In just one week, Omar Kahn as GM made his approach clear. It is not The Steelers Way as usual. J2 students interviewed during mod I to gather opinions on Kenny Pickett’s surprising trade after the team expressed support for his return in 2024. Luke Maddalena, 11th grade “I’m happy with the move because Kenny…
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Winter Sports WrapUp: Cheer
The cheerleaders have been cheering for our sports teams all year. One of the cheerleaders, Lexi Mannion (’25) reflected on this season Are you in the playoffs? How’s it going? “We are currently cheering on our boys and girls basketball teams during their playoff run! It is going really well so far, playoffs are…
Winter Sports 2024 Wrapup: Wrestling, Team and Individuals, Reaches WPIALS
The 2023-2024 Avonworth Varsity Wrestling season was a special team success. For the first time in a decade, the full team reached the first round of WPIAL playoffs while finishing with a record of 8-9 overall, 4-2 section play. The team brought back two WPIAL Northern Section Champs: Auston Kosanovic and Luke Hollywood along…
Winter Sports Wrapup: Bowling 2024
February 15th was a great day for the Avonworth Lady Lopes bowling team as they competed in the WPIBL bowling championships. The team consists of Captain Leah Kuban and students Ryan Neal, Maryn Ronk, Allie Nau, Emma Belotti, Alivia Lantzy, and Savannah Jimenez. They earned their spot and will be advancing to the regional competition…
Winter Sports 2024 – Bocce Wins Districts
On Wednesday, February 28th, Avonworth Bocce joined in on the playoff winning streak shared by almost every sport in the 2020’s. Luke Chrissis had the final roll. Here are what some of the coaches and players had to say leading up to the division playoff. Jack Salisbury-“I think it’s awesome and I’m excited about it,…
Winter Sports WrapUp: Boys Varsity Basketball
Heading into the 2nd round of playoffs, here’s a glimpse at another successful season for Boys Basketball. The team has surpassed expectations as the season ended. The Lopes started the year off to a hot start with a 9-3 record while currently sitting at 12-5. Junior Rowan Carmichael and Senior Anthony Arlia are currently the…
Winter Sports WrapUp 2024: Girls Basketball
The Girls Varsity Basketball has had an awe-inspiring season this year as they currently hold a record of 20-1, with a conference record of 10-0. In addition to being the highest-ranked team in the conference, the team is currently ranked 66 in the PA state rankings. Coming off of a 3A WPIAL win last season,…
Super Bowl 58: J2 Predicts…
As the Super Bowl hype reaches its crescendo, football fans everywhere are eager to make their predictions. We’ve gathered insights from a diverse group of students, each offering their unique perspective on the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Jacob Hanny, Senior KC or SF? KC Why? “KC is…
TIPS Returns in 2024 To Help Local Family Rebuild Business
Organized by Coach Johncour with assistance by Mrs. White, 64 teams met at the start of February during LEAD to review rules, brackets, and how to run their own matches. Participants could join a Google Classroom to see rules, brackets , and updates: Senior Brandon Sapolsky demonstrated gameplay while fellow senior Matt Ferrah headed down…
Steelers Struggles
The Steelers have many questions floating around after losing two straight games at home to two two-win teams. After the firing of Matt Canada, things looked up for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense as they put up over 400 yards of offense for the first time in over 3 years in the first game without Matt…