North Allegheny Sports Network

Volleyball(F)/HAUS, MEINERT SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT FOR ST. FRANCIS
Senior OH Leeanne Haus and senior setter Logan Meinert signed Letters of Intent to attend and play volleyball at St. Francis University in Loretto, PA. Both seniors were named to the All-WPIAL teams and All-Section teams as they helped NA to the co-championship of Section 3-AAA and to the semifinals of the WPIAL Class AAA Tournament. (More)

Winter Sports/WINTER SPORTS TRYOUTS BEGIN TODAY
Most winter sports will begin today with tryouts for their respective teams. Both boys and girls' basketball, wrestling, and swimming tryouts will begin today with diving slated for tomorrow. Gymnastics will begin on Monday while indoor track has Friday, December 4, as a starting date. Bowling has had tryouts already while ice hockey and inline hockey seasons are underway.
Click here for the Winter Tryout Schedule

ADDITIONAL DAYS ADDED FOR IMPACT TESTING

THERE HAVE BEEN TWO ADDITIONAL MAKE-UP IMPACT TESTING TIMES ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE. TESTS WILL BE RUN ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd AND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, AT THE NASH COMPUTER LABS (ROOM 240). IF YOU TAKE THE TEST ON EITHER OF THESE TWO DAYS, IT WILL COST EACH STUDENT $25.00 (CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO NA ATHLETICS). TIMES FOR THE TESTS ON NOVEMBER 23 AND 24 WILL BE AT 3:00 PM AND 4:00 PM!

Athletic Department/IMPACT TEST, PHYSICAL INFO REQUIRED FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES TRYING OUT FOR WINTER SPORTS
All student-athletes in grades 7, 9 and 11 who did not participate in a fall sport are required to take the IMPACT test prior to tryouts on Friday, November 20^th. Also required is a valid CIPPE physical form turned in to the Athletic Office before that date. Any student in 7^th, 9^th and 11^th grade must have both an IMPACT Concussion Test on file for this school year AND a valid CIPPE physical form before they will be eligible to try out for a winter sport. Any student in 8^th, 10^th and 12^th grade must have a physical form turned into the Athletic Office before trying out AND must have had an IMPACT concussion test taken some time in the 2008-2009 school year. If they did not take an IMPACT test last year, they must take one this year.

If athletes don’t have a physical and IMPACT test on file before November 20^th, they will NOT try out. They can fix the physical part pretty quick, but will NOT be able to fix the IMPACT part after next week. With regard to the physical form, if athletes played a fall sport and did not have an injury, they just need to turn in Section 5 to the Athletic Office. If they had an injury, they need to go back to their doctor and fill out Section 4 again with an updated date.

Click here for the ImPact Concussion Testing schedule!

Tiger Fans/TIGER DEN OPEN WITH OFFICIAL NA APPAREL
The North Allegheny Tiger Den store, located in the Athletic Office, has varsity letterman jackets, sweatshirts, sweatpants, polo shirts, fleece, hats, gloves, blankets and so much more. In addition to quality merchandise, we have new embroidered designs. Please stop in and see our official North Allegheny merchandise or use the order form on the Tiger Den merchandise page.

CUSTOM ORDERS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES
ARE AVAILABLE!!!!

Now available, Cubs Club merchandise for young Tiger fans!!! Check it out on the website by clicking below!
Click here for merchandise and order form!!!

ORDER GIFT CERTIFICATES IN THE ATHLETIC OFFICE!!!!!
Cash or check only --- call 724-934-7238
for more information!

Athletic Director/NA NOW REGISTERED IN SHOPDONATIONS.COM
The North Allegheny School District has been registered on ShopDonations.com, LLC, a shopping website that will donate up to 15% of all purchases to the North Allegheny School District. There is no financial up charge or surchage for using ShopDonations.com or any of their online retailers. It is the same secure websites that you are already using and familiar with.

Click here to go to NA shopping page and start shopping!!!

MRSA Infections/DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has released information on how to deal with MRSA infections. General recommendations and other information on MRSA including spread, treatment, and prevention and control are available on the PADOH fact sheet. The Allegheny County Health Department has also issued guidelines for the treatment of MRSA. Click on the following link for more information: (http://www.achd.net/mrsa/MRSAMain.html)
Click here for more information from the PA Dept. of Health!

Athletic Director/INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION GUIDELINES
The National Athletic Trainers' Association has released a set of guidelines of precautions for the prevention of the spread of communicable and infectious diseases. Due to the nature of competitive sports at the high school level, there is an elevated risk of infectious diseases being spread by skin-to-skin contact.
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Athletic Director/INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT ATHLETES WISHING TO COMPETE IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS
All high school athletes wishing to compete in college must register with the initial-eligibility clearinghouse. Information about the clearinghouse, eligibility requirements, ACT and SAT test information, recruiting schedule, FAQ, recruiting regulations and financial aid questions is available on the website.
Click here for more information!

Hall of Fame/NA HALL OF FAME CONTINUES MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The North Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame is currently conducting its annual membership drive. All athletes who graduated in, or before, 2004 are eligible for consideration. To nominate an athlete, you must be a member of the Hall of Fame Association. (More)

Ice Hockey/BETHEL PARK HOLDS OFF TIGERS, 4-2
An empty net goal with 48 seconds remaining secured a 4-2 Bethel Park victory over the Tigers in a PIHL contest on Tuesday night at Bladerunners in Warrendale. Senior forward Jordan Beck scored both NA goals but it was not enough as the Tigers dropped to 0-4-2 in league play. The Tigers outshot the Blackhawks, 31-18, in the game. NA will travel to Gateway on Friday night to meet the Gators at the Center Ice Arena with the starting time set for 8:15 pm. (More)

Inline Hockey/LATE GOAL BY SENECA VALLEY STOPS TIGERS IN 4-3 LOSS
Seneca Valley scored a power play goal with just 25 seconds remaining as they defeated the Tigers, 4-3, at the RMU-Island Sports Center on Saturday night. Senior forward Dan Leibhart scored twice for NA with senior defenseman Ben Sardon adding the third Tiger goal that tied the game in the third period. With the loss, the Tigers dropped to 0-6-0 in PIRHL play. NA will host Shaler Area on Sunday at Bladerunners in Harmarville with game time set for 5:00 pm.
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Volleyball (F)/HAUS, MEINERT NAMED TO ALL-WPIAL FIRST TEAM
Senior OH Leeanne Haus and senior setter Logan Meinert were selected to the All-WPIAL Class AAA First Team. In addition, both Haus and Meinert were named to the All-Section team for Section 3-AAA.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO LEEANNE AND LOGAN!!!

Football/NORTH HILLS UPSETS TIGERS, 14-10, IN WPIAL QUARTERFINALS
The Tigers dropped a tough 14-10 decision to rival North Hills in the WPIAL Quad A quarterfinals at Pine-Richland Stadium on Friday night. NA took leads of 3-0 and 10-7 only to see the Indians rally to win with a fourth quarter touchdown. Senior PK Jackson Cox booted a 26-yard field goal for the Tigers and junior WR Dan Slivka scored on an 18-yard pass from senior QB Justin Brozick for the NA points. The loss ended the Tiger season as they finished with a final record of 9-2 and the Northern Six Conference title. (More)

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at: bbozzuto@northallegheny.org