Woodland Hills claims school’s 7th WPIAL team rifle title
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | 7:14 PM
Led by two shooters with perfect scores, Woodland Hills claimed its first WPIAL team rifle championship since 2016 on Tuesday at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club in Canonsburg.
Avery Thomas and Shamira Pennell had perfect scores of 100-10x for the Wolverines. All eight scoring players for Woodland Hills hit the 100 mark, giving the team a score of 800-53x. Thomas and Pennell were followed by Elizabeth Geyer (100-7x), Owen Kozlowski and Anthony Nemanic (100-6x), Lillian Divelbiss and Leila Nestico (100-5x) and Renee Kilpatrick (100-4x).
It was the seventh WPIAL team rifle title for Woodland Hills.
Hempfield was runner-up with a team score of 799-63x. The Spartans were led by three shooters with a score of 100-9x: Aiden McVicker, Taylor Miller and Brooke Fanala. Izabella Orczeck and Charlotte Auckerman scored 100-8x, followed by Chloe Snyder (100-7x) and Jordyn Bowser (100-6x.)
Outside of the Woodland Hills duo, Butler’s Brooke Schramm was the only other shooter with a perfect 100-10x score, leading Butler to a third-place finish. Rachel Katsko and Andrew Wolfe scored 100-9x and Alyssa Miller and Jackson Jungling scored 100-8x.
Led by Whistle Foxbury (100-9x), Zoey Nikolic (100-8x) and Adam Burich (100-8x), Mt. Lebanon finished fourth.
The top four teams advance to states.
Armstrong rounded out the top five, followed by Trinity, McGuffey, Upper St. Clair, West Greene and Bethel Park.
Tags: Butler, Hempfield, Mt. lebanon, Woodland Hills
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