The two lacrosse teams at Moon Area achieved the highs associated with established winning programs and the lows associated with teams that are getting accustomed to a sport where speed, agility and strength are crucial.

Coach Harry Watts' boys team finished with a 9-8 record that included a five-game winning streak that culminated in a 7-1 victory over WPIAL Division II playoff participant Winchester Thurston.

But any playoff hopes the Tigers might have harbored were dashed with a season-ending three-game losing streak, two of those losses coming against Division II, Section II rivals Chartiers Valley (12-1) and Seton-LaSalle (16-5).

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Moon Area High has had a solid debut as one of the newest members of the WPIAL's Division II in boys lacrosse.

With an overall record of 8-5, it would seem the Tigers would be poised for a playoff appearance in their initial season of divisional lacrosse.

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Bethany freshman Umar Moore was named Co-Field Most Valuable Player at the 2013 Presidents' Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships at Washington & Jefferson University in Washington, Pa., after he earned two to-three finishes.

Moore, a Moon graduate, finished second in the triple jump then won the long jump with a 23-0 mark on his final jump. Moore shared the MVP award with Westminster's Anthony Thomas.

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In its first year in Class AAAA, it took Moon a few games to adjust to the new surroundings. Just two weeks ago, the Tigers were just 5-3 and 2-2 in Section 4-AAAA.

Since a 4-1 loss at Pine-Richland, though, Moon hasn’t lost again and the Tigers enter a rematch with the Rams tonight at home on a five-game winning streak.

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