As the temperatures cool off and the leaves begin to change, Avonworth’s cross country teams have kick-started their season. Just in the first meet, two seniors led the way. Boys placed first, with Ben Monti in the lead at 19:16. Girls placed second, with Lindsey Hartle leading with 21:04 as her time. Lindsey was also…
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All Time Low Course Score At Shannopin Among Success Stories For 2021-2022 Golf Team
With the season winding down, it’s very safe to say that the Avonworth-Northgate golf team has been having an excellent season, thanks in part to a large number of students interested in the sport. The best part? The majority of them are sophomores. “Golf is actually a co-operative sport meaning that we share it…
Girls Volleyball Returns With Long Winning Streak
Avonworth girls volleyball varsity team has a promising remainder of their season. After tying for 3rd place in the WPIAL class 2A Volleyball Championship last year, the girls feel confident they will win it all this year. The varsity team had a big game on Tuesday Sep 28, 2021 against their rival North Catholic. They…
2021-2022 Football Season So Far
The Avonworth Antelopes football team is currently 4-1 in the 2021-2022 season. They started the season with 3 straight wins against Summit Acadamy, Apollo-Ridge, and Freeport. They outscored their opponents in the first three games 116 – 21. In their 4th game, they faced off against the Vikings from Sto-Rox. It was a close game…
Avonworth JV Hockey off to a Good Start
Avonworth Hockey is coming off of one of the best seasons in recent years. Last season, both middle school and JV won their championships. Now, two games into the season, JV looks like a force to be reckoned with. JV hockey is now 2-0 after two very big wins. On September 20, the boys came…
Niomi’s Notes: Every Grade Has Its Own Return-From-Virtual School Story
Welcome to my editorial column as editor-in-chief for The Avonews. I’ll be covering a wide variety of topics from my perspective as a member of the graduating class of 2022, but if there is something you’d like me to specifically comment on, leave a reply under this post and I’ll look into it. For the…
Student Council Sponsor Hopes Return To School Brings More Members
After a year-and-a-half long unexpected hiatus, the Student Council will be returning in full force this year. “I hope to continue to foster a sense of school pride and community through our organization led and driven by students” says Mrs. Studt, the student council’s sponsor. She also hopes to find more ways for students to…
Boys Soccer Season Starts After Soggy Scrimmages
Reporting by Jacob Hanny, Ben Barnes, and Tyler Woodfill With no Hurricane currently threatening rainouts in Pittsburgh, we asked soccer players how hurricane Ida has affected the practices and prep for the season. Even though the season has not officially started the storm has still affected the soccer players. “” It has definitely made the…
Fans and Fun Return for 2021 Lopes Football
Reporting by Jayla Jones, Willow Wright, Kayla Geouque Photography by Hannah Palmer The fan section returned to the Lenzer field bleachers for the first full Friday Night Lights experience since the run towards the 2019 States Championship. On Friday, August 27, 2021, eager students and football fans returned to Lenzer field to watch the Avonworth…
Lopes Lounge Fall Reopening
Reporting and photography by Clayton and Haley Dexter After two years of extended shutdowns due to COVID 19, the Lopes Lounge has finally reopened for students following the start of the 2021 school year. Running 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the varieties of coffee, tea, and lemonades that students came to…