Boys' Lacrosse Game Summaries

The North Allegheny boys’ lacrosse team posted its second consecutive shutout on Friday night by blanking the Butler Golden Tornado in Section 2-AAA action. It’s the first time since boys’ lacrosse became a WPIAL-sanctioned sport that the Tigers posted back-to-back shutouts. Senior goalies Logan Lyle and Tyler Eyerman combined for the shutout with five and three saves, respectively.

North Allegheny stormed out of the gates and grabbed an 8-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. Sophomores Nick Sichak and Jonathan Castillo led the charge by each notching a hat trick. For Sichak, he reached the 50-point plateau on the season.

Junior Travis Lamark, junior Sam Porter and senior M.J. Schwemmer all tallied two goals apiece. Sophomore Ian Boal, senior Jonathan Mowry and sophomore Jack Dimond also chipped in with one goal each.

Junior Coleman Craft and sophomore Luke Rohan posted a team-high three ground balls apiece. Craft also led the team in takeaways with three. Sophomore Colin Metzger notched his first career takeaway in the victory.

With the win, North Allegheny jumps to 8-6 overall and 5-1 in Section 2-AAA. Butler falls to 1-3 in section play. The Tigers return to action on Monday at 7:30 p.m. against North Hills.

Boys Lacrosse Summary vs. Butler, 4-26-24

The North Allegheny boys’ lacrosse team posted its third consecutive blowout victory on Wednesday evening with a 16-0 whitewash of the Allderdice Dragons in Section 2-AAA action.

The Tigers cruised to a 12-0 lead by halftime and called off the dogs in the second half. In all, nine different players scored goals for the Tigers, including sophomore Nick Sichak and freshman Mason Brown, who each led the way with hat tricks. Senior Evan Lyon, senior Adam Flavell, junior Travis Lamark, and sophomore Jack Dimond all netted two goals apiece. Sophomore Hawke Brian scored his first career goal and was joined on the scoresheet was senior Preston Vissotski, who each tallied one goal each.

Vissotski also led the team in ground balls with four and shared faceoff duties with sophomore Luke Rohan. The tandem of Vissotski and Rohan won 15 draws.

In net, senior Tyler Eyerman and sophomore Alexander Costa shared time and notched the combined shutout with two saves each.

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 7-6 overall and 4-1 in Section 2-AAA. Allderdice remains winless with an 0-5 section mark. The Tigers will visit Butler on Friday night for another road section contest.

Boys Lacrosse Summary vs. Allderdice, 4-24-24

The North Allegheny boys’ lacrosse team rolled to a 14-5 non-section win at Hampton on Tuesday night. It was the sixth win in the last seven games for the Tigers.

North Allegheny jumped out to a 7-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and cruised to the victory. Offensively, senior Evan Lyon led the way with four goals and a pair of assists, and junior Travis Lamark contributed a hat trick and an assist. Junior Sam Porter netted a pair of goals with three assists and sophomore Nick Sichak chipped in with two goals and an assist. Senior M.J. Schwemmer, junior Derek Walker, and sophomore Colt Gibson all tallied one goal each.

On defense, junior Colman Craft posted a team-high nine groundballs and two takeaways. Sophomore FOGO Luke Rohan totaled 10 faceoff wins. In net, the trio of Logan Lyle, Tyler Eyerman, and Alex Costa combined for seven saves.

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 6-6 overall and will return to section play on Wednesday with a visit to Cupples Stadium to face the Allderdice Dragons.

Boys Lacrosse Summary vs. Hampton, 4-23-24

By: Jared Barton

After a non-section loss last night, the North Allegheny boys’ lacrosse team bounced back to beat North Hills 17-5 at Newman Stadium Saturday morning.

The Tigers scored early and often, netting the first four goals of the contest. Junior Sam Porter broke the ice on a goal assisted by sophomore Nick Sichak. Sophomore Colt Gibson netted his first of the game 45 seconds later on a pass from Senior Evan Lyon. Sichak and junior Travis Lamark tallied markers before North Hills got on the board. Indians junior Colin Feigel scored his first of two in the contest. Lyon netted back-to-back markers to put the Tigers up 6-1 at the end of the first quarter.

Porter opened the second quarter scoring, but North Hills answered back quickly on a goal from sophomore Luke Coldren to make it 7-2. Junior Jacob Clarkson and Sichak both scored, and senior M.J. Schwemmer added a pair of goals as the Tigers led 11-3 at the half.

The Sichak show continued in the third, as the attack scored three more times in the frame. Sichak earned Wright Automotive Player of the Game laurels for his five-goal, three-assist performance. Senior Jonathan Mowry added a goal late in the stanza, while the lone North Hills goal came off the stick of senior Nate Duffy. NA led 15-4 after three periods.

In the fourth, Indians sophomore Coldren scored early, but the Tigers finished off the contest with a marker from senior Adam Flavel and a hat trick score from Schwemmer. The goalkeeping trio of seniors Logan Lyle and Tyler Eyerman along with sophomore Alex Costa kept NA in the lead all game.

With the win, the Tigers improve to 5-6 overall and 3-1 in section play. NA is back in action Tuesday evening with a road non-conference matchup against Hampton.

BOYS LACROSSE SUMMARY VS. NORTH HILLS, 4-20-24

by Jared Barton

The North Allegheny boys’ lacrosse team had a four-game win streak snapped by the Kiski School following a 14-6 non-section loss on the road Friday night.

Kiski got out to a fast start, scoring the first seven goals of the contest in the first quarter. Tiger sophomore Nick Sichak broke the shutout in the second frame on a goal assisted by fellow sophomore Jonathan Castillo. Junior Travis Lamark tallied the next two goals for the Tigers, with his second marker assisted by Castillo. The Tigers trailed 9-3 at the half.

Castillo connected with Sichak once again to start the third quarter, but Kiski responded with three more goals. Sichak earned a hat trick goal late in the frame. Senior Evan Lyon scored to open the fourth quarter after a pass from Sichak. Kiski added two more goals in the fourth to end the contest.

Junior Logan Lyle made 14 saves in the contest, while sophomore Luke Rohan won six faceoffs.

With the loss, North Allegheny falls to 4-6 overall this season. The Tigers are back in action Saturday morning for a rescheduled section matchup with North Hills from Newman Stadium at 10:30 a.m. The game will be broadcast live by the North Allegheny Sports Network.

BOYS LACROSSE SUMMARY VS. KISKI SCHOOL, 4-19-24