during their Wednesday LEAD session. Cheerleaders added energy, along with Ms. Cav and Mrs. Maisner announcing the game. Pine Richland, Shaler, and Hampton awaited the Lopes Bocce team for their divisional playoff round on Monday, February 24th. The Lopes qualified…

Auston Kosonovich Makes History with WPIAL Wrestling Championship
For the First time in Avonworth History, an Avonworth wrestler placed first in their weight class in the WPIAL. Weighing in at 121lb, Auston Kosonovich was ranked first in the WPIAL before the WPIAL tournament, and left as the first place WPIAL Champion on his way to State Playoffs. Added to his 100th win, Austin’s…

AHS Thoughts on Super Bowl 59
Super Bowl 59 was a highly criticized sporting event before it even happened. From the day the teams were announced, some students in the halls and on their phones have been in an uproar over a rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Most fans on social media held on to the…

Eagles Smother Mahomes and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, and a Review of Kendrick Lamar’s Performance
When I turned on the TV to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday night, I expected one of the most hard-fought, down-and-dirty, amazing match-ups of all time. The Philadelphia Eagles, normally a team that I despise, was now the team I really wanted to win. More accurately, I didn’t want the Eagles to win; I…

Swimming Update February 2025
Senior Night: February 10th, Girls W 93-52, Boys W 82-15 vs Highlands Seniors: Claire Boughton, Katie Petrina, Reese Theobald, Kacey LaVelle, and Nate Campbell Boys currently rank 2nd in Section III of Class 2A with 5 wins and 1 loss Girls currently rank 3rd in Section III of Class 2A with 4 wins and 2…

Winter Sports Updates – Week of January 20th
girls’ basketball: The Avonworth Girls’ Basketball 2024-25 season is off to a great start. The Lady Lopes currently hold an overall record of 8-4 and a conference record of 4-0, with a recent victory against East Allegheny with an impressive score of 43-1. The team seniors are Emma Obersteiner, Anna Bradley, Greta O’Brien, and Sydney…

2024 Trends: Summer Olympics In France? It was Marchand, Everywhere
Around the globe, 2024 was a year of Olympic games in Paris… but at the beginning, many in France were not convinced at all by the games in Paris. Then, someone changed everyone’s mind. The 28 of July 2, days after the beginning of the games, France discovered a young swimmer who won the first…

Senior Project Brings 9th and 10th graders Two Hand Touch Football During LEAD
Senior Luke Chrissis stopped by Journalism 1 at the start of December to share some background on a new LEAD opportunity for students looking to get out some of their stored up energy. Chrissis’s senior project consists of a handful of teams built up with JV football players, and coached by seniors who also double…

College Football 2024: Are Flag Wars College Football’s New Battle Front?
The sights and smells of college football’s week 14 come around. To most, week 14 means nothing, but to college football fans, it’s rivalry week. This is the week players work towards. The most heated rivalries all happen during this time, and anything can happen. This week is home to the biggest rivalry in all…