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TIGERS BEAT NORTHEASTERN TO WIN KOLLER CLASSIC

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The Tigers gave notice to the rest of the state of Pennsylvania that they will be a force later in the season as they won the prestigious Koller Classic at Central York High School on Saturday.  The Tigers downed Derry, 25-23, in the quarterfinals, State College, 25-18, in the semis, and Northeastern, 22-25, 25-19, and 15-12, in the championship final series.  In pool play, the Tigers knocked off Conestoga Valley, 2-0, Chambersburg, 2-0, and Dallastown, 2-0, while losing only to Pennsbury, 2-0.

Senior OH Alex Verlinich led NA with 32 kills while senior MB Kyle Gregan added 28 and senior setter Michael Krepp 24 for the winning Tigers.  Also playing well at the net were sophomore Zach Shaw with 16 kills, senior OH Brian Tevis with ten and junior MB Justin Haser with nine.  Gregan also had six blocks for points while Shaw posted five.  Krepp directed the NA attack and recorded 103 assists throughout the tournament.  Senior DS Evan Buysee posted 39 perfect passes while Verlinich had 26, and Tevis and senior OH Tim Buresh 23 for the winning Tigers.  Defensively, Buysee led with 51 digs while Verlinich recorded 20, Buresh 18, and Tevis 13.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team also won the tournament championship with a 25-14 win over Hempfield (Dist. 3) in the semifinals and a 25-13 victory over host Central York in the final.

TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Koller Classic at Central York HS
Saturday, April 17, 2010

RESULTS (NA only)
 

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TIGERS STOP SENECA, 3-2, TO TAKE
OVER FIRST PLACE IN SECTION

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The Tigers held off a Seneca Valley comeback with a 15-10 victory in game five to down the Raiders, 3-2, in a key section match at the Senior High gym on Thursday night.  Senior MB Kyle Gregan led the way with 12 kills and 10 blocks with senior OH Brian Tevis adding 11 kills, senior OH Alex Verlinich ten and sophomore OH Zach Shaw nine.  Senior setter Michael Krepp posted 44 assists in directing the NA hitting attack.

The teams battled on even terms for most of the evening.  In game one, NA jumped off to a 5-2 lead behind the hitting of Gregan and Verlinich with Krepp adding a left handed smash.  The Raiders rallied to take their first lead at 7-6 on a kill by Ben Hart and a pair of service aces by Joey Price.  SV extended the margin to 11-8 on kills by Nick Shaffer and Brad Parrish before NA came back to take a 13-12 lead on an ace by senior OH Tim Buresh and a block and kill by Gregan.  Once again, Seneca answered with a pair of kills by Nate Hayden, an ace by Shaffer and several NA hitting errors to take a 20-16 lead.  Junior MB Justin Haser kept NA alive with a cross court hit, but Nate Steele and Hayden recorded kills to push the margin to 24-18.  After Tevis scored off the SV blockers, Parrish blocked for the game point as the Raiders took a 25-19 victory in game one and a one game to none lead in the match.

Seneca Valley took an early 3-2 lead in game two on kills by Steele and Hart before a win by Haser at the net tied the game.  A left-handed smash by Krepp put NA on top for the first time at 5-4.  Steele and setter Cam Knight were able to pick up kills as the Raiders recaptured the advantage at 9-8.  Several NA hitting errors, a kill by Shaffer and another ace by Price pushed the lead to 15-11 before the Tigers regrouped.  A block by Verlinich, a hitting error by the Raiders and a Krepp kill tied the game with Tevis going down the line to give NA a 16-15 lead.  An NA service error and a Steele kill cross court put Seneca back ahead, but the Tigers were not to be denied in game two.  A kill by Tevis down the line and a putback of an overpass by Tevis gave NA the lead again.  An SV hitting error and a Shaw kill off the Raider blockers made it a 20-17 game.  Steele led another SV rally with a kill and ace as the Raiders were able to tie the game at 21-21.  After an NA time out, Gregan scored off a quick set, but Hart went off the NA blockers to tie the game again at 22-22.  A key service error by the Raiders put NA back ahead.  The Tigers took advantage of the miscue and added another point on a Seneca hitting error.  Gregan then blocked for the final point as the Tigers took game two, 25-22, to tie the match at one game each.

