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NORTH ALLEGHENY VARSITY
CROSS COUNTRY
* - BOYS: WPIAL CHAMPIONS *
* BOYS - SECTION CHAMPIONS *
* GIRLS - SECTION CHAMPIONS *

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TIGER BOYS TAKE THIRD AT PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The Tiger boys ran to a third place finish in the PIAA Championships on Saturday at the Parkview Cross Country Course in Hershey. Sophomore Ryan Gil posted an 11th place finish to pace NA with senior Pat Morgan coming in 15th and senior Chase Broussard 16th. NA finished behind champion North Penn and second place LaSalle College Prep.

The Lady Tigers finished in 11th place in the state championship competition. Senior Dana Preston led NA with a 34th place with sophomore Eleni Mermigas coming in at the 47th position.

The boys' team finished with the WPIAL and section championships with the girls capturing the section crown.

PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Parkview Cross Country Course, Hershey, PA
Saturday, November 1, 2008

MEET SUMMARY
BOYS' TEAM

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	North Penn	92	3-5-18-27-39-59-128
2	LaSalle College	125	14-20-28-30-33-70-101
3.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	126	11-15-16-38-46-48-84
4.	Perkiomen Valley	172	1-4-36-60-71-97-115
5.	Upper Dublin	184	21-23-35-43-62-79-87
6.	Council Rock North	216	6-31-32-49-98-141
7.	W.C. Henderson	220	2-19-41-66-92-116-122
8.	St. Joseph's Prep	232	13-39-50-54-86-102-135
9.	Cumberland Valley	250	17-37-58-61-77-110-153
10.	Conrad Weiser	286	26-34-68-73-85-125-151

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Jimmy Tarsnane	Perkiomen Valley	16:10
2.	Will Keller	W.C. Henderson	16:18
3.	Bud Plaszenski	Dubois Area	16:21
4.	Daniel Krystek	Gateway	16:25
5.	Robert Micikas	Crestwood	16:28
6.	Matt Gregory	Canon-McMillan	16:30
7.	Brad Miles	North Penn	16:31
8.	Reece Ayers	Tunkhannock	16:33
9.	Vince Perozze	Perkiomen Valley	16:35
10.	Sam Bernitt	North Penn	16:36

NA RESULTS

PL	NAME	TIME
11.	Ryan Gil	16:47
15.	Pat Morgan	16:52
16.	Chase Broussard	16:57
38.	Eric Balaban	17:17
46.	Will Appman	17:29
48.	Matt Robertson	17:32
84.	Jay Cadwallader	17:58

GIRLS' TEAM

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	Emmaus	68	3-11-13-17-24-60-98
2.	Greater Latrobe	127	5-6-16-41-59-94-116
3.	Norwin	144	2-4-27-38-73-74-133
4.	Liberty	144	1-20-30-43-50-79-136
5.	North Penn	146	9-15-21-46-55-106-121
6.	Cumberland Valley	179	8-19-42-54-56-104-135
7.	Council Rock North	215	7-39-49-57-63-120-138
8.	State College	268	10-23-36-67-132-144-149
9.	Knoch	269	12-33-52-53-119-159-167
10.	Warwick	272	22-32-48-62-108-110-112
11.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	294	34-47-68-70-75-83-92

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Jessica Cygan	Liberty	18:47
2.	Leslie Kovach	Norwin	18:59
3.	Elaina Balouris	Hampton	19:04
4.	Lindsey Graybill	Emmaus	19:10
5.	Jenna Gigliotti	Norwin	19:13
6.	Kayla Keddal	Peters Township	19:14
7.	Chelsea Sumney	Trinity	19:16
8.	Mary Jo Jakobek	Greater Latrobe	19:17
9.	Natalie Bower	Greater Latrobe	19:21
10.	Lindsay Rheiner	Council Rock North	19:23

NA RESULTS

PL	NAME	TIME
34.	Dana Preston	20:36
47.	Eleni Mermigas	20:58
68.	Alyssa TeKolste	21:18
70.	Ali Greco	21:22
75.	Sydney Micucci	21:23
83.	Kelley Harrington	21:27
92.	Katie Schmiech	21:36

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TIGER BOYS WIN FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WPIAL TITLE; GIRLS FINISH FOURTH

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Sophomore Ryan Gil finished in third place to led the Tigers to their fourth straight WPIAL championship and their 21st overall. NA placed five runners in the top 17 with senior Chase Broussard coming in seventh and senior Will Appman eighth. Senior Pat Morgan was 11th and junior Eric Balaban 17th as NA finished far ahead of second place North Hills scoring 46 points to 130 for the Indians. The title was the 21st in school history.

