Tag: North Allegheny

Run-heavy North Allegheny wins conference title, hands rival Pine-Richland ‘humbling’ loss

October 26, 2018

North Allegheny's Sam Gelosh carried for nine yards, Ben Petschke fought for the next three, Gelosh ran for five more, Percise Colon added six -- and on they went. It wasn't a quick strike that sparked NA's offense Friday night but rather a long, slow, steady touchdown drive in the

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WPIAL girls soccer semifinals on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

In this decade, Peters Township and Norwin have each captured two WPIAL girls soccer championships. On Saturday, the Indians and Knights square off for a spot in the Class 4A district title game. The match at Elizabeth Forward is one of eight semifinals as eight teams will be one step

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North Allegheny, Sewickley Academy, Knoch advance to PIAA girls tennis semifinals

Three WPIAL girls tennis teams earned a trip to the PIAA semifinals with quarterfinal wins Friday at Hershey Racquet Club. In Class AAA, Ashley Huang and Ella Sinciline earned singles victories to lead WPIAL champion North Allegheny to a 3-2 victory over WC Henderson from District 1. The Tigers will

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With Heinz Field rematch possible, might Pine-Richland, North Allegheny hold back in regular-season finale?

It's possible that Pine-Richland and North Allegheny will play one another twice in the span of a few weeks. The two top-ranked rivals are favorites to rematch in the WPIAL Class 6A final, so might that affect how NA coach Art Walker and Pine's Eric Kasperowicz approach Friday's matchup in

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North Allegheny’s Huang commits to play tennis at Cornell

North Allegheny senior Ashley Huang will be seeking a repeat of the PIAA Class AAA girls singles tennis title Nov. 2-3 in Hershey with an important decision out of the way. Huang, the WPIAL champion, committed recently to the Cornell women's team for the 2019-20 season. andquot;I chose Cornell for

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Embarrassing encounter doesn’t shake Chick’s Picks’ Week 9 high school football predictions

October 25, 2018

Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season. Chick's Picks headed back to her hometown for a special event this week. Throughout the course of the day, Chick's Picks ran into many former acquaintances that she had not seen in quite some time. During one conversation in particular,

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No. 2 Norwin girls edge North Allegheny to advance to WPIAL semifinals

October 24, 2018

Pitt recruit Lacey Bernick scored two goals and Norwin overcame a second-half surge from North Allegheny to post a tight and spirited 2-1 victory in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer quarterfinals Wednesday night at Norwin Knights Stadium. Second-seeded Norwin (15-2), fresh off a first-round bye, advances to the semifinals

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Five things to watch at the WPIAL cross country championships

The annual WPIAL Class AAA, AA and A boys and girls cross country championships will be held Thursday at Cal (Pa.). It is a new venue for the next two years after Cooper's Lake Campground decided it no longer wanted to host the event. The event begins at 12:45 a.m.

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North Allegheny, GCC girls, Central Catholic boys all win PIAA golf titles

YORK -- What would provoke girls golfers from Greensburg Central Catholic and the Central Catholic boys to jump in a lake on a blustery Wednesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort They were celebrating PIAA golf titles. WPIAL teams won three of the four titles at the state tournament. The North

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Three WPIAL golfers capture state championships

October 23, 2018

YORK -- On the back of Palmer Jackson's golf cap is an umbrella pin to honor legendary golfer Arnold Palmer. The Franklin Regional senior was named after the golf great, and he feels there is a connection between them. andquot;It's like I'm related to him,andquot; Jackson said after winning his

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