Liberty shooter wins state tournament
For the first time, the state champion in the high school smallbore individual championships is not from the WPIAL.
Josh Plum of Liberty High School fired a 394 last week to win the PA State Scholastic Individual Smallbore Championship, marking the first time since the the tournament began in 2001 that a WPIAL shooter has not won that title.
Mike Krivi of Woodland Hills, the defending champion from this tournament and winner of the WPIAL individual championship two weeks ago, finished in a three-way tie at 392 behind Plum and finished second via tiebreaker.
Also firing a 392 were Mason Kemerer of Hempfield and Aleah Atkinson of Woodland Hills, with Kemerer placing third based on tiebreakers.
Becca Kinzel of Bethel Park finished seventh with a 389, while McGuffey’s Alex Klages was the top local finisher, shooting a 388 to place ninth.
Woodland Hills, the WPIAL team champion, also won that honor at the state tournament with a 977.
Trinity, which also finished second to the Wolverines at the WPIAL tournament, finished second in the state tournament, as well, firing a 966.