The Lady Tigers captured fourth place and a trip to the PIAA championships. Sophomore Ali Greco was 27th to lead NA with senior Dana Preston coming in 34th and sophomore Sydney Micucci 35th.

Both Tiger teams will compete in the PIAA championships next week in Hershey.

WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cooper's Lake Course
October 23, 2008

MEET SUMMARY
BOYS' TEAM

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	46	3-7-8-11-17-34-54
2.	North Hills	130	16-18-24-29-43-181-251
3.	Mt. Lebanon	152	10-22-25-40-55-59-61
4.	Baldwin	152	4-12-29-52-56-94-105
5.	Canon-McMillan	203	1-20-50-65-67-125-207
6.	Seneca Valley	233	2-15-64-74-78-93-141
7.	Knoch	277	31-44-51-63-82-160-175
8.	Fox Chapel	298	6-46-62-80-104-126-129
9.	Plum	301	32-39-48-87-95-106-137
10.	Gateway	329	5-47-72-91-114-121-135

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Matt Gregory	Canon-McMillan	15:50
2.	Cam Stauffer	Seneca Valley	15:51
3.	RYAN GIL	NORTH ALLEGHENY	15:58
4.	T.J. Hobart	Baldwin	16:11
5.	D.J. Krystek	Gateway	16:12
6.	Connor Weis	Fox Chapel	16:15
7.	CHASE BROUSSARD	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:16
8.	WILL APPMAN	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:18
9.	Evan Gates	Thomas Jefferson	16:20
10.	Bart Eckel	Mt. Lebanon	16:21

NA RESULTS

PL	NAME	TIME
3.	Ryan Gil, Soph	15:58
7.	Chase Broussard, Sr.	16:16
8.	Will Appman, Sr.	16:18
11.	Patrick Morgan, Sr.	16:24
17.	Eric Balaban, Jr.	16:28
34.	Matt Robertson, Sr.	16:53
54.	Jay Cadwallader, Jr.	17:21

GIRLS' TEAM

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	Latrobe	89	1-6-14-24-44-46-114
2.	Knoch	145	10-20-32-41-42-170-234
3.	Norwin	154	2-4-25-58-65-111-132
4.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	204	27-34-35-48-60-61-64
5.	Seneca Valley	249	8-16-55-62-108-163-189
6.	Mt. Lebanon	260	17-38-56-68-81-107-148
7.	Fox Chapel	276	30-45-59-66-76-93-194
8.	Pine-Richland	284	15-40-43-77-109-157-216
9.	North Hills	336	47-49-67-70-103-135-158
10.	Hampton	353	3-73-79-94-104-105-152

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Natalie Bower	Latrobe	18:04
2.	Jenna Gigliotti	Norwin	18:22
3.	Elaina Balouris	Hampton	18:23
4.	Leslie Kovach	Norwin	18:25
5.	Chelsea Sumner	Trinity	18:43
6.	Mary Jo Jakubek	Latrobe	18:44
7.	Kayla Keddal	Peters Township	18:4;6
8.	Megan Powell	Seneca Valley	18:54
9.	Angelica Peck	Blackhawk	18:56
10.	Jolene Kunkel	Knoch	19:00

NA RESULTS

PL	NAME	TIME
27.	Ali Greco, Soph	20:01
34.	Dana Preston, Sr.	20:13
35.	Sydney Micucci, Soph	20:14
48.	Eleni Mermigas, Soph	20:32
60.	Kelley Harrington, Soph	20:43
61.	Alyssa TeKolste, Sr.	20:47
64.	Katie Schmiech, Sr.	20:52

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GIL LEADS TIGERS TO TRI-STATE TITLE;
GIRLS FINISH THIRD

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Sophomore Ryan Gil took first place in the Tri-State Coaches Invitational at Cooper's Rock course at Slippery Rock on Thursday afternoon to lead the Tiger boys' team to the team title. NA placed four runners in the top nine to easily capture first place. Senior Will Appman was third, senior Pat Morgan eighth, and senior Chase Broussard ninth as the Tigers scored 36 points to second place Mt. Lebanon's 104. Gil's time was the sixth fastest all-time on the Cooper's Lake course.