The teams matched points early in game three until an ace by senior DS Mike Severyn gave the Tigers the lead for good at 5-4.  A hitting error by the Raiders, a block by Verlinich, another block by Haser and another hitting error gave NA a 9-4 advantage.  Steele led a brief Raider comeback that cut the lead to 10-7 but game three belonged to the Tigers.  A kill by Haser down the middle and another off the SV blockers helped push the margin to 15-11.  After a Raider time out, Krepp blocked for a point before a Parrish dink cut the margin to 16-12.  Seneca continued to be their own worst enemy with several more errors and violations as the score went to 19-14.  After Shaffer went down the line, Haser and Krepp combined for a block to make it a 20-15 game.  Tevis added another point on a kill off the Raider front line, but Seneca had one last rally.  A kill by Shaffer, an NA service error and another kill by Parrish brought the Raiders to within three.  Haser then answered off the SV blockers and senior DS Evan Buysee served three consecutive points to bring the Tigers to game point at 24-19.   After an NA hitting error, the Raiders were called for a net violation that ended game three with the Tigers winning by a 25-20 margin.  NA took a two games to one lead in the match.

With their backs against the wall, the Raiders won game four to tie the match at two games each.  Seneca jumped off to a 4-0 lead and never trailed.  Parrish and Steele led the early charge for Seneca Valley.  After a kill by Hart made it 6-3, NA rallied on a service error, a kill by Verlinich and a block by Haser to cut the margin to 7-6.  It was as close as the Tigers would get.  Led by Knight and Herrmann, the Raiders extended the lead to 13-7.   A kill by Gregan off another quick set and a block by Verlinich cut the lead to 15-11, but Steele answered with a blast off the NA blockers.  A kill by Verlinich down the line cut the margin to 17-14, but game four belonged to the Raiders.  It was Steele again with three kills sparking a SV run that pushed the lead to 22-16.  Shaw was able to cut into the lead with a cross court hit, but Parrish ended game four with a kill down the middle to give the Raiders the 25-18 victory.  The match went to a fifth and final game tied at two games each.

The Tigers started quickly in game five on a cross court kill by Shaw and another left-handed smash by Krepp to take a 2-0 lead.  Seneca answered with four straight points on blocks by Hart and Parrish and a kill by Steele to take a 4-2 advantage.  After Steele went down the line, Krepp and Steele exchanged points as the score went to 7-5 in favor of the Raiders.  With Krepp serving, the Tigers went on 4-0 run to retake the lead.  After a hitting error by the Raiders, Krepp served an ace with Verllinich following with a dink to put NA on top, 8-7.  After an SV hitting error, Hayden scored off a slide to cut the margin to 9-7.  Tevis scored down the middle and with a block to extend the NA margin to 11-8.  The Raiders battled back, however, on a Steele kill and an NA violation to cut the margin to one.  The Tigers then scored the next five points to finish the match.  Tevis went off the blockers and Gregan blocked for a point to make it a 13-10 game.  After a Seneca time out, the Raiders were called for a violation to bring the score to game and match point at 14-10.  Gregan completed the victory with a big swing off a quick set as the Tigers won game five, 15-10, and the match, three games to two.

It was another good team victory by the Tigers with contributions from a number of players.  Statistically, Krepp added seven kills and Haser six for the winning Tigers.  Haser also posted six blocks.  Buysee was key in the back with 24 digs and 24 perfect passes.  Verlinich added 21 PP and seven digs with Krepp adding seven digs, Tevis six, and Haser four.    For his all-around efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Michael Krepp as the Player of the Match.

With the win, the NA section and overall record improved to 5-0 on the season.  The Tigers will travel to York to compete in the Central York Invitational over the weekend.  The tournament features some of the top teams from central and eastern Pennsylvania.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team lost their first match of the year to Seneca Valley, 2-0.  The Raiders topped the Tiger JV by scores of 25-18 and 25-23.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  SENECA VALLEY - 2
 

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TIGERS HOLD OFF FOX CHAPEL, 3-2

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The Tigers won the first two games in exciting fashion, 26-24 and 28-26, and saw Fox Chapel win the next two games before taking the fifth and final game, 15-11, to defeat the Foxes, 3-2, in a section match at Fox Chapel on Tuesday night.  Senior MB Kyle Gregan led NA with 17 kills with senior OH Brian Tevis adding 13 for the winning Tigers.  Senior setter Michael Krepp recorded 51 assists in helping lead NA to their fourth section victory without a loss.

In addition, senior OH Tim Buresh, sophomore OH Zach Shaw and Krepp all posted six kills.  Krepp had nine blocks and Gregan six with senior DS Evan Buysee leading the defense with 29 digs.  Krepp recorded 13 digs with Buresh adding ten. 

