Steel City Ninja

This past weekend, the World Ninja League hosted the Northeast Regional Championship at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, New Jersey. Although this is not our "home" region, some of our ninjas made the drive to compete in one of the deepest and strongest regions. Please join us in congratulating our podium finishers:

Head to Head
Alex K (Mature Kids, M): 2nd place
Caelin K (Pr***en, Male): 2nd place
Tanner M (Pr***en, Male): 3rd place

Tier 1:
Caelin K (Pr***en Male): 3rd overall (1st in Flow course - full clears)
Emily S (Pr***en, Female): 3rd in Flow course - full clear.

Meanwhile, in Camp Hill, PA, Alex S (13U M) and Emily S (11U F) both won their Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association - UNAA Regional Championship at USA Ninja Challenge with full clears which qualifies them both for UNAA Finals later this summer!

Congratulations Ninjas and keep up the great work!

POST-SEASON VIBES!!!

With the regular season behind us, the team is excited to move on the post season as they look to punch their tickets to the World Championships in multiple leagues.

First up the team travelled to Ohio for the World Ninja League Head to Head (H2H) Midwest Regional Championship at Movement Lab Ohio followed by the FINA - Federation of International Ninja Athletics Sectional Championship at .city.ninja . Please join us in congratulating our podium finishers and WORLDS QUALIFIERS!!

H2H at M*Lab
Jack H (Kids, M): 2nd place
Everest K (Mature Kids, Male): 2nd place
Emily S (Pr***en F): 1st place
Scarlett S (Pr***en F): 3rd place
Cody B (Pr***en M): 1st place
Evan B (Pr***en M): 3rd place
Finn L (Teen, M): 2nd place
Alex S (Teen, M): 3rd place

FINA Sectionals at Queen City
Kirsten O (9U F): 1st Speed (full clear); 2nd Endurance

Thanks you to the North Hills Middle School for recognizing Finn, one of our ninja team athletes.

Finn has been on our competitive team for almost 7 years now and over that time we have seen him grow into a very strong competitor and an equally strong leader. Finn has always stepped up to welcome new athletes to the team and help them excel in their journey.

We’re so proud of you Finn and can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!

Hello ninja fans! This past weekend marked the end of the regular season of World Ninja League IX. Our athletes headed out across the region for a final chance to gain season standing points and sharpen their skills as they look forward to the post-season. Please join us in celebrating our podium finishers:

Adrenaline Monkey (Tier 1 Flow Course)
Alex K (Mature Kids, M): 1st place (full clear)
Louis A (Mature Kids, M): 2nd place (full clear)
Cody B (Pr***en, M): 1st place (only full clear in the division)
Even B (Pr***en, M): 2nd place
Finn L (Teen, M): 1st place (only full clear in the division)

Dexterity Depot (Tier 1 Flow Course)
Tanner M (Pr***en, M): 1st place (only full clear in the division)

Kinetic Ninja Warrior (Tier 2 Full Course)
Colin O (Kids, M): 2nd place

Urban Playground (Tier 2 Full Course)
Logan T (Kids, M): 3rd place

Congratulations Ninjas! Keep posted in the coming weeks for Regular Season Wrap-ups and Regional and Worlds Previews

Hello Ninja Fans!!

Another jam-packed, multi-league weekend is in the books and we love the fact that we can showcase so many of our hard working ninjas as they attended a World Ninja League qualifier at Gripz Gym, an Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association - UNAA Regional at Super Ninja World, and a FINA - Federation of International Ninja Athletics qualifier at Sinai Sports. Please join us in congratulating our podium finishers:

Gripz double header
Ashley G (Kids, F): 2nd place, 4th place (full clear)
Everest K (Mature Kids, M): 3rd place, 3rd place (full clear)
Zach R (Teen, M): 2nd place (full clear), 1st place

Sinai Sports (Fina Speed and Endurance)
Logan T (7U Male): 2nd speed
James F (11U Male): 2nd speed (full clear)
Emily S (11U F): 1st speed (full clear), 1st endurance (full clear)
Alex S (13U M): 1st speed (full clear), 2nd endurance

Super Ninja World Regional
Finn L (15U): 1st place (full clear)

We also have two special call-outs: First, congratulations to Finn L for qualifying to UNAA Finals as a result of his regional championship. And second, Zach R becomes the second SCN ninja to reach 120 points, which is the maximum season points that can be obtained. Way to go guys!!

With the Easter holiday, it was a light competition weekend, but that didn't stop Everest K (Mature Kids, M) from heading up to Marlborough, MA for the World Ninja League New England Regional double-header qualifier at Ascend Obstacle Training - Marlborough. In the Flow course, Everest completed 9 of 10 obstacles for a 3rd place finish. Congrats, Everest!

Before diving into this past weekend's competition results, we would like to congratulate .e.pressley, .irene.334 and the entire Women's Ninja Association team for an amazing inaugural season and an incredible finals event hosted at Motus Ninjas We can't wait to see what season 2 has in store!!