For the Lady Tigers, sophomore Ali Greco came in 25th, senior Dana Preston 30th, and sophomore Eleni Mermigas 31st as NA took third place in the team standings. NA finished with 173 points with Latrobe winning the meet with 58 and Knoch coming in second with 122.

The Tri-State Coaches meet is usually a good indication of things to come in the WPIAL championships that will be held next Thursday on the same course. The Tigers will go for their fourth consecutive WPIAL title at Cooper's Lake with meet time scheduled for 2:30 pm.

TRI-STATE COACHES INVITATIONAL
Cooper's Lake Course
October 16, 2008

TEAM STANDINGS - BOYS

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	36	1-3-8-9-15-21-43
2.	Mt. Lebanon	104	2-12-22-33-35-46-51
3.	North Hills	121	5-6-23-32-55-63-231
4.	Baldwin	186	4-19-36-60-67-83-93
5.	Butler	267	20-24-59-69-95-118-149
6.	Seneca Valley	308	7-26-54-107-114-115-227
7.	Hempfield	322	16-41-76-77-112-140-143
8.	Knoch	323	25-70-71-78-79-135-223
9.	Fox Chapel	341	28-64-65-82-102-120-125
10.	Bradford	373	30-34-47-117-145-158-176

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	RYAN GIL	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:03
2.	Rad Gunzenhauser	Mt. Lebanon	16:05
3.	WILL APPMAN	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:08
4.	T.J. Hobart	Baldwin	16:12
5.	Joe Kush	North Hills	16:14
6.	Juris Silenieks	North Hills	16:17
7.	Cam Stauffer	Seneca Valley	16:17
8.	PAT MORGAN	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:20
9.	CHASE BROUSSARD	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:21
10.	Phil Young	Upper St. Clair	16:22

NA RESULTS

PL	NAME	TIME
1.	Ryan Gil, So.	16:03
3.	Will Appman, Sr.	16:08
8.	Pat Morgan, Sr.	16:20
9.	Chase Broussard, Sr.	16:21
15.	Eric Balaban, Jr.	16:35
21.	Matt Robertson, Sr.	16:43
43	Jay Cadwalladar, Jr.	17:09

TEAM STANDINGS - GIRLS

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	Latrobe	58	1-2-6-23-26-43-102
2.	Knoch	122	4-13-20-32-53-210
3.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	173	25-30-31-38-49-59-64
4.	Mt. Lebanon	266	14-35-54-68-95-99-105
5.	Seneca Valley	270	5-9-52-72-132-195-196
6.	Fox Chapel	276	15-48-62-75-76-101-142
7.	Pine-Richland	287	7-41-57-89-93-129-131
8.	Butler	292	18-33-44-85-112-123-143
9.	North Hills	302	46-50-51-77-78-130-135
10.	Oakland Catholic	326	11-21-69-106-119-134-144

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Natalie Bower	Latrobe	17:58
2.	Abby Hewitt	Latrobe	18:15
3.	Elaina Balouris	Hampton	18:49
4.	Jolene Kunkel	Knoch	18:59
5.	Megan Powell	Seneca Valley	19:06
6.	Mary Jo Jakubek	Latrobe	19:10
7.	Emily Wobb	Pine-Richland	19:11
8.	Lindsay Erath	Hopewell	19:17
9.	Angelica Peck	Blackhawk	19:18
10.	Erin Lopresti	Seneca Valley	19:32

NA RESULTS

PL	NAME	TIME
25.	Ali Greco, So.	20:08
30.	Dana Preston, Sr.	20:13
31.	Eleni Mermigas, So.	20:15
38.	Alyssa TeKolste, Sr.	20:21
49.	Katie Schmiech, Sr.	20:39
59.	Sophie Seel, Fr.	20:48
64.	Paige Anderson, So.	20:57

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JV TEAMS COMPETE IN VARSITY
CENTRAL CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL

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The Tiger girls and boys JV teams competed in the Varsity "A" races at the Central Catholic Invitational on Saturday morning. Both teams were competitive with the boys finishing in 10th place and the girls in 11th.

Leading the boys was senior Adam Jacob with a 42nd place, senior Andy Franze with a 51st and junior Luke Badaczewski with a 58th. For the Lady Tigers, freshman Sophie Seel took 44th and freshman Shannon Wagner 45th while sophomore Paige Anderson finished in 54th position.

