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2025-2026 Athletic Information for Students & Parents

Updated on 05/16/2025

Dear Moon Area Families, As we prepare for the upcoming 2025–2026 school year, we want to share several important updates regarding athletic programming:  1. Athletic Information Night – Wednesday, May 28th at 6:00 PM (NEW DATE)Please join us in the Moon Area High School Auditorium for an Athletic Information Night. This event will include a presentation on eligibility requirements, athletic registration, and the role of student-athletes and families in supporting a positive athletic experience. We strongly encourage all student-athletes and families to attend.  2. Athletic Physicals – Tuesday, May 13, 2025  In partnership with AHN Sports Medicine, Moon Area will host athletic physicals for the 2025–2026 school year on Tuesday, May 13th. Location: Moon Area High School Auxiliary Gym Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm Cost: $20 (cash or check made payable to AHN) Important: All student-athletes must have a completed pre-participation physical date

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2025 Spring Sports Senior Days

Updated on 05/16/2025

Below is a listing of the 2025 spring sports senior day: Boys Rugby 4/13 at 6:45 PMBoys Tennis 4/14 at 3:00 PMSoftball 4/24 at 3:00 PMGirls Flag Football 4/27 at 11:30 AMBoys Volleyball 4/29 at 6:45 PMTrack & Field 4/30 at 2:45 PMBaseball 5/1 at 3:30 PMGirls Rugby 5/4 at 12:30 PMBoys Lacrosse 5/6 at 6:30 PMGirls Lacrosse 5/7 at 5:30 PM Come out and support our seniors!

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24-25 National Letter of Intent Signing Days

Updated on 05/16/2025

 The Moon Area Athletic Department will have  commemorative signings on the following dates: November 13, 2024 February 5, 2025 April 16, 2025  All signings will take place at 2:30 PM in the HS Main Gym All students planning to participate in a signing day are asked to sign up in the athletic office no later than 2 days prior to the signing day. 

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Moon Area Girls Rugby Wins Inaugural PA Scholastic Cup

Posted on 05/26/2025

Moon Area Girls Rugby won the inaugural PA Scholastic Cup 7s.  The PA Scholastic Cup is the tournament that will eventually become the PIAA Girls Rugby State Championship.Moon Area started pool play with wins over a combined Reading HS - Cocalico HS 47-0.  Moon Area continued to roll beating West Chester HS 48-0The 2 wins put Moon Area into the Championship Pool with hard matches against Hempfield HS and Conestoga HS on the horizon.The first match against Hempfield had the Tigers on their back foot.  Hempfield scored twice and the Tigers were trailing 10-0.  Tries by Ava Steed and Maria Depner saw us hit the half down 17-14.  The 2nd half was all Moon Area Tigers, with Depner adding another try and Steed adding 2.  Hempfield scored on the last play, but it was too late and Moon Area won 31-22.The final match was against Conestoga HS.  Ella Arnold scored in the first minute, and Ellie Nurss shortly after, and the Tigers were rolling up 12-0 with all th

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Girls Flag Football Seeks Championship 3-Peat at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, May 18th

Posted on 05/17/2025

The Girls Flag Football Team hosted the First and Quarterfinal Rounds of the Steelers Girls Flag Football Championships on Saturday, May 17th at Tiger Stadium.  The Tigers would open their first round game with a victory over Aliquippa by the score of 25-0. In quarterfinal Battle of the Tigers, Moon would need a last minute touchdown to defeat North Allegheny 6-0. Today's two wins secured the Tigers a spot at Highmark Stadium, Sunday, May 18th as they look to complete a championship 3-peat. Winner will take on the winner from the Shaler/Upper St. Clair semifinal. See the schedule below for Sunday, May 18th: Girls Flag Semi-Finals3 p.m. – Semi FinalsMoon vs LatrobeShaler vs Upper Saint Clair4:15p.m. – Championship game streamed live on KDKA+5 pm – Trophy and medal ceremony ADMISSION IS FREE BUT THERE WILL BE A $5 PARKING FEE

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Moon Boys Track & Field Shines at WPIAL Class 3A Championships, May 14 – Slippery Rock University

Posted on 05/16/2025

The Moon Area High School boys track & field team delivered an impressive performance at the WPIAL Class 3A Championships on Tuesday, with several athletes punching their tickets to the PIAA State Championships at Shippensburg University and rewriting the school record books along the way.The highlight of the day came in the 4x400 meter relay, where the all-junior team of Marcus McGill, Evan Senkevich, Sam Herrera, and Jared Moyer stormed to a second-place finish and shattered the school record with a time of 3:20.09. The quartet’s blazing finish secures a spot in the PIAA state meet and marks them as one of the top relay squads in Pennsylvania.Individually, Marcus McGill (JR) had a breakout day, grabbing third place in the 400-meter dash with a blistering time of 49.38 seconds, a new school record. His performance earns him a return trip to the state championships.Sam Herrera (JR) also booked his place at states, placing fourth in the 800-meter run with a strong time of 1:57.78, w

