Westmoreland County teams win state bowling championships

Hempfield girls and Greensburg Salem boys won the Pennsylvania high school bowling championships at Bowlero Pittsburgh. Hempfield topped qualifying with 3,770 and defeated Plum in the finals. Greensburg Salem qualified first with 3,956 and swept Armstrong. In the girls' finals, Hempfield won both games 175-138 and 222-169. Hempfield junior Amelia Droste also claimed the singles championship. For the boys, Greensburg Salem won their finals against Armstrong with scores of 201-181 and 179-155. This marks the first state titles for these Westmoreland County teams since 2021 for boys and 2016 for girls.