The varsity teams will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Cooper's Lake in Slippery Rock for the Tri-State Coaches Invitational. This is the last big meet before the WPIAL Championships. Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL
Schenley Oval - October 4, 2008

BOYS RESULTS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	Mt. Lebanon	81	6-10-13-22-30-47-52
2.	North Hills	87	9-11-14-17-36-48-147
3.	Quaker Valley	134	7-12-23-35-57-68-138
4.	Baldwin	179	21-24-39-41-54-55-92
5.	Seneca Valley	204	1-33-34-61-75-83-134
6.	Chambersburg	213	25-27-40-56-64-72-121
7.	Canon-McMillan	214	2-15-45-74-78-97-143
8.	Butler	223	8-37-38-49-91-108-112
9.	Fox Chapel	250	16-43-50-60-81-89-117
10.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	282	42-51-58-62-69-71-76

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Cam Stauffer	Seneca Valley	15:55.5
2.	Matt Gregory	Canon-McMillan	15:57.0
3.	Daniel Krystek	Gateway	16:03.1
4.	Adam Shrawder	West Middlesex	16:07.8
5.	Phil Yeung	Upper St. Clair	16:09.3
6.	Rad Gunzenhauser	Mt. Lebanon	16:11.3
7.	John Yankello	Quaker Valley	16:18.1
8.	Evan Gomez	Butler	16:18.4
9.	Juris Silenieks	North Hills	16:19.0
10.	Bartholomew Eckel	Mt. Lebanon	16:21.5

NA RESULTS

PL	NAME	TIME
42.	Adam Jacob	17:08.9
51.	Andy Franze	17:21.9
58.	Luke Badaczewski	17:29.0
62.	Pat Baum	17:32.0
69.	Mike Smolinski	17:37.6
71.	Nick Gigliotti	17:39.5
76.	Everett Emery	17:46.3
--	Mark Silvester	17:47.5
--	Nick Minich	17:50.2
--	Kevin Ordons	18:02.8

GIRLS RESULTS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	Latrobe	64	1-5-7-25-26-34-37
2.	Knoch	126	2-8-19-46-51-137-139
3.	Pine-Richland	173	9-16-17-64-67-98-107
4.	West Middlesex	190	21-24-35-48-62-68-71
5.	Bethel Park	230	6-10-47-79-88-102-117
6.	Butler	238	14-23-52-72-77-93-122
7.	Fox Chapel	244	13-28-41-65-97-109-113
8.	Chambersburg	256	29-32-42-73-80-114-133
9.	Peters Twp.	257	3-15-56-83-100-103-126
10.	North Hills	258	30-38-40-63-87-106-112
11.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	259	44-45-54-57-59-61-69

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Natalie Bower	Latrobe	18:09.1
2.	Jolene Kunkel	Knoch	18:40.9
3.	Kayla Keddal	Peters Twp	18:41.3
4.	Megan Powell	Seneca Valley	18:49.3
5.	Abby Hewitt	Latrobe	19:04.1
6.	Hillary Boxheimer	Bethel Park	19:14.3
7.	Mary Jo Jakubek	Latrobe	19:15.1
8.	Alyssa Kunkel	Knoch	19:17.0
9.	Emily Wobb	Pine-Richland	19:31.2
10.	Kelsey Metheny	Bethel Park	19:34.3

NA RESULTS

PL	NAME	TIME
44.	Sophie Seel	20:36.3
45.	Shannon Wagner	20:37.0
54.	Paige Anderson	20:53.2
57.	Halley Bayer	20:57.6
59.	Beth Hartigan	21:00.0
61.	Melissa Howison	21:01.4
69.	Tess Bunting	21:20.8
--	Renee Ware	21:38.9
--	Bri Conley	21:45.1
--	Jessi Mazzoni	21:58.0

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TIGER TEAMS WIN SECTION TITLES WITH
TWIN WINS OVER SENECA VALLEY AND BUTLER

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The girls and boys' teams finished the dual meet season with a double victory over Seneca Valley and Butler at the NAI course on Wednesday afternoon. The boys downed Seneca Valley, 20-41, and Butler, 20-40 while the Lady Tigers defeated Seneca, 24-37, and Butler, 19-40.

Sophomore Ryan Gil took first with senior Chase Broussard in second while senior Will Appman finished in fifth place for the winning Tigers. For the Lady Tigers, it was freshman Lizzie Appleton leading the way with a second place with sophomore Ali Greco in fourth. Sophomore Eleni Mermigas came in 6th followed closely by senior Dana Preston in 7th.