With the win, the NA record improved to 4-0 on the season.  The Tigers will host Seneca Valley in a battle for the section lead tomorrow night at the Senior High gym.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the match LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 pm.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV continued unbeaten with a 2-0 victory over Fox Chapel.  Game scores were 25-21 and 25-10.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  FOX CHAPEL - 2
 

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TIGERS TAKE TITLE IN DERRY TOURNAMENT

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The Tigers defeated Derry, 25-23, in the championship match of the Derry Invitational on Saturday.  NA defeated Baldwin, 25-7, in the quarterfinals before topping Latrobe, 26-24, in the semifinals as they advanced to the final against the host team.  In pool play, the Tigers were a perfect 10-0 as they qualified for the playoffs.

Leading the way were senior OH Brian Tevis and junior MB Justin Haser with 26 kills each while senior setter Michael Krepp added 23 and senior OH Tim Buresh 18.  Junior MB Seth Johnson posted 10 blocks while Krepp and Haser had nine each.  Krepp had an even 100 assists in the tournament while directing the NA attack.  Defensively, senior DS Evan Buysee recorded 46 diges with Tevis adding 40 and Krepp 30 for the winning Tigers.

The Tigers resume section play on Tuesday night when they travel to Fox Chapel to meet the Foxes.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

Tournament Winner!

JV UPDATE:  The Tiger JV's also won the Derry Tournament with a 25-15 victory over Penn Hills in the final.

DERRY INVITATIONAL
Saturday, April 10, 2010
 

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TIGERS BLANK BUTLER, 3-0, FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

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The Tigers dominated Butler in winning three straight games at the Senior High gym on Thursday night.  NA won the first, 25-18, took the second, 25-14, and completed the section victory with a 25-17 win in game three.  Senior OH Brian Tevis led the Tigers with nine kills while junior MB Justin Haser recorded eight and senior OH Tim Buresh seven for the winning Tigers.  Senior setter Michael Krepp posted 35 assists in directing the NA attack.

Butler played well early and took a 6-3 lead behind the hitting of Derek Wilbert and Andrew Soldner.  Kills by junior MB Seth Johnson and senior OH Alex Verlinich, along with a block by Krepp brought NA back to a 6-6 tie.   An ace by Tevis was matched by a cross-court kill by Soldner as the score went to 7-7.  Several Butler errors and a block by Haser put NA ahead for good at 10-7.  After the Tornado rallied to cut the margin to 11-10, junior opposite Steve Ferringer went cross court to extend the lead to two at 12-10.  Haser and Josh Houston exchanged kills before an NA net violation cut the Tiger lead to 14-13.  Tevis then took over.  After a kill off the Butler blockers, the Tiger senior served six straight points with Krepp picking up a pair of kills and Verlinich another during the run as NA extended the margin to 21-13.  After a kill by Mike Dreher stopped the run, Johnson went down the line and Krepp blocked for a point to make it a 23-14 game.  A kill by Wilbert and a pair of NA hitting errors cut the lead to 24-18.  Haser went down the right side to bring the Tigers to game points.  A blast by Buresh ended game one with NA winning 25-18 to take a one game to none lead in the match.

The Tornado once again took an early lead in game two.  Kills by Dreher, Houston and Spencer Koehring gave Butler a 5-4 advantage.  After Tevis tied the game with a kill of the Tornado blockers, NA scored the next six points to take a commanding 11-5 lead.  A Butler hitting error, a putback of an overpass by Johnson, a kill by Krepp down the middle, an ace by Verlinich, and a block and kill by Tevis gave the Tigers the six-point edge.  Butler rallied briefly behind Soldner and a pair of NA errors to cut the margin to three before Johnson restored order with a kill off the front row blockers to make it a 12-8 game.  With Tevis serving, the Tigers went on another run of 6-1 behind a Krepp block, an ace, a kill by Buresh off a quick set, and a kill and block by Haser as the score went to 19-9.  Travis Myers and Koerhring answered for the Tornado, but game two belonged to the Tigers.  A tip by Krepp, a blast by Tevis, a kill by senior MB Derek Wagner, and a kill by Ferringer put NA at game point, 24-14.  A Butler service error ended the contest as the Tigers won by a 25-14 count to take a two games to none lead in the match.

