Athletics have been a key part of Abington Friends School’s culture for a very long time. In the Friends School League era, AFS has put up 34 league championships and has produced many successful college...

A success rate isn’t just about numbers, the score, or even winning the game itself; it’s about the teamwork, effort, and perseverance needed to get there. Maintaining a high success rate is not very...

After 3:15 p.m., a rush of community surges AFS as students leave classes to go outside on the courts or inside the Berman Athletics Center. No matter how the seasons change, spring or summer, sports have...

Once the school day has ended, most kids head off to a plethora of afterschool activities or head home, but for the school’s track and field team, the track feels like home. Which is ironic, since we...

In a country strikingly divided politically and socially, football is a sport that unites many of us. According to a 2024 Gallup poll, “a record-high 80% of U.S. adults believe Americans are greatly...

Tucked away in a far corner of the Abington Friends School campus is the Triangle Gym. At more than 300 years old, it is one of the oldest buildings on campus. It is left mostly to the groundskeepers,...

About 17,000 high schools in the United States are home to basketball teams; last year more than 924,000 high schoolers played basketball in the United States. High school basketball can be very competitive...

“Give me a V!” Jazel Johnson ‘28 shouted over the roar of November’s homecoming game. Taking the cue from one of their team captains, the six girls standing behind her echoed the cry, breaking...

AFS Varsity Boys Basketball is starting the 2024-25 season strong but with four wins and four losses. The team would win the four games against AIM Academy, La Salle College High School, Mastery Charter...

With the change of seasons, comes the end of fall sports at AFS and the beginning of winter sports. Many fall sports ended the season on a very high note, including Girls' Varsity Tennis, which made it...

Every ideal high school team has its seniors leading the team emotionally and physically on the courts—the leader of the court and in the locker rooms. In most cases, seniors are the backbones of the...

Abington Friends School varsity boys’ soccer suffered their first big loss in the Friends School League as they went down 3:0 Friday, September 13th. This was their first loss after two consecutive wins...