With the wins, the NA teams finished undefeated in section meets with a 7-0 record. The Tiger teams are scheduled to compete in the Central Catholic Invitational this Saturday at Schenley Oval. Meet time is set for 10:00 am

MEET SUMMARIES - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 20 SENECA VALLEY - 41
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 20 BUTLER - 40

TOP FINISHERS - NA only

PL	NAME
1.	Ryan Gil
2.	Chase Broussard
5.	Will Appman
8.	Eric Balaban
9.	Matt Robertson

MEET SUMMARIES - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 24 SENECA VALLEY - 37
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 19 BUTLER - 40

TOP FINISHERS - NA only

PL	NAME
2.	Lizzie Appleton
4.	Ali Greco
6.	Eleni Mermigas
7.	Dana Preston
9.	Kelley Harrington

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BOYS WIN CARLISLE INVITATIONAL; GIRLS FINISH 6th

The Tiger boys' team defeated a strong field including top-ranked North Penn at the 16th Annual Carlisle Invitational on Saturday morning. NA had five runners in the top 23 overall with sophomore Ryan Gil finishing third and senior Chase Broussard fifth. Finishing out the top runners for NA were senior Will Appman in 14th, senior Pat Morgan in 18th and junior Eric Balaban in 23rd.

The Lady Tigers completed their race with a 6th place finish. Leading the way were freshman Lizzie Appleton with an 18th place while sophomore Ali Greco placed 34th, and senior Dana Preston, 40th. Thomas Jefferson S&T won the race with Cumberland Valley second and Council Rock North third.

The Tiger teams will be back in section action on Wednesday when they host Butler and Seneca Valley at the NAI course. Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

CARLISLE INVITATIONAL
VARSITY REEBOK CHALLENGE
Saturday, September 27, 2008

BOYS' MEET
TEAM SCORES

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	56	3-4-12-16-21-46-74
2.	North Penn	109	2-7-14-37-49-88-157
3.	Cumberland Valley	175	25-32-33-38-47-70-148
4.	North Rockland	207	10-11-45-51-90-128-154
5.	Carlisle	231	1-5-6-79-140-145-174
6.	Cedar Cliff	235	9-29-30-75-92-164-185
7.	Upper Dublin	250	8-17-63-69-93-99-101
8.	Holy Ghost Prep	259	19-39=52-72-77-81-142
9.	LaSalle	266	28-36-44-64-94-110-118
10.	Mt. lebanon	268	18-24-58-83-85-112-114

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Kyle Hurston	Carlisle	15:59.62
2.	Brad Miles	North Penn	16:02.59
3.	RYAN GIL	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:14.49
4.	Joe Beveridge	Bishop McDevitt	16:17.81
5.	CHASE BROUSSARD	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:18.54
6.	John Pope	Carlisle	16:20.30
7.	Davey Dennison	Carlisle	16:23.80
8.	Sam Bernitt	North Penn	16:24.41
9.	Mike Palmisano	Upper Dublin	16:27.23
10.	Jim Spisak	Bishop McCort	16:27.44

NA RESULTS (points placing)

PL	NAME	TIME
3.	Ryan Gil	16:14.49
4.	Chase Broussard	16:18.54
12.	Will Appman	16:31.03
16.	Pat Morgan	16:36.89
21.	Eric Balaban	16:39.53
46.	Matt Robertson	17:01.91
74.	Jay Cadwallader	17:25.43

GIRLS' MEET
TEAM SCORES

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS
1.	Thomas Jefferson S&T	118	8-17-26-29-38-68-74
2.	Cumberland Valley	129	6-12-13-43-55-71-79
3.	Council Rock North	152	4-30-31-41-46-138-154
4.	Greater Latrobe	164	2-15-48-49-50-56-112
5.	Norwin	167	3-5-14-62-83-103-104
6.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	186	18-34-40-42-52-75-105
7.	Cornwall	197	1-7-53-67-69-94-156
8.	Padua Academy	223	11-24-32-64-92-126-149
9.	Governor Mifflin	254	19-37-47-66-85-90-95
10.	Warwick	283	10-21-73-80-99-109-129

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Aisling Cuffe	Cornwall	18:05.91
2.	Natalie Bower	Greater Latrobe	18:34.73
3.	Leslie Kovach	Norwin	18:45.61
4.	Lindsay Rheiner	Council Rock North	18:54.25
5.	Jenna Gigliotti	Norwin	18:55.11
6.	Katie Gorman	Plymouth Whitemarsh	19:00.92
7.	Leigha Anderson	Cumberland Valley	19:02.77
8.	Amanda Fasano	Cornwall	19:11.78
9.	Sarah Stites	Thomas Jefferson	19:13.11
10.	Lauren Hehir	Washingtonville	19:17.08

