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NORTH ALLEGHENY VARSITY
CROSS COUNTRY
* BOYS: PIAA RUNNERUP *
* BOYS: WPIAL CHAMPIONS *
* GIRLS: WPIAL - 3rd PLACE *
* GIRLS: SECTION CHAMPIONS *

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BOYS SECOND, GIRLS FOURTH AT PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Junior Ryan Gil captured third place, second in team points,  to lead the Tigers to a second place finish in the PIAA Class AAA Championships at the Parkview course in Hershey on Saturday.  NA finished just nine points behind first place West Chester Henderson.  The Lady Tigers came in fourth behind three teams from eastern Pennsylvania with freshman Alex Gambill's 16th place finish pacing NA.  The girls were the top team from western Pennsylvania in the team standings.

For the boys, senior Eric Balaban placed 25th, senior Jay Cadwallader 29th, senior Mike Smolinski 33rd and senior Luke Badaczewski 39th.  For the Lady Tigers, junior Ali Greco came in 32nd, junior Halley Bayer 35th, junior Eleni Mermigas 48th, and junior Kelley Harrington 58th.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THE BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS!!!

PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Parkview Course - Hershey, PA
Saturday, November 7, 2009

MEET RESULTS - BOYS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL TEAM PTS PLACES OF FINISHERS AVG. TIME
1. West Chester Henderson 119 5-20-28-30-36-61-63 16:52
2. NORTH ALLEGHENY 128 2-25-29-33-39-83-92 16:52
3. LaSalle College 137 22-23-27-31-34-48-97 16:59
4. Altoona 141 9-13-26-46-47-54-66 16:56
5. Baldwin 154 16-19-21-40-58-85-116 17:01
6. Unionville 180 15-17-45-50-53-69-108 17:06
7. St. Joseph's Prep 255 12-37-55-71-80-99-122 17:22
8. North Hills 263 4-11-18-81-149-169 17:16
9. North Penn 282 14-44-110-113-147-162 17:17
10. Hatboro Horsham 314 10-41-78-89-96-105-136 17:33

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. Brad Miles North Penn 15:47
2. Rad Gunzenhauser Mt. Lebanon 15:49
3. RYAN GIL NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:03
4. Chuck Lockwood Dallastown 16:04
5. Joe Kush North Hills 16:10
6. Will Kellar West Chester Henderson 16:18
7. Chris Champbell Council Rock North 16:21
8. Logan Mohn Governor Mifflin 16:22
9. Reece Ayers Tunkhannock Area 16:23
10. Chris Fischer Altoona Area 16:24

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (NA only)

PL NAME TIME
2. Ryan Gil 16:03
25. Eric Balaban 16:56
29. Jay Cadwallader 16:59
33. Mike Smolinski 17:05
39. Luke Badaczewski 17:14
83. Mike Meehan 17:57
92. Nick Minich 18:03

MEET RESULTS - GIRLS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL TEAM PTS PLACES OF FINISHERS AVG. TIME
1. Emmaus 128 11-12-14-39-52-117-137 20:11
2. North Penn 158 5-30-38-41-44-89-143 20:21
3. Pennsbury 172 19-33-56-63-64-127 20:14
4. NORTH ALLEGHENY 189 16-32-35-48-58-59-106 20:35
5. Warwick 199 17-21-24-61-76-79-85 20:33
6. Norwin 227 13-26-31-77-80-99-129 20:39
7. West Chester Henderson 233 3-46-47-51-86-109-141 20:30
8. Liberty 234 6-8-50-68-102-114-119 20:26
9. North Hills 247 4-7-45-81-110-123-154 20:24
10. Central Bucks West 256 20-37-53-55-91-108-132 20:47

INDIVIDUAL (NA only)

PL NAME TIME
16. Alex Gambill 20:07
32. Ali Greco 20:32
35. Halley Bayer 10:37
48. Eleni Mermigas 20:46
58. Kelley Harrington 20:52
59. Gabrielle Borza 20:53
106. Shannon Wagner 21:34

