Penn-Trafford defeated Moon Area, 5-3, in the WPIAL Class 3A softball tournament Monday, highlighted by a four-run second inning. Moon's season ended despite a strong performance, managing to narrow the gap to one run in the third inning.
Three West Hills high school teams are set for the WPIAL Baseball Championships, with OLSH as the No. 2 seed in Class 2A, Bishop Canevin seeded 4th in Class 1A, and Montour at No. 14 in Class 5A. Moon's girls lacrosse team is seeded No. 4 in the WPIAL tournament.
Three West Hills schools are set to compete in the WPIAL Softball Championships, with games getting underway next week. Moon takes on Penn-Trafford and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart meets Apollo-Ridge and Cornell battles Serra Catholic, highlighting the tournament's fierce competition among 76 teams.
Dean Douglass stole home in the fifth inning, securing a 4-3 win for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart over Riverview, clinching the Class 2A Section 3 title with an 11-1 record.
Thomas Medwig's five-hit shutout and Dean Douglass' contributions led Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a 4-0 win over Riverview, securing at least a share of the section title for the second consecutive year.
Montour defeated Ellwood City 11-1, aided by an eight-run first inning, with key hits from Quinn Dalverny and Zander Stern. Other games included Taylor Allderdice's 8-3 win over Bishop Canevin.
Quaker Valley scored three runs in the fifth inning -- all on RBI doubles -- to secure a 4-2 victory over Moon Area in a WPIAL baseball game called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain.