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TIGERS TAKE 5TH PLACE IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Tigers defeated Souderton, 12-9, on Saturday to capture fifth place in the state tournament at Cumberland Valley High School.  In the game, senior captain Elliott Baxter recorded six steals while freshman Rob Clinger and sophomore Zack Presto added four steals each to pace NA.  Senior goalie Jon Du posted 16 saves to preserve the victory.

In pool play, the Tigers lost to host Cumberland Valley, 19-9.  Sophomore Evan Staresinic had five steals and three exclusions drawn to lead NA.  The Tiger team recorded 22 steals in the game but it was not enough.  Also in pool play, the Tigers dropped a 24-11 decision to Wilson.  In the game, Presto had five goals, one assist and two steals while senior Uros Markovic added four goals, two assists and two steals.  The Tigers came back to crush western rival McDowell, 13-2.  Presto had 4 goals and three steals to pace the Tigers.  NA goals were scored by Staresinic, Markovic, freshman Dom Caputo, Baxter, sophomore Matthew Buerger, senior Sean Battle, and senior captain Jake Scherer.  The Tiger team posted 24 steals in the contest.  Du was strong in goal again with 16 saves.

The Tigers finished the season with the Western Division championship along with the 5th place finish in the state tournament.  Zach Presto was named to the First Team All-State team with Evan Staresinic selected to the Second Team.  Uros Markovic was chosen to the Third Team while Elliott Baxter was named to the All-State Honorable Mention list.

(Thanks to Coach Rob Semanchik for the information in this report!)

PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cumberland Valley High School
November 6-7, 2009

SCORES (NA only)

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GIRLS FINISH 8TH AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Lady Tigers finished in 8th place in  the State Championships last week at North Penn High School.  In the first game, NA lost to Cumberland Valley, 8-2.  Sophomore Dana Scherer recorded four steals while junior goalie Adelee Choban posted 11 saves.  In game two, the Lady Tigers lost to eventual state champion North Penn, 12-2.  In the game, junior Caroline Schweers had a goal and three steals while sophomore driver Allie Pennetti also scored a goal while adding one steal.

In game three against McDowell, the Trojans took a 7-4 decision.  Choban recorded 13 saves while senior captain Stephanie Graham had two goals and four steals.  In the fourth game, NA dropped an 11-10 decision to Wissahickon.  Sophomore Meghan Mahoney had six goals while junior Marina Rozick added a goal and two steals.

The Lady Tigers finished the season as Western Division chamions.  Senior Steph Graham was named to the All-State second team while sophomore Meghan Mahoney was selected to the All-State third team.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULTS (NA only)

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BOYS WIN THREE OF FOUR; GIRLS' TEAM TAKES
THREE OF FIVE AT WESTERN TIGER CLASSIC

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Both the boys and girls' teams had a successful weekend at the Western Tiger Classic held at the Senior High pool on Friday and Saturday.  The boys downed McDowell, 19-9, Cathedral Prep, 13-9, and Mechanicsburg, 18-10, with the only loss coming at the hands of Cumberland Valley, 15-9.

In the win over McDowell, sophomore Zach Presto had 10 goals and three steals to lead NA while senior co-captain Elliott Baxter recorded two goals and ten steals.  Against Erie Cathedral Prep in the 13-9 win, senior goalie Jon Du posted 12 saves and four assists.  Freshman driver Dom Caputo added three goals and an assist for the winning Tigers.  Baxter lead NA in the win over Mechanicsburg with 6 goals and two assists with senior driver Matt Reid adding three goals, two assists and 4 steals.  In the only loss, the Tigers were down 7-1 after the first quarter.  NA mounted a furious rally to tie the game at 8-8 after three quarters only to see the Eagles come back to pull out the victory.  The NA "B" team dropped a 16-3 decision to the Cumberland Valley "B" squad.

