Three boys track athletes from the Local.News1 coverage area — Torin Sitter, Dylan Herbst, and Garett Forrest — saved their best efforts of the season for last.
Competing at the final day of the MPSSAA Championships on Monday, South Hagerstown’s Sitter lowered his area-best time in the 400 to 48.65, while Smithsburg’s Herbst (1,600, 4:21.95) and North Hagerstown’s Garett Forrest (discus, 140-1) both surged to the top of our local leaderboards in their respective events.
Distance standout Mackenzie Philp, a freshman for the Hubs, improved upon her lead over area runners in the 800 (2:16.65).
Thanks to deep playoff runs at Greencastle-Antrim and Chambersburg, our baseball and softball leaderboards are still running strong. The Blue Devils baseball squad has piled up a ton of offense this spring, with Andrew Weaver (36) and Cam Rakaczewski (35) leading locals in runs scored.
On the softball field, the Blue Devils and Trojans lead our coverage area in nine of 11 categories.
Below is a sport-by-sport, category-by-category look at area stat leaders through May 31:
BASEBALL
Batting
Average: 1. Ryan Jenkins (Waynesboro) .476, 2. Cam Rakaczewski (Greencastle-Antrim) .457, 3. Heath Githens (Smithsburg) .452, 4. Jacob Liller (Fairfield) .439, 5. Braydon Ocasio (South Hagerstown) .435, 6. Avery Horst (Greencastle-Antrim) .432, 7. Rylan Nichols (Waynesboro) .426, 8. Jaxon Teson (Smithsburg) .418, 9. Riley Eaton (Waynesboro) .405, 10. Brady Truett (Chambersburg) .397.
Doubles: 1. Cam Rakaczewski (Greencastle-Antrim) 11, 2. Layton Wilhide (Fairfield) 9, 2. Avery Horst (Greencastle-Antrim) 9, 2. Jaxon Teson (Smithsburg) 9, 5. Matthew Mallardi (North Hagerstown) 8, 5. Gavin Ramarge (Smithsburg) 8, 5. Andrew Weaver (Greencastle-Antrim) 8, 8. Nate Nystrom (Waynesboro) 7, 8. Riley Brown (Fairfield) 7, 10. Rylan Nichols (Waynesboro) 6, 10. Luke Leisinger (South Hagerstown) 6, 10. Jacob Liller (Fairfield) 6.
Triples: 1. Riley Eaton (Waynesboro) 5, 2. Ryne Mills (Chambersburg) 3, 2. Luke Leisinger (South Hagerstown) 3, 2. Jack Knepper (Waynesboro) 3, 2. Manny Brookens (Greencastle-Antrim) 3, 2. Jacob Liller (Fairfield) 3, 7. Cam Rakaczewski (Greencastle-Antrim) 2, 7. Bryce Davidson (Greencastle-Antrim) 2, 7. Jaxon Teson (Smithsburg) 2, 7. Matthew Mallardi (North Hagerstown) 2, 7. Chase Sarber (Smithsburg) 2, 7. Ryan Darr (Smithsburg) 2, 7. George Mantz (Smithsburg) 2.
Home Runs: 1. Rylan Nichols (Waynesboro) 5, 1. Gavin Ramarge (Smithsburg) 5, 3. Jaxon Teson (Smithsburg) 5, 3. Ryan Jenkins (Waynesboro) 4, 5. Grant Semler (North Hagerstown) 3, 5. Jacob Liller (Fairfield) 3, 5. Jack Knepper (Waynesboro) 3, 8. Brady Truett (Chambersburg) 2, 8. Ryne Mills (Chambersburg) 2, 8. George Mantz (Smithsburg) 2, 8. Cole Bratburd (North Hagerstown) 2, 8. Matthew Mallardi (North Hagerstown) 2, 8. Luke Scott (Smithsburg) 2, 8. Nolan Sullivan (Greencastle-Antrim) 2.
