2026-2027 News
Sarah Schupansky Traded To Boston Legacy FC
By: Jared Barton
Former North Allegheny and Pitt Soccer standout Sarah Schupansky is shippin’ up to Boston.
The NWSL midfielder was traded from Gotham FC to Boston Legacy FC on Friday.
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According to the Legacy FC website, the team will receive Schupansky while Gotham will receive $50,000 in allocation money and $30,000 in intraleague transfer fee funds.
Schupansky made 38 appearances for Gotham FC since beginning her professional career with the club last year. In her rookie season, she had 23 league appearances, starting 16 matches and recording a goal and five assists while winning an NWSL Championship. The five assists were tied for second in the league.
The Legacy next plays the North Carolina Courage on Saturday, August 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
North Allegheny Hall of Fame Class of 2026 announced
The North Allegheny Hall of Fame Association and the North Allegheny Athletic Department are proud to announce the Hall of Fame Class of 2026!
Induction Class of 2026
Ben Abebe – (Boys Soccer) – Class of 1997
Pat Trettel (Baseball) – Class of 2005
Sean Gil (Track and Field) – Class of 2007
Karl DeCiantis (Wrestling) – Class of 2008
Matt Steinbeck (Baseball, Football) – Class of 2011
Tom Keisling (Volleyball) – Class of 2013
Taylor Lake (Girls Basketball) – Class of 2016
Ashley Huang (Girls Tennis) – Class of 2018
Jack Wright (Swimming) – Class of 2019
Torie Buerger (Swimming) – Class of 2020
Casey Burton (Track and Field) – Class of 2020
Paige Miller (Girls Volleyball) – Class of 2021
Paige Morningstar (Volleyball, Basketball) – Class of 2021
Sarah Schupansky (Girls Soccer) – Class of 2021
Patti McClure (Diving) – Coach
Lawrence Bozzomo Award
Dr. Brendan Hyland
(Distinguished Career Achievement Award)
Joseph Drazenovich Award
Randy Gore
(Legendary Service)
Bob Miller Award
Rick Gapsky
(Outstanding Supporter of North Allegheny Athletics)
Bob Austen Award
Warren Pirring
(Distinguished Coaching Award)
The Hall of Fame Association will continue the tradition of acknowledging the preceding years’ individual and team PIAA State Champions. This year, the Hall of Fame Committee will recognize four state champions along with individuals who won PIAA gold. The team champions include boys’ water polo, boys’ swimming and diving, boys’ tennis and boys’ volleyball. Individually, Claire Bacu won the 200 and 500 freestyle, Advaita Sircar won 3A boys’ tennis singles and Ashwin Sudhaker and Matthew Kampi won 3A boys’ tennis doubles. North Allegheny had two relay teams in swimming take state gold in the boys’ 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay.
The 29th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at The Holy Trinity Center in McCandless Crossing. A social hour will begin festivities at 5 p.m., followed by the Induction Ceremony at 6 p.m.
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Visgitis Named Thiel Women’s Volleyball Head Coach
By: Jared Barton
A former Tiger and professional volleyball player, Luke Visgitis, has been promoted at Thiel College.
The Tomcats announced on Wednesday that Visgitis, who spent the 2025 season as the associate head coach, has taken over as the head coach for Thiel Women’s Volleyball. He is the 17th head coach in the program’s history.
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Last season as the associate head coach, Visgitis guided the Tomcats to a 17-win season as the team reached the PAC Tournament Semifinals.
Before arriving in Greenville, he served as a grad assistant at nearby Westminster College in 2024.
Visgitis played three professional volleyball seasons overseas before his coaching tenure in the sport. He spent one season with Viana VC in Portugal and two with VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Germany.
He was a multi-year standout at the University of Mount Olive, earning four All-Conference selections. Visgitis finished his Trojans career second in program history in career hitting percentage (.399) and blocks (304).
As seniors at North Allegheny in 2017, Visgitis and his twin brother Eric were part of a Tigers squad that went 22-1, capturing a WPIAL title and reaching the PIAA championship game along the way. Eric is still ranked fifth all-time at NA in blocks (230) and 18th all-time in kills (407). Luke ranks eighth all-time at NA in blocks (202) and 17th in kills (416). He also owns the best single-season hitting percentage (.575) in program history in 2017.
Pictures and select information in this article courtesy of Thiel College Athletics.
Ravi Desai Selected To WPGA Williamson Cup Team
By: Jared Barton
It has been a busy summer for recent NA grad and golf alum Ravi Desai.
In June, Desai finished tied for eighth in the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Open Championship Qualifying, which earned him a spot in the field as an amateur. That same month, the future Penn State golfer finished tied for third in the WPGA Spring Stroke Play Championship.
In the 126th WPGA Amateur Championship, Desai ended tied for sixth.
As the calendar flipped to July, Desai reached the finals of the 52nd C.R. Miller Match Play event at Hannastown Golf Club. He then took part in the 123rd WPGA Open Championship at Willowbrook Country Club, finishing tied for 30th overall and tied for 19th among amateurs.
Sunday, the WPGA named Desai to the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Team, which will represent the WPGA next week at the 62nd Williamson Cup in New Jersey.
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The Williamson Cup brings together many of the top junior players from the Northeast and Canada to compete in a 36-hole, college-style competition, as players represent their local Golf Associations.
The event will be held at The Knickerbocker Club in Tenafly, New Jersey, on August 10-11.
