Fall sports are picking up momentum with each passing day, as more and more high school squads are kicking off their seasons.
High school football began last weekend and two area teams — Chambersburg and Waynesboro — were victorious in their season openers.
Greencastle-Antrim and Waynesboro opened their soccer seasons over the weekend, and the boys and girls squads for both schools will be seeking their first wins when they return to play this week. The same can be said for the Chambersburg girls tennis team, which is 0-2 to start the season.
We’re already two weeks into golf season, and Waynesboro’s Tyler Fortney continues to shine. Fortney landed a runner-up finish at Monday’s Mid-Penn Colonial Meet, while Greencastle’s Ben Horst was just behind in fifth place.
This will be a big week for sports in the Local.News area as our Maryland teams — Smithsburg, North Hagerstown, and South Hagerstown — are all set to embark on the 2024 journey.
Below is a sport-by-sport look at how teams in the Local.News coverage area performed last week:
FOOTBALL
Standings
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division: Chambersburg (1-0 overall, 0-0 division), Cedar Cliff (1-0, 0-0), State College (1-0, 0-0), Bishop McDevitt (1-0, 0-0), CD East (1-0, 0-0), Altoona (0-1, 0-0), Carlisle (0-1, 0-0), Central Dauphin (0-1, 0-0), Cumberland Valley (0-1, 0-0), Harrisburg (0-1, 0-0).
Mid-Penn Keystone Division: Waynesboro (1-0 overall, 0-0 division), Hershey (1-0, 0-0), Mechanicsburg (1-0, 0-0), Mifflin County (1-0, 0-0), Palmyra (1-0, 0-0), Shippensburg (1-0, 0-0), Gettysburg (0-1), Lower Dauphin (0-1), Northern York (0-1, 0-0), Red Land (0-1, 0-0).
Mid-Penn Colonial Division: Boiling Springs (1-0 overall, 0-0 division), Middletown (1-0, 0-0), Susquehanna Township (1-0, 0-0), West Perry (1-0, 0-0), Big Spring (0-1, 0-0), East Pennsboro (0-1, 0-0), Greencastle-Antrim (0-1, 0-0), Milton Hershey (0-1, 0-0), Trinity (0-1, 0-0).
Mid-Penn Capital Division: James Buchanan (1-0 overall, 0-0 division), Steel-High (1-0, 0-0), Camp Hill (0-1, 0-0), Halifax (0-1, 0-0), Juniata (0-1, 0-0), Line Mountain (0-1, 0-0), Newport (0-1, 0-0), Susquenita (0-1, 0-0), Upper Dauphin (0-1, 0-0).
York-Adams III: Biglerville (1-0 overall, 0-0 division), York County Tech (0-1, 0-0), Delone Catholic (0-1, 0-0), Bermudian Springs (0-1, 0-0), Littlestown (0-1, 0-0), York Catholic (0-1, 0-0), Hanover (0-1, 0-0), Fairfield (0-1, 0-0).
Scores
Friday, August 23
Waynesboro 30, Greencastle-Antrim 0
Chambersburg 24, Gettysburg 17
Saturday, August 24
Steel-High 69, Fairfield 0
BOYS SOCCER
Standings
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division: Carlisle (1-0 overall, 0-0 division), Cedar Cliff (1-0, 0-0), Mechanicsburg (1-0, 0-0), Central Dauphin (0-0, 0-0), Chambersburg (0-0, 0-0), Cumberland Valley (0-0, 0-0), State College (0-0, 0-0).
Mid-Penn Colonial Division: James Buchanan (1-0 overall, 0-0 division), Boiling Springs (0-0, 0-0), West Perry (0-0, 0-0), Mifflin County (0-0, 0-0), Shippensburg (0-0, 0-0), Gettysburg (0-0, 0-0), Waynesboro (0-1, 0-0), Greencastle-Antrim (0-1, 0-0).
Scores
Saturday, August 24
Cedar Cliff 4, Waynesboro 0
Hershey 5, Greencastle-Antrim 0
GIRLS SOCCER
Standings
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division: Cumberland Valley (2-0 overall, 0-0 division), Cedar Cliff (1-0, 0-0), Mechanicsburg (1-0, 0-0), Carlisle (0-0, 0-0), Central Dauphin (0-0, 0-0), Chambersburg (0-0, 0-0), State College (0-0, 0-0).
Mid-Penn Colonial Division: Boiling Springs (1-1 overall, 0-0 division), Gettysburg (1-0, 0-0), West Perry (0-0, 0-0), James Buchanan (0-0), Mifflin County (0-0, 0-0), Shippensburg (0-0, 0-0), Waynesboro (0-1, 0-0), Greencastle-Antrim (0-1, 0-0).
Saturday, August 24
Greencastle-Antrim 2, Camp Hill 1
Cedar Cliff 5, Waynesboro 1
BOYS GOLF
Standings
Mid-Penn Colonial Division: 1. Northern (18-0), 2. Shippensburg (12-6), 2. Gettysburg (12-6), 4. Waynesboro (11-7), 5. Greencastle (8-10), 6. James Buchaann (3-15), 7. Big Spring (0-18).
Scores
Monday, August 19
Mid-Penn Colonial Meet at Waynesboro
1. Northern 328, 2. Gettysburg 338, 3. Shippensburg 339, 4. Waynesboro 340, 5. Greencastle-Antrim 347, 6. James Buchanan 377, 7. Big Spring 412
Wednesday, August 21
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Meet at State College
1. State College, 6. Chambersburg.
GIRLS TENNIS
Scores
Monday, August 19
Northern 4, Chambersburg 1
Wednesday, August 21
Lower Dauphin 5, Chambersburg 0