Runs: 1. Andrew Weaver (Greencastle-Antrim) 36, 2. Cam Rakaczewski (Greencastle-Antrim) 35, 3. Jaxon Teson (Smithsburg) 33, 4. Riley Brown (Fairfield) 29, 5. Riley Eaton (Waynesboro) 28, 5. Ryan Jenkins (Waynesboro) 28, 5. Bryce Davidson (Greencastle-Antrim) 28, 5. Nolan Sullivan (Greencastle-Antrim) 28, 9. Eli Brown (North Hagerstown) 26, 10. Chase Sarber (Smithsburg) 25.
RBI: 1. Jacob Liller (Fairfield) 36, 2. Ryan Jenkins (Waynesboro) 33, 2. Cam Rakaczewski (Greencastle-Antrim) 33, 4. Avery Horst (Greencastle-Antrim) 32, 5. Jaxon Teson (Smithsburg) 31, 6. Rylan Nichols (Waynesboro) 30, 7. Nolan Sullivan (Greencastle-Antrim) 27, 8. Matthew Mallardi (North Hagerstown) 25, 8. Luke Leisinger (South Hagerstown) 25, 10. James Ortiz (North Hagerstown) 24, 10. Mason Oates (Smithsburg) 24.
Stolen bases: 1. Jaxon Teson (Smithsburg) 24, 2. Braydon Ocasio (South Hagerstown) 21, 3. Riley Eaton (Waynesboro) 19, 4. Nolan Sullivan (Greencastle-Antrim) 18, 5. Cam Rakaczewski (Greencastle-Antrim) 17, 6. Avery Horst (Greencastle-Antrim) 16, 7. Rayshawn Frazer-Hewitt (Waynesboro) 15, 8. Derek Kline (South Hagerstown) 13, 8. James Ortiz (North Hagerstown) 13, 8. Layton Wilhide (Fairfield) 13.
Pitching
Wins: 1. John Kahl (Waynesboro) 9, 1. Ryne Mills (Chambersburg) 9, 3. Ryder Linn (Greencastle-Antrim) 7, 3. Jaxson Bostick (Greencastle-Antrim) 7, 5. Avery Horst (Greencastle-Antrim) 6, 6. Chase Sarber (Smithsburg) 5, 7. Haden Hicks (Fairfield) 4, 7. Tyson Mangold (South Hagerstown) 4, 7. Jack Knepper (Waynesboro) 4, 7. Brady Truett (Chambersburg) 4.
ERA: 1. Cam Rakaczewski (Greencastle-Antrim) 0.62, 2. Brady Truett (Chambersburg) 1.19, 3. Chance Hall (Waynesboro) 1.20, 4. Jaxson Bostick (Greencastle-Antrim) 1.23, 5. Ryne Mills (Chambersburg) 1.37, 6. Matthew Mallardi (North Hagerstown) 1.62, 7. Ryder Linn (Greencastle-Antrim) 1.80, 8. Avery Horst (Greencastle-Antrim) 1.91, 9. Manny Brookens (Greencastle-Antrim) 2.00, 10. Shawn Higgins (South Hagerstown) 2.10
Innings: 1. Ryne Mills (Chambersburg) 66.1, 2. John Kahl (Waynesboro) 62, 3. Jaxson Bostick (Greencastle-Antrim) 45.2, 4. Vaughn Lewis (Fairfield) 43, 5. Ryder Linn (Greencastle-Antrim) 42.2, 6. Shawn Higgins (South Hagerstown) 40, 7. Haden Hicks (Fairfield) 37.1, 8. Tyson Mangold (South Hagerstown) 35.2, 9. Brady Truett (Chambersburg) 35.1, 10. Heath Githens (Smithsburg) 35.
Strikeouts: 1. John Kahl (Waynesboro) 68, 2. Ryne Mills (Chambersburg) 60, 3. Jaxson Bostick (Greencastle-Antrim) 48, 4. Vaughn Lewis (Fairfield) 47, 5. Shawn Higgins (South Hagerstown) 46, 5. Ryder Linn (Greencastle-Antrim) 46, 7. Haden Hicks (Fairfield) 40, 8. Grant Semler (North Hagerstown) 39, 9. Avery Horst (Greencastle-Antrim) 33, 10. Jack Knepper (Waynesboro) 30.