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Moon Area Girls Track Shines at WPIAL Class 3A Championships – May 14 at Slippery Rock University

Posted on 05/16/2025

The Moon Area High School girls track and field team delivered an outstanding performance at the WPIAL Class 3A Championships on Wednesday, May 14, at Slippery Rock University. Several individual athletes earned podium finishes and punched their tickets to the PIAA State Championships at Shippensburg University.Rachel Stepp (FR) led the charge, capturing 1st place in the 400-meter dash with a blistering time of 55.54 seconds, setting a new school record and earning WPIAL gold as a freshman.Maria Depner (JR) secured 3rd place in the discus with a throw of 124' 7", building on her momentum as the current school record holder in the event.Lydia Delsite (JR) placed 5th in the triple jump with a mark of 36' 8", clearing the state qualifying standard to book her spot at Shippensburg. Delsite is also the school record holder in the long jump.In the girls 4x400 meter relay, the team of Alena Taylor (FR), Sonya Taylor (SO), Elise Ashcroft (JR), and Rachel Stepp (FR) brought home a 6th place med

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Girls Varsity Lacrosse Defeats Norwin in WPIAL 3A Quarterfinals, Advances to Semifinals

Posted on 05/16/2025

The Moon Area girls lacrosse team punched their ticket to the WPIAL Class 3A Semifinals with a strong all-around performance, defeating Norwin 13-7 on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round.The Tigers came out focused, building an early lead and maintaining their edge throughout all four quarters. Moon tallied 2 goals in the first quarter before exploding for 5 in the second, taking a 7-3 lead into halftime. They added 3 goals in both the third and fourth quarters to keep Norwin at bay, sealing the victory with consistent offensive pressure and disciplined defense.Moon’s offensive attack was led by Avery Machusko, who posted a standout performance with 3 goals and 1 assist. Reese Keslar also played a key role, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists, while Hailey Hutton netted 2 goals to help sustain the Tigers’ momentum.Additional scoring came from Gianna Deluca with 2 goals, Scarlet Eubanks with 1 goal, Marleigh Therrien with 1 goal and 1 assist, and Kamryn White with 1 goal and 1 assis

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Moon Area Girls Rugby Drop State Semi-Final

Posted on 05/12/2025

Moon Area Girls Rugby drop the state semi-final to Downingtown, and finishes their season with a 9-2 record.The Tigers came our slow against Downingtown giving up 3 tries in the first 15 minutes to go down 17-0, but the Tigers started digging their way out through their kicking game and continued attack.  Hannah Wasnieski scored a try with Ellie Nurss converting to give Moon a lifeline, but then a yellow card saw the Tigers playing down a player.  going into and after the half.  After successfully killing off the sin bin, Moon Area scored on a big run by Senior Ava Steed, with Nurss converting again.  This brought Moon within 3 with about 25 to play and momentum felt like it was shifting, but Moon was unable to solve the strong Downingtown defense and Moon pressing the attack created gaps, and Downingtown took advantage scoring 3 more times in the final minutes.The Tigers will now switch to 7s to compete for the inaugural PA Scholastic Cup against other single schoo

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Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. North Hills High School

Posted on 05/09/2025

The Tigers held off a late North Hills comeback by winning 9-8 at Home. Standout performances were by Ben Witenski (5G, 2A), and Dylan Cernetic (13 saves on 21 shots on goal).  The Tigers wrap up the season at 9 Wins and 8 Losses. 

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25-26 Cheerleading Interest Meeting & Tryout Information

Updated on 05/09/2025

Dear Moon Area Cheer Families, We are excited to announce the upcoming Moon Area Cheerleading Interest Meeting for all rising 7th–12th grade students interested in participating in cheer for the 2025-2026 season.Interest Meeting Details📍 Location: Moon Area High School LGI Room📅 Date: Monday, May 12th🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMAll cheerleaders and a parent/guardian are encouraged to attend.During the meeting, we will cover important information regarding the program, expectations, tryout procedures, and the upcoming season.Tryout Practice Dates📍 Location: Moon Area Middle School Main Gym🗓️ Dates: May 27–29🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMOfficial Tryouts📍 Location: Moon Area High School Auxiliary Gym🗓️ Date: Saturday, May 31st🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM📌 IMPORTANT: All cheerleaders trying out must complete registration on Student Central prior to tryouts.🔗 Click here to registerWe look forward to seeing you at the interest meeting and can’t wait for another exciting season of Moon

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25-26 Cheerleading Interest Meeting and Tryout Information