NA RESULTS (points placing)

PL	NAME	TIME
18.	Lizzie Appleton	19:37.62
34.	Ali Greco	20:08.39
40.	Dana Preston	20:15.66
42.	Eleni Mermigas	20:17.53
52.	Kelley Harrington	20:28.50
75.	Sydney Micucci	20:54.68
105.	Alyssa TeKolste	21:17.46

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TIGER TEAMS TOPPLE NORTH HILLS IN
KEY SECTION MEETS

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Both NA teams were victorious over North Hills at the NAI course on Tuesday afternoon to remain unbeaten on the season. The boys took the first three places led by sophomore Ryan Gil who set a new course record of 15:40. Senior Chase Broussard was second and senior Will Appman third as the Tigers downed their neighborhood rivals, 17-38.

The Lady Tigers had seven runners in the top eight led by freshman Lizzie Appleton as they downed the Indians by a 16-46 score. Sophomore Ali Greco was second, sophomore Sydney Micucci third, and senior Dana Preston fourth as NA dominated the race.

With the wins, the Tiger teams improved to 5-0 on the season to remain in first place in section competition. Next up for the Tiger teams will be the Carlisle Invitational on Saturday. Meet time is scheduled for 10:00 am.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 17 NORTH HILLS - 38

TOP FINISHERS - NA only

PL	NAME
1.	Ryan Gil
2.	Chase Broussard
3.	Will Appman
5.	Pat Morgan
6.	Eric Balaban
9.	Matt Robertson

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 16 NORTH HILLS - 46

TOP FINISHERS - NA only

PL	NAME
1.	Lizzie Appleton
2.	Ali Greco
3.	Sydney Micucci
4.	Dana Preston
6.	Alyssa TeKolste
7.	Kelley Harrington
8.	Eleni Mermigas

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TIGER TEAMS WIN TWICE IN SECTION MEET

The Tiger teams were victorious at Hartwood Acres on Tuesday afternoon with twin wins against Pine-Richland and Hampton. The NA boys downed Hampton, 18-43, and shut out Pine-Richland, 15-50. Junior Eric Balaban finished first, sophomore Ryan Gil second, and senior Chase Broussard third as the Tigers took five of the top seven places.

Freshman Lizzie Appleton's second place finish led the Lady Tigers to a 20-43 victory over Hampton along with a 19-42 win over Pine-Richland. The NA girls also placed five in the top seven with sophomore Ali Greco taking fourth and senior Alyssa TeKolste finishing in fifth place.

Next up for the Tiger teams will be rival North Hills on the road next Tuesday. Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 18 HAMPTON - 43
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15 PINE-RICHLAND - 50

Top finishers (NA only)

PL	NAME
1.	Eric Balaban
2.	Ryan Gil
3.	Chase Broussard
5.	Will Appman
7.	Pat Morgan

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 20 HAMPTON - 43
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 19 PINE-RICHLAND - 42

Top finishers (NA only)

PL	NAME
2.	Lizzie Appleton
4.	Ali Greco
5.	Alyssa TeKolste
6.	Dana Preston
7.	Eleni Mermigas

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TIGER TEAMS WIN SLIPPERY ROCK INVITATIONAL

Both Tiger teams did it again! Rain on Saturday caused sloppy conditions, downpours, and mud but that did not stop NA! On Saturday, both the boys' and girls' teams were victorious at the Slippery Invitational at the Cooper's Lake course. Senior Chase Broussard led the boys' team over Mt. Lebanon and Butler. NA placed three runners in the top six with sophomore Ryan Gil taking fourth and senior Will Appman finishing sixth. For the Lady Tigers, freshman Lizzie Appleton captured eight place to led NA over Mt. Lebanon and Knoch.

The Tiger teams will be back in action again on Tuesday when they travel to Hampton for section meets against Pine-Richland and Hampton. The scheduled starting time is set for 3:30 pm.

