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GIRLS FOURTH, BOYS SIXTH AT PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Lady Tigers finished fourth while the boys' team came in sixth at the PIAA Class AAA cross country championships at the Hersheypark White Field course on Saturday.  Senior Kelley O'Brien led the Lady Tigers with a  tenth-place finish while senior Max Brown was sixth in points placing to pace the NA boys.

WPIAL champion Latrobe became the first WPIAL team to win a state title since the NA girls in 1995.  On the boys' side, the Tigers were the top team from the WPIAL with West Chester East edging Manheim Township by one point to win the crown.

Individually for the Lady Tigers, freshman Dana Preston was 20th and senior Michelle Diez 31st in point placing.  For the boys, sophomore Pat Morgan came in 14th with senior Patrick Baxter finishing in 43rd place.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE COACH LE DONNE AND THE TIGER TEAMS!

PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hersheypark White Field Course
Saturday, November 5, 2005

GIRLS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (point placing)

BOYS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (point placing)

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TIGER BOYS TAKE WPIAL TITLE;
GIRLS FINISH SECOND

It was a good day for NA cross country on Thursday afternoon at Cooper's Lake near Slippery Rock as the Tiger boys' team won their first title since 1997.  The Lady Tigers captured runnerup honors with a second place finish behind champion Latrobe. 

Senior Max Brown led the NA boys' charge with a second place finish with sophomore Pat Morgan coming in with an impressive 5th place.  Senior Patrick Baxter added a 15th place to give NA three runners in the top fifteen.  For the Lady Tigers, senior Kelley O'Brien led the way with a third place with senior Michelle Diez adding twelfth place points.  Freshman Dana Preston was the third NA runner coming in 25th.

It was a great win for the boys whose slogan all year has been "Back to the '90s" when NA was the dominant power in boys' cross country.  The Tigers won eight team championships in a row from 1990-97.  The Tigers easily outpointed second place Central Catholic, 85-128.

For the Lady Tigers, it a good showing behind a strong Latrobe team that had three runners in the top ten.  NA finished ahead of Mt. Lebanon for second place to reverse the positions from a week ago in the Tri-State Coaches' Meet.  Both Tiger teams qualified for the PIAA Championships to be held at Saturday at the Hershey Stadium White Field Course.

CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH LEDONNE AND THE TIGER TEAMS FOR A GREAT SEASON SO FAR!

GOOD LUCK AT STATES!

WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cooper's Lake Course
Thursday, October 27, 2005

BOYS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (point placing)

GIRLS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (point placing)

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BROWN LEADS TIGERS TO TRI-STATE COACHES' TITLE
Lady Tigers Finish Third

Senior Max Brown finished in third place to lead the Tigers to the championship of the Tri State Coaches Association meet at Cooper's Lake near Slippery Rock on Thursday afternoon.  Senior Kelley O'Brien came in second to pace the Lady Tigers to a third-place finish behind Latrobe and Mt. Lebanon.

For the boys' team, sophomore Pat Morgan finished in 20th place while sophomore Matt Jacob was 28th.  For the Lady Tigers, freshman Dana Preston took 14th and senior Michelle Diez 23rd.

The Tri State Coaches meet is the last major meet before the WPIAL championships.  Since most of the top teams are in the meet, it is a good indication of where the teams stand at this point of the season.  Both Tiger teams performed well in the meet as they get ready for next week's WPIAL championship meet.  The title races next Thursday will be held on the same Cooper's Lake course.

TRI STATE COACHES ASSOCIATION
MEET SUMMARIES
Thursday, October 20, 2005

BOYS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (point placing)

GIRLS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (points placing)

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TIGER TEAMS WIN SECTION TITLES

Both the boys' and girls' teams won section titles on Tuesday afternoon after victories over Shaler and Butler at the NAI course.  Senior Max Brown tied the course record of 15:50 to lead NA over Shaler, 15-50, and Butler, 16-47.  Sophomore Patrick Morgan was second while sophomore Dan O'Brien finished third.

Senior Kelley O'Brien set a new course record with a time of 18:44 to pace the Lady Tigers over Shaler, 16-45, and Butler, 17-44.  Senior Michelle Diez was second and freshman Dana Preston was fourth as both broke the old course record.

With the wins, the Tiger teams finished unbeaten in section competition with records of 7-0.  Next Thursday, the Tigers will travel to Cooper's Lake Campground for the Tri State Invitational.  Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

MEET SUMMARY
BOYS: NA - 15  SHALER - 50
NA - 16  BUTLER - 47
GIRLS: NA - 18 SHALER - 45
NA - 17  BUTLER - 44

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (NA only)
BOYS' RESULTS

GIRLS RESULTS (NA only)

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TIGER TEAMS DOMINATE NORTH HILLS AND SENECA VALLEY

Seniors Max Brown and Kelley O'Brien led the respective teams to double wins over Seneca Valley and North Hills in a tri-meet at Seneca Valley on Wednesday afternoon.  The Tiger boys' team downed North Hills, 19-44, and Seneca, 15-46, while the Lady Tigers were victorious over the Indians, 16-33, and the Raiders, 16-34.

