SELL DIVISION 11 ATLANTIC REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR

(5/27/13) The awards continue to roll in for North Allegheny graduate Nick Sell who is coming off a banner sophomore season at Seton Hill University. Sell was named the NCBWA Division II Atlantic Region Player of the Year.  That award comes in addition to the WVIAC Hitter and Player of the Year Awards won by Sell earlier in the season.  Sell was also named a first team selection on the NCBWA and the Daktronics All Atlantic Region team in addition to a first team Daktronics All Region First Team selection. Sell finished the spring of 2013 as one of the top hitters in Division II with a .431 average, including 85 and 13 home runs. Sell drove in 57 runs and crossed home 65 times. Sell led Seton Hill in batting average, on-base percentage, hits and walks and is second in slugging percentage and runs scored.

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LOGAN MEINERT SELECTED AS NEC SAAC REPRESENTATIVE

(5/20/13) Loretto, PA -- Logan Meinert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) of the Saint Francis U women's volleyball team has been selected to represent the Northeast Conference as its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative to the NCAA.

"I honestly do not know where to begin with expressing how excited I am for Logan to have this opportunity to serve on the Division I National SAAC. It is a tremendous honor for Logan, as well as Saint Francis University,” said John Krimmel, Assistant Director of Athletics for Academic Services. “To be 1 of 31 student-athletes representing all of the Division I conferences is a leadership opportunity of a lifetime.”

Meinert's term of service on the committee will begin July 1 and is effective until July 1, 2015. She replaces Nik Conklin of LIU Brooklyn who is serving out the remainder of his term.

"I am honored to have been selected to represent the NEC on the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. I look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with my fellow NEC SAAC student-athletes and administrators,” Meinert said. “Also, I look forward to the opportunity to share ideas with the NCAA that will better enhance the Division I student-athlete experience, as well as bring new ideas and changes back to the Northeast Conference."

After completing an application for the position, Meinert was then selected as one of the finalists from the NEC and her name was sent further to be reviewed by the NCAA. Based on her application materials and qualifications, the NCAA chose Meinert to be the representative from the Northeast Conference. She is the first SFU student-athlete to represent the conference on a national level.

Meinert currently serves as the Vice-President of the SFU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and is the former Co-Editor-In-Chief of the Red Flash Newsletter (the official newsletter of SFU SAAC).  Additionally, she was a part of the APPLE Team that attended the APPLE Conference in Charlottesville, Va. this past January.

“Logan has been a true leader here on campus and I am not surprised she was selected by the NCAA,” Krimmel said. “Logan represents herself, her team, SAAC and Saint Francis University with a lot of class and I know this will continue as she serves in this leadership role for the NEC. I am so proud of Logan and I look forward to watching her make a big impact in her new leadership role."

The mission of the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete well being and fostering a positive student-athlete image.

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BYRUM LOUCO PAC TRACK AND FIELD MVP

(5/6/13) Receiving a mass of accolades, former North Allegheny track standout Byrum Louco recently scored four sets of All-PAC honors with the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets and was named PAC Track MVP and PAC Track and Field MVP. The sophomore put together an outstanding performance at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference’s Track and Field Championships, winning the 400-meter hurdles by breaking the tape in 56.71 seconds. The 2012 NCAA Division III national qualifier was also a part of two All-PAC relay teams. In the 110-meter hurdles, Louco placed third after completing the race in 16.35 seconds. The second-year standout also placed eighth in the 100-meter dash (17.18 seconds) and fourth in the 400-meter dash (49.34 seconds).

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TONZO NAMED PAC MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

(3/26/13) After winning both events that he competed in at the California (Pa.) Early Bird Invitational, Saint Vincent freshman runner Vincent Tonzo has earned Presidents' Athletic Conference men's track Athlete of the Week laurels. Tonzo, a native of Wexford, Pa., and a graduate of North Allegheny High School took home first-place honors in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.88, besting a field of 23 runners at Cal U. His time was good enough to qualify him for the Bison Outdoor Classic, hosted at Bucknell on April 13-14. He also ran the anchor leg of the 1600-meter relay that finished first among nine teams with a time fo 3:28.60. Competing in his first track season, Tonzo was a Second-Team All-PAC finisher in cross country in the fall as the Bearcats won their third-straight PAC Championship.

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MURPHY, NIKITUK RECEIVE RECOGNITION FROM NSCAA

(1/11/13) Two former North Allegheny Soccer players are continuing their athletic and academic excellence at the collegiate level.  Former Lady Tigers, Dawn Murphy and Margaret Nikituk have received Honorable Mention from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on the 2012 Women’s College Division Scholar All-East Regional Team.  Murphy is a senior at Washington and Jefferson College and Nikituk is a junior at Westminster College.  Former teammates, Murphy and Nikitiuk have competed against each other the last three seasons within the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. 

