Welcome to the
NORTH ALLEGHENY SPORTS NETWORK

The Official Source of North Allegheny Sports

 

Roster

Schedule

Photo Gallery

Meet Summaries

* MEET SUMMARIES *

STEINER, NA BOYS WIN WPIAL TITLE &
NA GIRLS TAKE THIRD

(10/28/11) On a muddy trek at Cooper’s Lake Campground, North Allegheny senior Logan Steiner sloshed his way to a WPIAL Individual Cross Country Championship in an exciting finish on Thursday afternoon.  Steiner outlasted Central Catholic’s Mike Runco and Baldwin’s Andrew Kuchta with a time of 17:04 to best the competition.  Steiner’s effort helped lead the NA Boys’ to another WPIAL Championship as well with a team score of 50.  Sophomore Cordon Louco (17:34), freshman Scott Seel (17:37), senior Timothy Appman (17:37), junior Mike Meehan (17:49) and senior Tyler Nicotra (17:50) all finished strong to help North Allegheny runaway with the Boys’ championship. 

The Lady Tigers also medaled with a third place finish, led by junior Maddie Nellis' 20:58.  Alex Gambill, Shannon Wagner and Bret Serbin also finished strong to help the NA Girls to the bronze.  The Lady Tigers will join the NA Boys in Hershey for the state competition next Saturday, November 5.  For an entire look at the days results, click here!  

MEET 
        SUMMARY - BOYS 

TEAM 
      RESULTS

*TOP FOUR TEAMS QUALIFY FOR STATES

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

MEET 
      SUMMARY - GIRLS 

TEAM 
      RESULTS

*TOP FOUR TEAMS QUALIFY FOR STATES

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY CLINCHES SECTION,
GIRLS TAKE SECOND

(10/11/11) Both North Allegheny cross country teams handily defeated section opponents on Tuesday afternoon.  The girls won 15-50 over Seneca Valley and 15-49 over Butler to finish the year in second place in Section 3.  Maddie Nellis won her first race of the year with a time of 20:10, a 47 second improvement from last week's home race against Pine-Richland and Knoch.  Lizzie Appleton and Kim Goehring also bested their times from last week's meet, crossing the line in second and third, respectively.  Shannon Wagner, Bret Serbin, Veronica Bella, Carly Fox, and Catherine Baird also broke the 21 minute mark for the Lady Tigers.

Meanwhile, on the boys side Logan Steiner ran away from the field, crossing the finish line at 16:07, fifteen seconds in front of second place Timothy Appman.  Mike Meehan, Tyler Nicotra, and Sam Bojarski all finished within one second of each other, while Cordon Louco and Josh Zemet helped the Tigers sweep the first seven places in the meet.  With the win, the boys clinched the section title, going undefeated in dual and tri-meets for the first time since 2008. 

Both teams will lace it up again a week from Thursday at the Tri-State Invitational.  The starting gun will fire at 3:30 pm on October 20.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  BUTLER - 50

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  SENECA VALLEY - 50

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
 

MEET 
      SUMMARY - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

TIGERS RUN PAST RAMS, KNIGHTS

(10/4/11) Tuesday afternoon the North Allegheny boys inched closer to a perfect run through Section 3, defeating Pine-Richland 16-47, and non-section opponent Knoch, 15-50.  Senior Logan Steiner ran away from the field with an impressive 16:34.  Timothy Appman, Tyler Nicotra, and Mike Meehan also broke the 17-minute mark, giving North Allegheny a sweep of the first four places in the meet.  The boys easily maintained their unblemished section record, to go along with their first place finishes at the Boardman Spartan Invitational and Carlisle Invitational.

Meanwhile, the girls were also victorious over Pine-Richland and Knoch in Tuesday's tri-meet.  For the Lady Tigers, Shannon Wagner took second at 20:07, eight seconds behind Pine-Richland's Natalie Regan. Alex Gambill, Lizzie Appleton, Maddie Nellis, and Veronica Bella finished in the top seven, clinching the sweep for North Allegheny. 