For the boys, sophomore Patrick Morgan was third, senior Patrick Baxter fourth and senior John Boujoukos fifth as NA dominated the meet.  After O'Brien, the Lady Tigers saw senior Michelle Diez finish second, freshman Dana Preston third, and senior Sarah LeDonne fourth.  The boys' team had five of the first six runners while the Lady Tigers posted the first four and six of the first eight.  Both Brown and O'Brien set new records for the new Seneca Valley course.

The wins improved the section records of both NA teams to 5-0 on the season.  The Tiger teams will both both Shaler and Butler in a tri-meet at home on Tuesday with the starting time set for 3:30 pm.  The meet will conclude the section season for NA.

MEET SUMMARY
BOYS: NORTH ALLEGHENY - 19 NORTH HILLS - 44
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  SENECA VALLEY - 46
GIRLS: NORTH ALLEGHENY - 16  NORTH HILLS - 33
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 16  SENECA VALLEY - 34

NA PLACES (Overall)

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BOYS WIN, GIRLS 2ND AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL

Led by sophomore Pat Morgan, who finished fifth, the Tiger boys' team won the Central Catholic Invitational at Schenley Park on Saturday morning.  The Tigers totaled 68 points to 108 for second place Central Catholic.  Knoch finished third.

The Lady Tigers came in second behind Latrobe led by the third-place finish of senior Kelley O'Brien.  Latrobe led with 41, followed by NA with 71, and Mt. Lebanon with 108.

The Tiger teams will be back in action again on Wednesday when they travel to Seneca Valley for a tri-meet with North Hills and the host Raiders.  Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL
MEET SUMMARIES
Saturday, October 1, 2005

BOYS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

GIRLS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

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GIRLS 2ND, BOYS 3RD AT CARLISLE INVITATIONAL

Facing some of the strongest competition in the state, the Lady Tigers captured second place at the Carlisle Invitational on Saturday morning.  Senior Kelley O'Brien finished 11th and senior Michelle Diez was 14th to pace NA.  Senior Max Brown finished 7th and sophomore Pat Morgan 12th to lead the boys' team to a 3rd place finish.

The Tiger teams will be in action again next Saturday morning when they run in the Central Catholic Invitational.  Race time is scheduled for 8:30 am.

CARLISLE INVITATIONAL
MEET SUMMARIES
Saturday, September 24, 2005

BOYS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (Point placing)

GIRLS' RESULTS
TEAM COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NA RESULTS (Point placing)

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TIGERS BEAT HAMPTON AND PINE-RICHLAND

The Tiger teams continued unbeaten with wins over both Hampton and Pine-Richland at Hampton on Wednesday afternoon.  The boys' team downed Hampton, 17-38, and Pine-Richland, 15-48.  The Lady Tigers were victorious over the Talbots, 16-47, and the Rams, 20-39.

In the boys' meet, the Tigers had the first four finishers ahead of Hampton and Pine-Richland.  Senior Max Brown won the race, followed by sophomore Patrick Morgan, senior Patrick Baxter, and senior John Boujoukos.   In the girls' meet, four Lady Tigers finished in the top five.  Senior Kelley O'Brien was first, senior Michelle Diez finished second, senior Sarah LeDonne came in fourth,  freshman Dana Preston was fifth, and senior Lindsay Frantz was seventh.

The victories improved both teams' section records to 3-0.  The Tiger teams will be back in action again on Saturday morning when they travel across Pennsylvania for the Carlisle Invitational.  The starting time is scheduled for 10:00 am.

MEET SUMMARIES - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 17 HAMPTON - 38
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  PINE-RICHLAND - 48

RESULTS (NA only)

MEET SUMMARIES - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 16  HAMPTON - 47
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 20  PINE-RICHLAND - 39

RESULTS (NA only)

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WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS CHANGED TO COOPER 'S LAKE CAMPGROUND

Because of renovations at Slippery Rock University, the WPIAL cross country championships will be held at nearby Cooper's Lake Campground on October 27.  The Tri-State Coaches will also hold its annual meet at Cooper's Lake on October 20.  Slippery Rock officials will continue to run both events.

According to Baldwin coach Rich Wright, "It seems like it'll be a well laid-out course.  It will give runners an opportunity to run at a new venue."

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WPIAL CROSS COUNTRY - 2005

The Tigers and Lady Tigers will compete once again in Class AAA against 47 other teams this year.  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 of them scoring and two to displace.  The WPIAL cross country individual and team champions will be determined at the WPIAL championship.

The WPIAL Championship will be conducted at Slippery Rock University on Thursday, October 27, 2005.  The PIAA Championship will be conducted on Saturday, November 5, 2005.

CLASS AAA - 48 BOYS - 48 GIRLS

NOTE:

Derry     -     Boys AA  Girls AAA
Ellis School - No boys' team
Mars -          Boys AA  Girls AAA
New Castle - No girls' team
Yough -        Boys AA  Girls AAA
Oakland and Central Catholic run the same schedule

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