Four high school teams from West Hills have advanced to the WPIAL baseball playoffs. Moon Area, Montour, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, and Bishop Canevin will compete based on their section performances, with games scheduled for May 11 and 12. In WPIAL boys volleyball, both Montour and OLSH qualified for tournament play.
High school roundup: Moon girls fall in flag football semifinals; softball playoff pairings revealed
High school roundup: Moon girls fall in flag football semifinals; softball playoff pairings revealed
Moon Area's attempt to reach the inaugural WPIAL girls flag football championship ended with a 26-13 loss to Plum in Thursday's semifinals. The Tigers finished the season with a 12-4 record. Elsewhere, four West Hills teams will battle in the WPIAL softball tournament, which starts next week. WPIAL baseball pairings will be unveiled Friday.
The Moon Area Tigers rolled to a pair of wins Tuesday in the inaugural WPIAL girls flag football championship playoffs, held at Montour High School's Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium. Moon defeated Keystone Oaks, 33-13, in Tuesday's tournament opener and followed with a 33-6 win over top seeded Seton LaSalle.
In WPIAL high school baseball action Tuesday, Moon Area triumphed over Trinity 7-3, while Our Lady of the Sacred Heart beat Riverview 4-1. Carlynton dominated Springdale 16-1, and Shady Side Academy edged Bishop Canevin 5-3. In softball, Montour defeated Washington 15-0.
Montour secured a 5-3 baseball victory over Knoch, highlighted by Zachary Ciamacco's two-run single and Gavin Foley's stellar pitching. In softball, Montour and Moon claimed narrow victories while Our Lady of the Sacred Heart dominated Shady Side Academy. Moon Area fell in the quarterfinals of the state boys rugby tournament.
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.
Montour and Moon Area schools qualified for the WPIAL Girls Flag Football playoffs, finishing with 10-3 records. However, Sto-Rox was excluded despite having a strong performance, due to a weather-related tie that left them half a game short. The playoffs begin on May 5, featuring doubleheaders at multiple sites.