SOFTBALL
Batting
Average: 1. Emma Bradley (Waynesboro) .540, 2. Maddy Payne (Fairfield) .478, 3. Raelee Fry (South Hagerstown) .460, 4. Kindal Rice (Greencastle-Antrim) .455, 5. Kylie Kerns (Greencastle-Antrim) .451, 6. Lydia Shank (Waynesboro) .446, 7. Erissa Varner (Chambersburg) .443, 8. Olivia Shockey (Waynesboro) .435, 9. Addison Gsell (Chambersburg) .432, 10. Ja’Seri Chapman (South Hagerstown) .429.
Doubles: 1. Addison Gsell (Chambersburg) 10, 2. Chelsea Desmond (South Hagerstown) 9, 2. Olivia Kocevar (Smithsburg) 9, 2. Kindal Rice (Greencastle-Antrim) 9, 5. Kylie Kerns (Greencastle-Antrim) 8, 5. Maddy Payne (Fairfield) 8, 5. Halie Hughes (North Hagerstown) 8, 5. Adianna Dudley (Smithsburg) 8, 5. Kylee Perry (Chambersburg) 8, 10. Raelee Fry (South Hagerstown) 7, 10. Brooklyn Sanchez (Greencastle-Antrim) 7, 10. Sanay Jones (Chambersburg) 7.
Triples: 1. Erissa Varner (Chambersburg) 3, 2. Lydia Pryke (Greencastle-Antrim) 2, 2. Sanay Jones (Chambersburg) 2, 2. Saige Palmer (North Hagerstown) 2, 2. Brooklyn Sanchez (Greencastle-Antrim) 2, 2. Haley Reynolds (Waynesboro) 2, 2. Emma Bradley (Waynesboro) 2, 8. Marley Onomastico (Chambersburg) 1, 8. Annika Stasny (Fairfield) 1, 8. Addison Welch (Fairfield) 1, 8. Emma Smith (Smithsburg) 1, 8. Kailia Burke (South Hagerstown) 1, 8. Triana Williams (South Hagerstown) 1, 8. Amiyah Rivas (North Hagerstown) 1, 8. Ja’Seri Chapman (South Hagerstown) 1, 8. Kaelynn Kunkle (South Hagerstown) 1, 8. Olivia Kocevar (Smithsburg) 1, 8. Chloe Lowans (Waynesboro) 1, 8. Kylie Kerns (Greencastle-Antrim) 1, 8. Minnie Gambacurta (Greencastle-Antrim) 1.
Home Runs: 1. Kylie Kerns (Greencastle-Antrim) 5, 2. Lydia Shank (Waynesboro) 4, 3. Haley Reynolds (Waynesboro) 3, 3. Brooklyn Sanchez (Greencastle-Antrim) 3, 3. Sanay Jones (Chambersburg) 3, 6. Olivia Kocevar (Smithsburg) 2, 6. Abby Byers (Waynesboro) 2, 6. Kaelynn Kunkle (South Hagerstown) 2, 6. Kendall Flory (Chambersburg) 2, 6. Kylee Perry (Chambersburg) 2, 6. Kindal Rice (Greencastle-Antrim) 2.
Runs: 1. Kylie Kerns (Greencastle-Antrim) 31, 2. Erissa Varner (Chambersburg) 28, 3. Emma Bradley (Waynesboro) 27, 4. Lyndsey Keefer (North Hagerstown) 26, 5. Saige Palmer (North Hagerstown) 25, 5. Ja’Seri Chapman (South Hagerstown) 25, 7. Chelsea Desmond (South Hagerstown) 24, 8. Kaelynn Kunkle (South Hagerstown) 23, 8. Kylee Perry (Chamersburg) 23, 10. Addison Welch (Fairfield) 20, 10. Addison Gsell (Chambersburg) 20.
