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TIGER BOYS FINISH FIFTH AT PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Tigers took fifth place at the PIAA Class AAA championships at the Parkview course at Hershey on Saturday afternoon.  Junior Matt Jacob finished 12th in team scoring while junior Justin Taylor was 22nd.  Sophomore Will Appman was the third NA runner finishing in 36th place.

The Lady Tigers were fifteenth with junior Jackie Sokuski finishing 45th in team scoring.   Next for NA was freshman Lindsay Holdcroft in 48th with Marissa Butler the third Lady Tiger runner in 80th place.

MEET SUMMARY
PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, November 4, 2006
Parkview Course, Hershey

BOYS' MEET
TEAM SCORING

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS

GIRLS' MEET
TEAM SCORING

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS

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TIGER BOYS TAKE WPIAL TITLE; GIRLS FINISH THIRD

Junior Matt Jacob finished third and junior Justin Taylor ninth as the Tigers place six runners in the top 20 to easily win the WPIAL Class AAA championship.  Sophomore Chase Broussard finished eleventh, senior Matt Conti fourteenth, junior Jake Holdcroft sixteenth and junior Dan O'Brien nineteenth as NA dominated the meet.  The Tigers scored 53 points to easily defeat second place Seneca Valley with 152 points.  Mt. Lebanon was third and Baldwin fourth.  The top four teams qualified for next week's PIAA championships.

The Lady Tigers finished in third place to qualify for the PIAA championships next week.  NA scored 187 points, just 3 behind second place Latrobe, but well behind first place Mt. Lebanon with 137 points.  Leading the way for NA were sophomore Dana Preston with a 26th place and freshman Lindsay Holdcroft with a 27th place.  Seneca Valley finished fourth.

The PIAA championships will be held next Saturday, November 4, at the Parkview Cross Country Course in Hershey.  The girls' AAA meet will begin at 10:00 am with the boys' AAA race to begin at 12:00 noon.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TIGER TEAMS AND
GOOD LUCK AT STATES!!!!!

MEET SUMMARY
WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Cooper's Lake, Slippery Rock

BOYS' MEET
TEAM SCORING

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS

GIRLS' MEET
TEAM SCORING

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS

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TIGERS WIN TRI STATE COACHES INVITATIONAL IN MUD AT SLIPPERY ROCK

Junior Matt Jacob finished third to lead the Tigers to a convincing victory in the Tri State Coaches Association Invitational in the rain and mud at the Cooper's Lake Course in Slippery Rock on Thursday afternoon.  Four NA runners finished in the top nine as the Tigers dominated the meet.  Junior Justin Taylor took third, sophomore Will Appman finished fourth, and sophomore Chase Broussard ninth as the Tigers scored 36 points.  Seneca Valley totaled 138 points to finish a distant second.

The Lady Tigers captured fourth place with freshman Lindsay Holdcroft coming in 13th.  The next two NA finishers were sophomore Dana Preston in 34th and junior Jackie Sokulski in 40th.  Fox Chapel  won the meet with 121 points followed by Latrobe, Bradford and NA.

Next up for the Tiger harriers is the WPIAL championship.  The title meet will be run at Cooper's Lake also on next Thursday afternoon.  The scheduled starting time for the meet is 2:30 pm.

MEET SUMMARY
TRI STATE COACHES ASSOCIATION
Thursday, October 19, 2006

BOYS' RESULTS
TEAM SCORES

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

GIRLS' RESULTS
TEAM SCORES

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

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TIGER TEAMS TAKE TWO; LADY TIGERS WIN SECTION TITLE

The Tiger boys and girls' teams traveled to Shaler on Tuesday afternoon and defeated Shaler and Butler in a tri-meet.  The boys downed the Titans, 15-50, and the Tornado, 22-47.  Leading the way for NA was junior Matt Jacob who finished in first place.  Junior Justin Taylor was third and sophomore Chase Broussard finished fifth.  The NA boys finished the section season with a 6-1 record and were the section runnerup.

The Lady Tigers knocked off Butler, 17-44, and Shaler, 22-39, to finish the season unbeaten in section.  Leading the Lady Tigers to the section title were freshman Lindsay Holdcroft who finished second, junior Jackie Sokulski who was third, and sophomore Dana Preston who came in fourth.  The Lady Tigers finished with a perfect 7-0 record in section meets.

The cross country teams are having a "Senior Night" run on Friday at NAi.  The run is for the team, parents, and alumni.  The seniors and their parents will be honored after the run.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  SHALER - 50
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 22  BUTLER - 47

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 17  BUTLER - 44
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 22  SHALER - 39

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TIGERS TAKE CENTRAL CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL; LADY TIGERS FINISH THIRD

Placing four runners in the top nine, the Tigers crushed the opposition to win the Central Catholic Invitational at Schenley Oval on Saturday morning.  Junior Matt Jacob led the way with a 4th place finish as the Tigers scored 49 points to 93 for second-place Mt. Lebanon.

