Boys' Lacrosse Game Summaries

By: Jared Barton 

The North Allegheny boys’ lacrosse team continued strong play in Ohio Saturday with a 9-7 win over Archbishop Moeller.

The Tigers found themselves down early, but found offense courtesy of sophomore Mason Brown, who scored with just over six minutes left in the first quarter. The Crusaders had a 4-1 lead after one period.

NA added two more goals in the second frame from junior Nick Sichak and Brown. Moeller held a 5-3 lead at the half.

The Tigers found their offensive stride in the third quarter, scoring five goals from senior Sam Porter, junior Colt Gibson, a pair from junior Johnny Castillo and a hat trick marker from Brown. NA led 8-6 after three quarters.

Both teams traded goals in the fourth quarter, with Porter scoring the insurance tally.

Senior goalie Logan Lyle was a game-changer, making 14 critical saves in net to earn the win. Senior Colman Craft ended the contest with two ground balls and two takeaways. Sophomore Jack Ewalt also had three important draw controls. Castillo ended the contest with two goals, an assist and three ground balls.

With the win, the Tigers improve to 4-5 overall. NA is back in action Tuesday with a non-conference road matchup with Fox Chapel. Faceoff is slated for 6:00 p.m.

BOYS LACROSSE SUMMARY VS. ARCHBISHOP MOELLER, 4-12-25

By: Jared Barton

The North Allegheny boys’ lacrosse team hit the road to Ohio to face Springboro. In a lopsided affair, the Tigers came away with a 13-3 win, while junior Nick Sichak scored his 100th career goal in an NA uniform.

North Allegheny jumped out to an early lead courtesy of back-to-back markers from senior Sam Porter, assisted by Sichak, who then found the back of the net for the first time, assisted by junior Hawke Brian. The Tigers held a 3-1 lead after the first quarter.

Sichak scored his second of the game assisted by fellow junior Johnny Castillo to take a 4-2 lead in the early stages of the second frame. Less than two minutes later junior Jack Dimond scored, assisted by Brian. Sichak picked up goals three (#100) and four right before the half came to a close, with another Castillo assist on the fourth marker. Castillo then found the back of the net with less than two seconds before halftime, assisted by junior Ian Boal. NA held an 8-2 lead after two quarters.

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Castillo and sophomore Mason Brown scored to begin the third stanza, followed by the hat trick marker for Castillo as the Tigers led 11-2. Sichak also scored his fifth of the contest before the quarter ran out. Dimond had the lone NA tally in the final quarter.

Senior goalkeeper Logan Lyle looked sharp in net stopping 14 stops. Senior Kaden Brown finished the game with three ground balls and two takeaways. Sichak finished the game with 5 goals and three assists while Castillo had three goals, assists and ground balls.

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 3-5 overall. The team has a quick turnaround, staying in the state of Ohio to face Archbishop Moeller tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m.

BOYS LACROSSE SUMMARY VS. SPRINGBORO, 4-11-25

by: Bob Orkwis

Everest Academy, a top prep school from Ontario, paid a visit to Newman Stadium in the first game of a four game Pennsylvania road trip for the visitors. Everest scored the first six goals of the contest on its way to an 8-2 win over the Tigers.

Matthew Ford, Jameson Steele, and Owen Lee each scored twice, while Lucas Williams and Becker Lippert added single tallies for Everest. All five goal scorers are Division 1 recruits.

Junior Nick Sichak continued his run of strong play for North Allegheny, scoring two goals, one in each of the final two quarters for the Tigers (2-5). Sichak now has 20 goals on the year and has scored goals in all seven games for North Allegheny.

Goalie Logan Lyle was chosen as the Wright Automotive Player of the Game. The senior and St. John’s commit made 10 stops between the pipes for the Tigers.

North Allegheny heads to Ohio for a pair of games on the weekend against Springboro and Archbishop Moeller, before returning to visit Fox Chapel next Tuesday in a Section 2-3A match up.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL SUMMARY VS. PINE-RICHLAND, 4-10-25

By: Jared Barton 

The North Allegheny boys’ lacrosse team couldn’t bounce back from a tough loss to USC Thursday night, falling to Milford in Ohio 13-8 Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers started the game off strong, with junior Johnny Castillo netting the game’s first goal early in the opening quarter. The Eagles tied the game roughly four minutes later, but NA netted back-to-back markers from seniors Colman Craft and Jacob Clarkson to take a 3-1 lead after the first period.

North Allegheny extended the lead a couple of minutes into the second quarter on a goal from junior Nick Sichak, assisted by fellow junior Colt Gibson. The Eagles then scored three goals in a row to tie the game with just nine seconds left in the opening half.

Gibson connected with Sichak once again to open the third quarter, giving NA the 5-4 advantage, but Milford tallied four straight markers to take an 8-5 lead. Castillo scored his second of the contest with eight seconds left in the stanza and the Tigers trailed 8-6 after three.

NA had fourth-quarter goals from junior Hawke Brian and senior Sam Porter, but it wasn’t enough to climb back, as Milford added five more goals to end the contest.

Senior Logan Lyle made six saves while Castillo finished the game with two goals, an assist and three ground balls.

North Allegheny returns home Monday night for another non-section matchup with Everest Academy at Newman Stadium. Faceoff is slated for 6:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.

BOYS LACROSSE SUMMARY VS. MILFORD, 4-5-25

by: Bob Orkwis

It was North Allegheny from Section 2-3A hosting Upper St. Clair from Section 1-3A in a match up featuring two of the top teams in the classification. The Panthers jumped out to a 5-0 lead, on their way to a 10-7 road victory at Newman Stadium.

Holden Rickel scored 35 seconds into the game and added a second goal with 12 seconds left in the first quarter, sandwiched around a goal by Oscar Leimkuehler for a three-goal lead after one period.

Evan Proud and Nate Haberman padded the lead before Johnny Castillo scored off an assist from Sam Porter to make the score 5-1. Castillo had three assists in the contest.

Nick Sichak’s unassisted tally brought the Tigers within three goals, but Ryan Buonomo scored 11 seconds later, and Charlie Bywalski’s goal 56 seconds after that made the score 7-2 Panthers.

Sichak added two more goals for the Tigers completing the hat trick, with Rickel netting his third of the night and the score was 8-4.

Haberman and Proud each scored their second goals of the game, before Sichak added a pair for his second five-goal performance in the last three games. Sichak, the junior attack, now leads North Allegheny with 16 goals on the season.

Colman Craft scored his third goal of the season to make the final score 10-7.

Logan Lyle made seven saves in goal for North Allegheny, while Tyler Newton stopped eight shots for the Panthers (3-2).

Craft took home the Wright Automotive Player of the Game Honors. The Hobart recruit had a goal and an assist, to go with five ground balls and three caused turnovers, continuing his solid play on the back line and in transition for the Tigers.

North Allegheny (2-3) heads to Cincinnati to face Milford on Saturday before returning home on Monday to host Everest Academy from Canada.

Boys Lacrosse Summary vs. Upper St. Clair, 4-3-25