RBI: 1. Addison Gsell (Chambersburg) 35, 2. Kindal Rice (Greencastle-Antrim) 30, 3. Raelee Fry (South Hagerstown) 29, 4. Lydia Shank (Waynesboro) 25, 4. Brooklyn Sanchez (Greencastle-Antrim) 25, 6. Marley Onomastico (Chambersburg) 24, 7. Halie Hughes (North Hagerstown) 21, 8. Kylie Kerns (Greencastle-Antrim) 20, 9. Kylee Perry (Chambersburg) 19, 10. Sydney Kreitz (Fairfield) 17, 10. Kaelynn Kunkle (South Hagerstown) 17.
Stolen bases: 1. Erissa Varner (Chambersburg) 22, 2. Ja’Seri Chapman (South Hagerstown) 18, 3. Kaelynn Kunkle (South Hagerstown) 14, 4. Zaya Urgent (North Hagerstown) 10, 5. Emma Bradley (Waynesboro) 10, 6. Addison Welch (Fairfield) 9, 6. Saige Palmer (North Hagerstown) 9, 8. Chelsea Desmond (South Hagerstown) 8, 9. Aubrey Arvin (Fairfield) 7, 9. Madison Ross (Smithsburg) 7, 9. Kira Showe (South Hagerstown) 7, 9. Kylee Perry (Chambersburg) 7.
Pitching
Wins: 1. Issie Slimmer (Chambersburg) 15, 2. Kiersten Swain (Greencastle-Antrim) 10, 3. Saige Palmer (North Hagerstown) 7, 3. Kailia Burke (South Hagerstown) 7, 5. Kimberly Hebert (Smithsburg) 6, 6. Lydia Pryke (Greencastle-Antrim) 5, 7. Katie Zawilinski (Greencastle-Antrim) 4, 8. Raelee Fry (South Hagerstown) 3, 8. Sanay Jones (Chambersburg) 3, 8. Maddy Payne (Fairfield) 3, 8. Sierra Brosius (Waynesboro) 3.
ERA: 1. Sanay Jones (Chambersburg) 1.48, 2. Issie Slimmer (Chambersburg) 2.19, 3. Kiersten Swain (Greencastle-Antrim) 2.23, 4. Kimberly Hebert (Smithsburg) 2.66, 5. Kailia Burke (South Hagerstown) 2.97, 6. Katie Zawilinski (Greencastle-Antrim) 3.34, 7. Lydia Pryke (Greencastle-Antrim) 3.46, 8. Adianna Dudley (Smithsburg) 3.59, 9. Raelee Fry (South Hagerstown) 4.78, 10. Saige Palmer (North Hagerstown) 5.33.
Innings: 1. Issie Slimmer (Chambersburg) 118.1, 2. Kimberly Hebert (Smithsburg) 97.1, 3. Saige Palmer (North Hagerstown) 86.2, 4. Kiersten Swain (Greencastle-Antrim) 81.2, 5. Kailia Burke (South Hagerstown) 73, 6. Maddy Payne (Fairfield) 70, 7. Sierra Brosius (Waynesboro) 51.1, 8. Emma Bradley (Waynesboro) 46, 9. Katie Zawilinski (Greencastle-Antrim) 44, 10. Lyndsey Keefer (North Hagerstown) 42.
Strikeouts: 1. Kimberly Hebert (Smithsburg) 152, 2. Saige Palmer (North Hagerstown) 112, 3. Issie Slimmer (Chambersburg) 86, 4. Kiersten Swain (Greencastle-Antrim) 85, 5. Maddy Payne (Fairfield) 64, 6. Kailia Burke (South Hagerstown) 53, 7. Lydia Pryke (Greencastle-Antrim) 44, 8. Raelee Fry (South Hagerstown) 40, 9. Emma Bradley (Waynesboro) 38, 10. Sanay Jones (Chambersburg) 34.
