New Beginnings: Welcome Coughlin’s Law to Our Community For a while, many community members have been complaining about the lack of restaurants right in our district. Although Goodfellas is a great option for dinner and is very close, being one of the only restaurants in the district, the novelty can wear off after a while….
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Paul Skenes Beat Day 5: Pitching Into Contention In the NL Central?
Paul Skenes started his 3rd MLB game yesterday against the San Fransico Giants. Skenes threw 6 innings while letting up 1 run and struck out 3. The Pirates for the second day in a row got up 5-1 in the game. However, the Pirates bullpen handed the game away in the late innings for the…

Paul Skenes Beat Day 4: How Many Fans At PNC
Paul Skenes will make his 3rd start of the season today. The Pirates take on the San Fransico Giants at 12:35 at PNC Park. Lots of people attending the game are questioning if the Pirates will have a large crowd for Skenes second home start. Since it is a day game, the Pirates wouldn’t normally…

Paul Skenes Beat Day 3: Jones and Skenes
Paul Skenes will pitch in his 3rd start at 12:35 tomorrow. The San Fransico Giants have to face Jared Jones and Paul Skenes back-to-back days. The rookie phenoms are tough for any team to face. I went around the halls of Avonworth High School to ask students about their thoughts about the rookie’s pitching. Senior…

Paul Skenes Beat Day 2 – Students Went to PNC Park To See His Debut
Paul Skenes has remained in the news since my last beat. There was a video of him purposely avoiding Rowdy Tellez’s hand after a Pirates Victory. The video is now presumed to be a joke between two new teammates. This has brought a nice image of how the team chemistry is playing out. With the…

Paul Skenes Beat Day 1: The Hype Is Not A Lie
The Paul Skenes hype was no lie. Paul Seenes through his first two games against the Cubs posted incredible statlines. In his major league debut, he allowed 3 runs in 4 innings pitched in front of a sold-out PNC park. This happened to be one of the best games of the year for the Pirates….

NBA Playoffs Beat 2024: Surprise Final Four
The conference finals for the 2023-24 NBA playoffs is officially set, and it’s not the final 4 most fans thought it would be. After a blistering performance in game 7 at the garden, the Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 130-109 becoming the first team in the series to win a road game. Led…

Varsity Baseball Continues Playoff Run in 2024
Currently, as of May 8th, Avonworth Varsity Baseball is 12-8 overall, and 8-2 against their conference. Their last two games, both against Steel Valley, were absolute landslides, as Avonworth won 15-0 on April 29th, and 11-0 on April 30th. Avonworth has 4 games left this season, with the first 3 all being home games. Avonworth…

NFL 2024 Mock Draft – Top Five Players, Steelers Class of 2024
With the draft being two days away and the uncertainty of what will occur Thursday night, I am here to tell the top five most valuable players in this year’s 2024 NFL draft. As well as who the Steelers’ first four draft picks may be. Reminder these five players that I am about to name…

NHL Playoffs 2024: Penguins Close To Wild Card – One Game Can Change Everything
Over the last 10, the Penguins have gotten at least one point in each game. Just when it started to look out of reach for the Pens, they have gotten super hot and now have a spot in the playoffs momentarily. If you’re a Crosby fan, you want them in the playoffs, so Crosby gets…