Seniors Zac McDowell and Noah Donovan didn’t stick to the norm when trying to find a way to help a local family stricken with a tragic event. On March 9th, 2017, both students of Avonworth High School directed a Dodgeball Tournament, a fundraiser for the Milbert family, who recently lost their daughter and their home…
Category: Sports
Outfield Changes for Pirates A Good Move
With Spring Training coming up in the next couple weeks the Pittsburgh Pirates have made a major change before they pack their bags and go to Florida. It’s that franchise player Andrew McCutchen is going to shift from center field to right field, which McCutchen seems to have taken the shift well considering he posted…
Trying to Watch Greatness in the Super Bowl
For Steelers fans, watching this Super Bowl might be especially hard as Tom Brady looks for a unprecedented 5th Super Bowl win. I feel as if there might be a lot of stress eating at different parties just hoping that Brady finds a way to lose this game. But seeing him completely dominate almost every…
Keep Antonio Brown, regardless of the off-the-field antics
Antonio Brown has been the talk of the Pittsburgh Steelers since he recorded a locker room meeting with teammates and coach Mike Tomlin being heard in the background which gained much tension from the fans and the Head Coach himself. And now there are reports that he was pouting after the Steelers scored their first…
Can the Steelers advance to the Super Bowl?
If the Steelers want to advance to the Super Bowl on Sunday against the Patriots they have to play an almost perfect game, and that starts with Ben Roethlisberger. I believe he needs to be almost mistake free which means no interceptions and making accurate throws in clutch situations against this stout Patriots defense. Next…
The Steelers Next Step
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten their revenge on the Miami Dolphins this past Sunday with a convincing 3o-12 victory they now set their sights on the Kansas City Chiefs. This time around the Chiefs look for their own revenge as in Week 4 the Steelers romped them by the score 43-14. The difference…
Avonworth Girls Battle 100% Against Bishop Canoven
On January 3, the Avonworth Girls basketball team took on the Bishop Canoven Cavaliers at home. The girls knew coming in that, as their coach said, this game would be a battle. Despite being down during a good portion of the game, no one gave up. While the team lost by 13, they returned to…
Girls Basketball Wins Tip Off Tourney
Having a 2-0 record before section games even begin is a great way to start out a basketball season. An even better way is to have a trophy to go along with that record. This was the case for the Lady Lopes basketball team at the tip off tournament the Brownsville Falcons hosted on Friday,…
James Conner declaring for the 2017 NFL Draft
As the Pitt Panthers are preparing to take on Northwestern at the Pinstripe Bowl on December 28th there is a new headline circulating this football team, James Conner’s announcement. James Conner has made one of the more memorable impacts on this team since Larry Fitzgerald was a Panther in the early 2000’s. Last year at…
Girls Basketball: A New Season and New Coach
The Avonworth girls basketball season is so far off to an interesting start. After 2 years in charge, Coach Toni Roscoe and Assistant Coach Kelly Capizoulli resigned.. The new coach is Mark DAlessandris, a former Aliquippa girls basketball coach and current English teacher at Aliquippa. Mr. DAlessandris was the girls coach there for four years…