Since the 2008-09 season the Pittsburgh Penguins have been in the playoffs every year, but unable to reappear in the finals. Yes, this has been disappointing, but no reason to think the Pens are an unsuccessful or careless team. On the final day of my sixth grade year, it was game seven of the 2009…
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Pens Report: Not Over Yet
After the first four games of the playoffs the Penguins are losing to the New York Rangers three games to one. Is the season coming to a close? Or do they stand the chance to fight another day? Overall they have been playing great hockey and Marc-Andre Fleury has been standing on his head to…
Pens Report: The Penguins Push for the Cup
The Penguins squeaked into the postseason after having a tremendous beginning to the regular season and faltering out toward the end. Almost no professional hockey analysts do not have them making it past the first round. Here is why they will make it past the first round and even into the Stanley Cup finals. The…
Pens Report: There is Still Hope for the Playoffs
Despite what a lot of fair weather fans might think, and say, the Penguins still have a chance to make the playoffs. People have a lot of hope, but now is not the time to do it. No matter what you never lose hope in your favorite team. Saying they do not deserve a spot…
Pens Report: The Inconsistent Pens Nearing a Playoff Push
There are nine games remaining in the season and the Penguins are choosing the wrong time to hit the skids and go on a cold streak. Yes, Malkin and Hornqvist are hurt again, but they are a team with enough skill to win without them. Consistency is a problem they have stumbled upon for a…
Avonworth Girls Bowling Set For States
“I don’t want to jinx them,” said senior Maria Foster of her fellow bowling teammates, “But I think they have a really good chance.” The Avonworth Girls’ Bowling team, just a small and almost unheard of club four years ago, has been making their way to the top as one of Avonworth’s top performing sports…
Crosby vs Ovechkin, Who is the Best?
Arguably the faces of the league as well as a pair of the top players in the world, It has been a very cliche question since they were drafted first overall in the 2004 and 2005 NHL drafts. Who is better, Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin? Thanks to the NHL’s 2004-05 lockout, both played their rookie…
Lopes Bowling – Four Years In and Full of Success
For such a quiet animal in the wild, the Antelopes at Avonworth have certainly made a lot of noise in athletics. When talking about the Lopes, most people are often referencing the football team, or maybe volleyball, basketball, or track. For as much as Avonworth’s sports teams get talked about, though, one very under-appreciated team…
Pens Report: Trade Deadline Looms and Crosby Doing Just Fine
The end of the regular season and the trade deadline are both coming up fast on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Things are beginning to look up for the Pens, after a disappointing January they came through with a record of 7-4-1 in February. A big story in the NHL is how Sidney Crosby is having the…
Avonworth Makes A Splash at WPIALS
In the negative degrees, with ice frosting the grass, the Avonworth swim team was left without a bus, and without a way home. Luckily, Brentwood, another school competing in WPIALS let the frozen swimmers get warm on their bus while waiting for another. This unfortunate mishap on Friday afternoon did not stop the team, however,…