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. Sara Sargent Pennsbury 18:35
2. Katie Kinkead Central Bucks East 18:44
3. Leigha Anderson Cumberland Valley 18:56
4. Janie Augustyn West Chester Henderson 18:58
5. Margo Malone North Hills 19;01
6. Elaina Balouris Hampton 19:04
7. Amber Valmont Hempfield 19:08
8. Meghan McGovern North Penn 19:10
9. Jess Cygan Liberty 19:20
10. Tess Meehan Haverford Twp. 19:21

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GIL LEADS BOYS TO WPIAL TITLE; GIRLS FINISH THIRD

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Junior Ryan Gil captured first place to lead the Tigers to the WPIAL Class AAA title at Cooper's Lake in Slippery Rock on Thursday afternoon.  NA finished with 92 points to second place Baldwin's 109.  The Lady Tigers took third place behind Norwin and North Hills.

In addition to Gil's first place finish, senior Eric Balaban came in 14th, senior Mike Smolinski 20th, and senior Jay Cadwallader 21st with senior Luke Badaczewski 36th as the Tigers' overall depth proved to be the difference in capturing the title.  For the Lady Tigers, junior Ali Greco led the way with a 27th place finish with freshman Alex Gambill coming in 32nd and junior Halley Bayer 33rd.  Junior Eleni Mermigas finished in 49th and junior Kelley Harrington in 50th to complete the NA scoring.

The title was the fifth consecutive WPIAL championship for the boys!  Both teams qualified for the PIAA championships to be held next Saturday at the Parkview course at Hershey.

WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Cooper's Lake Course
October 29, 2009

MEET RESULTS - BOYS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL TEAM PTS PLACES OF FINISHERS
1. NORTH ALLEGHENY 92 1-14-20-21-36-60-167
2. Baldwin 109 6-9-12-39-43-51-61
3. North Hills 158 3-4-5-17-129-231
4. Plum 196 19-29-37-41-70-75-88
5. Mt. Lebanon 222 2-34-44-50-92-109-151
6. West Allegheny 264 8-33-59-79-85-199-214
7. Fox Chapel 274 13-40-66-74-81-117-173
8. Penn Hills 286 30-42-45-62-107-118-162
9. Canon-McMillan 293 10-16-31-73-163-164-249
10. Butler 330 26-28-79-95-103-119-124

INDIVIDUAL (NA only)

PL NAME TIME
1. Ryan Gil 15:30
14. Eric Balaban 16:36
20. Mike Smolinski 16:43
21. Jay Cadwallader 16:47
36. Luke Badaczewski 16:59
60. Mike Meehan 17:31
167. Nick Minich 18:44

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. RYAN GIL NORTH ALLEGHENY 15:30
2. Rad Gunzenhauser Mt. Lebanon 15:43
3. John Kush North Hills 15:48
4. Juris Silenieks North Hills 16:01
5. Zach Hebda North Hills 16:01
6. Bobby Bishop Baldwin 16:18
7. Andrew Razanauskas Seneca Valley 16:19
8. Brad Hough West Allegheny 16:22
9. Matt Cecala Baldwin 16:24
10. Travis Arrigoni Canon-McMillan 16:27

MEET RESULTS - GIRLS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL TEAM PTS PLACES OF FINISHERS
1. Norwin 112 1-10-21-39-41-52-108
2. North Hills 178 2-5-28-44-99-126-161
3. NORTH ALLEGHENY 191 27-32-33-49-50-63-93
4. Butler 222 16-24-46-62-74-75-76
5. Oakland Catholic 229 6-12-53-54-104-173-177
6. Hempfield 270 9-19-51-64-127-157-167
7. Fox Chapel 275 18-47-48-57-105-118-125
8. Knoch 295 29-56-58-61-91-201-216
9. Mt. Lebanon 311 30-31-68-70-112-142-152
10. Bethel Park 316 13-37-67-82-117-184-195

INDIVIDUAL (NA only)

PL NAME TIME
27. Alli Greco 19:53
32. Alex Gambill 20:01
33. Hailey Bayer 20:08
49. Eleni Mermigas 20:33
50. Kelley Harrington 20:34
63. Gabrielle Borza 20:45
93. Lizzie Appleton 21:14

