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02.05.12

By JIM RUMBLE

Having to play a pivotal section game on the road was tough enough for the Avonworth girls’ basketball team, but the Lady ‘Lopes also had to take on Quaker Valley Monday night without head coach Bob Schulz,who had a bout with the flu.

All seemed fine for the Lady ‘Lopes until a 16-point lead in the third quarter disintegrated on the way to a 48-45 loss to the Quakers.

We're young and we're still trying to learn how to keep our composure in tight situations," said assistant coach Leah Uhernik

01.22.12

Lady ’Lopes crush Northgate

By JIM RUMBLE

Monday's rivalry game between the Avonworth and Northgate girls basketball teams was cause enough for some excitement when the two local teams got together for their first section meeting on the Flames’ home court. Any thoughts of an upset though by the Flames over the Lady ‘Lopes, however, vanished early on as Avonworth rolled past Northgate 62-13.

Avonworth coach Bob Schulz praised his team for their play, especially on the defensive end where they forced bad shots and created an abundance of turnovers.

01.08.12

OLSH stops Lady ’Lopes

By JIM RUMBLE

With the restart of section play since the holiday break, the Avonworth girls’ basketball team finds itself looking up at the leaders in section 6AA following a loss at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart this past Tuesday.

Having a tough time getting their offense on track, the Lady ‘Lopes fell to the Chargers 40-34 and saw their section record drop to 1-1 behind OLSH and Quaker Valley, both at 3-0.

"In the first half we didn't take very good shots and we didn't possess the ball well enough," said coach Bob Schulz.

10.22.11

Avonworth girls nearing playoffs

South Side Beaver provided the Avonworth volleyball ladies with a brief scare on Tuesday, winning the opening set 25-21. The girls came out flat while South Side was fighting for last chance playoff hopes.

But the tables quickly turned, with Avonworth storming back, taking three straight sets 25-14, 25-20, and 25-19. The loss bumped the ‘Lopes' rival out of the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.

01.14.11

Costa scores 1,000; ‘Lopes take section lead

By JIM RUMBLE

It was an admirable week for the Avonworth girls’ basketball team, one that saw the Lady ‘Lopes take sole possession of the top spot in section 6AA with two wins, and senior guard Catherine "Cat" Costa reach the 1,000 point mark of her career.

Costa attained her mark on Thursday, Jan. 6, when the 'Lopes played at Quaker Valley and defeated the Quakers 49-21.

Avonworth hosted Sto-Rox on Monday, Jan. 10, and defeated the Vikings 54-37 to up their overall record to 10-1 and 4-0 in section play.