In addition to the Women's Ninja Association finals, our ninjas followed the action to two World Ninja League qualifiers. Please join us in congratulating our podium finishers:

Women's Ninja Association Finals
Kirsten O (Mature Kids, F): 2nd place (5th speed, 2nd Tech, 2nd Endurance)

ROCCityNinja (Flow Course)
Zach R (Teen, M): 1st place (only full clear in the division)

Urban Playground (Flow Course)
Ashley G (Kids, F): 1st place (only full clear in the division)
Everest K (Mature Kids, M): 2nd place

The team had a fantastic time competing at the World Ninja League Movement Lab Ohio double-header competition: A really exciting Head to Head (H2H) course on Saturday followed by a Challenge Course on Sunday. Please join us in congratulating our podium finishers:

H2H
Jack H (Kids M): 3rd place
Everest K (Mature Kids, M): 2nd place
Kirsten O (Mature Kids, F): 2nd place
Cody B (Pr***en, M): 2nd place
Tanner M (Pr***en, M): 3rd place
Emily S (Pr***en, F): 3rd place
Alex S (Teen, M): 1st place
Zach R (Teen, M): 2nd place
Finn L (Teen, M): 3rd place

Challenge Course
Colin O (Kids, M): 3rd place
Everest K (Mature Kids, M): 1st place (full clear)
Tanner M (Pr***en, M): 1st place (full clear)
Cody B (Pr***en, M): 1st place (full clear)
Emily S (Pr***en, F): 1st place (full clear)
Zach R (Teen, M): 1st place (full clear)
Alex S (Teen, M): 3rd place (full clear)

Thanks to Jen, Ryan and the entire M*Lab team for a really great weekend!!

We're starting to sound like a broken record, but it was another busy weekend for the ninja team as athletes travelled to 7 different venues for 5 different competitions:(1) Ninja Sport Network youth qualifier at Rock Solid Warrior; (2) World Ninja League tier 1 Midwest Regional double-qualifier at Iron City Ninja, (3) World Ninja League tier 1 Northeast Regional qualifier at Dexterity Depot, (4) World Ninja League tier 1 Northeast Regional qualifier at NINJA LOGIC, and (4) FINA - Federation of International Ninja Athletics speed and endurance sectional qualifier at The Ninja Hive Please join us in congratulating our podium finishers:

--NSC Youth at Rock Solid Warrior
Emily S (11U F): 2nd place
Alex S (13U M): 2nd place

--FINA qualifier at The Ninja Hive - Speed
Alex K (9U M): 2nd place (full clear)
Caelin K (11U M): 1st place (full clear)
Finn L (14-24 M): 1st (full clear)

--FINA qualifier at The Ninja Hive - Endurance
Finn L (14-24 M): 1st (only full clear in division)

--WNL Iron City Ninja Flow Course
Will L (Kids, M): 1st place
Jack H (Kids, M): 2nd place
Colin O (Kids, M): 3rd place
Everest K (Mature Kids, M): 2nd place
Kirsten O (Mature Kids, F): 1st place
Cody B (Pr***en, M): 3rd place
Zach R (Teen, M): 1st place

--WNL Iron City Ninja Challenge Course
Will L (Kids, M): 1st place (full clear)
Colin O (Kids, M): 2nd place (full clear)
Jack H (Kids, M): 3rd place (full clear)
Everest K (Mature Kids, M): 2nd place (full clear)
Kirsten O (Mature Kids, F): 1st place (full clear)
Cody B (Pr***en, M): 1st place (full clear)
Evan B (Pr***en, M): 2nd place (full clear)
Zach R (Teen, M): 1st place (only full clear in the division)

--WNL Dexterity Depot Flow Course
Ashley G (Kids, F): 2nd place
Emily S (Pr***en, F): 2nd place

--WNL Ninja Logic Flow Course
Will L (Kids, M): 1st place (full clear)
Ashley G (Kids, F): 1st place (full clear)
Alex S (Teen, M): 3rd place (full clear)

After 8 regular season qualifiers over the past 5 months, the top 32 female and 36 male athletes in the world descended on .force.ninja in Bellingham, WA for the Ninja Sport Network Season V Championship. It was quite possibly the strongest field of athletes ever assembled.

Among the field of 32 females was our very own Savannah Deschamps who came into the event seeded 26th as a result of her 8th place finish at Jungle Gym back in December.

Athletes would compete in 3 courses on the first day: A hybrid course, a speed course, and a burnout course. The top 15 athletes (combined score from the three courses) would move on to day 2. By completing 7 obstacles with only 1 retry, Savannah was sitting in 8th place. A 10th place finish on the speed course left her in an excellent position heading into the burnout course. After reaching 13 of the touch points on the burnout course, Savannah found herself in 9th place overall heading into the final day: the finals.

During the finals, athletes would face the same three courses, with slight modifications. Savannah improved on her first day performance on the hybrid course by completing the 8th obstacle which put her in a very strong 5th place. The top 12 athletes moved on to the speed course, where Savannah finished 7th which got her through to the burnout round. An incredibly strong 4th place finish on the burnout resulted in an overall 5th place finish. 5th place in the world! Simply incredible. This represents the best finish ever for a Steel City Ninja athlete at an NSC Championship!

Savannah has always been known as an excellent hybrid course runner during her time on the NSC circuit. But after this weekend, she has proven herself to be an elite all-around ninja! We don't know what the cards hold for Savannah as she heads to her first year of college; but if this was her final NSC event, what a note to end on.

Congratulations to all of the athletes who competed this weekend. A special shout-out to and for their incredible weekends!e