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. Jenna Gigliotti Norwin 18:26
2. Elaina Balouris Hampton 18:36
3. Margo Malone North Hills 18:37
4. Angelica Peck Blackhawk 18:46
5. Shannon Malone North Hills 18:50
6. Marissa Polk Oakland Catholic 18:55
7. Kayla Keddal Peters Township 18:59
8. Rebecca Penneau Blackhawk 19:04
9. Amber Valimont Hempfield 19:09
10. Jenna Kuhn Norwin 19:12

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TIGER BOYS, GIRLS SWEEP TRI-STATE
COACHES CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Both the boys and girls' teams were victorious at the Tri-State Coaches Championship at Cooper's Lake Campground in Slippery Rock on Thursday afternoon.  Senior Ryan Gil captured first place and senior Eric Balaban eighth to lead NA to a close victory over Baldwin.  Senior Mike Smolinski was 12th and senior Jay Cadwallader finished 16th for the winning Tigers.

The Lady Tigers won by a large margin over second place Oakland Catholic thanks to a good overall team performance.  Freshman Alex Gambill came in 20th to lead NA.

The meet is usually a tuneup for the WPIAL Class AAA Championships to be held next Thursday on the same course.  The boys enter as the defending champions while the girls finished in fourth place last year.

TRI-STATE COACHES CHAMPIONSHIP
Cooper's Lake Campground, Slippery Rock, PA
Thursday, October 22, 2009

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS
TEAM STANDINGS

PL TEAM POINTS
1. NORTH ALLEGHENY 66
2. Baldwin 78
3. North Hills 148
4. Mt. Lebanon 195
5. Fox Chapel 232

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. RYAN GIL NORTH ALLEGHENY 15:38
2. Rad Gunzenhauser Mt. Lebanon 15:50
3. Joe Kush North Hills 16:02
4. Dennis Logan Baldwin 16:17
5. Juris Silenieks North Hills 16:21
6. Bobby Bishop Baldwin 16:27
7. Zach Hebda North Hills 16L28
8. ERIC BALABAN NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:29
9. Connor Weis Fox Chapel 16:33
10. Matt Celaia Baldwin 16:40
12. MIKE SMOLINSKI NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:49
16. JAY CADWALLADER NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:55

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS



TEAM STANDINGS

PL TEAM POINTS
1. NORTH ALLEGHENY 144
2. Oakland Catholic 208
3. Mt. Lebanon 251
4. Latrobe 253
5. Butler 264

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. Elaina Balouris Hampton 18:47
2. Margo Malone North Hills 18:54
3. Marissa Polk Oakland Catholic 19:08
4. Kayla Keddal Peters Township 19:15
5. Tory Bruch Shady Side Academy 19:30
6. Rebecca Penneau Blackhawk 19:33
7. Ronnie Bujdos Indiana 19:35
8. Charlotte Lampenfeld Oakland Catholic 19:37
9. Jessica Zimak Trinity 19:38
10. Betsey Erlanger Upper St. Clair 19:42
20. ALEX GAMBILL NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:07

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TIGER TEAMS TAKE TWO FROM BUTLER AND SHALER;  GIRLS TAKE SECTION TITLE

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Both the boys and girls' teams were victorious over Butler and Shaler at Shaler on Wednesday afternoon in the last section races of the season.  Freshman Alex Gambill took first place to lead NA to the wins and the section title as the Lady Tigers defeated Shaler, 15-50, and Butler, 17-42.  Junior Ryan Gil won the boys' race leading NA to a 15-50 win over the Titans and a 17-46 victory over the Tornado.

For the Lady Tigers, sophomore Lizzie Appleton was second, junior Halley Bayer fourth, junior Ali Greco fifth, and junior Eleni Mermigas sixth as NA had little trouble posting the two victories.  For the boys, senior Eric Balaban was second, senior Mike Smolinski third, senior Jay Cadwallader fifth, and freshman Mike Meehan sixth as the Tigers finished in second place in the section standings.

