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...
Alana Son ’26, Assistant Sports Editor
• December 12, 2024
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...
Timmy Ma ‘25, John Mazzacarro ‘25, and Ethan Hodnett-Bell ‘25
• September 25, 2024
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...
As Abington Friends enters its next era with new leadership and fundraising efforts, the school must ensure that no one is left behind amid the flurry of change. The announcement of the Fourth...
Caitlin Clark, Face of Women’s NCAA College Basketball. Caitlin Clark, Role Model for young girls playing basketball. Caitlin Clark, Arguably the G.O.A.T of college women’s basketball. These...
On March 24, 2024, the Women’s NCAA tournament had already trickled into the second round. The anticipation of watching the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks have a redemption win after the...
As the AFS winter athletics season ends, it is important to acknowledge the wonderful athletes who work every day to better themselves and represent the Roo spirit.
One of the great athletes...