For the Lady Tigers, sophomore Meghan Mahoney scored four goals and added an assist and two steals to lead NA against McDowell with NA coming up just short in a 10-8 loss.  Senior captain Stephanie Graham and junior Leah Garcia both recorded five steals in the contest.  In the next game, NA downed Fairview, 16-8, behind Mahoney who posted seven goals, four assists and five steals.  The Lady Tigers then went on to down Villa, 18-7 with ten different NA players scoring goals.  The Lady Tigers got goals from sophomore Emily Leard, sophomore Natalie Vanderzee, freshman Allison Reid, freshman Anna Seethaler, sophomore Allie Pennetti, sophomore Dana Scherer, senior captain Courtney Thompson,  Mahoney, sophomore Maggie Howison, and Graham.  Vanderzee had six steals in the game.  In the next game, Cumberland Valley stopped NA with an 11-4 victory.  Graham recorded eight steals, Garcia five steals with Mahoney scoring three goals and posting three steals.  The Lady Tigers finished off the day with a 12-7 win over Mechanicsburg behind sophomore Kelsey Smith's two goals.  Junior Marina Rozick recorded three steals and had an assist.

Next up for the Tiger teams will be the State Championships at North Penn High School in two weeks.

WESTERN TIGER CLASSIC
NORTH ALLEGHENY SENIOR HIGH
Friday and Saturday, October 16-17, 2009

SCORES (NA only)

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BOYS WIN FOUR, GIRLS TWO AT
 NORTH PENN INVITATIONAL

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The boys' team won four of six games at the North Penn Invitational on Friday and Saturday at North Penn High School.  The Tigers defeated Souderton, 16-8, for the first time in school history.  Sophomore Zach Presto scored four goals and added five steals while senior Uros Markovic scored four times to pace NA.  In addition, sophomore Evan Staresinic had three goals and two assists while senior Co-Captain Elliott Baxter recorded three goals, three assists and four steals for the winning Tigers.  NA dropped the next two games, 13-4 to host North Penn and 13-6 to Governor Mifflin.  Against Governor Mifflin, senior goalie Jon Du recorded nine saves.  NA came back to beat Perkiomen Valley, 15-5 behind Markovic's three assists and senior Sean Battle's three steals.

The Tiger boys finished with a pair of wins.  NA edged LaSalle, 10-0, with Presto scoring five goals and adding an assist.  Freshman driver Rob Clinger posted three assists whie Staresinic drew four exclusions.  In the final game, sophomore goalie Matthew Buerger shut out Wyoming Valley West in the fourth quarter to secure a 14-3 victory giving NA a 4-2 record in the tournament.

For the Lady Tigers, it was a tough start with three straight losses.  NA dropped a 3-7 decision to Souderton, lost by a 15-7 count to host North Penn before being defeated, 8-2, by Governor Mifflin.  The Lady Tigers came back to defeat Perkiomen Valley, 7-4, with sophomore Erin Bishop  posting three steals and sophomore goalie Kelsey Smith recording six saves.  In the final game, Bishop scored three times and added an assist with sophomore Maggie Howison adding three goals and two assists in a 16-8 victory over Wyoming Valley West.

Next up for the Tiger teams will be the Tiger Classic at the Senior High pool.  Games will be played starting at 4:00 pm on Friday, October 16 and continue on Saturday morning at 8:00 am.

NORTH PENN INVITATIONAL
North Penn High School
October 3-4, 2009

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TIGER BOYS WIN THREE AT BEAST OF THE EAST
WHILE LADY TIGERS SPLIT FOUR GAMES

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The Tiger boys came back after a pair of losses to win three straight games at the Beast of the East Tournament at Wilson High School on Friday and Saturday.  After losing to Governor Mifflin, 12-5, and Haverford, 15-11, the Tigers rallied to beat Penn Ridge 16-5.  Senior Uros Markovic scored five goals and senior Co-Captain Elliott Baxter added four assists to pace NA.  In the next game, it was Markovic again leading the way with six goals and three steals as the Tigers downed Cathedral Prep, 12-8.  In the next contest against Lawrenceville, sophomore Evan Staresinic led with five exclusions drawn while senior goalie Jon Du recorded 16 saves in leading the Tigers to an 11-6 victory.