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FULTON CONCLUDES CAREER AS THREE-TIME NCAA CHAMP

(12/10/12) JP Fulton, a 2009 NA graduate, concluded his collegiate soccer career as a three-time NCAA Champion.  JP is a member of the Messiah College Men’s Soccer Team that won the NCAA Div III National Championship in San Antonio, TX on December 1.  JP played forward in both the National Semi and Final games registering three shots and one shot on goal.  Messiah College has won the National Championship 9 times since 2000.

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STEINER TOP FRESHMAN AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

(11/29/12) North Allegheny graduate Logan Steiner, a WPIAL individual champion in Cross Country during his senior season, is now aiding the Allegheny College Cross Country team to success.   A freshman with the Gators, Steiner helped Allegheny to a 15^th place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana.  Finishing 36th overall, Steiner was the top freshman finisher in the national field after traversing the course in 25:06.8, while his performance also marked the best NCAA rookie finish in team history. 

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JEFF HAUS NAMED CAC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK

(11/27/12) St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Jeff Haus has been selected as one of the Capital Athletic Conference’s Co-Players of the Week.  Haus, a former North Allegheny Basketball and Volleyball player, earned CAC Co-Player of the Week honors thanks to a spectacular performance over the weekend at the Carnegie Mellon DoubleTree Tournament.  Haus helped the Seahawks to the tournament title and garnered the tournament MVP award. Haus had his third double-double of the season in a four-point win against Capital (17 pts., 10 rebs.) and 13 of his 15 points in the second half of the eight-point championship game victory over St. Vincent.

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STEINBECK NAMED TO ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE TEAM

(11/25/12) Former North Allegheny Football player Matt Steinbeck is making waves at Bucknell University.  Steinbeck, in his sophomore year with the Bison, is the team leader with six interceptions and tallied 44 tackles from his safety position.  Steinbeck was one of seven Bucknell players named to the All-Patriot League Team, picking up First-Team laurels.  As a member of the North Allegheny football team, Steinbeck was a two-time all-conference selection, an all-state selection his senior season, and helped the Tigers to a WPIAL and PIAA championship in 2010. 

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DAKOTA McCOY NAMED RHODES SCHOLAR

(11/25/12) A North Allegheny High School graduate and senior at Yale University is one of 32 American students named Sunday as Rhodes scholars. Dakota E. McCoy will be awarded a scholarship to study and conduct research in zoology and environmental policy at Oxford University. Ms. McCoy is majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and is a member of Yale's Bulldogs track and field team, competing in javelin and hurdle events. She volunteers for Special Olympics and sings alto with two Yale a capella groups. According to the Rhodes Trust, Ms. McCoy, who goes by Cody, is a Goldwater scholar, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a winner of the Frances Gordon Brown prize for intellectual distinction, leadership and service. She has several peer-reviewed publications and has done research projects in ecology, primate cognition and evolutionary biology. Ms. McCoy graduated in 2009 from North Allegheny and attended Bradford Woods Elementary and Marshall Middle School. (article courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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TORIE CONTINUES FIELD HOCKEY SUCCESS AT DePAUW

(11/21/12) Caroline Torie (NA Class of 2009) played for the DePauw University Field Hockey Team in the Division III Final Four Field Hockey Tournament in Geneva, New York, on November 17, 2012.  DePauw earned an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship, posting an overall record of 21-2 and a conference record of 16-0.  In the NCAA Tournament, DePauw defeated Utica College and Middlebury College, the #1 ranked team in Division III during the regular season.  In the National Semi-Final, DePauw lost to Tufts University, the ultimate Division III National Champion.  A senior, Torie was selected as team captain for the 2012 season.  She set DePauw records for games played (82) and games started (78) during her four year college career.  DePauw played in conference championship games in each of her four years. She was a member of the Tigers 2006 and 2007 WPIAL Field Hockey Championship teams and a member of the WPIAL 2008 Runner-up squad. Torie is a double major in Political Science and Communications and is the Station Manager of WGRE, the radio station of DePauw University. 

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COPE NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

(11/20/12) Former North Allegheny linebacker Kevin Cope earned first team Ohio Athletic Conference honors this year for his play at John Carroll.  Cope, a sophomore, tied for the team lead with 73 tackles, including a career-high 16 against Baldwin Wallace on September 15.  This season, he also accumulated 14 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks, one forced fumble, and one interception for the Blue Streaks.  Cope is currently majoring in business.
 

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ALLEN LEADS SLIPPERY ROCK DEFENSE

(11/20/12) Gary Allen, a 2010 North Allegheny graduate, was the starting Middle Linebacker for 2012 Slippery Rock University Football Team this past season.  He recorded a team-high 91 tackles, ranking among the top ten in the PSAC.  He also recorded four tackles for a loss and a sack. Gary is a three year letter winner on the Division II Slippery Rock Football Team. He is majoring in Criminal Justice with the goal of working for the DEA . Gary is joined on the Rock Football Team by fellow NA graduates Austin Fedel and Josh Patton.

