In Avon, their school mascot is the Pirates. While mascot identity is big in all schools, Avon has raised the sails on the effort. For every home game, in the end zone, there's a literal pirate ship. It's something that even Captain Jack Sparrow would be proud of.

The Avon Pirates are playing without senior Ashley Tolsma during their state tournament run. So why is Ashley missing the state tournament? We asked their Coach Paul Kuhlman.

Avon meets Doland/Conde in the 2004 Class 9A Football Championship.

In this SDPB Sports Classic Game, De Smet faces Avon in the 2003 Class 9A Championship Game.

The Colome Cowboys defeated the Avon Pirates 56-22 in the Avon High School homecoming game on Friday night. Even though the game didn’t go the Pirates way, one Avon player made an