Matthew Manz

Since this is my final sports beat ever as a student at Avonworth it’s time to speak the truth about Pittsburgh sports. I’ve learned that the Pirates weren’t as bad as everybody thought they were since in my first […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins evened up the series at one game a piece on Monday night, while the defense looked great with a convincing shutout the defense is becoming thinner by the day. As in the first period Justin […]

Throughout the first round and the first couple games of the second round the Pens defense looked to have held their own, but the last two games they look to be on the decline and losing momentum. This defense […]

This week students of Avonworth noticed a change in scenery near the Chinese room and High School Gym as a Warhol Exhibit and quote have been added.

Students from Avonworth teamed up with the Warhol Museum […]

At Penn State’s Main Campus towards the end of March, a group of about 100 high school students recognized as the top student journalists by Pennsylvania School Press Association represented six different r […]

The start of Spring also brings a return to the diamond for boys baseball and girls softball. Additionally, Avonworth Track and Field returns with high expectations.

First off, the baseball team  is looking to […]

With Spring Training coming up in the next couple weeks the Pittsburgh Pirates have made a major change before they pack their bags and go to Florida. It’s that franchise player Andrew McCutchen is going to shift […]

For Steelers fans, watching this Super Bowl might be especially hard as Tom Brady looks for a unprecedented 5th Super Bowl win. I feel as if there might be a lot of stress eating at different parties just hoping […]

Antonio Brown has been the talk of the Pittsburgh Steelers since he recorded a locker room  meeting with teammates and coach Mike Tomlin being heard in the background which gained much tension from the fans and […]

If the Steelers want to advance to the Super Bowl on Sunday against the Patriots they have to play an almost perfect game, and that starts with Ben Roethlisberger.  I believe he needs to be almost mistake free […]

From the morning announcements to posting signs in the hallway, Mrs. Cahill does a great job of publicizing the sales of the sports tickets throughout the year. Many students may not know that pre-sale tickets no […]

Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten their revenge on the Miami Dolphins this past Sunday with a convincing 3o-12 victory they now set their sights on the Kansas City Chiefs. This time around the Chiefs […]

As the Pitt Panthers are preparing to take on Northwestern at the Pinstripe Bowl on December 28th there is a new headline circulating this football team, James Conner’s announcement. James Conner has made one of […]

Rumors are swirling around the MLB about Andrew McCutchen not being a Pirate player next season.  These rumors may be coming true as the week goes on.

The Pirates front office is aggressively trying to t […]

Steelers Stars Shine Against Colts on Thanksgiving As the Pittsburgh Steelers left Cleveland this past Sunday, with a 24-9 win, their next focus was the Indianapolis Colts who they were scheduled to […]

Now that Pirate fans are watching two other teams in the World Series, most fans are rooting for the underdog Cleveland Indians. Because even though Pittsburgh as a whole doesn’t like Cleveland, the Chicago Cubs […]

The start of the Pittsburgh Penguins season has been fantastic and this team isn’t showing any drop off from winning the Stanley Cup, even with an unknown return from captain Sidney Crosby. So the question is how […]

As the Pirates 2016 season is winding down, finishing over .500 isn’t likely, which for me at least is a disappointment. Even though they made the playoffs and had strong regular season records the past 3 years, […]