The Lady Tigers got off to a good start with an 8-6 victory over Governor Mifflin.  Senior Stephanie Graham had 13 steals and junior goalie Adelee Choban posted 12 saves as NA recorded their first victory ever over the Mustangs.  In the second game, junior driver Leah Garcia scored three goals and Choban stopped 14 shots to lead NA over Hill School by an 11-8 score.  In game three, the Lady Tigers dropped a 6-3 decision to Thomas Worthington despite an eight-save performance by Choban.  In the fourth and final game, the Lady Tigers fell behind McDowell 5-0 after one quarter of play.  NA rallied to outscore the Trojans, 7-4 throughout the remainder of the game.  Unfortunately, it was not enough as McDowell held on for a 9-7 win.   The Lady Tigers and McDowell will see each other for one final match at the Western Tiger Classic at NA.  The Lady Tigers and McDowell are currently 1-1 in the season series.

The Tiger teams will travel to North Penn High School this weekend for the North Penn Invitational.  Games will begin at 4:00 pm on Friday and continue on Saturday morning

BEAST OF THE EAST TOURNAMENT
September 25-26, 2009
Wilson High School

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BOTH TIGER TEAMS GO 4-1 IN SCREAMIN'
EAGLE TOURNAMENT

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Both the boys and girls' teams had a successful weekend at the Screamin' Eagle Tournament at Cumberland Valley High School on Friday and Saturday.  The boys defeated Reading, Hazleton, Pottsville, and Muhlenberg and lost only to the host team, Cumberland Valley.  Leading the way for the Tigers was senior goalie Jon Du who recorded a total of 46 saves.

The Lady Tigers picked up wins against Mechanicsburg, Hazleton, Pottsville and Muhlenberg in overtime, but also lost to the home team, Cumberland Valley.  Senior Steph Graham led the way with a total of 22 steals throughout the tournament.

Both teams are currently in 3rd place in the Western Conference, not be confused with the Western Division which they currently lead.  The division teams include NA, Cathedral Prep, Villa Maria, Fairview and McDowell.  The Western Conference includes are division opponents plus Cumberland Valley, Hazleton, Mechanicsburg, Muhlenberg, Pottsville, Reading and Wilson.  The remainder of the NA schedule is against the Eastern Conference and should not influence the Tiger chances to get to states.

Next up for the Tiger teams will be the Beast of the East Tournament at Wilson High School.  The tournament will be held the weekend of September 25 and 26 with action slated to begin on Friday, September 25 at 4:00 pm.

SCREAMIN' EAGLE TOURNAMENT
Cumberland Valley HS
September 11-12, 2009

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BOYS, GIRLS TAKE EARLY WESTERN DIVISION LEAD AFTER WINS IN McDOWELL CUP TOURNAMENT

by Corky Semler

The girls' water polo team defeated McDowell (first time is school history!), Fairview and Villa in the McDowell Cup tournament on Friday and Saturday in Erie to take an early season lead in the Pennsylvania Western Division.  The Lady Tigers lost to perennial state power Wilson to take second in the tournament.  NA downed McDowell, 8-7, in overtime, Villa Maria, 20-5, and Fairview twice, 13-10 and 10-6.  Sophomore Meghan Mahoney scored 15 goals to pace the Lady Tigers.

The boys' water polo team defeated McDowell, 15-8, and Cathedral Prep, 14-8, to also take an early season lead in the Western Division.  NA lost to number one ranked Wilson, 13-6, in the semi-finals of the tournament.  Sophomore Zach Presto led NA in scoring with 10 goals for the weekend.

Head Coach Rob Semanchik was very pleased with the overall team play and defensive abilities of his young teams.  "They were moving the ball well offensively and getting off a tremendous amount of shots as a result.  Both teams played very well in the second half of all their games." 

The teams get back to training on Monday in preparation for the "Screamin' Eagle" Tournament at Cumberland Valley High School next Friday and Saturday.

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McDOWELL CUP TOURNAMENT
McDowell High School (Erie)
September 4-5, 2009

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