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[[Image:Map of Cambria County Pennsylvania School Districts.png|300 px|thumb|right|Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania School Districts]] |
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[[Image:Map of Cambria County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels.png|right|thumb|300px|Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).]] |
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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]]. |
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==Athletics== |
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Northern Cambria High School offers the following sports: |
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* Football |
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* Girls Volleyball |
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* Cross Country |
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* Golf |
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* Boys Basketball |
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* Girls Basketball |
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* Wrestling |
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* Baseball |
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* Softball |
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* Boys Track and Field |
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* Girls Track and Field |
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===District Affiliation=== |
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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: |
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* Girls AA Track and Field 2007 |
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* Girls A Volleyball 2006 |
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* Girls A Volleyball 2005 |
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* Girls A Volleyball 2004 |
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* Girls A Softball 2003 |
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* Boys AA Basketball 2001 |
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===PIAA Championships=== |
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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 High School|Marian Catholic Fillies]] 3 games to 0 games. They defeated the [[Reading Central Catholic High School|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. |
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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 High Schoo|Reading Central Catholic]] in the state semifinals 3 games to 1 game. They then lost to the [[Cochranton High School|Cochranton Cardinals]] of District X 3 games to 0 games. In 2006, Northern Cambria defeated the [[Geibel Catholic High School|Geibel Catholic Gators]] of Disctrict 7 ([[WPIAL]]). They defeated the Gators 3 games to 2 games. The Colts lost to [[Reading Central Catholic High School|Reading Central Catholic]] 3 games to 0 games in the state championship game. |
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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. |
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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". |
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===Conference Affiliation=== |
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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: |
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*The [[Blairsville-Saltsburg School District|Blairsville High School]] Bobcats |
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*The [[Homer-Center High School]] Wildcats |
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*The [[Ligonier Valley High School]] Mounties (Westmoreland County) |
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*The [[Laurel Valley High School]] Rams (Westmoreland County) |
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*The [[Marion Center Area School District|Marion Center High School]] Stingers |
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*The [[Northern Cambria High School]] Colts (Cambria County) |
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*The [[Penns Manor High School]] Comets |
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*The [[Purchase Line High School]] Dragons |
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*The [[Blairsville-Saltsburg School District#Saltsburg_Middle-High_School|Saltsburg High School]] Trojans |
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*The [[United High School (Pennsylvania)|United High School]] Lions |
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Recent conference championships include: |
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* 2007 Girls Track and Field |
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* 2007 Girls Basketball (shared with Penns Manor) |
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* 2007 Boys Basketball (shared with Blairsville) |
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* 2006 Girls Volleyball |
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* 2006 Girls Basketball |
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* 2005 Girls Volleyball |
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* 2005 Girls Softball |
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* 2004 Girls Volleyball |
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* 2004 Girls Softball |
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* 2003 Girls Softball |
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* 2003 Girls Basketball (shared with Marion Center) |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ncsd.k12.pa.us/ Northern Cambria School District website] |
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*[http://www.northerncambria.com/ Northern Cambria community website] |
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{{Cambria County, Pennsylvania}} |
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