Smithsburg track standouts Cora Gentzel, Kayla Hawbecker, Ella Fisher, and Taylor King can now call themselves state champions after last week’s MPSSAA 1A Indoor State Championships.
Those four girls were part of the Leopards’ 4×800 relay squad that surged to state gold in 9:58.92. Thanks in part to the efforts of these girls, Smithsburg finished second out of 29 in the team standings. Gentzel also recorded runner-up finishes in the 1,600 (5:19.25) and 3,200 (12:07.08).
Smithsburg’s boys were higlighted by Dylan Herbst, who finished third in the 1,600 in 4:33.10.
Last weekend was a big one for wrestling fans, with MPSSAA and PIAA regional meets taking center stage.
The MPSSAA 2A-1A and 4A-3A West Regional tourneys featured Top 3 finishers in Smithsburg’s Rileigh Romberger (1st at 120), Isabella Cox (2nd at 130), Emmaleigh Mentzer (3rd at 115), and Samantha Nieman (3rd at 155), North Hagerstown’s Bennett Mayne (3rd at 190) and Reagan Chapin (3rd at 135), and South Hagerstown’s Grace Reynolds (3rd at 110).
Chambersburg will be sending one girl, Jessica Li, to states after she recorded a fourth-place finish at 106 pounds.
North Hagerstown’s boys basketball team captured the CMC Large School Championship last week with a 64-61 victory over Urbana. The Hubs are the No. 1 seed in the MPSSAA Class 3A West I Region Championships, while another Local.News1 squad, Smithsburg, kept its season alive in the 1A region tourney with a victory in the quarterfinals.
Chambersburg’s boys basketball team finished fourth in District 3-6A after falling 60-55 to Governor Mifflin in the third-place game. The Trojans will be playing in the PIAA Tournament this week.
Finally, last weekend’s District 3-3A Swimming Championships saw masterful performances from Waynesboro’s Eve Phillips and Chambersburg’s Alex Kaczmark. Phillips captured victory in the girls 50 freestyle (23.49) and 100 freestyle (51.88), while Kaczmark struck for double silver in the boys 200 freestyle (1:40.45) and 100 butterfly (50.26). Chambersburg’s boys just missed repeating as district champions, with the Trojans finishing as runner-up by three points behind champion Cumberland Valley.
Below is a sport-by-sport look at how teams in the Local.News1 coverage area performed last week:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Records
Local.News1 Teams: Chambersburg (19-6), North Hagerstown (16-7), Smithsburg (8-12), Waynesboro (13-8, season is over), Greencastle-Antrim (8-14, season is over), South Hagerstown (6-17, season is over), Fairfield (4-18, season is over)
Scores
Tuesday, Feb. 25
CMC Large School Championship
North Hagerstown 64, Urbana 61
Thursday, Feb. 27
District 3-6A Championships
Third-Place Game
No. 10 Governor Mifflin 60, No. 4 Chambersburg 55
Friday, Feb. 28
MPSSAA Class 3A West I Region Quarterfinals
No. 3 Westminster 78, No. 6 South Hagerstown 77
Saturday, March 1
MPSSAA Class 1A West II Region Quarterfinals
No. 5 Smithsburg 59, No. 4 Boonsboro 40
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Records
Local.News1 Teams: Smithsburg (17-4), Waynesboro (13-9, season is over), Greencastle-Antrim (11-11, season is over), North Hagerstown (6-16, season is over), Chambersburg (4-18, season is over), Fairfield (2-20, season is over), South Hagerstown (2-21, season is over).
Scores
Girls Basketball
MPSSAA Class 3A West I Region Quarterfinals
No. 4 Manchester Valley 43, No. 5 North Hagerstown 22
No. 2 Oakdale 65, No. 7 South Hagerstown 21
WRESTLING
Scores
Friday, Feb. 28
PIAA Southeast 2A Region Championships
Boys team scores (49 teams): 1. Faith Christian Academy 267.5, 45. Fairfield 0.