With the wins, the Lady Tigers finished with a 7-0 section record while the boys completed a 6-1 section mark, the only loss the 28-29 defeat at the hands of North Hills.  The Tiger teams will be getting ready for the Tri-State Invitational next Thursday at Cooper's Lake in Slippery Rock.  This race is usually the prep for the WPIAL championships that are held the following week on the same course.

MEET SUMMARIES - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15 SHALER - 50
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 17  BUTLER - 17

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. ALEX GAMBILL NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:06
2. LIZZIE APPLETON NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:21
3. Dolan Butler 20:28
4. HALLEY BAYER NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:35
5. ALI GRECO NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:35
6. ELENI MERMIGAS NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:49
7. Savisky Butler 21:03
8. BETH HARTIGAN NORTH ALLEGHENY 21:12
9. Crawford Butler 21:14
10. DABNEY GRGURAS NORTH ALLEGHENY 21:24

MEET SUMMARIES - BOYS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  SHALER - 50
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 17  BUTLER - 46

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. RYAN GIL NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:54
2. ERIC BALABAN NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:55
3. MIKE SMOLINSKI NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:56
4. Baron Butler 16:57
5. JAY CADWALLADER NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:07
6. MIKE MEEHAN NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:12
7. NICK MINICH NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:23
8. LUKE BADACZEWSKI NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:40
9. VINCE TONZO NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:45
10. JOE PANE NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:47

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TIGER TEAMS TRIUMPH IN CENTRAL
CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL

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Both Tiger teams won their respective races in the Central Catholic Invitational at Schenley Oval on Saturday morning.  Junior Ryan Gil took second place to lead the boys to the title with 80 points to 96 for second place Baldwin.  Freshman Alex Gambill finished fourth as the Lady Tigers scored 121 points to take first place with Bethel Park second at 143. 

For the boys, senior Eric Balaban finished in 11th, senior Jay Cadwallader 16th, and senior Mike Smolinski 16th in team place standings.  For the Lady Tigers, sophomore Lizzie Appleton came in 22nd, junior Eleni Mermigas 24th, and junior Halley Bayer 32nd.

The Tiger teams will be in action again on Wednesday when they travel to Shaler for a section tri-meet with the Titans and Butler.  Meet time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

MEET SUMMARIES - BOYS
TEAM SCORING

PL TEAM PTS PLACES OF FINISHERS
1. NORTH ALLEGHENY 81 2-11-16-25-27-32-41
2. Baldwin 95 6-8-23-24-34-35-40
3. Quaker Valley 111 7-9-15-20-60-72-83
4. Mt. Lebanon 139 1-13-33-45-47-50-53
5. North Hills 165 3-4-12-43-103-159-161
6. Canon-McMillan 245 5-29-42-59-110-153-176
7. Butler 257 18-21-58-73-87-109-128
8. Fox chapel 268 10-48-49-79-82-90-101
9. Chambersburg 274 17-51-55-70-81-97-98
10. Penn Hills 337 28-46-74-84-105-132-134

INDIVIDUAL (NA only)

PL NAME TIME
2. Ryan Gil 15:46.1
11. Eric Balaban 16:35.6
16. Jay Cadwallader 16:45.7
25. Michael Smolinski 16:51.1
27. Nick Minich 16:58.5
32. Mike Meehan 17:06.5
41. Vince Tonzo 17:16.4

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. Rad Gunzenhauser Mt. Lebanon 15:44
2. RYAN GIL NORTH ALLEGHENY 15:46
3. Juris Silenieks North Hills 16:08
4. Joe Kush North Hills 16:12
5. Travis Arrigoni Canon McMillan 16:18
6. Matt Cecala Baldwin 16:21
7. John Yankello Quaker Valley 16:27
8. Dennis Logan Baldwin 16:28
9. Mike Ryan Quaker Valley 16:28
10. Connor Weis Fox Chapel 16:33

