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NORTH ALLEGHENY VARSITY
BOYS' GOLF * WPIAL - THIRD PLACE *
Photo Courtesy of Coach Rittman TIGERS TAKE THIRD AT WPIAL
The Tigers captured third place behind Upper St. Clair and Peters Township at the WPIAL Team Championships at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon on Thursday morning. Senior Jeff Hinds and junior Michael Turner both shot 79s to pace the Tigers. Seniors P.J. Cassidy and Chris Garrett both recorded 84s. NA finished with a team score of 411 with USC posting a 401 and Peters Township a 408. CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH RITTMAN FOR A GREAT SEASON!!!! WPIAL DIVISION I
TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM SCORES
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
TIGERS FINISH THIRD IN SEMIFINALS TO MOVE ON TO THE WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL The Tigers took third place behind Fox Chapel and Upper St. Clair in the Division I semifinal at Buffalo GC in Sarver on Tuesday afternoon to advance to the WPIAL Championship final tomorrow. Senior Jeff Hinds recorded a 73 to pace NA while senior P.J. Cassidy followed with a 76. Sophomore Grant Martens posted a 79 as NA finished with a team total of 394. The championship final will be held at the Cedarbrook Gold Course at Belle Vernon tomorrow. Six teams will vie for the championship with tee off time scheduled for 10:00 am. WPIAL DIVISION I TEAM GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS SITES AND SCORES
* - qualified for WPIAL championship INDIVIDUAL SCORES
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * TIGER GOLFERS FALL IN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Junior J.P. McKim shot an 80 to lead the Tiger golfers in the WPIAL Individual Championships at Sewickley Heights GC on Tuesday afternoon. McKim finished in a tie for the final PIAA qualifying spot but lost in a playoff hole. Senior Jeff Hinds shot an 83 to finish in a tie for 24th place while senior P.J. Cassidy recorded an 89 to finish 36th. The top 16 qualified for the PIAA tournament. The Tiger team knocked off Seneca Valley on Monday afternoon by a score of 182-190 at Cranberry Highlands GC. Sophomore Grant Martens led the way for NA with an even par 35. Seniors Jeff Hinds and Chris Garrett both were a stroke behind at 36. The win gave the Tigers a final record of 10-2, good for second place and a playoff berth in the WPIAL team championships. The final NA overall record was 13-3. WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
* - won playoff MATCH SUMMARY
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * HINDS LEADS TIGERS OVER
Senior Jeff Hinds claimed medalist honors with a one-over 36 at Pittsburgh North GC on Thursday afternoon to lead the Tigers to a 196-202 victory over Shaler. Hinds eagled the number two hole. Junior Michael Turner was three strokes behind at 39. Michael Hartman led the Titans with a 37. The win improved the NA section record to 9-2, the overall mark to 12-3. NA is currently in second place behind Pine-Richland. The Tigers will travel to Seneca Valley on Monday for the final section match of the season. MATCH SUMMARY
* * * * * * * * * * * * * THREE TIGERS ADVANCE TO WPIAL INDIVIDUAL FINALS Three Tiger golfers were among the top ten at the WPIAL Semifinals at Beaver Lakes GC on Monday morning. Senior P.J. Cassidy led the field with an even par 72 with senior Jeff Hinds second at 73. Junior J.P. McKim shot a 77 and won a playoff hole to advance. Junior Michael Turner was just a shot back at 78 and finished in 12th place. In the playoff hole, McKim posted a three to Colin Randall of Butler's 4 and Ray Johns of Ellwood City's 7. The finals will be held next Tuesday at the Sewickley Heights GC. Tee off time is scheduled for 10:00 am. The Tiger team will be back in action on Thursday when the travel to Pittsburgh North GC to meet Shaler. WPIAL SEMIFINALS
* - won playoff * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BUTLER FALLS TO TIGERS, 184-212 The Tigers easily defeated the Butler Golden Tornado, 184-212, at Diamond Run GC on Thursday afternoon in a section match. Senior P.J. Cassidy and sophomore Grant Martens led the way with one-over 36s while junior Michael Turner and senior Chris Garrett were just one stroke behind. Junior J.P. McKim followed with a 38. Matt Maloy led Butler with a 36. The win improved the NA section record to 8-2, the overall mark to 11-3. The Tigers will be back in action again on Thursday, October 6, when they travel to Pittsburgh North GC to meet Shaler. Four NA golfers have advanced to the WPIAL Individual Semifinals on Monday at Beaver Lakes GC. Seniors Jeff Hinds and P.J. Cassidy, along with juniors Michael Turner and J.P. McKim will try to be among the top ten who advance to the finals. The championship finals will be held on October at the Sewickley Heights Golf Club. MATCH SUMMARY