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JON LOWERY GRABS NATIONAL RECOGNITION AT W&J

(11/14/12) Former North Allegheny Tiger football player Jon Lowery has earned national recognition, now playing football at D-III Washington & Jefferson College.  Following the Presidents week five win over Bethany, Lowery was named the PAC Defensive Player of the Week.  Just a day later, the sophomore defensive end landed on D3football.com’s National Team of the Week.  In helping W&J defeat Bethany, 28-26, Lowery amassed eight tackles, four sacks and a forced fumble.  The 2012 regular season wrapped up last weekend as Lowery and Presidents won the PAC crown by defeating Waynesburg 31-14.  W&J faces Johns Hopkins this Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.    

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MORE ACCOLADES FOR ILLES AT GEORGE WASHINGTON

(10/14/12) BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- George Washington University goalie Cameron Illes (Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) recorded 49 saves and three steals with 45 goals allowed in a 3-1 weekend for the Colonials at the Gary Troyer Tournament to take the October 8 Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week award. He matched his own program record with 19 saves while allowing just seven goals in the Colonials' 8-7 win over Division III No. 8 Whittier College to open the tournament. Illes followed with 12 saves against 11 goals allowed in GW's 12-11 upset victory over No. 19 California Baptist University. In addititon, he notched nine saves against Division III No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (13-10 L) and 11 against Division III No. 5 Chapman University (15-14 W OT Needing just 21 saves entering the tournament to set GW's all-time record, Illes shattered the mark after just two contests and now has 981 in his career. The award marks the fifth weekly accolade from the league during Illes' career as he previously claimed notice as the September 7 and 21, 2009 Southern Division Rookie of the Week.  Earlier this season, he shared the September 3 Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week award with Johns Hopkins University goalie Erik Henrikson (Fr., Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach) and claimed the September 24 Defensive Player of the Week award outright.

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CLASS OF 2012 INDUCTED INTO NA HALL OF FAME

(10/12/12) The North Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame Association honored its 16^th Induction Class last night at The Chadwick in Wexford.  The class of 2012 included Mike Arnold (football, basketball and baseball, Class of 1982), Jeff Casten (football, basketball and track, Class of 1979), Sara Krastek (softball and bowling, Class of 2003), Heinz J. Pak (soccer and volleyball, Class of 1985), Tommy Parks (football and wrestling, Class of 2002), Mimi Patchen (gymnastics, Class of 1987), Jessica Siegele (swimming, Class of 2001), Carrie Goheen-Wagner (basketball and volleyball, Class of 1993), and John Woffington (boys’ tennis coach).  Also honored was Robert Caldwell who was the 2012 recipient of the Joseph Drazenovich Award for Legendary service.  Don Greenaway received the 2012 Distinguished Coaching Award and the Bob Miller Award for Outstanding Support of North Allegheny Athletics was posthumously given to James Beierle, received by his wife Maryanne and son Joseph.  With the addition of this year’s class, there are now a total of 138 inductees in the NA Athletic Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy of Don Sluka...Click Here for a Photo Gallery)

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CAMUT NAMED CAPTAIN OF KENT STATE FIELD HOCKEY

(9/10/12)  Andrea Camut (class of 2009) has been named Team Captain for the Field Hockey Team at Kent State University for the 2012 season. Kent State is a member of NCAA Division 1 and is a member of the Mid-American (MAC) Conference. Camut is a senior on the Golden Flashes and a member of the 2009 and 2010 (MAC) Championship teams. Camut registered her first goal of the season on Sunday in a 4-2 loss to Lock Haven University. She is a senior marketing major and is a two time recipient of the KSU Academic Excellence Award. While at NA, Camut was a member of the Tigers 2007 WPIAL Championship Field Hockey Team and a member of the 2008 WPIAL Runner-Up Squad. She was selected to the All-WPIAL First Team and WPIAL All-Section team as a Senior at NA in 2008.

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NA Football Alumni: John Carroll in Ireland (8/31/12)

Mike Locke, Lucas Hook, Kevin Cope and Michael Buchert

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NA GRADS REUNITED ON KENT STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM

(8/12/12) Andrea Camut (class of 2009) and Carley Thieret (class of 2012) will once again join as field hockey teammates at Kent State University.  Camut is the lone senior on the Golden Flashes and a member of the 2009 and 2010 MAC Conference Championship teams.  Camut is a marketing major and is a two-time recipient of the KSU Academic Excellence Award.  Thieret joins Kent State as one of 10 incoming freshman and was a 2011 PSHCA First-Team all-star selection and led the state in scoring with 31 goals and 76.  Thieret left North Allegheny as the school's all-time leading scorer.  The Golden Flashes begin their season August 24 against Indiana University. 

