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Congratulations to Superintendent and Head Football Coach Tom Culver on being a finalist for the National Coach of the Year for football through the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA). Coach Culver's career record currently stands at 175-79.
Read moreThe Avon Lady Pirates hosted Freeman Academy/Marion on Monday, September 27th and came out victorious in three sets 15-25, 8-25 & 13-25.
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On Tuesday, September 28th the Lady Pirates (12-4) hosted the Scotland Highlanders. They pulled away in all three sets in 3 sets 17-25, 19-25 & 23-25.
Read moreThe Lady Pirates made it to the Semifinals at the Great Plains Conference Tournament this past Saturday, October 2 in Gayville but fell short against Gayville-Volin in their last match.
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Avon Lady Pirate volleyball team has a current record of 12- 4, and is 7-1 in their conference. Recently, Head Coach Tina Cameron and Assistant Coach Connie Gretschmann led the girls in three consecutive victories against opponents Colome, Freeman Academy-Marion, and Scotland.
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With the season past the midpoint, the last two weeks have revealed a turning point for the Pirates. On September 17, they defeated the Burke Cougars with a score of 58-36; however, during the game, Avon sophomore Noah Watchorn suffered a broken leg, and sophomore Caleb Wallinga tore his calf.
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On September 25, the Avon cross country team ran at Platte for their sixth meet of the season. The course that Platte set up for the runners was at Lake Platte Golf Club which was tucked into a little valley making the course full of hills. The team had eight runners at the meet with none of them placing top twenty. The varsity girls placed top thirty, the junior varsity boys placed top thirty and the varsity boys placed top sixty.
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The Andes Central/Dakota Christian Thunder Cross Country Girls Varsity Team took second place in the Great Plains Conference Meet held in Burke on September 30. Leading the way was Lexi Schoenfelder, 2nd place in the Conference (21:20), Anna DeHaan 5th (21:42), and Sonya Hansum 25th (25:39). Team Scores for the GPC were: Gayville-Volin (30), Andes Central/Dakota Christian (32), Burke (34), Freeman Academy/ Marion (34), Centerville (35), Alcester-Hudson (39), Scotland (47), and Avon (54).
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