WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Senior Joe Mancini buried a single game school record 11 three-pointers to lead North Allegheny to a 76-44 victory over the Shaler Titans on Tuesday night in a Section 3-AAAA contest. Mancini tallied 37 points and nearly outshot the entire Shaler team, dropping in 11 of 17 from beyond the arc. The Titans totaled just 15… More »
The Lady Tigers stormed out of the gates in the first quarter and never looked back as North Allegheny trampled the rival North Hills Indians on Monday night, 64-36, in a Section 3-AAAA contest. Sophomore Abby Gonzales scored the first seven points of the game to jump start a 17-0 run for the Tigers. Not… More »
Junior Meg Morningstar scored 24 points, including six in overtime, to propel the North Allegheny Girls Basketball Team over Shaler, 66-57, in a key Section 3-AAAA contest on the road. Morningstar dominated the extra period and finished the night with a double-double, hauling in 13 rebounds. The Tigers dealt the Titans their first loss of… More »
Collin Luther’s lay-up with 52 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the Hampton Talbots to a 62-61 win over the North Allegheny Tigers on Wednesday night. The Talbots were playing without Pitt-recruit and star forward Ryan Luther who missed the game due to an ankle injury, but Hampton managed to gut out an exciting victory before… More »
The Pine-Richland Rams held North Allegheny to its lowest point total all season, but the top-ranked Lady Tigers managed to grind out a 46-41 home victory to remain undefeated in Section 3-AAAA. Senior forward Danielle Wall led NA with 17 points and was 5 of 7 from the free-throw line. Scoring 11 of her 17… More »
The MSA Sports & Quad-A Conference Girls’ Basketball Game of the Week features a Section 3 tilt between Pine-Richland and host North Allegheny. The Lady Rams are off to a stellar start to the season with a 7-3 record, having already won more games this year than all of last season. Pine-Richland opened the season… More »
North Allegheny raced to a 26-7 first quarter lead and cruised past the Canon-McMillan Big Macs on Friday afternoon in the opening day of the Wright Automotive Holiday Tournament, 59-43. The Lady Tigers shot 58 percent in the opening quarter and connected on 3 of 6 from beyond the arc. NA’s hot start was spearheaded… More »
North Allegheny held off a furious second half rally by the Seneca Valley Raiders and claimed a 71-69 road win on Friday night to remain undefeated on the season. The Raiders held the basketball for the final shot of the game, but a three-point try by T.J. Holl at the buzzer was off-target as the… More »
North Allegheny sophomore pitcher Madi Beining has given a verbal commitment to Division II Gannon University to continue her softball career. As a freshman last season, Beining made a splash with the Lady Tigers, posting a 7-2 record with a scant ERA of 1.14. Displaying tremendous control, Beining struck out 46 batters while walking only… More »
Eight WPIAL players have been selected to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Football Teams. At receiver, North Allegheny’s Elijah Zeise and Mt. Lebanon’s Troy Apke earned All-State laurels. Zeise, who gave a verbal commitment to Pitt in July, had a career year in 2013 with 49 receptions, 952 yards and nine touchdowns. Apke, a Penn… More »