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Through the Eyes of Our Students: AHS Students Feel At Home With SPASH Rugby

Through the Eyes of Our Students: AHS Students Feel At Home With SPASH Rugby

Ava Hoerter, Contributor October 29, 2025

The SPASH Panthers Rugby team has become known for one thing above all -- their strength as a team. When my sister Ayriani and I joined rugby last year, we were completely clueless about the sport,...

Through the Eyes of Our Seniors: Girls Golf Celebrates Inaugural Season

Through the Eyes of Our Seniors: Girls Golf Celebrates Inaugural Season

Ollie Miller, Contributor October 29, 2025

A new sport has started at Amherst High School -- Girls Golf. And senior Sam Nooyen has some things to say about it. The head coach, Sharon Beilke, also explained how it all came together, which I’ll...

Through The Eyes of Our Students: Cheer Creates Crowd-Pleasing Stunts, Routines

Through The Eyes of Our Students: Cheer Creates Crowd-Pleasing Stunts, Routines

Madison Cline, Contributor October 28, 2025

Fall sports are winding down, but Cheer is still going strong thanks to veteran members and new coaches. The Cheer team has a lot of positive things to say about this season. Senior Addison Lafler has...

Boys Finish Top Five at Cross County Sectional Meet

Boys Finish Top Five at Cross County Sectional Meet

Talon Staff October 28, 2025

D2 Section 4 Cross Country Meet (Oct 24) Girls 5000 Meter Race Team Overall - 12th Place (of 16 Teams) Top Finishers for Amherst: Ellie Laws (Junior) - Second Team All Conference - 20th Place ...

Through the Eyes of Our Seniors: Bonds of Friendship Key to Volleyball Success

Through the Eyes of Our Seniors: Bonds of Friendship Key to Volleyball Success

Korbin Williams, Contributor October 28, 2025

The Amherst Volleyball team has had a great season this year, as they are now headed on their way to the playoffs. This is a very exciting time for our senior volleyball players – Delaney Conner, Caly...

Girls Cross County Team Celebrates New Personal Records (PRs)

Girls Cross County Team Celebrates New Personal Records (PRs)

Ila Culver, Reporter October 14, 2025

Over the course of the past three months, Amherst High School’s cross country team has trained daily and competed against multiple schools at various meets, experiencing a variety of wins with both team...

Amherst Soccer Draws Against State Power Arcadia

Amherst Soccer Draws Against State Power Arcadia

Ian Dudley, Sports Editor October 8, 2025

The Amherst boys soccer team faced an undefeated Arcadia Raiders team on September 27, and in one of the marquee matches of the season, emerged with a draw, a 1-1 tie against a state power. Amherst...

Amherst Soccer Moves Into the Ranks of the Contenders

Amherst Soccer Moves Into the Ranks of the Contenders

Ian Dudley, Sports Editor September 23, 2025

The Amherst Falcon soccer team has enjoyed a terrific start to the season despite a recent loss to conference rival Columbus Catholic. The team won its first five matches without a loss,  defeating two...

Baseball May 6: Amherst Smokes Iola 10-3

Baseball May 6: Amherst Smokes Iola 10-3

Ian Dudley, Sports Reporter May 7, 2025

On May 6, Amherst topped Iola-Scandinavia 10-3 in CWC-East conference play. Senior AJ O'Brien came on in relief to silence the Thunderbird bats, holding them to two hits while striking out six. Logan...

Softball May 6: Close But Not Quite There in Witt-Birn Double

Softball May 6: Close But Not Quite There in Witt-Birn Double

Ian Dudley, Sports Reporter May 7, 2025

Amherst Falcons Softball got swept at Wittenberg-Birnamwood in a double-header on May 6. In the first game, Amherst lost 6-4. Amherst had 8 hits but no clutch hitting, leaving 13 runners on base and...

Girls Soccer May 6: A Sweep Over the Truckers

Girls Soccer May 6: A Sweep Over the Truckers

Ian Dudley, Sports Reporter May 7, 2025

May 6: Amherst 4, Clintonville 0 On Tuesday the Amherst Girls Soccer team traveled to Clintonville and flattened the tires of the Truckers 4-0. Highlights included Kasey Werachowski’s first career...

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