Tigers place second at WPIAL Championships; Sarah Patterson wins floor routine
North Allegheny traveled to Moon High School to take on the WPIAL Gymnastics Championships on Friday and Saturday. On Friday night, the Tigers came up just short of WPIAL gold falling to Thomas Jefferson (141.975) by half a point as NA finished with a team score of 141.425, good enough for WPIAL runner-up. On Saturday, Sarah Patterson took home WPIAL gold in the floor routine.
There were plenty of Tigers throughout the leaderboard in all events as Hannah Seidl was the third-place finisher on the vault with a score of 9.725. Patterson finished sixth with a 9.600. Caroline DiRenzo was North Allegheny’s top performer on the bars posting a 9.000, good enough for sixth place while Seidl finished in ninth.
Three Tigers posted top 10 finishes on the beam as Seidl and DiRenzo both posted a score of 8.750 to tie for sixth place while 
Patterson came in ninth place scoring an 8.700. Patterson won the floor routine with a score of 9.700 beating runner-up Eliana Knause of Montour by two-tenths of a point. Seidl finished in ninth posting a 9.200.
Patterson, Seidl and DiRenzo all had top-10 finishes in the all-around performance coming in fifth, sixth and 10th respectively.
For complete team results, click here.
For complete individual results, click here.
That concludes the season for North Allegheny. They finished the year with a 7-1 overall record, 6-1 in section, with their only regular season loss coming to Thomas Jefferson. Congrats to head coach Nicole Bova, her staff and all athletes on a great season!
