Horizon tops the leaderboard in West Metro Boys Weightlifting Championship

Boys weightlifting teams competed in the championship Wednesday, March 11.

By Megan Bruinsma
| 9:47 p.m. March 15, 2026

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Boys weightlifting West Metros wrapped up Wednesday, March 11, with Horizon High claiming first place in Olympic and Traditional for the second year in a row. Windermere finished in second, Lake Buena Vista in third, Ocoee in sixth, West Orange in eighth and Olympia High in ninth.

Lake Buena Vista’s boys weightlifter Romeo Castillo took home first place in the Metro Championship in both Olympic and Traditional weightlifting for his weight classes. He recorded a total of 605 pounds in Traditional and scored 330 in Olympic.

The top lifter overall in Traditional was Lucca Bruno with a total score of 590 and weight of 152. The top lifter overall in Olympic was West Orange’s Joseph Caputo with a total score of 260 and weight of 137.

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Megan Bruinsma

Megan Bruinsma is a staff writer for the Observer. She recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University and discovered her passion for journalism there. In her free time, she loves watching sports, exploring outdoors and baking.