North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls golf off to strong start

By: Triblive
Sunday, August 25, 2024 | 11:01 AM

North Allegheny’s girls golf team opened the season with a 5-1 record and 4-0 mark in Section 1-3A.

The Tigers have posted wins over Mt. Lebanon (195-195), Mars (182-201), Butler (173-193), Blackhawk (176-180) and Shaler (192-214) and lost to Fox Chapel (181-195).

In the win over Shaler at Diamond Run Golf Course on Aug. 20, Kayli Dings shot 41, and Omisa Shah had a 45 to lead the way. Kirsten Karlovits (52), Grace Means (54) and Ava Azzanni (57) rounded out the scoring.

The Tigers also posted a third place finish at the North Allegheny Tiger Invitational on Aug. 18, also at Diamond Run.

Dings captured medalist honors at the 27-hole event, shooting a score of 8-over par 115 to edge Pine-Richland’s Siena Smith (116). Shah finished 15th (145), followed by Karlovits in 17th and Azzanni in 26th.

Pine-Richland won the team title with a score of 389, followed by Armstrong (394), North Allegheny (405), McDowell (406), Seneca Valley (442), North Catholic (449) and Beaver (472).

Boys golfers open 6-0

North Allegheny’s boys golf team also is off to an unbeaten start.

The Tigers defeated Seneca Valley, 193-199, on Aug. 20 at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course to move to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in Section 3-3A.

Colin Ward shot 1-over par 36 to earn medalist honors. Also scoring for the Tigers were Charlie Burbick (38), Chris Hoffman (39), Ravi Desai (39) and Preston Troiano (41). Liam Cooper shot 44. Reserves Mike Huet (38) and Kyle Seidl (44) also competed.

North Allegheny’s other victories came against Fox Chapel, Mars, Mt. Lebanon, Shady Side Academy and Butler.

NA swimmers pick up awards

Five members of the 2023-24 North Allegheny swim team were recognized earlier this month on the NISCA All-American team.

The team is decided after compiling the fastest times across the country.

Honored were two-time WPIAL gold medalist William Gao (100-yard butterfly), WPIAL and PIAA gold medalist Natalie Sens (100 breaststroke), WPIAL gold medalist Claire Bacu (500 freestyle) and divers Lola Malarky and Juliet Hood, who finished first and second, respectively, at the WPIAL meet.

Also honored were:

• The NA boys 200 medley relay of Gao, Grant Regule, Riley Williams and Gus Miller, who were WPAL champions.

• The WPIAL champion girls 200 medley of Sens, Greta Mott, Tori Tieppo and Eva Ogden.

• The boys 200 freestyle relay of Danny Lesinski, Regule, Williams and Totin that won a WPIAL title.

• The WPIAL champion girls 200 freestyle relay of Sens, Ogden, Bacu and Julianne Weaver.

• And the WPIAL silver medalist boys 400 free relay of Gao, Williams, Josh Berty and Zachary Totin.

The group helped North Allegheny sweep the WPIAL boys and girls championships. The girls also went on to win the PIAA championship.

Trunzo earns All-America honors

Izzie Trunzo, a 2024 North Allegheny graduate, earned honorable mention status on the All-America interscholastic water polo team.

The Gannon commit was a first-team all-state selection last season and was named the state’s goalie of the year. She made 711 career saves and had 254 as a senior.

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