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…
Category: Sports
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,…
Roster Rundown and Looking Forward: Pens Report
In the month of January the Penguins went 5-4-3, a very lackadaisical start to the second half of the season. What could be come of the causes for the struggles? It could be injuries of key players, or poor defense as of late, or they have just hit a slump. Something every team does is…
Avonworth vs Northgate: Dodge for the Cure
On February 4th, after a rescheduling, nine teams were ready for dodgeball. The second charity dodgeball even to be held at Avonworth High School this year, this time including teams from Northgate. Six teams from Avonworth and three from Northgate. This was Jay Knable’s second time running the tournament, and he predicted Glorious, from Avonworth,…
2005 Steelers Nostalgia
With the Seahawks facing off against the Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday, I can’t help but think about the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XL win over the Seattle Seahawks nearly a decade ago. I think about that season, and I recall some of the most incredible moments in Steelers history; all of the…
Good Start to 2nd Half – Pens Report
The lackluster all-star break has come to a close and the Penguins are looking to make a revival to their injury depleted lineup and get back into the win column after a disappointing last few games. They had a great start by beating the Jets 5-3, with Patric Hornqvist returning to the line up and…
Pittsburgh Penguins Midterm Report
Turning the corner and entering the second half of the year the Penguins are 26-10-6, with 58 points. Second in the Metropolitan Division and second in the Eastern conference. With a few “mumps” in the road, the Pens have been able to pull through and still prove to be one of the top teams in…
Are We Putting Too Much Pressure on Pro Athletes? – Editorial by Dmitri Bocchino
Is there ever really a time where fans should be sending death threats to any athlete? Brandon Jacobs, a running back for the New York Giants, was sidelined the Giants opening game this season with a hamstring injury. Because of this, he received a death threat. A person took to Twitter to vent about Jacobs…
Perron Will Produce with the Pens
Since December 22nd the Penguins are 2-4-1, although, still holding tightly on to a tie for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division with the New York Islanders. Both teams only a point behind a tie for first place between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadians. Montreal has been on doing outstanding as of…