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STAY The Tigers defeated the New Castle Red Hurricanes, 188-226, on Tuesday afternoon at Sylvan Heights GC. Leading the way was senior Jeff Hinds who shot a one-over 36. Four Tigers were just two strokes behind at 38 --- seniors P.J. Cassidy and Chris Garrett, junior Michael Turner and sophomore Grant Martens. With the win, the Tigers improved their section record to 7-2, their overall mark to 10-3. NA will host Butler tomorrow in a 3:30 pm section match at Diamond Run. MATCH SUMMARY
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * TIGERS DOMINATE SECTION QUALIFIER Despite brutal conditions, senior Jeff Hinds shot a 1-over 73 to lead all qualifiers at Pittsburgh North GC on Monday afternoon as four NA golfers qualified for the semifinals next Monday. Juniors J.P. McKim and Michael Turner both posted 75s, and senior P.J. Cassidy shot a 77 to advance. Playing conditions were affected by the winds and rain from Hurricane Rita. The semifinals will be held next Monday at Beaver Lakes Country Club. The Tiger team will travel to New Castle this afternoon for a section match. The tee off time is scheduled for 3:30 pm. WPIAL DIVISION I
QUALIFIERS
Alternate: Rob Jamison, North Hills - 82 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TIGERS HEAD FOR SECTION QUALIFIER Five Tiger golfers will play in the section qualifier this morning at Pittsburgh North Golf Club. The top ten from each of ten sectional tournaments will advance to the semfinals on Monday, October 3. The individual championships will be held at on Tuesday, October 11, at the Sewickley Heights Golf Club. Based on average score, the following five NA golfers will participate:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * TIGERS BEAT NORTH HILLS AND FRANKLIN REGIONAL IN TRI-MATCH Senior P.J. Cassidy and sophomore Grant Martens both shot one-under 34s to pace the Tigers to wins over both rival North Hills and Franklin Regional at Diamond Run on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Jeff Hinds and junior P.J. McKim both recorded even par 35s as NA posted their lowest team score of the year with a 175. Franklin Regional totaled 185 with North Hills recording a 202. The two wins improved the NA overall record to 9-3 on the season. The Tiger section record is now 6-2. The next action for five of the Tigers will be the Section Qualifier on Monday at Pittsburgh North. MATCH
SUMMARIES
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * WPIAL BOYS' GOLF - 2005 The Tigers will compete again in Division I along with 60 other teams. The top two teams and ties for second place in each section will enter the team championship semi-finals on October 18, 2005. If two teams tie for second place but one of the teams has lost both head to head contests, that team will not enter the tournament round. Three way ties will be broken in the following manner: 1- Section records
of the tied teams will be compiled. The format for boys' golf is a team comprised of six golfers who play for a combined team total medal score for the day. Only the top five scores will count to determine the team winner for the match. This format is in effect for all team matches. In case of a tie in total medal score, the medalists for both teams will play "sudden death" extra holes. If there are co-medalists on either team, the coach will select one of them to compete in the tie-breaker. INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The WPIAL individual championships will begin with a section qualifying tournament comprised of five players from each section team. Each section qualifier will be hosted at one of the section courses. The host school for 2005 is designated by an asterisk (*) in the listing of schools in each section. The 2005 sectional qualifiers have been scheduled for Monday, September 26, 2005. The top ten players from each sectional tournament will advance to the semi-final round. The Semi-Final Round will consist of one hundred sixty contestants - ten qualifiers from each of the sixteen sectional tournaments. The semi-final round will be conducted on Monday, October 3, 2005, at four different courses. Forty contestants, ten per section, will be assigned to each semi-final site. The Individual Final Round will consist of forty contestants - the top ten from each semi-final round site. The Final Round will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2005, at a course to be designated and will be managed by members of the Golf Committee. The top sixteen contestants from the WPIAL Final Round will qualify for the PIAA Championship Tournament to be held at Heritage Hill Golf Course (York, PA) on October 24-25, 2005. 2005 BOYS' GOLF ALIGNMENT - DIVISION I (61 TEAMS)
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