Moon Gymnasts Take Home Titles in Pennsylvania Classic

The Hopewell gymnast who dominated last week’s WPIAL championships continued her winning streak this weekend, taking home the state championship title at the competition at the

Kelly Burak, a sophomore at Hopewell High School, won with an all-around score of 38.85 in the Diamond division of the meet. Runner-up Jody Gazda, of Cornell High School, scored 36.81 points.

Moon’s Holly Zucchero took the first place all-around title in the Gold division with a score of 36.15. Penn-Trafford’s Nicole Piazza took the Silver division all-around title, scoring 34.23.

Moon gymnasts dominated in floor competition in the Gold division, with Zucchero placing first, Megan Tamilia second, and Kara DiNofrio third.

No local gymnasts placed all-around in the Bronze division competition held Friday night.

Placements in the competition's divisions -- bronze, silver, gold and diamond -- were based upon scores gymnasts accumulated during the regular season.

Moon hosted the weekend statewide meet, which included more than 40 schools and 156 gymnasts. The annual event serves as the