For the Lady Tigers, freshman Lindsay Holdcroft came in ninth, eighth for team points, to pace NA to a third place finish.  Mt. Lebanon was first with Latrobe second.

The Tiger teams will be back in action again on Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Shaler to meet the Titans and Butler in a tri-meet.  The scheduled starting time for the meet is set for 3:30 pm.

MEET SUMMARY
CENTRAL CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL
Schenley Oval - 10/7/06

TEAM SCORES - BOYS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

TEAM SCORES - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

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LADY TIGERS WIN TWO; BOYS' TEAM DEFEATS NORTH HILLS, LOSES TO SENECA VALLEY

In a tri-meet at Seneca Valley on Wednesday afternoon, the Lady Tigers won against both North Hills and Seneca Valley while the boys downed North Hills but were upset by Seneca Valley.

In the girls' meet, freshman Lindsay Holdcroft finished second to pace NA to the dual victories.  Junior Jackie Sokulski was fourth, sophomore Dana Preston took fifth, and junior Laura Ochs finished in sixth place as NA easily downed the Indians, 16-43, and edged the Raiders, 25-32.

For the Tiger boys, junior Justin Taylor was third, junior Matt Jacob fourth, and sophomore Chase Broussard sixth as NA downed the Indians, 15-48.  Seneca Valley pulled the upset with a 26-30 win over NA.

With the wins, the Lady Tigers remain undefeated in section with a record of 5-0 while the boys dropped to 4-1.  The Tigers teams will be in action again on Saturday morning when they compete in the Central Catholic Invitational.  Action is scheduled to get under way at 10:00 am.

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 16  NORTH HILLS - 43
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 25  SENECA VALLEY - 32

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  NORTH HILLS - 48
SENECA VALLEY - 26  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 30

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BOYS SECOND, GIRLS THIRD AT CARLISLE INVITATIONAL

The Tiger boys' team finished in second place in the 14th Annual Carlisle Invitational with the Lady Tigers placing third on Saturday morning at Carlisle High School.  Ninety-six teams participated in the meet  including some of the top teams across the state of Pennsylvania.  The NA boys came in behind top-ranked Coatesville while the girls were in third after Manheim Township and Mt. Lebanon.

Junior Matt Jacob led the boys with a 12th place finish in the point scoring tabulation.  Sophomore Chase Broussard was 18th with junior Justin Taylor close behind at 19th.  For the Lady Tigers, to top finisher was junior Jackie Sokulski at 21st.  Three NA runners came in closely bunched with senior Marissa Butler 28th, sophomore Dana Preston 29th, and freshman Lindsay Holdcroft 30th.

The Tiger teams will get back to section action on Tuesday when they travel to Seneca Valley to face the Raiders and North Hills in a tri-meet.  The scheduled starting time is set for 3:30 pm.

MEET SUMMARY
14th ANNUAL CARLISLE INVITATIONAL
BOYS RESULTS

TEAM SCORES

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (point placing)

GIRLS RESULTS

TEAM SCORES

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (point placing)

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TIGER TEAMS DOWN HAMPTON AND
 PINE-RICHLAND

Both Tiger teams picked up victories over Hampton and Pine-Richland at the NAI course on Tuesday afternoon.  Junior Matt Jacob took first  overall to lead the boys to a 15-49 win over the Talbots and a 15-50 shutout of Pine-Richland.  Jacob's time of 16:13 was followed closely by junior Justin Taylor, sophomore Chase Broussard, junior Jake Holdcroft, junior Dan O'Brien, and sophomore Will Appman who were all in the 16's.

Junior Jackie Sokulski passed two Pine-Richland runners at the two-mile mark and went on to win in a personal best time of 19:52.  After the two Pine-Richland runners came in second and third, NA placed the next seven runners led by sophomore Alyssa TeKolste who was fourth and senior Marissa Butler in 5th place.

The wins improved the NA section records to 3-0 for both teams.  The Tigers will not be in action again until Saturday, September 30, when they travel to Carlisle for the Carlisle Invitational.  Meet time is scheduled for 10:00 am.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  HAMPTON - 49
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  PINE-RICHLAND - 50

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (NA only)

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  HAMPTON - 50
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 23  PINE-RICHLAND - 38

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (NA only)

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WPIAL CROSS COUNTRY - 2006

The Tigers and Lady Tigers will once again compete in Class AAA along with 48 other teams.  Section plaques will be awarded to the winner of each section based on the best section record.  Ties for first place will be declared co-champions and both will receive a plaque.

Scoring in dual meets will be conventional.  The top seven finishers will be counted with five scoring and two to displace.  The WPIAL cross-country individual and team champions will be determined at the WPIAL Championships. 

The WPIAL Championship will be held at Coopers Lake (Slippery Rock) on Thursday, October 26, 2006.  The PIAA Championship will be conducted on Saturday, November 4, 2006.

CLASS AAA - 49 BOYS - 49 GIRLS

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org