SLIPPERY ROCK INVITATIONAL
Cooper's Lake Campground
Saturday, September 12, 2008

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL	TEAM	POINTS
1.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	44
2.	Mt. Lebanon	67
3.	Butler	211
4.	Knoch	230
5.	Fox Chapel	231
5.	Grove City	231

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top ten)

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Rad Gunzenhauer	Mt. Lebanon	16:46
2.	CHASE BROUSSARD	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:50
3.	Jacob Kildoo	Grove City	16:53
4.	RYAN GIL	NORTH ALLEGHENY	17:08
5.	Phil Yeung	Upper St. Clair	17:14
6.	WILL APPMAN	NORTH ALLEGHENY	17:15
7.	Bennett Porter	Butler	17:23
8.	Bud Plaszenski	DuBois	17:30
9.	Bert Eckel	Mt. Lebanon	17:33
10.	R.J. Mognet	Greensburg Salem	17:33

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL	TEAM	PTS
1.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	88
2.	Mt. Lebanon	133
3.	Knoch	151
4.	Erie McDowell	192
5.	Butler	204

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top ten)

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Elaine Baldouris	Hampton	19:17
2.	Jean Bujdos	Indiana	19:32
3.	Jolene Kunkel	Knoch	19:59
4.	Kayla Keddal	Peters Township	20:04
5.	Hillary Boxheimer	Bethel Park	20:05
6.	Alyssa Kunkel	Knoch	20:22
7.	Samantha Carl	Mt. Lebanon	20:28
8.	LIZZIE APPLETON	NORTH ALLEGHENY	20:38
9.	Kenzie Stepanik	Peters Township	20:45
10.	Elesia Wilson	Meadville	20:49

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TIGER TEAMS BEGIN SECTION COMPETITION
WITH TWO VICTORIES

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Both Tiger teams earned victories in the section opening meets on Tuesday afternoon at Shaler. The Lady Tigers downed Shaler, 15-50, and edged Knoch, 25-35. Leading the way for NA were freshman Lizzie Appleton with a 3rd place, sophomore Ali Greco with fourth, and senior Dana Preston with fifth. Following close behind were sophomore Sydney Micucci in sixth place and sophomore Eleni Mermigas in seventh.

The boys' team shut out Shaler, 15-50, and defeated Knoch, 18-40. Senior Chase Broussard paced the Tigers with a first place finish with senior Will Appman right behind in second. Senior Pat Morgan was fourth, sophomore Ryan Gil came in fifth, and senior Matt Robertson finished in sixth place.

Next up for the Tiger teams will be the Slippery Rock Invitational on Saturday morning with the meet starting time set for 8:30 am.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15 SHALER - 50
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 18 KNOCH - 50

Top finishers (NA only)

PL	NAME
1.	Chase Broussard
2.	Will Appman
4.	Pat Morgan
5.	Ryan Gil
6.	Matt Robertson

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15 SHALER - 50
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 25 KNOCH - 35

Top finishers (NA only)

PL	NAME
3.	Lizzie Appleton
4.	Ali Greco
5.	Dana Preston
6.	Sydney Micucci
7.	Eleni Mermigas

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TIGER TEAMS SWEEP RED, WHITE AND BLUE CLASSIC

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Both Tiger teams were victorious in the opening cross country meet of the season at Schenley Park on Saturday morning. Senior Chase Broussard led a pack of five NA runners in the top 17 as they outpointed North Hills and Mt. Lebanon to take the title. Freshman Lizzie Appleton was the top NA runner as they came in ahead of Norwin and Mt. Lebanon.

The boys' team showed great balance and team strength with Broussard finishing sixth, junior Eric Balaban eighth, senior Will Appman tenth, sophomore Ryan Gil 13th and senior Patrick Morgan 17th. For the Lady Tigers, Appleton was 13th followed closely by sophomore Ali Greco in 15th and sophomore Kelley Harrington in 16th.

The Tiger teams will begin section competition on Tuesday when they travel to Shaler to meet the Titans. Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

MEET SUMMARY
RED, WHITE AND BLUE CLASSIC
Schenley Park - September 6, 2008

BOYS' MEET
TEAM STANDINGS

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS	AVG. TIME
1.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	56	6-8-10-15-17-32-36	16:16
2.	North Hills	76	4-5-7-11-49-87-136	16:24
3.	Mt. Lebanon	100	2-19-20-25-34-66-67	16:33
4.	Baldwin	121	9-23-24-28-37-82-103	16:43
5.	Gateway	213	1-33-42-57-80-93-119	17:00
6.	Hempfield Area	214	13-26-47-56-72-92-167	17:08
7.	Fox Chapel	233	18-38-41-65-71-78-91	17:16
8.	Cathedral Prep	249	27-35-55-63-69-76-88	17:23
9.	Penn Hills	313	16-45-68-77-107-154-182	17:32
10.	Archbishop Moeller	315	40-52-58-79-86-90	17:39

