“The track meet was a ton of fun,” said senior Laurel Purcell about the Butler Invitational on Friday, April 21st. “It was a very long day, but a lot of people on the team had some great PRs! Everyone ran very well and it was a great opportunity to be able to compete against some…
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HUGE Signing Extension For Bryan Reynolds for 8 years $106.75MM, Why now?
Earlier this afternoon, the Pirates made a blockbuster extension for 26-year-old star Bryan Reynolds. The official deal is 8 years, $106.75MM guaranteed which is by far the largest in franchise history. Many fans are thrilled with this signing, considering the owner is not a fan of spending money. With this being the best start of…
Root Root For Our Home Team: The Pirates Are In First!
The 2023 MLB season kicked off a few weeks ago, and our Pittsburgh Pirates have been playing like champions so far, and we hope they keep it up. For the first time in quite a while, the Pirates are in first place in the NL Central, and hopefully, they will remain in first place for…
Steelers 2023 NFL Draft Predictions Rounds 1, 2 and 3
The 2023 NFL draft is just two weeks away and will be taking place in Kansas City. With the Pittsburgh Steelers having 4 picks inside the first 80, the fans are speculating that the team could have the best draft that they’ve had in over a decade. Pittsburgh was able to clear up some holes…
NBA Playoffs 2023: Controversial play, who’s in the wrong?
On Monday night was game two of the first round in the NBA Playoffs. The game featured the defending champs, Golden State Warriors, and the Sacramento Kings. Entering this game, Golden State was trailing 1-0 in the series which got the Kings their first playoff win since 2006. Now let’s get to the point. With…
Penguins Playoff Streak, Longest In All 4 Major Sports, Comes To An End
Let’s go all the way to 2003 before the Pittsburgh Penguins had star names such as Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and, of course last but not certainly not least, Sidney Crosby. If you were a Penguins fan in 2003-2004 you’d be thrilled just to see your team in the playoffs. But in 2023, expectations…
2023 March Madness: UConn Wins Wild NCAA Tournament
The 2023 March Madness winner is 4-seed UConn, and they dominated their path to being champions. In the final 4 they played 5-seed Miami, who didn’t stand much of a chance. The final score was 72-59, a blowout. In the championship they played 5-seed San Diego St, who beat 9-seed Florida Atlantic University, a…
2023 March Madness: Broken Brackets Everywhere
The first week of March Madness has gone by, and it was a crazy weekend. For pretty much every student who made a bracket, they entered school on Monday needing a second-chance start. Junior Atticus Kardell had a UCLA vs Baylor championship game, and is better then most because #2 UCLA remains in the competition….
Girls’ Swimming 2023 Wrap Up
Despite losing several strong seniors last year, the Avonworth/Northgate Girls’ swim team continues a tradition of excellence. “I think they definitely felt a piece of that [the graduating seniors] missing, but obviously it’s evidenced by their levels of success that they carried the torch pretty well,” says Avonworth’s athletic director Andrea Patton. The girls’ swim…
The Steelers 2023 Free Agency: B+ from Jack
The 2023-2024 free agency as started as a hit, as we saw many signings for Pittsburgh Steelers during the legal tampering period and start of free agency in March. Here’s a list of who left and who came to the black and gold, including a few that returned., who came, and who stayed with the…