This year, numerous artists released albums that made noise worldwide. In no particular order, let’s take a look at some of the most popular: A Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter This album, containing the hit song “Manchild”, had a total of 12 tracks. On its first day of release, it received 64.4 million streams…
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Year of Golf-2025
TGL (Tiger Woods Golf League) This year started off hot in the golf world with the first season of the TGL, an indoor golf simulator league. This was a sort of competitor to the LIV golf league, but with PGA tour players. Tiger Woods and Rory Mcllory were the guys behind this whole opperation who…
Steelers are 8-6 and in First Place…But What If Najee Harris Were Here Instead of Kenneth Gainwell?
Steelers fans have many positives to share about the RB position coming into Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. But what if the room was still split between Harris and Warren instead of Gainwell, Warren, and a little bit of Caleb Johnson? Most sports reporters and journalists were ready to see Najee go last offseason….
Guest Editorial: Prioritize Human Connection Over More Data Centers in 2025
Guest Writer Brendon Hennigan shares his experience as a former track racer at Pittsburgh International Raceway. He didn’t quit racing or just move on because he wanted to. Instead, the track itself closed down so the land could be used for an AI data center. Here is his story. It’s late summer, and you…
Steelers’ playoff chances skyrocket with win over divisional rival Ravens.
After last Sunday’s victory over the Ravens in Baltimore, and the Bills coming back in the 2nd half to beat the Bengals in the Buffalo snow, The Steelers stayed away from a week of memes and misery. The Steelers currently stand in first place at 7-6 in the AFC North. Having only a one game…
Children’s Grief Awareness Day 2025 – Activities Move Indoors
November 20th saw Avonworth’s Children’s Grief Awareness event move inside for the first time. Although there has typically been an outdoor walk and some activities at the track, the activities moved inside this year. Nate Kline, a senior and co-chair of Children’s Grief Awareness at Avonworth, explained that “In the previous years it has been…
Lopes Football Go Back to Back AS WPIAL Section Champs
The Lopes entered as #1 and ended the same way, hoisting up the 3a district 7 championship title for the 2nd straight year at Acresure Stadium on Saturday, November 22nd, after defeating Imani Christian Academy 30-6. During their run in the WPIAL playoffs, they went through the 8 seed Freeport beating them 56-7 at…
Avonworth Volleyball Defies All Odds and Wins the State Championship
From the 11th seed in section playoffs to #1 in the state, the 2025 Avonworth Volleyball team had a truly historic run to end their season. Even in an era where playoff wins and competing for section championships feels like the expectation for Avonworth sports, making the leap to winning a state championship is incredibly…
2025 Grammy Nominations – Overview and Opinions
On November 7th, the 2025 Grammy nominations came out to very mixed reactions. Some people really enjoyed the variety of the nominated songs and albums, while others took issue with how some very important artists of this year were “robbed”. Artists that fall under this category include Tate McRae and Conan Gray. Best New Artist…
J1 Reads: Library Favorites
Favorite Books – J1 Mockingjay by Susanne Collins – Kara I read it in 6th Grade. I chose this book because it was my favorite out of the Hunger Games trilogy. I liked the overall plot and how Susanna Collins described the characters.The main character, Katniss Everdeen, point of view is interesting…