Montour's John Rohrkaste will face South Park's Jonah Jasek in Friday's WPIAL Tennis Singles Championship consolation final, vying for the final PIAA berth. Rohrkaste won his first two matches Thursday before falling in the semifinals.
The Moon Area boys lacrosse team overcame an early deficit to defeat Seton LaSalle 10-7 in a WPIAL Class 2A clash, with key contributions from multiple players and strong goaltending. In volleyball, the Tigers lost to Butler 3-0, with notable performances from Billy Sprott and Oliver Enos. Boys tennis player John Rohrkaste of Montour is set to compete in WPIAL Championships.
John Rohrkaste, a Montour High School senior, aims for success in his fourth WPIAL Tennis Championships appearance. With increased confidence and experience, he reflects on past challenges while looking forward to this year's tournament.
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.
The Montour Spartans' dreams of claiming a WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball tournament championship came to an end Tuesday night with a 47-44 semifinal loss to Chartiers Valley. Bishop Canevin's boys also lost in the semifinals to Aliquippa while OLSH's girls prevailed in a third-place game over Ellwood City.
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.