North Allegheny Cheerleaders Win Second Place at PIAA Championships

North Allegheny cheerleaders won second place at the first-ever PIAA competitive spirit championships, then traveled to Florida for a national competition.

This is the first year that the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association made girls competitive spirit a championship sport. NA competed in the Medium Varsity Division in the Feb. 2 event at Hershey Park Arena.

After the state contest, NA earned a semi-finalist spot at the Universal Cheerleading Association's 2013 National High School Cheerleading competition in the Large Varsity Division I. The competition was held from Feb. 7 to 11 in Orlando.

In January, NA place fourth in the WPIAL's competitive spirit competition.

Click here for a North Allegheny cheerleading roster.

To see videos of the national competition, click on this link. In the search box, type "North Allegheny" and a video will show up on the right side of the page.

ESPN will air the nationals competition in March and April. Click here for dates and times. The first-ever PIAA competitive spirit finals will be broadcast at 2 p.m. Feb. 23 on PCN.

2013 PIAA Competitive Spirit Championship—Medium Varsity Results:

• 1st place - New Oxford
• 2nd place - North Allegheny
• 3rd place - Avon Grove
• 4th place - Southern Lehigh
• 5th place - Easton Area
• 6th place - Spring Grove
• 7th place - Archbishop Wood

WPIAL Cheer Championship Results

• 1st—Pine-Richland
• 2nd—Shaler
• 3rd—Butler
• 4th—North Allegheny
• 5th—Montour

Champion Runner‐Up

• 6th—North Hills
• 7th—Norwin

Additional Class AAA PIAA Qualifiers:

• Bethel Park
• Mt. Lebanon
• Franklin Regional

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