At the PIAA Track and Field Championships, Moon Area sophomores Rachel Stepp and Nathan Kustra excelled, winning multiple medals. Stepp earned silver in the girls 400 meters and placed seventh in the 200 meters, while Kustra secured gold in the wheelchair 400 meters and silver in both the 100 and 200 meters.
At the PIAA Track and Field Championships Friday, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart's Tre Moses and Owen Wasko won medals in the Class 2A boys javelin. Rachel Stepp from Moon Area excelled, qualifying for Saturday's finals in the Class 3A 200 and 400 meters, while other athletes competed without medals.
Rachel Stepp entered last year’s PIAA Track and Field Championships with low expectations, yet secured a fifth-place finish. Now a standout sophomore, she’s among the top contenders in both the 400 and 200 meters, competing alongside eight other Moon athletes at this year’s meet. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart also will have six athletes competing at the state meet.
Rachel Stepp from Moon Area successfully defended her 400-meter title and won gold in the 200 meters at the WPIAL Track and Field Championships. Other notable performances included Owen Wasko winning the javelin for OLSH. A handful of West Hills athletes will advance to next week's PIAA meet in Shippensburg.
West Hills high school teams are gearing up for WPIAL postseason competitions on Thursday across four sports: track and field, softball, boys volleyball and girls lacrosse. Notable participants include defending champion Rachel Stepp in track, Bishop Canevin in softball, Moon in girls lacrosse and both OLSH and Montour in boys volleyball.
Rachel Stepp, a sophomore sprinter from Moon Area, claimed victories in both the 200- and 400-meter races at the Pine-Richland Invitational. Her teammate Alena Taylor also won the 300-meter hurdles. Both the Tigers' girls and boys teams triumphed in their respective 4x400 relay events.
The Moon Area Tigers defeated Ambridge 32-0 Wednesday in a girls flag football game, with Syd Ray throwing three touchdown passes. In boys volleyball, South Fayette beat Montour, while Butler triumphed over Moon. Moon's track team had individual successes but was eliminated in Tuesday's playoffs.