The NA Cross Country Team will be back in action next Tuesday in their final tri-meet of the year, when they host Butler and Seneca Valley.  The meet is scheduled to begin at 3:30 pm.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 16  PINE-RICHLAND 47

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  KNOCH - 50

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
 

MEET 
      SUMMARY - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 
 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

NA PACED BY RUTAN, CARMODY AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS 

TEAM RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS 

TEAM RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

NA BOYS' RANKED IN NATIONALLY, BEAT SHALER & NORTH HILLS

(9/27/11) Some high accolades for the North Allegheny Boys Cross Country Team.  The National High School Coaches Association Team has ranked the NA Boys’ in the top 25 in the United States.  The Tigers rank 17^th and are the only team from Pennsylvania on the list.  The NHSCA Team Rankings will award the top team in the nation as official high school cross country national team champions. The NHSCA National Championship will be awarded December 1, 2011.

Meantime, the NA Boys’ continued to impress on with wins over Shaler and North Hills in a tri-meet on Tuesday afternoon.  North Allegheny defeated Shaler 15-50 and beat North Hills 15-48.  The Lady Tigers split their outing with the Titans and Indians.  The NA Girls’ defeated Shaler, 24-37, but fell to North Hills, 24-31. 

The NA Cross Country Team will be back in action on Saturday at the Central Catholic Invitational. 

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  NORTH HILLS - 48

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  SHALER - 50

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
 

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

TIGERS LEAVE COMPETITION IN THEIR DUST AT CARLISLE INVITATIONAL

It was another successful weekend for the North Allegheny Cross Country team at the Carlisle Invitational.  The NA Boys claimed gold at the 19^th annual event, and the Lady Tigers earned silver with a second place finish.  Only Chambersburg finished ahead of the Lady Tigers, who averaged a time of 20:29.  The NA Boys smoked the competition with an average time of 16:36.

Individually, Logan Steiner earned fifth place, the highest of any of the NA runners.  The senior standout crossed finish line with a time of 16:13 and was closely followed by senior Timothy Appman, whose time of 16:32 was good for 10^th place at the competition.  In an exceptional performance, the NA Boys' finished no lower than 36^th on the day.  For the Lady Tigers, Maddie Nellis led the way with a time of 20:14, good for 19^th at the event.  Shannon Wagner claimed a 22^nd place finish with a time of 20:19, while Alex Gambill was right behind Wagner with a 23^rd place showing. 

North Allegheny will be back in action on Tuesday for a big section tri-meet with the North Hills Indians and Shaler Titans.  The meet at North Hills will get underway at 3:30 pm. 

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS 

TEAM
     

        RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS 

TEAM
     


RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 

NA CROSS COUNTRY SWEEPS TRI-MEET WITH TALBOTS, PLANETS

The North Allegheny Cross Country Teams continued their winning ways on Tuesday, defeating both Mars and Hampton in a non-section tri-meet at Hartwood Acres.  The boys won easily over both schools, netting seven of the top ten finishers.  Senior Logan Steiner blew away the field, winning with a time of 16:28.  Sam Bojarski, Scott Seel, Tyler Nicotra, Tim Appman, Vinnie Tonzo, and Mike Meehan all finished within four seconds of each other, on the very fast 5K course.

The girls' race with Hampton was the closest of the meet.  Despite the Talbots holding three of the top four places, the Lady Tigers swept places five through ten, eking out a one point win, 29-30.  Shannon Wagner was the highest finisher for North Allegheny, crossing the line in third place with a time of 20:15. 

The cross country teams will return to competition on Saturday, racing with some of Pennsylvania's elite at the Carlisle Invitational.  The starting gun will sound at 9:30 am.  Check the North Allegheny Sports Network for results as soon as they are available.

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS 

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 19  HAMPTON - 44

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  MARS - 50

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS 

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 29  HAMPTON - 30

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 15  MARS - 50

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

NA DOMINATES BOARDMAN SPARTAN INVITATIONAL

The North Allegheny Cross Country Teams traveled to Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday and easily sprinted past the competition at the 2011 Boardman Spartan Invitational.  By a wide margin, the NA Boys took first place with a team score of 96.  The next closest competitor was second-place Powell Olentangy Liberty who posted a score of 162.  The Tigers were led by senior Logan Steiner who claimed sixth place with a time of 16:04.69.  In all, North Allegheny had an impressive six runners finish in the top 35 at the invitational, including senior Tyler Nicotra, junior Mike Meehan, sophomore Cordon Louco, freshman Matt McGoey and senior Vincent Tonzo.