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HUNGERMAN MAKES SPLASH IN FRONTIER LEAGUE

(8/6/12) Former North Allegheny pitcher Josh Hungerman made his third start with the Frontier League’s Lake Erie Crushers on Saturday night before family and friends in Washington, PA against the home standing Wild Things.  Hungerman worked six strong innings and allowed just one run while striking out nine batters, but received a no-decision as the Wild Things outlasted the Crushers for a 2-1 win in 15 innings.  Despite the no-decision, it was a superb homecoming to the Pittsburgh area for Hungerman who was pitching on the same mound where he helped the NA Tigers to a WPIAL baseball title in 2005.  The southpaw tossed five innings at CONSOL Energy Park on June 1, 2005 as part of a 12-1 victory over Upper St. Clair.  Through three starts this season with the Crushers, Hungerman has struck out 22 batters in 13 2/3 innings and boasts an ERA of just 1.32.  Randy Gore sat down for an interview with Hungerman on Sunday and talked to him about the 2005 North Allegheny championship team and his professional baseball career.  To download and listen to the interview with Josh Hungerman, click here! 

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NEUGEBAUER SIGNS WITH IFL'S GREEN BAY BLIZZARD

(6/13/12) Former North Allegheny quarterback Adam Neugebauer has recently signed a contract to play for the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League.  Neugebauer, a 2008 graduate of North Allegheny, continued his football career at West Virginia Wesleyan and was named Super Region One Offensive Player of the Year and WVIAC Offensive Player of the Year following his senior season.   Neugebauer started all 11 games for the Bobcats as a senior in 2011. He led Division II and set single season school records for touchdowns (40) and yards (4,111). In addition,  Neugebauer  was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded annually to the nation's top player in Division II.  Neugebauer threw for 300 yards in all 11 games, over 350 yards seven times and over 400 yards on three occasions, including a career-best 446 yards in his final collegiate game against Concord.  Following a fantastic college career, Neugebauer will now play professionally for the Green Bay Blizzard. 

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LOUCO TO COMPETE IN NCAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(5/22/12) Waynesburg University freshman Byrum Louco, a North Allegheny High School graduate, has qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, beginning Friday, May 25, in California.  He will compete in the 400-meter hurdles, after setting the school record in the event earlier this year.  Louco is the first Waynesburg male track athlete to qualify for the NCAA championships since 2006.  In addition to capturing the Presidents' Athletic Conference title earlier in the month, Louco was invited to compete in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) championships.

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ILLES NAMED TO ALL-DISTRICT ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM

(5/21/12) Last week, George Washington junior water polo player Cameron Illes was named to the CoSIDA/Capital One ACademic All-District At-Large First Team.  The North Allegheny alum is now eligible for national Academic All-American honors with 88 other athletes from around the country.  As starting goalkeeper since freshman year, Illes is highly ranked in the Colonials record books for both season and career blocks.  He is currently seeking a degree in economics.

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NICK SELL CONTINUES SUCCESS AT SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

(5/13/12) Seton Hill freshman designated hitter Nick Sell, a North Allegheny High School graduate, was a first-team selection on the All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team in baseball. Sell led the Griffins with a .403 batting average. He has had 11 doubles and 11 home runs and driven in 52 on the season. Sell is also a semifinalist for Tino Martinez Award, which goes to best Division II player in the nation.

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LOUCO CLAIMS GOLD AT PAC TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

(5/1/12) Freshman Byrum Louco, a North Allegheny High School graduate, enjoyed a very fruitful first trip to the Presidents' Athletic Conference track and field championship meet by picking up two first-place finishes and two second-place performances at Geneva College in Beaver Falls. Louco won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.21 seconds and was part of Waynesburg's victorious 4x400-meter relay team. He joined freshman Lorenzo Mikulin and sophomores Justin Angotti and Steven Snow in the quartet, which completed the race in 3:26.03. Louco standout also placed second in the 400-meter dash and was part of the 4x100 relay team that finished in second place. That foursome was also composed of Snow, sophomore Marvin Sampson and junior Christian Jackson.

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WRESTLER JAKE HERBERT QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPICS
 

(4/24/12) North Allegheny alumnus Jake Herbert qualified for the Olympic Games this summer in London after winning the 185-pound (84kg) freestyle title at the United States wrestling trials on Sunday night.  To punch his ticket to London, Herbert shut out his competition in two matches, before triumphing in a best-of-three finals.   After winning the PIAA Championship at the 171-pound weight class as a senior, Herbert received a scholarship to Northwestern University.  As a Wildcat, he was a two-time National Champion in 2007 and 2009.  In 2009, he received the Dan Hodge Award, as the nation's best wrestler. while also winning a silver medal at the World Championships.  This summer he will represent his country again, seeking Olympic gold.  The 2012 Olympics are scheduled to begin in late July, while the freestyle wrestling competition begins August 10.  Be sure to check the North Allegheny Sports Network for updates this summer as Herbert competes against the best in the world.

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BYRUM LOUCO NAMED PAC MEN'S  RUNNER OF THE WEEK

(3/28/12) Waynesburg freshman sprinter Byrum Louco, a North Allegheny High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week.  Louco posted wins in the 400 hurdles and the 4x800 meter relay while placing second in the 100 meter dash at the Muskingum Duals, then finished first in the 400 hurdles (57.16) and was eighth in the 100 meter dash (tops among D-III runners) in 11.51 at Wheeling Jesuit.