MPSSAA 2A-1A Girls West Regional
Smithsburg medalists: Rileigh Romberger (1st at 120), Isabella Cox (2nd at 130), Emmaleigh Mentzer (3rd at 115), Samantha Nieman (3rd at 155), Kayleigh Wetzel (4th at 135)
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March 1
MPSSAA 4A-3A West Regional
South Hagerstown medalists: Logan Ardinger (4th at 106), Paul Ngolle (4th at 150)
North Hagerstown medalists: Bennett Mayne (3rd at 190)
MPSSAA 4A-3A West Regional
North Hagerstown medalists: Reagan Chapin (3rd at 135), Saniah Keye (6th at 130)
South Hagerstown medalists: Grace Reynolds (3rd at 110), Ariyanah Freeman (4th at 145), Amelia Martinez Durante (6th at 155)
Saturday, March 1
South Central Region Girls Championships
Team scores (51 teams): 1. Gettysburg 135.5, 19. Chambersburg 32.5, 27. Waynesboro 19
Chambersburg medalists: Jessica Li (4th at 106), Reagan Evans (6th at 130)
Waynesboro medalists: Kenadee Shockey (5th at 190)
MPSSAA 2A-1A West Regional
Smithsburg medalists: Tanner Christ (5th at 285)
SWIMMING
Scores
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March 1
District 3-3A Swimming Championships
Boys team scores (29 teams): 1. Cumberland Valley 239, 2. Chambersburg 236
Girls team scores (30 teams): 1. Wilson 454, 7. Waynesboro 112, 10. Chambersburg 81
Chambersburg boys medalists: Alex Kaczmark (2nd in 200 freestyle, 1:40.45; 2nd in 100 butterfly, 50.26), Cullen McGraw (2nd in 500 freestyle, 4:40.68), Amir Tasker (3rd in 200 freestyle, 1:41.06; 7th in 100 freestyle, 46.56), Cristian Pong (3rd in 100 butterfly, 50.61; 6th in 100 backstroke, 52.47), Ethan White (3rd in 500 freestyle, 4:43.36), 400 freestyle relay (2nd in 3:10.01), 200 freestyle relay (4th in 1:26.56), 200 medley relay (8th in 1:38.51)
Chambersburg girls medalists: Margot Ritchie (5th in 100 backstroke, 57.48; 6th in 200 freestyle, 1:55.81), 200 medley relay (7th in 1:51.81), 200 freestyle relay (8th in 1:41.67)
Waynesboro girls medalists: Eve Phillips (1st in 50 freestyle, 23.49; 1st in 100 freestyle, 51.88), Mady Barker (8th in 100 backstroke, 59.04), 400 freestyle relay (6th in 3:40.63), 200 freestyle relay (7th in 1:40.34)
Greencastle-Antrim boys medalists: Sean Detwiler (6th in 200 IM, 1:56.67)
District 3-2A Swimming Championships
Girls team scores (15 teams): 1. Schuylkill Valley 367
Fairfield girls medalists: Samantha Lawler (6th in 100 breaststroke, 1:09.94; 7th in 200 IM, 2:23.38)
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Scores
Wednesday, Feb. 26
MPSSAA 1A Indoor State Championships
Boys team scores (35 teams): 1. Harford Tech 59, 5. Smithsburg 38
Girls team scores (29 teams): 1. Harford Tech 79, 2. Smithsburg 65
Smithsburg boys medalists: Dylan Herbst (3rd in 1,600, 4:33.10), Michael Wynkoop (4th in 1,600, 4:40.63; 5th in 3,200, 10:17.12), Luke Gentzel (5th in 800, 2:03.83; 7th in 500, 1:09.64), Cadyn Nesbitt (5th in pole vault, 12-0), Elijah Bowman (6th in pole vault, 11-6), Levi Miller (8th in 300, 37.05), Michael Jackson (8th in high jump, 5-10), 4×800 relay (2nd in 8:35.91)
Smithsburg girls medalists: Cora Gentzel (2nd in 1,600, 5:19.25; 2nd in 3,200, 12:07.08), Kayla Hawbecker (3rd in 800, 2:27.63; 5th in 3,200, 12:40.84; 7th in 1,600, 5:44.80), Lilian Hade (3rd in pole vault, 9-6), Jenna Howe (5th in 300, 42.09; 7th in 500, 1:23.61), Alexandria Spithaler (5th in pole vault, 9-0), Grace Ellis (6th in 500, 1:21.47), Ella Fisher (8th in 3,200, 13:09.93), 4×800 relay (1st in 9:58.92), 4×400 relay (4th in 4:25.71), 4×200 relay (8th in 1:52.80)
