The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) held its WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Diving Championships this past Friday and Saturday at North Allegheny High School.

Maravich successfully defended his Class 3A title, becoming the second North Allegheny diver since 1980 to win multiple WPIAL gold medals in the 1-meter dive, joining Connor Kuremsky (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). His repeat performance adds to a distinguished list of Tigers champions that also includes Will Schenk (2022) and Scott Wolf (1991).

Lahm earned Mt. Pleasant’s first WPIAL diving championship with his victory in Class 2A. The Vikings become the 33rd different school to win gold in the 1-meter dive since 1980.


CLASS 3A RECAP
Three divers eclipsed the 500-point mark in Saturday’s Class 3A final, but it was North Allegheny’s Ethan Maravich who once again stood atop the podium with a winning score of 538.95.

Maravich was joined by teammate Anthony Farrah in a one-two finish for the Tigers, as Farrah posted a 527.45 to earn silver. Upper St. Clair’s Carter Wells secured bronze with a 500.55.

Fox Chapel’s Gosha Pistsov claimed the final PIAA-qualifying spot with a fourth-place score of 423.40. The remainder of the field featured Penn Hills’ Mikael Epperson (5th, 313.60), Bethel Park’s Cooper Kicinski (6th, 284.45), and Hempfield’s Ryan Park (7th, 251.40).

There were seven competitors representing seven schools in Class 3A: Bethel Park, Fox Chapel, Hempfield, North Allegheny, Penn Hills, and Upper St. Clair.
 
CLASS 2A RECAP
Mt. Pleasant’s Noah Lahm captured the Class 2A title with a score of 320.00, edging Indiana’s Connor Fleming by just 2.15 points in one of the closest finishes of the weekend.

Fleming secured silver with a 317.85, while Beaver’s Isaac Burtt earned bronze at 307.90.

New Castle’s Simon Buzzard (4th, 269.70), Indiana’s Elias Herman (5th, 256.05), and Thomas Jefferson’s Aiden Pearson (6th, 245.10) also qualified for the PIAA Championships with their finishes. Rounding out the field was Beaver’s Bruce Sutter (7th, 206.65).

Seven student-athletes from six schools competed in Class 2A: Beaver, Indiana, Mt. Pleasant, New Castle, and Thomas Jefferson.