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JEFF HAUS PULLS DOWN 13 BOARDS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT

(3/2/12) Former North Allegheny Tiger Jeff Haus saved one of his best performances in his collegiate career for the big stage of March Madness.  The junior basketball player at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Haus posted his second career double-double with 14 points and a career high 13 rebounds to help the Seahawks soar past the Bethany Bison, 69-57, in the Opening Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.  Haus and the Seahawks face Virginia Wesleyan in the Second Round of the Tournament on Saturday. 

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HUNGERMAN REPORTS TO CACTUS LEAGUE WITH ROCKIES

(2/27/12) Former North Allegheny baseball player Josh Hungerman has reported to spring training in Arizona for another season in the Colorado Rockies organization.  The southpaw was drafted by the Rockies in the 17^th round of the 2009 draft and spent all of last season with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League.  In his three-year pro career, Hungerman has made 73 appearances, including 23 starts, for an 8-8 record and a 3.94 ERA.  While in high school, Hungerman was a talented player for the Tigers and was named the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year his senior season at North Allegheny with a 12-1 record and a 1.35 ERA.  Good luck to Josh Hungerman this spring and summer with the Rockies! 

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NA Football Alumni: Army - Navy Game
Former NA Tigers: Corey Watts, Brian Austin, Wes Henderson & Zach Watts

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JEFF HAUS SOARING AT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND

(12/3/11) Junior forward Jeff Haus (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) recorded his first career double-double in helping the No. 15 St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team to third place in the 2011 Pride of Maryland Championship Tournament. The Seahawks posted a 62-57 victory over Frostburg State University Saturday evening.  Haus earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team after notching 10 points and a game-best 10 rebounds off the bench for his first career double-double.  A 2009 graduate from North Allegheny, Haus played basketball and volleyball for the Tigers.  For the NA basketball team, Haus was a three-year letter winner and senior captain.  Haus was a First-Team All-Section selection his senior year, averaging 15 points and eight rebounds per game. 

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HOLCROFT NAMED CAPITAL ONE PERFORMER OF THE WEEK

(11/29/11) Dartmouth Women’s Hockey goaltender, and former North Allegheny Tiger, Lindsay Holdcroft has been selected as one of ESPN’s Capital One Impact Performers of the Week.  On November 23, Holdcroft led the Big Green to a 3-2 victory over ninth-ranked Harvard.  Holdroft had her fourth straight solid game with 27 saves, including 13 in the second period.  In her last four games, she has only allowed four goals.  Congratulations to former NA Tiger, Lindsay Holdcroft!   

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VUONO HONORED, KEISER UP FOR NFL ROOKIE AWARD

(11/23/11) As the North Allegheny Football Team prepares for the WPIAL Championship game this weekend at Heinz Field, there is some exciting news about some NA football standouts from the past.  Mike Vuono, a 2009 graduate of North Allegheny, was named this week to the All-Patriot League Team for an outstanding junior season on the offensive line for the Mountain Hawks.  Vuono helped Lehigh to a Patriot League title with a record of 10-1 as the Mountain Hawks continue their run in the NCAA playoffs with a meeting against Towson on December 3.

In addition, 2007 graduate Thomas Keiser is a candidate for the NFL Rookie of the Week.  Signed off the practice squad two weeks ago by the Carolina Panthers, Keiser accumulated five tackles and two sacks against the Detroit Lions.  To vote for Keiser in his bid for NFL Rookie of the Week, go to www.nfl.com. 

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DAWN MURPHY RECEIVES POST-SEASON LAURELS AT W&J

(11/22/11) Former North Allegheny Lady Tiger, Dawn Murphy, is continuing her success on the soccer field at Washington and Jefferson College.  Murphy, a 2008 graduate of North Allegheny, was recently named to the First-Team of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s soccer All-Conference Team and also named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 Team.  Murphy scored a career-high nine goals this season for the Presidents, good for third on the team, and added one assist for 19 points.  She has appeared in 57 games during her career and sits in 11th place all-time with 37 total points (13G, 11A).  The sophomore helped the Presidents finish with a 14-4-1 record and win the PAC regular season title for the first time after going unbeaten (8-0-1) in conference play.  With support from Murphy, W&J set a new school record with a 13-game unbeaten streak (12-0-1) that spanned from September 19-October 29.

