Have you ever watched the varsity girls’ soccer team play and wondered which player could be a superhero in disguise? Or watched the boys’ team and wondered which athlete was most likely to invent a time machine? If these burning questions have been keeping you up at night, then this is the story for you! After an interview with a varsity captain from the boys’ … Continue reading Most Likely To: Soccer Edition
Josh Hartman | Managing Editor The Avon football squad was “On the Road Again” for Western night as they took a visit up north to Fishers, Indiana. Looking for their first win of the season, the Orioles were taking on the undefeated Hamilton Southeastern Royals that showed many threats to the Avon offense and defense. The Royals’ offense was firing on all cylinders as they were up 13-0 less than five minutes into … Continue reading Avon vs. Hamilton Southeastern Football Game Recap
Josh Hartman | Managing Editor Week two of Friday Night Lights had our Avon Orioles traveling to Wayne Township to take on the Ben Davis Giants. This game brought us a lot of offense and exciting plays throughout the entire contest. Both the Orioles and Giants were searching for their first win, but Ben Davis would be the team to get it. Two minutes into the game, Ben Davis had the lead, 15-7, after two touchdowns with a … Continue reading Avon vs. Ben Davis Football Game Recap
Sticky post
Josh Hartman | Managing Editor Another school year has started, which means another football season just days away from kick off! Football teams throughout the state will take the field on Friday, August 20th to kick off their seasons, and Avon is no exception. The journey to State begins at home against the Lawrence North Wildcats. Going into his 12th year of coaching, head coach Mark Bless has been getting his team prepared for the start of the … Continue reading Kickoff with Coach Bless: Football Season Preview
Josh Hartman | Sports Editor Friday was the sectional semi-final game as Avon welcomed the neighboring Plainfield Quakers to the “Orena” for a chance to play for the sectional championship vs Brownsburg on Saturday night. It was win or go home for both teams and our Orioles were hoping to pull off an upset against the 21-2 Quakers. After one quarter of play, Plainfield was … Continue reading Boys’ Basketball Season Ends After Tough Loss to Plainfield (OPINION)
Kyle Morgan | Reporter With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning Super Bowl LV, the next big event for the NFL is the combine and the NFL Draft. We asked AHS Seniors Austin Mayo and Calvin Keith to give us their top five prospects in the draft and who they think is the prospect we should be watching. Keith said there should be more interest in … Continue reading Insight on the NFL Draft
Kyle Morgan | Reporter With little time left for the varsity boys’ basketball team against Mooresville, senior Mitch O’Mara pulled up from the mid-range and hit a buzzer beater to win the matchup 73-72. As the news later hit Twitter, AHS’s school spirit club, the Oriole Army, gave a shoutout to O’Mara, giving him the nickname “Mo Buckets.” O’Mara’s teammate, senior Zion Lindsey, said O’Mara … Continue reading Men’s Basketball Sectional Preview
Abby Gambrall | Reporter Boys’ basketball is tipping off their season with a challenging start. Over half of the Varsity returners were quarantined during the first day of try-outs and could not attend. Luckily, those students were able to try out at a later date. Senior Zion Lindsey, who has played for Avon since his freshman year, said the pandemic has heavily impacted the team … Continue reading Boys’ Basketball Ready to Prove Themselves
Elshadai Aberra | Web Editor-in-Chief The Echo challenged Avon’s Varsity Boys Soccer team to a water taste testing challenge. Check out the video bellow to see how well each player did! Continue reading Can Avon’s Varsity Boys Soccer Players Guess the Water? (VIDEO)
Connor Brownfield | Reporter Watch as Avon’s boys tennis team attempts to salvage an egg with solely newspapers and tape. The team go through two rounds, guess which player wins each! Continue reading Avon’s Boys Tennis Team Competes in Egg Drop Challenge (VIDEO)
The Avon Echo 