Northern Cambria High School

Northern Cambria High School is part of the Northern Cambria School District. The public high school is located in northwestern Cambria County in Pennsylvania. It serves students in grades 9-12. The district geographically comprises the borough of Northern Cambria and the townships of Barr and Susquehanna. Surrounding high schools include Cambria Heights High School, Central Cambria High School, Blacklick Valley High School, Penns Manor High School, Purchase Line High School and Harmony Area High School.

Athletics

Northern Cambria High School offers the following sports:

• Football
• Girls Volleyball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball
• Wrestling
• Baseball
• Softball
• Boys Track and Field
• Girls Track and Field

District Affiliation

Northern Cambria competes in District 6 of the PIAA. In most sports, Northern Cambria is either in the A or AA classification. District championships include:

• Girls AA Track and Field 2007
• Girls A Volleyball 2006
• Girls A Volleyball 2005
• Girls A Volleyball 2004
• Girls A Softball 2003
• Boys AA Basketball 2001

PIAA Championships

The Colts of Northern Cambria have won two team state titles. The 2005 girls volleyball team won the PIAA championship at the A classification, defeating the Marian Catholic Fillies 3 games to 0 games. They defeated the Reading Central Catholic Cardinals in the semifinals 3 games to 1 game. Forty years earlier, the 1965 boys basketball team won the school's first state championship.

The Colts finished as state runners-up in A volleyball in 2004 and 2006; hence, they reached the state title game 3 consecutive years. In 2004, Northern Cambria defeated Reading Central Catholic in the state semifinals 3 games to 1 game. They then lost to the Cochranton Cardinals of District X 3 games to 0 games. In 2006, Northern Cambria defeated the Geibel Catholic Gators of Disctrict 7 (WPIAL). They defeated the Gators 3 games to 2 games. The Colts lost to Reading Central Catholic 3 games to 0 games in the state championship game.

In girls softball, Northern Cambria reached the state's final four two times. In 2006, the Colts lost to eventual state champion [[Blue Ridge High School|Blue Ridge] in the state semifinals. In 2003, the Colts lost to Chartiers-Houston in the state semifinals.

Janae Dunchack recently won an individual state championship in track and field at the 2007 PIAA state championships. As a freshman, Janae won gold in the high jump, clearing 5'3".

Conference Affiliation

Northern Cambria's athletic teams compete in the Heritage Conference. Most of the schools in this conference are in Indiana County. The conference consists of the following teams:

• The Blairsville High School Bobcats
• The Homer-Center High School Wildcats
• The Ligonier Valley High School Mounties (Westmoreland County)
• The Laurel Valley High School Rams (Westmoreland County)
• The Marion Center High School Stingers
• The Northern Cambria High School Colts (Cambria County)
• The Penns Manor High School Comets
• The Purchase Line High School Dragons
• The Saltsburg High School Trojans
• The United High School Lions

Recent conference championships include:

• 2007 Girls Track and Field
• 2007 Girls Basketball (shared with Penns Manor)
• 2007 Boys Basketball (shared with Blairsville)
• 2006 Girls Volleyball
• 2006 Girls Basketball
• 2005 Girls Volleyball
• 2005 Girls Softball
• 2004 Girls Volleyball
• 2004 Girls Softball
• 2003 Girls Softball
• 2003 Girls Basketball (shared with Marion Center)