The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in game three on a Butler hitting error and never lost the lead.  After Ferringer scored on a cross court hit, Dreher tied the game at 3-3.  A Butler service error gave NA the lead for good at 4-3.  After Verlinich served an ace, Johnson blocked for a point before Houston picked up a Tornado point off the NA blockers to make it 6-4.  It was as close as Butler would get.  A kill by Tevis and another by Krepp along with a cross court kill by Johnson extended the margin to 9-5.  Haser hit the right sideline off a quick set and Buresh went cross court to make it an 11-5 NA lead.  After Dreher picked up two quick Butler points, Buresh and a pair of Tornado errors pushed the margin to 14-7.  A pair of NA errors along with a Dreher kill down the middle cut the margin to 15-10.  With Dreher serving, Ferringer answered with a strong cross court kill, senior DS Evan Buysee served an ace, and Tevis hit the back corner to give the Tigers a commanding 19-11 advantage.  After Tevis went down the middle, the teams exchanged hitting errors as the score went to 22-12.   A kill by Soldner and another NA violation cut the margin to 22-14.  Buresh went down the line, but Butler picked up a pair of points on an NA service error and an ace by the Tornado's Xavier Krause.  After Dreher put away another kill to cut the lead to 24-17, a violation by the Tornado ended the game and the match.  The Tigers took game three, 25-17, and the match, three games to none.

In addition statistically, Johnson added six kills, Krepp four, and junior Ferringer four.  Krepp and Johnson both posted five blocks.   Buysee recorded 12 perfect passes while Tevis added eight.  Defensively, Buysee had 17 diges with Tevis posting 10 and Krepp seven.  Verlinich and Tevis both served a pair of aces for the winning Tigers.  For his overall performance in the match, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Brian Tevis as the Player of the Match.

With the win, NA improved to 3-0 in section play.  The Tigers will travel to Derry tomorrow for the Derry Invitational with play scheduled to get under way at 9:00 am.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  BUTLER - 0
 

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PINE-RICHLAND FALLS TO TIGERS, 3-0

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The Tigers registered their second straight section victory without a loss with a 3-0 shutout at Pine-Richland on Wednesday night.  Junior MB Seth Johnson led the way with seven kills with junior opposite Steve Ferringer and sophomore OH Zach Shaw adding five each.  Senior setter Michael Krepp posted 14 assists with freshman setter Joe Murphy adding 13 for the winning Tigers.

The Tigers won the first game, 25-13, controlled play in winning game two, 25-12, and finished off the Rams with a 25-18 victory in game three.  Also contributing kills for NA were junior MB Justin Haser with three and Krepp, senior OH Tim Buresh and junior OH Mike Schmitt with two each.  Johnson and freshman Tommy Keislling recorded three blocks each.  Defensively, senior DS Evan Buysee posted 10 digs with Krepp adding six.  Senior OH Brian Tevis and junior DS Chris Conti both had two service aces.

With the win, NA improved to 2-0 in section play.  The Tigers will be off until next Thursday when they host Butler in a key section match.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the match LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 pm with match time scheduled for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV also won their second straight match with a 2-0 victory over the Rams.  Game scores were 25-10 and 25-17.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  PINE-RICHLAND - 0
 

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TIGERS SWEEP SHALER, 3-0, IN SECTION OPENER

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The Tigers had to come from behind to win game one, 25-21, but took control in games two and three to sweep Shaler, 3-0, in the section opener at the Senior High gym on Monday night.  NA won the second game, 25-16, and dominated game three, 25-13.  Senior MB Kyle Gregan and junior OH Zach Shaw posted 10 kills each to pace NA while senior setter Michael Krepp recorded 33 assists while directing the Tiger attack.

After the Tigers opened a 4-1 lead early, Shaler rallied to battle NA throughout the first game.  A left handed tip by Krepp started the scoring with senior opposite Brian Tevis, Shaw and junior MB Justin Haser following with kills to build the early margin.  Shaler rallied behind Evan Proksell to tie the score at 5-5 before a Titan hitting error put NA back ahead by one.  After a dink by Neil Pilewski tied the game agian, an NA hitting error gave Shaler their first lead before Gregan blasted one down the middle to tie the game.  Pilewski and Haser exchanged points before an NA lift and a Proksell kill gave the Titans their biggest lead at 11-9.  NA rallied on a pair of kills by Tevis to regain the advantage at 14-13, but Dom Lombardozzi tied the contest again with a kill off the NA blockers.  The Tigers continued to take one point leads on hits by senior OH/DS Tim Buresh and Krepp but Proksell had the answers as the Titans were able to take a 19-18 lead.  After Shaw went off the Titan blockers, Proksell drove a kill cross court to give Shaler a 20-19 lead.  NA Coach Dan Schall took a time out to regroup.  After the time out, the Tigers responded with a 6-1 lead down the stretch to win the game.  A kill by Gregan down the middle tied the game and a tip by Gregan put NA back on top at 21-20.  Gregan and Krepp combined on a block to push the margin to two before Pilewski answered.  Another kill by Gregan coupled with a Shaler hitting error brough the Tigers to game point.  Shaw delivered an ace to end game one with NA pulling out a 25-21 victory to go up, one game to none in the match.

