WPIAL First Round vs. Plum, 5-16-16 (by Michael Ryder)
Archive for May 2016
NA Girls’ Lacrosse Wraps Up Season At Hampton
The North Allegheny girls’ lacrosse team traveled to Hampton for the final game of the 2016 season and dropped a 16-6 decision to the Talbots on Friday. Hampton raced to a 10-0 lead before NA came to life in the second half with a goals by Lexi McClure, Caroline Palguta (assisted by Marissa Lambert), Brooke… More »
Tigers Fall to Fox Chapel, 3-2, in WPIAL Finals
Playing at the Glen Creek Tennis Club Friday afternoon, the second seeded Tigers dueled with Fox Chapel for the WPIAL Championship but could not upset the top ranked Foxes, falling 3-2. The Tigers competed well and pushed the Foxes but could not find the consistency needed to gain the win. Senior Jared Isaacs and sophomore… More »
NA Concludes Regular Season With Win Over Ambridge
The North Allegheny boys’ volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a 3-1 win over perennial Class AA power Ambridge on Friday night, 3-1. The Tigers won by set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 26-24 and 25-15. Libero Danny Lebovitz posted an impressive 24 digs to help push the Tigers toward victory. With 355 digs… More »
A Record Goes Down At WPIAL Individual Qualifiers
Foul weather came in and delayed the meet, but that didn’t deter the Tigers from their goal of qualifying as many athletes as possible to the WPIAL Championship Meet. Melina Owens was the first individual on the track to do so as she won the High Hurdle Race with her seasonal best performance. Clara Savchik… More »
NA Beats Peters Twp, Will Face Indians Again Next Week
In the final tune-up game before the WPIAL playoffs, the North Allegheny Tigers defeated the Peters Township Indians on Thursday night, 10-7. Junior Dillon Bugni netted a hat trick to point the Tigers toward victory. Sophomore Wes Powell and junior Trevor Saundry scored two goals apiece to help pace the NA attack. Also scoring goals… More »
Tigers Clinch Section Title With Win Over North Hills
The North Allegheny boys’ volleyball team locked up an outright Section 2-AAA title on Thursday night with a 3-0 triumph over the North Hills Indians. The senior night victory came by way of set scores of 25-10, 25-13 and 25-21. Senior Austin Kurtanich finished the match up with a big kill on match point. Junior… More »
NA Edged By Pine-Richland In Overtime, 9-8
Two top-five teams in Division 1 lacrosse went head to head on Wednesday night and the Pine-Richland Rams edged the North Allegheny Tigers for a 9-8 win in overtime. Trailing 6-2 in the third quarter, North Allegheny rattled off four straight goals to even the score at 6-6 by the end of the period. Wes… More »
Tigers Beat Mt. Lebanon 4-1, Advance to WPIAL Finals
Playing at the Greensburg Racquet Club Wednesday evening, the 2nd seeded Tigers tangled with the 5th seeded Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils in the WPIAL Semi-Finals and came away with a 4-1 decision. Falling behind by a point after the first contest was decided at number one doubles, the Tigers roared back with three, straight-set wins… More »
Tigers Trip Tribe To Take Title
The North Allegheny Varsity Softball Team traveled down McKnight Road into Ross Township to take on the North Hills Indians on Tuesday evening and came home with a an 8-0 victory to lock up its share of the Section 3AAAA championship. North Allegheny will share the title with the Shaler Area Titans, with whom they… More »