The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) closed out its 2026 rifle season by crowning both team and individual champions at Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen Club. 

Team Championship
Hempfield Area captured the 2026 WPIAL Rifle Team Championship, edging Butler in a tiebreaker after both teams finished with identical 798 scores. The Spartans secured the title with 64 center shots, compared to Butler’s 57.

Hempfield Area now has seven WPIAL team championships and have their first title win since 2022. The Spartans are now one of five teams to have at least seven WPIAL team championships.

Hempfield’s lineup delivered across the board. Chloe Snyder led the way with a 100-09x, while Charlotte Auckerman, Caitlyn Andree, Izabell Orczeck and Mackenzie Thomas each posted 100-08x. Abigail Hice added a 100-07x, and Taylor Miller contributed a 99-09x as Hempfield put together a balanced and steady performance to secure district gold.

Butler finished second despite matching Hempfield’s team total. Jackson Jungling paced the Golden Tornado with a perfect 100-10x, while Alyssa Miller (100-09x), Lucy Doutt (100-08x), Andrew Wolfe (100-07x) and Colton Beveridge (100-07x) kept Butler within striking distance throughout the competition.

West Greene placed third at 796-56x behind Savanna Somerville’s 100-10x. Armstrong followed in fourth (795-63x), led by Riley Wasson’s 100-10x, and Trinity rounded out the top five at 795-61x.

Mt. Lebanon (794-58x), Bethel Park (794-45x), Waynesburg (788-45x), McGuffey (786-49x) and Upper St. Clair (785-39x) completed the championship field.

Individual Championship
Two days later, Butler’s Jackson Jungling won his second consecutive WPIAL Individual title.

Jungling fired a perfect 200 at the 2026 WPIAL Individual Rifle Championships to defend his title and become a back-to-back district champion. Multiple shooters finished with identical 200 scores, but Jungling’s 18 center shots broke the tie and secured his second straight crown.

Trinity’s Ryan Walther finished second with a 200 and 17 centers. Hempfield’s Chloe Snyder and Armstrong’s Riley Wasson also shot 200, each finishing with 16 centers and seven inner tens as the top of the leaderboard was separated by the smallest of margins.

In total, several competitors recorded perfect scores in one of the deepest individual fields in recent memory.