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HOF CLASS OF 2011 INDUCTED INTO NA HALL OF FAME

(11/10/11) The North Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame Association honored its 15th Induction Class this fall by bringing the total of inductees to 129.  This year's induction class included Danielle Goetz Herring (swimming, Class of 1997), Laurie Harris (volleyball, Class of 1999), Dave Hohman (basketball, football, track and baseball; Class of 1981), Greg Joseph (soccer, Class of 1981), Joe Koury (soccer and basketball, Class of 1979), Mark Schweers (football and wrestling, Class of 1971), Kimberly Scott Franks (golf and swimming, Class of 1992), Cory Sullivan (baseball and soccer, Class of 1997), Matt Woffington (tennis, Class of 1993), and Kim Wyland-Krul (volleyball and track, Class of 1988).  Also honored was Michael Turzai who was the 2011 recipient of the Bob Miller Award for Outstanding Support of North Allegheny Athletics, and Dr. Lawrence Butterini who was the recipient of the Joseph Drazenovich Award for Legendary Service. 

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HOLDCROFT NAMED ECAC GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK

(11/4/11) After a terrific freshman year at Dartmouth, former North Allegheny Tiger Lindsay Holdcroft is continuing her collegiate success as she was most recently named the ECAC Women’s Hockey goaltender of the week. Holdcroft propelled the Big Green to a 1-0-1 mark this past week with 55 saves, a .965 save percentage and a 0.96 goals-against average. She made 31 saves in a 2-2 tie at Clarkson on Friday and then earned her first shutout of the season with 24 saves in the 1-0 victory at St. Lawrence. It marked the fifth shutout of her career. On the season, the sophomore now has 86 saves, a .935 save percentage, a 1.95 goals against average, a 1-1-1 record and one shutout in 184:39 minutes. She is third in the conference in save percentage (.965) and fifth in goals against average (.0.96). Holdcroft is ninth in the nation in save percentage and 11th in goals against average.

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FORMER NA ROWER CONTINUES CAREER AT INDIANA U

(10/6/11) A walk-on last season on the Indiana University Rowing Team’s freshman novice squad, former North Allegheny Tigers rower Kim Gilmour has been awarded a partial athletic scholarship this year.  Gilmour, a four-year rower while at North Allegheny, is a member of Indiana’s Varsity Rowing Team in Bloomington. 

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YALE'S DAKOTA McCOY NAMED ALL-DISTRICT

(6/1/11) Former North Allegheny Tigers and rising junior Dakota McCoy (Wexford, Pa.), who competed for Yale at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships both indoors and outdoors this past season, has been named first team Capital One Academic All-District 1 in women's track & field/cross country. She was one of 10 first-team selections in the university division of District 1, which includes seven U.S. states in the Northeast plus five Canadian provinces.

An ecology and evolutionary biology major, McCoy had her work in the classroom recognized earlier this year when she was selected as one of 275 recipients (out of 1,095 applicants) of the Goldwater Scholarship for excellence in science, math and engineering. She will spend this summer working in a comparative cognition lab studying behavioral and cognitive science of primates.  McCoy, who is also interested in paleontology, intends to pursue a PhD. She also sings for New Blue, Yale’s oldest female acapella group.

McCoy competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships indoors (9.51). At the outdoor Ivy League Heptagonal Championships she competed in the 400 hurdles (1:06.44) and was on the 4x400-meter relay team (3:56.81). She had a PR of 32.36 meters in the javelin. Indoors, she had PRs in the 200 (27.47), 55 hurdles (9.05) and 60 hurdles (9.30).

A graduate of North Allegheny High, McCoy is in Branford College at Yale.

McCoy was the only sophomore to make the first team in District 1’s university division. Voting for the Academic All-District teams was done by members of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). Nominees for the award must be key contributors to their varsity team while also maintaining a grade-point average of at least 3.30. There are eight districts throughout the country, and first team Academic All-District selections are eligible to be selected as Academic All-Americans. That award is announced on June 23.

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OGLESBY NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
(5/11/11) Right-handed pitcher, and former North Allegheny Tiger, Ryan Oglesby headlined a group of five Slippery Rock University baseball student athletes who attained All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division status, the conference office announced Tuesday. In addition, Oglesby earned the “Freshman of the Year” honor. Oglesby, a 2010 graduate of North Allegheny High School, has tied the SRU school record for single-season saves with seven this spring. That total is tied for the best recorded by an NCAA Division II Atlantic Region pitcher this season. Oglesby also has compiled a team-best 1.84 earned runs average and picked up four wins and suffered two losses in his role as The Rock’s closer.

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ILLES RECEIVES MVP HONORS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON

(5/2/11) Former North Allegheny Tiger, Cameron Illes was named Most Valuable Player of the George Washington University men’s water polo team.  Illes received the honor at the University's annual Senior Honors Luncheon on the GW campus this past Thursday. Illes posted the third-highest single-season saves total in GW history with 267 in 2010, highlighted by a single-game program record tying 19 saves against 19th-ranked Navy at Charles E. Smith Center in October. The sophomore also helped the Colonials post the fifth-highest team grade-point average in the nation while earning outstanding academic status from both the Collegiate Water Polo Association and Association for Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.