Early in game two, Shaler took a 3-1lead behind the serving of Pilewski and the hitting of Proksell.  The Tigers evened the game at 5-5 on a kill by Gregan off a quick set and several Titan hitting errors.   NA then scored the next four points to take control of the contest.  A kill by Krepp, another by Shaw down the middle, and a block by Gregan and Shaw put NA on top by a 9-5 count.  After Nick Ciccotelli stopped the run with a cross court kill, Shaw went off the SA blockers and Shaler committed a pair of violations as the Tiger lead went to 12-6.  With NA up, 14-7, Shaler took advantage of three consecutive NA errors to cut the margin to four.  Buresh then went down the line, the Titans committed a pair of errors, and Krepp served an ace as NA built an 18-10 advantage.  After a Pilewski kill, junior MB Seth Johnson answered down the middle and Shaw blocked for a point as the Tiger lead went to 20-11.  With NA up 22-12, Proksell kept the Titans alive with a kill off the NA blockers.  Several hitting errors by both teams made it a 22-16 game.  After Shaw scored off the front row blockers and Gregan added a kill, the Tigers were at game point, 24-16.  Gregan blocked for the final point as NA won game two, 25-16, to take a two games to none advantage in the match.

The third and final game belonged to the Tigers as they built an early 11-0 lead.  After a Titan hitting error, Gregan put back an overpass and then went down the line, Shaw went cross court, and Gregan blocked for yet another point as the Tigers went up 7-0.  After a Shaler time out, NA resumed the attack with an ace by senior DS Evan Buysee, a kill by Gregan down the middle and a block for a point by junior MB Derek Wagner as the lead went to 11-0.  Buysee served ten of the points.  Proksell finally ended the run with a kill and a block as Shaler scored the next three points.  With senior DS Mike Severyn serving, Buresh went down the middle and Krepp hit the back line as the Tigers increased the margin to 14-3.  Proksell stopped the run again with a kill off the NA blockers, but this game belonged to the Tigers.  Wagner added another kill and Haser went down the middle as the Tigers built a 17-5 advantage.  With the big lead, Coach Schall was able to use almost his entire bench for the remainder of the game.  Shaler cut the margin to 18-8 before Johnson answered with a kill down the middle.  After hitting errors by both sides, a tip by Wagner made it a 22-12 NA lead.  With the score at 23-13, Johnson put back an overpass, and freshman Joe Murphy blocked for the final point of the night.  The Tigers took game three, 25-13, and the match, three games to none.

In addition to kills by Gregan and Shaw,  Buresh posted six kills with Haser and Krepp adding four each.  At the net, Gregan had four blocks with Krepp and Shaw recording two each.  Defensively, Buysee came up big with 17 digs while Krepp recorded 12 and Buresh six.  Shaw, Buysee and Krepp all posted service aces in the victory.  For his overall efforts throughout the match, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Zach Shaw as the Player of the Match.

With the win, the Tigers are off to a good start with the 1-0 record in section play.  NA will travel to Pine-Richland tomorrow night to meet the Rams in a 7:00 pm section match.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team successfully opened section play with a 2-0 victory over Shaler winning by scores of 25-13 and 25-14.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  SHALER - 0
 

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CENTRAL YORK TOPS TIGERS IN TOURNEY SEMIFINALS

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The Tigers advanced to the semifinals of the NA Invitational on Saturday before losing to eventual champion Central York, 25-23.  In pool play, the Tigers downed Central Catholic, Spring Grove, and Central Dauphin.  In the ensuing pool play, NA was able to defeat Montour twice, Upper St. Clair twice and Ambridge twice to advance to the playoffs.  In the quarterfinals, NA downed Derry before dropping the close contest to Central York.  In the final, Central York defeated Seneca Valley.

Senior opposite Brian Tevis led NA with 30 kills with senior OH Tim Buresh and senior MB Kyle Gregan adding 25 each.  Sophomore OH Zach Shaw chipped in with 22 kills, eight blocks, and 22 digs.   Gregan also posted eight blocks with junior MB Justin Haser recording eight blocks along with 15 kills.  Senior setter Michael Krepp posted 105 assists throughout the day along with serving four aces and blocking seven attempts.  Defensively, senior DS Evan Buysee led the way with 58 digs and 38 perfect passes.

The Tigers will open section play on Monday night when they host Shaler at the Senior High gym.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the match LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 pm.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team lost in the championship game, 27-25, to Seneca Valley.

 NA INVITATIONAL
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

RESULTS - POOL PLAY(NA only)
 

PLAYOFF RESULTS
 

TEAMS ENTERED IN TOURNAMENT
 

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