BOYS OUTDOOR TRACK
Event Leaders
100: 1. Spencer Long (Greencastle-Antrim) 10.9, 2. Jerry Amstutz (Greencastle-Antrim) 10.97, 3. Torin Sitter (South Hagerstown) 11.06
200: 1. Spencer Long (Greencastle-Antrim) 22.29, 2. Torin Sitter (South Hagerstown) 22.35, 3. Daniel Casagrandi (Chambersburg) 22.5
400: 1. Torin Sitter (South Hagerstown) 48.65, 2. Daniel Casagrandi (Chambersburg) 49.74, 3. Clinton Otinkorang (South Hagerstown) 49.77
800: 1. Noah Parks (Greencastle-Antrim) 1:53.67, 2. Dylan Herbst (Smithsburg) 1:56.70, 3. Landon Call (North Hagerstown) 2:00.94
1,600: 1. Dylan Herbst (Smithsburg) 4:21.95, 2. Landon Call (North Hagerstown) 4:22.12, 3. Julian Clark (Chambersburg) 4:23.65
1,600 Racewalk: 1. Dylan Bamfo (North Hagerstown) 12:41.82
3,200: 1. Julian Clark (Chambersburg) 9:21.96, 2. Walker Mason (North Hagerstown) 9:35.33, 3. Dylan Herbst (Smithsburg) 9:39.46
2,000 Steeplechase: 1. Landon Call (North Hagerstown) 6:35.31, 2. Gavin Gross (Smithsburg) 7:21.40, 3. Charles Higgins (Smithsburg) 8:04.51
110 Hurdles: 1. Logan Andou (Greencastle-Antrim) 15.2, 2. Ryan Marquiss (Greencastle-Antrim) 15.22, 3. Jonathan Morris (North Hagerstown) 15.36
300 Hurdles: 1. Jon Dawe (Chambersburg) 39.3, 2. Logan Andou (Greencastle-Antrim) 39.99, 3. Isaiah Ferguson (Chambersburg) 40.76
4×100: 1. Greencastle-Antrim 42.21, 2. South Hagerstown 43.57, 3. Fairfield 43.92
4×200: 1. South Hagerstown 1:28.99, 2. North Hagerstown 1:31.87, 3. Smithsburg 1:32.24
4×400: 1. Greencastle-Antrim 3:28.50, 2. Chambersburg 3:29.64, 3. Fairfield 3:30.20
4×800: 1. Chambersburg 8:05.76, 2. North Hagerstown 8:10.61, 3. Smithsburg 8:11.28
4×1600: 1. North Hagerstown 22:17.64
Long Jump: 1. Okenie McLaughlin (Chambersburg) 23-8.25, 2. Alex Cross (Chambersburg) 21-6, 3. Jacob Tyler (Smithsburg) 21-2.75
Triple Jump: 1. Okenie McLaughlin (Chambersburg) 50-2.75, 2. Rittenhouse Shuster (Smithsburg) 42-5.5, 3. Adam Seylar (Greencastle-Antrim) 40-6
High Jump: 1. Jacob Tyler (Smithsburg) 6-2, 2. Okenie McLaughlin (Chambersburg) 6-0, 2. Michael Jackson (Smithsburg) 6-0
Shot Put: 1. Austin Snyder (Fairfield) 50-8.5, 2. Noah Kish (Chambersburg) 44-9, 3. Mick Torbica (Waynesboro) 44-8
Discus: 1. Garett Forrest (North Hagerstown) 140-1, 2. Reece Plum (Greencastle-Antrim) 138-7, 3. Trevor Jessup (Smithsburg) 136-5
Javelin: 1. Chase Diller (Greencastle-Antrim) 163-6, 2. Mason Mowen (Chambersburg) 156-9, 3. Spencer Kessler (Chambersburg) 153-2
Pole Vault: 1. Joe Lofton (Greencastle-Antrim) 13-6, 2. Cadyn Nesbitt (Smithsburg) 13-2, 3. Luke Mertz (Chambersburg) 13-0
GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK
Event Leaders
100: 1. Annabelle Schaberl (North Hagerstown) 12.19, 2. Dechea Davis (Chambersburg) 12.4, 3. Trinity Savage (South Hagerstown) 12.44
200: 1. Taraji Nartey (North Hagerstown) 25.51, 2. Bre McIlquham (Waynesboro) 26.14, 3. Trinity Savage (South Hagerstown) 26.18
400: 1. Addyson Brubaker (Chambersburg) 59.45, 2. Mackenzie Philp (North Hagerstown) 1:00.16, 3. Caroline Philp (North Hagerstown) 1:00.91
800: 1. Mackenzie Philp (North Hagerstown) 2:16.65, 2. Caroline Philp (North Hagerstown) 2:19.92, 3. Lilly Spohn (Chambersburg) 2:21.76
1,600: 1. Caroline Philp (North Hagerstown) 5:00.57, 2. Mackenzie Philp (North Hagerstown) 5:05.61, 3. Natalie Quinn (Chambersburg) 5:07.53
1,600 Racewalk: 1. Michelle Boakye (North Hagerstown) 12:50.73
3,200: 1. Caroline Philp (North Hagerstown) 10:44.31, 2. Mackenzie Philp (North Hagerstown) 10:49.83, 3. Natalie Quinn (Chambersburg) 11:06.21
2,000 Steeplechase: 1. Anna Ramanan (North Hagerstown) 8:01.48
100 Hurdles: 1. Bre McIlquham (Waynesboro) 15.65, 2. Anna Chamberlin (North Hagerstown) 15.84, 3. Emily Mitchell (Chambersburg) 15.88
300 Hurdles: 1. Bre McIlquham (Waynesboro) 45.31, 2. Dayanah Brunson (North Hagerstown) 48.06, 3. Emily Mitchell (Chambersburg) 48.7
4×100 Shuttle Hurdles: 1. North Hagerstown 1:12.35
4×100: 1. Chambersburg 48.78, 2. South Hagerstown 49.61, 3. Smithsburg 49.91
4×200: 1. South Hagerstown 1:45.34, 2. Smithsburg 1:46.77, 3. North Hagerstown 1:47.77
4×400: 1. Chambersburg 4:01.13, 2. North Hagerstown 4:10.40, 3. Smithsburg 4:15.65
4×800: 1. Chambersburg 9:44.39, 2. Greencastle-Antrim 10:32.9, 3. Smithsburg 10:41.57
Long Jump: 1. Trinity Savage (South Hagerstown) 18-0.25, 2. Chloe Gietka (South Hagerstown) 17-3.25, 3. Addison Zimmerman (Chambersburg) 16-8.5
Triple Jump: 1. Chloe Gietka (South Hagerstown) 37-6, 2. Olivia Coy (Chambersburg) 36-6.5, 3. Emma Marx (Greencastle-Antrim) 34-7
High Jump: 1. Skyla Mastronardi (Smithsburg) 5-4, 2. Siena Scott (Chambersburg) 5-2, 2. Anna Chamberlin (North Hagerstown) 5-2
Shot Put: 1. Mikaila Collins (Chambersburg) 32-9.5, 2. Samantha Nieman (Smithsburg) 32-5.5, 3. McKinzie Walker (South Hagerstown) 32-1
Discus: 1. Fi Richards (Chambersburg) 125-5, 2. Bailey Hurley (Greencastle-Antrim) 125-4, 3. Caroline Barnes (Greencastle-Antrim) 99-0
Javelin: 1. Alannah Coleman (Greencastle-Antrim) 103-8, 2. Kendall Temchak (Chambersburg) 101-1, 3. Madison McDonald (Greencastle-Antrim) 96-1
Pole Vault: 1. Alyssa Fowler (Greencastle-Antrim) 11-6, 2. Ada Velazquez (Chambersburg) 9-6, 2. Lilian Hade (Smithsburg) 9-6