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TRETTEL NAMED PAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE FOR APRIL

(4/19/11) Former North Allegheny baseball player, and current senior at Washington & Jefferson College, Andy Trettel has been named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar Athlete of the Month for April on Tuesday. Trettel is a three-year letter winner for the W&J baseball team, who has recorded a .324 career batting average (133-411) and 94 runs batted in. The centerfielder is second on the team with 11 RBI this season, and is tied for third in batting average (.274) and hits (20).  Trettel has reached base in seven consecutive games and fell one RBI shy of tying a career high Monday when he went 3-for-3 and drove in five runs in W&J’s 11-7 victory over Grove City. During the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Trettel compiled the second-longest on-base streak in NCAA Division III history after reaching base 55 consecutive times.  He was a Second Team All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference selection last season.

The senior is a business administration/international business major at Washington & Jefferson College and holds a 3.77 cumulative GPA.  He has been honored on the W&J Dean’s List six times and is a two-time PAC Spring Academic Honor Roll student.  He is the President of the W&J Accounting Society and also has volunteered for Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Community Action Southwest.

During his baseball career North Allegheny, Trettel posted an outstanding .526 batting average his sophomore year with three home runs and 22 RBI’s.  Now at W&J, Trettel has helped the Presidents make back-to-back appearances at the NCAA Division III Tournament, the first two in school history.   He has appeared in 131 career games and has scored 116 runs.  Since his arrival on campus, W&J has amassed a 101-55-1 record (.646).

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OGLESBY EARNS PITCHER OF THE WEEK AT SLIPPERY ROCK

(3/16/11) Former North Allegheny Tigers right-handed pitcher Ryan Oglesby has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division “Pitcher of the Week” for games the week ending March 13, 2011.  Oglesby, currently a freshman at Slippery Rock University, recorded two wins in a relief role last week over West Chester University, which at the time was the No. 1-ranked team in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Division II Atlantic Regional poll.  Oglesby struck out six, walked only one and allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings of work last week to lower his season ERA to 0.75.  He had four strikeouts and allowed two hits in the final five frames of SRU’s 3-2, 10-inning win March 7 over West Chester. The 5-foot-11, 175-pounder followed that up with two K’s and two hits in the final three innings in The Rock’s 1-0, 10-inning win March 11. Both wins came as part of SRU’s annual spring-break trip to Florida.  As a senior at North Allegheny in 2010, Oglesby led the Tigers to a WPIAL title game appearance with an 8-1 record and 1.73 ERA. 

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CARIOTO CAPTURES 2011 ECAC SHOT PUT TITLE

(3/4/11) Former North Allegheny standout Kelly Carioto won the 2011 ECAC shot put championship on Friday afternoon with a throw of 42'.  It was a personal record for her, coming a week after winning the Landmark Conference Championship with a throw of 36'10 1/4.  A junior at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Carioto also won shot put titles in the Dickinson Invitational and Lebanon Valley Invitational earlier this year.

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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS FOR HOLDCROFT

(2/23/11) Former North Allegheny Ice Hockey goalie, Lindsay Holdcroft, has earned ECAC Rookie of the Week and Goaltender of the Week honors at Dartmouth University.  Holdcroft made 57 saves in two victories over the weekend, including 33 saves in a win over second-ranked Cornell. Holdcroft’s play in net helped the Dartmouth give the Big Red its only conference loss of the season. She followed up that performance by stopping 24 of 27 shots in a 4-3 victory over Colgate. Holdcroft has lead Dartmouth to victories in 10 of its last 11 contests, improving her personal record to 15-6-0.

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MORE LAURELS FOR LINDSAY HOLDCROFT

(2/16/11) Dartmouth women's hockey player, and former North Allegheny ice hockey goaltender, Lindsay Holdcroft was named the ECAC's MLX Skates Goaltender of the Week on Tuesday. It is the first time the freshman has earned the honor. She was named the rookie of the week two previous times this season.  Holdcroft earned two victories over the weekend to push the 10th-ranked Big Green's record to 17-9-0 overall and 13-7-0 in the conference. She made a career-high 38 saves in a 3-2 victory at St. Lawrence on Feb. 11, and followed the performance by making 19 saves in a 3-1 victory at Clarkson the next day. With the two wins, Holdcroft is now 10-5-0 in conference play and sports a .905 save percentage with a 2.11 goals against average in league action. Photo Courtesy: David Silverman(DSPics.com)

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HOLDCROFT NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK AGAIN

(1/25/11) Former North Allegheny goaltender Lindsay Holdcroft, class of 2010, has earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season.  Holdcroft, a freshman at Dartmouth University’s Women’s Hockey Team, went 3-0-0 over the past week to put the Big Green on a three-game winning streak. She played 180 minutes, and allowed only two goals for a 0.67 goals against average. She made 36 saves for a .947 save percentage, and earned her second shutout of the season in the win over RPI. On the season, she has an 8-5-0 record, two shutouts, an .876 save percentage, a 2.41 goals against average and has 219 saves.