The Lady Tigers ran well and claimed third place at the Invitational.  Senior Shannon Wagner paced NA with a 13^th place finish, boasting a time of 19:49.31.  The Lady Tigers had four runners finish in the top 30, including Lizzie Appleton, Maddie Nellis and Kimberly Goehring. 

To complete their domination of the event in Youngstown, the North Allegheny JV squads both earned first place.  For the Boys, freshman Scott Seel and senior Daniel Whitehurst finished first and second place respectively.  For the Lady Tigers, juniors Alex Gambill and Carly Fox claimed first and second place medals as well. 

Following the strong showing at the Spartan Invitational, North Allegheny will have their first section meet of the season as the Tigers face Hampton with Mars on Tuesday.  The meet at Hampton will get underway at 3:30 pm.    
 

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS 

TEAM
RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS 

TEAM 
RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

TIGERS BOYS' TAKE 2nd AT
RED, WHITE & BLUE CLASSIC

North Allegheny opened its cross country schedule this past Saturday at the Red, White, & Blue Classic in Schenley Park and NA Boys' came out strong by claiming silver.  The Tigers won the boys and girls titles at the event last year, but this time NA came up just shy of repeating.  In boys competition, NA was narrowly edged out by Mt. Lebanon who finished with 83 points.  North Allegheny finished in second place with 99 points and an average time of 16:15.  For the girls, NA finished with a respectable seventh place showing as Morgantown High School claimed the top spot with 114 points.  The 9th annual Red, White & Blue Classic features an array of large and small schools from the area. 

Individually, senior Logan Steiner led the way for the Tigers Boys' squad with a fifth place finish, posting a time of 15:50.  Senior Tim Appman also ran well with a 12th place finish and a time of 16:05.  For the Lady Tigers, senior Shannon Wagner was tops with a time of 19:44.  Wagner claimed a 17th place finish with her effort, while junior Maddie Nellis earned a 24th place showing with a time of 19:53. 

North Allegheny will return to action on Saturday, September 17 at the Boardman Spartan Invitational, starting at 9:30 am.
 

MEET SUMMARY - BOYS 

TEAM
RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

MEET SUMMARY - GIRLS 

TEAM
RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - NA ONLY
 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

TIGERS CROSS COUNTRY RANKED FIRST,
FIFTH IN PA PRESEASON POLL

Both North Allegheny cross country teams will begin this season ranked high in the state rankings, according to PennTrackXC.com.  The boys cross country team is first in the preseason rankings, fresh off their PIAA championship last season.  After finishing in third last year, the girls are ranked fifth, and hungry for even greater success.  Several other WPIAL teams are listed in the poll, including the Mt. Lebanon and Baldwin boys teams, and the Pine-Richland girls team.  Both North Allegheny cross country teams will look to make their mark this season, beginning Saturday morning in the Red White and Blue Invitational from the Schenley Oval in Oakland.

PennTrackXC.com Preseason Rankings

September 1, 2011

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

TIGERS CROSS COUNTRY ANTICIPATING ANOTHER BIG YEAR

The North Allegheny Boys’ Cross Country team is running toward another state championship in Hershey when the fall sports season gets underway.  The Tigers claimed gold in 2010 and the NA Boys’ are favorites again to return to the top this season.  Despite the graduation of standout Ryan Gil, who claimed first place in the state in the individual competition last year, senior Logan Steiner is ready to step in and lead the way.  Steiner earned all-state honors last fall and will set the pace on a Tigers squad that also boasts returning seniors Timothy Appman, Tyler Nicotra, Sam Bojarski, and Vinnie Tonzo.

Not to be outdone, the Lady Tigers finished third in the state and look to return to the podium again this year.  Juniors Alex Gambill and Gabrielle Borza and sophomore Caroline Cwalina are an experienced group of runners that will be bolstered by the return of a healthy Caitlin Carmody who was injured last year and could be one of the best in the WPIAL this season.  Competing in the toughest section in the WPIAL, the Tigers Cross Country Team is led by Head Coach John Neff who enters his fourth year as head coach.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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