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY

PL.	NAME	TIME
6.	Chase Broussard	16:08
8.	Eric Balaban	16:09
10.	Will Appman	16:17
15	Ryan Gil	16:21
17.	Patrick Morgan	16:23
32.	Jay Cadwalladar	17:00
36	Matt Robertson	17:12

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (TOP TEN)

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Daniel Krystek	Gateway	15:53
2.	Rad Gunzenhauser	Mt. Lebanon	16:00
3.	Cody Pellicione	Morgantown	16:04
4.	Mike Vlah	North Hills	16:07
5.	Joe Kush	North Hills	16:07
6.	CHASE BROUSSARD	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:08
7.	Juris Sileniekis	North Hills	16:08
8.	ERIC BALABAN	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:09
9.	T.J. Hobart	Baldwin	16:12
10.	WILL APPMAN	NORTH ALLEGHENY	16:17

GIRLS' MEET
TEAM STANDINGS

PL	TEAM	PTS	PLACES OF FINISHERS	AVG. TIME
1.	NORTH ALLEGHENY	111	13-15-16-30-37-39-40	20:05
2.	Norwin	153	1-3-28-55-66-75-85	20:02
3.	Mt. Lebanon	157	10-26-36-42-43-77-105	20:22
4.	North Hills	178	20-27-33-48-50-107-136	20:33
5.	Hampton	204	2-32-46-60-64-104-113	20:33
6.	Hempfield Area	210	8-17-56-58-71-81-122	20:36
7.	Oakland Catholic	238	9-12-29-90-98-133-144	20:42
8.	Fox Chapel	242	11-52-54-57-68-74-100	20:53
9.	Morgantown	256	7-47-53-67-82-101-108	20:53
10.	Gateway	271	18-24-70-72-87-89-109	20:58

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY

PL	NAME	TIME
13.	Lizzie Appleton	19:44
15.	Ali Greco	19:47
16.	Kelly Harrington	19:47
30.	Dana Preston	20:26
37.	Sydney Micucci	20:41
39.	Katie Schmiech	20:46
40.	Alyssa TeKolste	20:48

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (TOP TEN)

PL	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Leslie Kovach	Norwin	18:31
2.	Elaina Balouris	Hampton	18:38
3.	Jenna Gigliotti	Norwin	18:40
4.	Hillary Boxheimer	Bethel Park	18:55
5.	Kayla Keddal	Peters Township	18:58
6.	Kristie Domis	Baldwin	19:08
7.	Allison Pettit	Morgantown	19:08
8.	Amber Vallmont	Hempfield Area	19:08
9.	Charlotte Lampenfeld	Oakland Catholic	19:15
10.	Samantha Carl	Mt. Lebanan	19:23

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2008 WPIAL CROSS COUNTRY

The Tigers and Lady Tigers will once again compete in Class AAA of the WPIAL. In the boys' division, there are 51 teams while there are 49 in the girls' competition. 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 individual and team championships will be held at Coopers Lake (Slippery Rock) on Thursday, October 23, 2008. The PIAA Championships will be conducted on Saturday, November 1, 2008.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY ALIGNMENT - CLASS AAA (51 Boys, 49 Girls)

SECTION 1	SECTION 2	SECTION 3
Derry	Albert Gallatin	NORTH ALLEGHENY
Greensburg Salem	Connellsville	Butler
Franklin Regional	Elizabeth Forward	Hampton
Hempfield	Laurel Highlands	Knoch
Indiana	Ringgold	North Hills
Latrobe	Thomas Jefferson	Pine-Richland
Norwin	Uniontown	Seneca Valley
Penn-Trafford	West Mifflin	Shaler
Yough	-	-
-	-	-
SECTION 4	SECTION 5	SECTION 6
Central/Oakland Catholic	Ambridge	Baldwin
Fox Chapel	Blackhawk	Bethel Park
Gateway	Hopewell	Canon McMillan
Highlands	Mars	Chartiers Valley
Kiski	Montour	Mt. Lebanon
McKeesport	Moon	Peters Twp.
Penn Hills	New Castle	Trinity
Plum	West Allegheny	Upper St. Clair
Woodland Hills	-	-