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HOLDCROFT NAMED ECAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

(1/5/11) The starting goaltender on the NA Ice Hockey team from a year ago is now blanking opponents on college ice.  Lindsay Holdcroft, North Allegheny Class of 2010, recorded her first career collegiate shutout earlier this week for the Dartmouth Women’s Ice Hockey Team.   Holdcroft’s shutout on January 2, 2011 led the Big Green to a 5-0 victory over the Connecticut Huskies.  Holdcroft made 16 saves and was named the ECAC Rookie of the Week.  The freshman goalkeeper already has five victories in eight starts in net at Dartmouth.  As a senior at NA in 2009-10, Holdcroft earned nine wins and posted a low 2.12 GAA.    

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FORMER TIGER HELPS W&J WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM WIN PAC

(11/18/10) Washington and Jefferson sophomore Dawn Murphy was named to the All-President's Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Second-Team this week.  It marks the second-straight year Murphy has been selected by the PAC after honorable mention accolades last season.  While at North Allegheny, Murphy was a four-year letter winner and was an All-WPIAL Selection as a senior.  The former Tiger standout helped the W&J Presidents win the PAC Championship this season.  As a sophomore, Murphy emerged as one of the conference's best distributors from the midfield, recording seven assists and two goals.  Murphy's seven assists ranked her third in the PAC.

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ILLES TIES WATER POLO RECORD AT GW

(10/10/10) While at North Allegheny, Cam Illes helped the Tigers’ Water Polo team place fifth in the state during his senior year in 2008.  Now the NA product is continuing his success at George Washington University.  In a game last week against Navy, Illes tied the Colonials single-game record for most saves in a game with 19.  The school record is held by three others, including Illes, who notched 19 saves last year against MIT in the ECAC championship.  Illes, a sophomore, is the regular starting goal keeper at George Washington. 

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MIDDLEMAN TABBED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

9/7/09 Courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com 

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MOORE NAMED TO WPIAL HALL OF FAME

Tiger wrestler Ty Moore was chosen for the WPIAL Hall of Fame in ceremonies conducted on Friday night at the Embassy Suites in Coraopolis.  Moore was the first NA wrestler to win his first 100 matches and finished with a final mark of 146-1.  The 1990 graduate was named as the PG Athlete of the Year during his senior year along with teammate Ray Brinzer before going on to wrestle at North Carolina.  Moore was a four-time PIAA Champion.  In addition, NA assistant coach Art Walker, Sr. was named to the Hall for his coaching success at Mt. Lebanon and Shady Side Academy.

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 TRETTEL, SCHRAM, MULL EARN DAKTRONICS D-II BASEBALL ALL-AMERICAN ACCOLADES

(MARSHALL, MN)---A trio of WVIAC baseball stars have been selected to the 2010 Daktronics Division II All-American squad.  Heavy-hitting catcher Pat Trettel of Seton Hill and second baseman Greyson Schram of Concord are first team picks, while Wheeling Jesuit hurler Noah Mull is a third team selection.

Trettel, a senior from Wexford, PA, led Seton Hill to a 36-21 record and the school's first WVIAC baseball title.  He established SHU single-season records with 16 homers and 81 runs batted in to go with a .420 batting average.  Additionally, he swiped 11 bases in 13 attempts to become Seton Hill's initial first team Division II All-American.

Schram posted one of the top seasons in WVIAC history as he currently ranks in the top four nationally in seven categories.  The Stanley, NC native leads D-II in home runs per game (0.53), runs batted in per game (2.13), slugging percentage (1.103), and on-base percentage (.599).  The WVIAC and Atlantic Region Player of the Year's .508 batting average is the second best in league history and also ranks second in the country.

Mull capped off a stellar senior season with a 7-1 record and a WVIAC-best 2.09 earned run average.  Mull limited opponents to a .194 batting average and ranks second in Division II with 13.02 strikeouts per nine innings.  The WVIAC Pitcher of the Year tossed four complete games with a pair of shutouts.  The former Wheeling Central HS star fanned 81 hitters compared to only 39 hits and 21 walks in 56.0 innings pitched.

The complete 2010 Daktronics Baseball All-America squad, as selected by sports information directors from around Division II, follows:

1st Team:
C-Pat Trettel (Sr., Seton Hill)
1B-Jason Carr (Sr., New Mexico Highlands)
2B-Greyson Schram (Sr., Concord)
3B-Cannon Lester (Sr., Southern Arkansas)
SS-Paul Bingham (Sr., Indiana, PA)
OF-Brandon Decker (Sr., Valdosta State)
OF-Chance Tuttle (Sr., Central Missouri)
OF-Bryan Fogle (Sr., Erskine)
DH-Nick Aranas (Jr., USC-Aiken)
UT-Brendon Furrow (Sr., Concordia-St. Paul)
P-Joe Holtmeyer (Soph., Nebraska-Omaha)
P-Jose Macias (Jr., Franklin Pierce)
P-Brooks Martin (Sr., Central Missouri)
P-Hayden Simpson (Jr., Southern Arkansas)
RP-Heath Wyatt (Jr., SE Oklahoma State)