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AV Winter Guard won National A Champion in 2023 California color guard circuit.

AV Winter Guard wins Scholastic National A championship

Jocelyn (Hsin-Chiao) Hsu, Senior Staff Writer May 4, 2023

Amador Valley Winter Guard placed first in the 2023 California Color Guard Circuit competition to earn the Scholastic National A championship. The Dons earned their highest score of 87.7 points in the...

Gatorade, a camp t-shirt, and an evaluation form will be provided at the camp. Players are also encouraged to bring water and wear proper outdoor attire to play football.

Amador Valley to hold youth football skills camp during summer

Joseph Chiu, AVT Page Editor May 4, 2023

Amador Valley High School’s football team is holding a youth football skills camp June 5-8 from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. The four-day camp will take place at Amador’s football stadium and is open to kids...

The Volleyball team gets ready to receive a serve as they fight for the win.

Starting the season strong: The story of Amador’s Volleyball Team

Case Bahl, Staff Writer May 3, 2023

The volleyball season has begun, and the Amador Volleyball team is looking forward to another strong year. Last year, Amador placed second in the North Coast Section League, almost placing them into the...

Will Coultrip warming up before an intense game.

Will Coultrip (‘23): captain of Amador’s club hockey team

Holly Mcbain, Staff Writer May 3, 2023

Will Coultrip (‘23) is a four-year member of the Amador Hockey Club and has gotten a pretty good feel of what the team experience is like. Having lettered in three sports at Amador (football, lacrosse,...

Azim Ilkal (‘24) and Jared Gondkoff (‘24) compete in the one-mile run.

Amador Valley Track & Field competes against Foothill on senior night

Parth Mishra, Radio and Podcast Editor April 28, 2023

Last Thursday, the Amador Valley Track team celebrated their annual senior night where they honored the soon-to-graduate seniors with an official farewell. Following the senior night ceremony, the team...

The AVHS club hockey team play games every Saturday and Sunday.

Everything you didn’t know about Amador Valley club hockey

Amogh Belgal, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

The Amador Valley Hockey Club plays at the Dublin Iceland Skating Rink every weekend from mid-March to the end of May and competes against high schools like Cal High and Monte Vista in the Tri-Valley Minor...

Joel Embiid gets ready to shoot a free throw in the midst of his 42 point game against the Golden State Warriors, propelling his MVP contention.

The race for MVP and the unpredicted statistics in the NBA

Case Bahl, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

NBA Playoffs’ regular season is finally over; one big question remains: who will become the 2022-2023 MVP? This has been one of the most heated MVP races in recent memory. Normally there is one stellar...

A student watches the Bruins game as they try to defeat the Panthers in round one of the playoffs.

Amador hockey fans make picks for the 2023 NHL playoffs

Dante Solari, Staff Writer April 28, 2023

The 2022-23 NHL season has come to an end and 16 teams are set to face off in the postseason starting this week. The Boston Bruins are currently the favorites to win the Stanley Cup as they are definitively...

Students have to find time in between practices to study for multiple tests

Spring sports: how athletes are managing time between games and APs

Emerson Muise, ATC Editor April 26, 2023

Late April is the time of year when AP testing is in full swing. Alongside AP testing, Spring Sports are deep into their seasons, with EBAL’s quickly approaching. This unfortunate timing can cause an...

AV girls discuss their strategy to prepare for the Powder Puff game.

Powder Puff football game to be held at Foothill

Trisha Pandey, Staff Writer April 24, 2023

The Powder Puff football event is officially coming back to Pleasanton, with Amador and Foothill girls teaming up to play an exciting game on April 29. The game will take place at Foothill High School,...

Ali Ulusu (‘23) attending a Golden State Warriors game along with his friend Mikail Mirza (‘23) and brother Furkan Ulusu (‘24).

Amador students make their picks for the NBA playoffs

Jaylon Shaghasi, Staff Writer April 24, 2023

As the NBA playoffs begin, basketball fans around campus enjoy tuning in to watch the different team matchups. Students either support their favorite teams or teams that their favorite players go for.  The...

DJ Van Fleet ('24) [in blue] takes a shot at goal during a tournament in Detroit last summer.

Mental toll: injuries of high level athletes at AV

Luke Rathjen, Staff Writer April 19, 2023

Athletes are constantly dealing with the physical and mental toll of injuries during their sports seasons. The hard work that many students put into playing sports can be halted at any moment if their...

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