Posted on 05/09/2025

Dear Moon Area Cheer Families, We are excited to announce the upcoming Moon Area Cheerleading Interest Meeting for all rising 7th–12th grade students interested in participating in cheer for the 2025-2026 season.Interest Meeting Details📍 Location: Moon Area High School LGI Room📅 Date: Monday, May 12th🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMAll cheerleaders and a parent/guardian are encouraged to attend.During the meeting, we will cover important information regarding the program, expectations, tryout procedures, and the upcoming season.Tryout Practice Dates📍 Location: Moon Area Middle School Main Gym🗓️ Dates: May 27–29🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMOfficial Tryouts📍 Location: Moon Area High School Auxiliary Gym🗓️ Date: Saturday, May 31st🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM📌 IMPORTANT: All cheerleaders trying out must complete registration on Student Central prior to tryouts.🔗 Click here to registerWe look forward to seeing you at the interest meeting and can’t wait for another exciting season of Moon

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Boys Junior Varsity Baseball vs. Trinity High School

Posted on 05/08/2025

Tyler Volek and Chase Rogers led the Tigers with three hits each and Matt Forkin and Ryan Joyce both had a pair of hits to lead the hit parade for an 8-2 win. Carter Posey went the distance on the mound surrendering only two hits.

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Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Quaker Valley High School

Posted on 05/07/2025

Tigers lose to the Quakers 10-9. Outstanding performances by Seniors Mitch Burgan with critical ground balls and caused turnovers and Ben Witenski with 5 goals. The Tigers final regular season game is 5/8 against North hills (Varsity & JV).

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Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Allderdice High School

Posted on 05/06/2025

Tigers beat Allderdice Dragons on senior night by a final score of 19-2. The Tigers had 13 different goal scorers or feeders on a busy night for the Allderdice goalie. New Varsity goal scorers include Josh Koren (1), Griffin Rupp (1), Owen Hopkins (1). The Tigers head across the river to Quaker Valley to determine playoff standings. The Section matchup starts at 7:30 PM.

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Girls Varsity Rugby Wins on Senior Day

Posted on 05/04/2025

Moon Area girls rugby defeats Hollidaysburg to gain the #1 seed from the West/Central conference.Tries scored by:Emily Wright (3)Ava Steed (2)Laura BrosovicMaria DepnerHannah WasnieskiKeira WiseConversions:Sam Orlando 4/5Ellie Nurss 3/4 

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Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Quaker Valley High School

Posted on 05/03/2025

Moon fell to Quaker Valley in a game shortened due to weather by a score of 4-2. On Senior day Ryan Cavanaugh had 4 strong innings of Pitching surrendering only one run and had no walks. Adam Cross led the Tigers as he belted his 4th homer of the year and scored two runs.

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Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Knoch High School

Posted on 05/02/2025

The Moon Tigers win in dramatic fashion over the Knoch Knights with a final score of 12-11. Standout performances were by Alec Batchelor with 5 goals, including the game winner with 4.4 seconds left in the game, Brody Eckert with 2 goals and 3 assists, Owen Hopkins with a impact performance from the faceoff stripe. The Tigers improve to 7-7 and host Alderdice on senior night 5/6 at Tiger Stadium. 

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Boys Varsity Volleyball vs. Seneca Valley Senior High School

Posted on 05/01/2025

Moon finishes the season at Seneca Valley with a 0-3 loss. Scores were 10-25, 16-25, 17-25. The JV team will end their season next Saturday, May 10th at the Montour JV Tournament,

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Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Beaver Area Senior High School

Posted on 05/01/2025

Moon Tigers defeated the Beaver Bobcats in a non section contest by a score of 16-1. The Tigers were led offensively by Nico Marasco who reached base all 4 times at the plate. N. Marasco had 4 RBIs and two singles. Chris Sandor earned the win on the mound for the Tigers. The Tigers are now 5-9 overall and 4-6 in section 2 5A.

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Boys Varsity Volleyball vs. Butler High-School

Posted on 04/30/2025

Moon falls in 3 to #5 Butler on Senior Night. Scores were 18-25, 14-25, 17-25. Tigers will finish out their season tomorrow night at #2 Seneca Valley. 

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Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Upper St. Clair High School

Posted on 04/30/2025

Tyler Ebner led the Tigers with a strong pitching performance going the distance and scattering 6 hits and surrendering only one run. Nick Machusko led the offense with a double and a single and 3 RBIs. Angelo Fachet added a triple for the Tigers.Moon Tigers are now 4-6 in section 2 5A. 4-9 overall.

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Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Freeport Area High School

Posted on 04/30/2025

Tigers defeated Freeport 14-4 in a section matchup. The Tigers got out to an early lead and stayed in the lead throughout the game. Cole Seymour scored his 100th point on the Wednesday evening matchup with 3 goals, and 1 assist. Dylan Siemons had the impact performance of the night in going 13/17 from the faceoff, scooping 8 ground balls, and chipping in 2 points (1 goal & 1 assist). Goals scored by Ben Witenski (4), Brody Eckert (3), Ryder Zalin (1), Alec Batchelor (1), Mitch Burgan (1). Assist not mentioned was by Ben Witenski (1). The tigers go on the road to Knoch on Friday for another section matchup.  

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