Moon Three-Peats as WPIAL Gymnastics Champions

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, February 9, 2014 | 3:26 PM

In a close battle that came down to the end, Moon won the catfight with North Allegheny on Saturday to claim overall team gold in the 2014 WPIAL Girls Gymnastics championships. The Moon Tigers edged the North Allegheny Tigers 145.825 to 145.200 to claim a third consecutive WPIAL title.

Here are the results from the championships at Moon High School.

OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS:

1)   Moon Tigers – 145.825

2)   North Allegheny Tigers – 145.200

3)   Pine-Richland Rams – 141.450

4)   Baldwin Highlanders – 139.650 

5)   Hampton Talbots – 138.775

6)   Central Valley Warriors – 132.450

7)   Fox Chapel Foxes – 129.775

8)   South Side Rams – 122.150

9)   Hopewell Vikings – 116.000

10)   Montour Spartans – 101.650

ADVANCED DIVISION WINNERS:

Vault:   Josie Karabinos (Baldwin) – 9.6

Bars:   Carrie Leibensperger (Pine-Richland) – 9.475

Beam:   Josie Karabinos (Baldwin) – 9.425

Floor:   Danijela Jergan (North Allegheny) – 9.725

All-Around:   
1)   Danijela Jergan (North Allegheny) – 37.9
2)   Megan Tamilia (Moon) – 37.525
3)   Leah Elmore (North Allegheny) – 37.3

INTERMEDIATE I DIVISION WINNERS:

Vault:   MacKenzie Kraft (Moon) – 9.3

Bars:   Emily Vannatta (Franklin Regional) – 8.7

Beam:   Brienn McWhirter (Pine-Richland) – 9.125

Floor:   MacKenzie Kraft (Moon) – 9.525

All-Around:   
1)   MacKenzie Kraft (Moon) – 36.4
2)   Maddie Mianzo (North Allegheny) – 35.350
3)   Gemma Trizzino (Montour) – 35.325

INTERMEDIATE II DIVISION WINNERS:

Vault:   Megan Meneskie (Moon) – 9.3

Bars:   Becca Boyd (North Allegheny) – 8.5

Beam:   Emma Lucas (Ringgold) – 8.825

Floor:   Beth Eberts (Moon) – 8.975

All-Around:   
1)   Emma Lucas (Ringgold) – 34.425
2)   Gina Batiz (Ford City) – 34.200
3)   Sophie Roe (Fox Chapel) – 34.175