MEET SUMMARIES - GIRLS
TEAM SCORING

PL TEAM PTS PLACES OF FINISHERS
1. NORTH ALLEGHENY 121 4-22-24-32-39-40-52
2. Bethel Park 143 6-10-18-43-66-85-127
3. North Hills 149 1-2-20-56-70-77-109
4. Butler 198 19-25-47-48-59-64-80
5. Greater Latrobe 201 8-21-42-57-73-76-82
6. Canon-McMillan 205 23-35-38-51-58-128-151
7. Upper St. Clair 228 7-49-54-55-63-74-103
8. Fox Chapel 242 16-26-37-72-91-93-106
9. Franklin Regional 250 11-41-53-61-84-100-110
10. Chambersburg 252 12-31-65-69-75-86

INDIVIDUAL (NA only)

PL NAME TIME
4 Alex Gambill 19:08.5
22. Lizzie Appleton 20:05.2
24. Eleni Mermigas 20:07.60
32 Halley Bayer 20:18.1
39. Gabrielle Borza 20:35.8
40. Ali Greco 20:46.1
52. Alena Greco 21:06.4

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. Margo Malone North Hills 18:45
2. Shannon Malone North Hills 18:49
3. Kayla Keddal Peters Township 19:04
4. ALEX GAMBILL NORTH ALLEGHENY 19:08
5. Katrina Jueng Shady Side Academy 19:15
6. Hillary Boxheimer Bethel Park 19:16
7. Betsy Erlanger Upper St. Clair 19:23
8. Hanna Green Latrobe 19:37
9. Erin Lopresti Seneca Valley 19:38
10. Amanda Ruschel Bethel Park 19:39

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LADY TIGERS WIN TWO; BOYS UPSET BY NORTH HILLS

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The Lady Tigers defeated North Hills, 27-32, and Seneca Valley, 15-48, at Seneca Valley on Tuesday afternoon, but the boys' team suffered a 28-29 loss to rival North Hills along with a 15-50 win over host Seneca. 

Freshman Alex Gambill led the Lady Tigers with a third place finish followed by sophomore Lizzie Appleton in fourth and junior Ali Greco in fifth.  NA got valuable team points from junior Eleni Mermigas in seventh place and sophomore Shannon Wagner in eighth position to give them the edge over North Hills.

Junior Ryan Gil took first place for the Tigers, but North Hills placed the second, third and fourth place finishers.  Senior Eric Balaban was fifth and senior Mike Smolinski sixth, but North Hills took seventh.  Senior Jay Cadwallader came in eighth and junior Nick Minich ninth ,but it was not quite enough as NH managed to eke out the one-point victory.

With the two wins, the Lady Tigers remain unbeaten in section with a 5-0 record while the boys fall to 4-1.  The Tiger teams will travel to Schenley Oval on Saturday morning for the Central Catholic Invitational with the races scheduled to begin at 9:00 am.

MEET SUMMARIES - GIRLS
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 27  NORTH HILLS - 32
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  SENECA VALLEY - 48

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. Margo Malone North Hills 19:30
2. Shannon Malone North Hills 19:30
3. ALEX GAMBILL NORTH ALLEGHENY 19:44
4. LIZZIE APPLETON NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:34
5. ALI GRECO NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:40
6. Enzilvra North Hills 20:40
7. ELENI MERMIGAS NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:44
8. SHANNON WAGNER NORTH ALLEGHENY 20:48
9. Erin Lopresti Seneca Valley 21:07
10 HALLEY BAYER NORTH ALLEGHENY 21:12

MEET SUMMARIES - BOYS
NORTH HILLS - 28  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 29
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  SENECA VALLEY - 50

PL NAME TEAM TIME
1. RYAN GIL NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:18
2. Joe Cush North Hills 16:28
3. Juris Silenieks North Hills 16:44
4. Zack Hedba North Hills 17:01
5. ERIC BALABAN NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:01
6. MIKE SMOLINSKI NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:06
7. Domansky North Hills 17:09
8. JAY CADWALLADER NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:25
9. NICK MINNICH NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:26
10. BEN ROUSNASLY NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:52

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2009 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 the dual meets will be conventional.  The top seven finishers will be counted with five scoring and two to displace.

The WPIAL Individual and Team Championships will be held at Cooper's Lake (Slippery Rock, PA) on Thursday, October 29, 2009.  The PIAA Championships will be conducted on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

2009 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 - -

 

 

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