Rook Smith of Montour was the sole medalist among West Hills wrestlers at the PIAA Boys Championships, finishing eighth at 160 pounds in Class 3A. Liam Costa and Cael Yanek of Moon Area also competed but did not medal. Carlynton's Braiden Sudor and Henry Barbisch also competed in the Class 2A event.
Six boys and two girls from West Hills area schools qualified for the PIAA Wrestling Championships March 6-8 by virtue of their performances at various regional tournaments that concluded Saturday. Two girls -- Kristen Walzer of Montour and Haley Smarsh of Moon -- both came home with gold medals.
Two West Hills area competitors -- Moon Area's Madison Puthoff and Cornell's Noah Pickett each collected a pair of two-five individual finishes at the WPIAL Swimming and Diving Championships, which concluded Friday at the University of Pittsburgh.
Eight West Hills area wrestlers -- four from Moon Area, three from Carlynton and one from Montour -- placed among the top seven in their weight classes at the WPIAL Tournament. All seven will advance to regional action Feb. 28-March 1.
Seventeen wrestlers from three West Hills area high schools will compete at this weekend's WPIAL Tournament, scheduled to begin Friday at Chartiers Valley and Canon-McMillan high schools.
High school basketball: Moon, Bishop Canevin pass first WPIAL Tournament tests; Carlynton eliminated
High school basketball: Moon, Bishop Canevin pass first WPIAL Tournament tests; Carlynton eliminated
Both Moon Area and Bishop Canevin opened play in the WPIAL boys basketball tournament with victories to advance to Friday's quarterfinals. Carlynton, meanwhile, saw its season come to an end.
The Moon Area boys and girls swim teams outdistanced the competition over the weekend at the Midwestern Athletic Conference Championship meet held Friday and Saturday at Moon. A total of 13 schools competed in both the girls and boys meets.