Northampton Area High School

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Northampton Area High School is the secondary school of the Northampton Area School District, located in Northampton, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

The school's current population is approximately 2,000 and spans grades 9-12. The high school is currently undergoing renovations (scheduled to be completed in during the 2009-10 school year) to help accommodate Northampton's growing population.

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[edit] Athletics

Northampton High School is widely known for having one of the best wrestling programs in the nation. Holding two national titles, seven PIAA state team championships and 21 individual state champions at various weight classes, Northampton is one of the leading schools in Pennsylvania state wrestling history.

Northampton High School competes in the Lehigh Valley Conference in the District XI athletic division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The school's athletic teams are known as the "Konkrete Kids", which is consciously misspelled and references Northampton's tradition as a large U.S. manufacturer of cement. The school is particularly well known for its successful wrestling program, which has periodically been ranked among the nation's best, and for its continuing football tradition with cross-town rival, Catasauqua High School. The tradition has been running for 82 years. The annual Turkey Day game is held on Thanksgiving.

[edit] PIAA state championships

  • Girls softball: 1996
  • Wrestling: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004
  • Boys Swimming: 1993

[edit] District XI championships

  • Baseball: 1938, 1963, 1968, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1997
  • Boys Basketball: 1937, 1972
  • Girls Basketball: 1995, 1997
  • Girls Cross Country: 1987
  • Softball: 1979, 1985, 1986, 1996
  • Girls Tennis: 2003, 2004
  • Wrestling: 1953, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2007

[edit] Eastern Conference championships

  • Football: 2006

Hockey

2000-2008

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] External links


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