
Results from the Burke Cross Country Meet:
Varsity—Boys
Tyler Tjeerdsma 16
John Fathke 35
Rance Kuhlman 43
Haden Cahoy 51
Varsity—Girls
Rilyn Thury 26
Maesa Kuhlman 29
Mylie Bares 30

The October 2021 school board agenda is available at the below link. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 PM on Monday, October 11th in the board room.
https://5il.co/zv3d

The Avon Pirate Oral Interp Team had a retreat today to work on their pieces. Their first competition is Saturday, October 9th from 8:00 AM-3:00 PM at the Avon School. The meet is open to the public. #piratepride #expectexcellence


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 174-79. #piratepride #expectexcellence

Information for the Great Plains Volleyball Tournament at Gayville-Volin this Saturday:
We will have livestream of all three courts. Direct anyone to our website and their will be a heading for GPC Tournament Livestream. I don’t have the URL’s yet. Also, the livestream of the two main courts in the gymnasium may change once the court gets turned for the bracketed portion. That should all be spelled out on the links on the www.gayvillevolin.k12.sd.us website homepage.

Great Plains Conference
2021 Varsity Volleyball Tournament
Gayville-Volin Gymnasium
Pool A: Court 1 Pool B: Court 2 Pool C: Court 3
#1 Avon #2 Burke #3 Gayville-Volin
#6 Corsica-Stickney #5 Colome #4 Tripp-Delmont-Armour
#7 Scotland #8 Andes Central/DC #9 Alcester-Hudson
#12 Marty #11 Freeman Ac/Marion #10 Centerville
Pool Play Schedule: Start time 9:00 AM
Pool A:
Corsica-Stickney vs Scotland
Avon vs Marty
Corsica-Stickney vs Marty
Avon vs Scotland
Scotland vs Marty
Avon vs Corsica-Stickney
Pool B:
AC/DC vs Freeman Academy/Marion
Burke vs Freeman Academy/Marion
Colome vs AC/DC
Colome vs Freeman Academy/Marion
Burke vs AC/DC
Burke vs Colome
Pool C:
TDA vs Alcester-Hudson
Gayville-Volin vs Centerville
TDA vs Centerville
Gayville-Volin vs Alcester-Hudson
Alcester-Hudson vs Centerville
Gayville-Volin vs TDA
**Teams will be seeded after pool play in the championship bracket.
**Top two teams from each bracket will advance to the championship bracket.

The Great Plains Conference Volleyball Tournament will be held this Saturday in Gayville. The tournament starts at 9:00 AM. The Lady Pirates are the number 1 seed in the tournament.

Addition to Platte-Geddes Cross Country Results:
Varsity:
Haden Cahoy 59

Results of the Platte-Geddes Cross Country Invite
Girl's Varsity
Maesa Kuhlman 23
Mylie Bares 29
Boy's Varsity
Tyler Tjeerdsma 26
John Fathke 37
Rance Kuhlman 40
Boys JV
Jack Fathke 22
Pierce Jonkers 27

Results of the Platte-Geddes Cross Country Invite
Girl's Varsity
Maesa Kuhlman 23
Mylie Bares 29
Boy's Varsity
Tyler Tjeerdsma 26
John Fathke 37
Rance Kuhlman 40
Boys JV
Jack Fathke 22
Pierce Jonkers 27

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjaQw3EWMorXHGwW6NSv4EA Here is the link for Pirate Football game today with Gayville-Volin. Game time is 2:00 PM.

Go to the link below to vote the Avon Pirates Football game for viewers choice.
https://www.keloland.com/sportszone/viewers-choice-poll/

The Bon Homme Cross Country meet scheduled for today has been postponed until Wednesday, October 6th at 2:00 PM. The meet will be varsity and JV only, no Junior High.

Avon Pink orders due by September 27. They should be delivered by the October 15th football game.


Here are the results from the Avon Punt, Pass, and Kick Contest last Friday and a few pictures of some competitors. #piratepride





Pirate Fans - Come check out the old trophies now displayed in the crow's nest at the football field. #piratepride #expectexcellence




Reminder: There will be a Punt, Pass, and Kick Competition at the football field immediately following the parade.

The Avon Booster Club will be selling Pirate apparel during the Homecoming Parade on Friday. They will be located at the football field by the concession stand. Also, the Booster Club will be hosting a Tailgate Supper at the football field from 5:00-7:00 PM Friday evening. Go Pirates!!

The Junior High and JV football games that were scheduled for Tuesday have been moved to Monday and will be played in Alcester. The track/football facility will be closed starting Saturday morning through at least Wednesday for the track resurface. The JV game will start at 3:45, followed by the JH game, due to Coronation for Alcester-Hudson Monday evening

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