The brilliant high school career of Waynesboro swimmer Eve Phillips came to an end last weekend with her final trip to Bucknell University for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 3A Swimming Championships.
She didn’t come home empty-handed. Phillips, committed to swim for Mount Saint Mary’s next season, splashed her way to state medals in both the 100 freestyle (3rd in 50.87) and 50 freestyle (4th in 23.37).
Chambersburg’s boys squad medaled in three individual events and a relay to secure a seventh-place team finish with 86 points. It was the highest Chambersburg has ever finished at the PIAA meet. Amir Tasker took seventh in the 200 freestyle in 1:40.58, while eighth-place finishes were recorded by Cristian Pong (100 butterfly, 50.06) and Cullen McGraw (500 freestyle, 4:39.36). The Trojans’ 400 freestyle relay team of Alex Kaczmark, Tasker, Ethan White and McGraw teamed up for a fifth-place finish in 3:07.72.
Basketball season let out its final gasp last week, with two Local.News1 squads among those saying farewell. The Chambersburg boys went down in the second round of the PIAA Class 6A Championships with a 51-34 loss to Imhotep Charter, while Smithsburg’s girls saw their campaign come to an end with a 60-37 loss to Southern Garrett in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association Class 1A State Semifinals.
Spring sports also kicked off last week with the Chambersburg boys tennis team earning a 4-1 victory over Northern.
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 (20-7, season is over), North Hagerstown (18-8, season is over), Smithsburg (8-13, season is over), 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
Wednesday, March 12
PIAA 6A Championships
Second Round
Imhotep Charter 51, Chambersburg 34
Girls basketball
Records
Local.News1 Teams: Smithsburg (20-5, season is over), 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
Tuesday, March 11
MPSSAA Class 1A State Semifinals
No. 1 Southern 60, No. 4 Smithsburg 37
Swimming
Scores
Wednesday-Thursday, March 12-13
PIAA 2A Championships
Boys team scores (59 teams): 1. Mt. Pleasant 198
Girls team scores (59 teams): 1. Mt. Pleasant 189
No area medalists
Friday-Saturday, March 14-15
PIAA 3A Championships
Boys team scores (55 teams): 1. North Allegheny 215, 7. Chambersburg 86
Girls team scores (59 teams): 1. Upper Dublin 261, 18. Waynesboro 33, 48. Chambersburg 6.5
Chambersburg boys medalists: Amir Tasker (7th in 200 freestyle, 1:40.58), Cristian Pong (8th in 100 butterfly, 50.06), Cullen McGraw (8th in 500 freestyle, 4:39.36), 400 freestyle relay (5th in 3:07.72)
Waynesboro girls medalists: Eve Phillips (3rd in 100 freestyle, 50.87; 4th in 50 freestyle, 23.37)
Boys tennis
Standings
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division: 1. State College (3-0 overall, 2-0 division), 2. Red Land (2-0, 1-0), 3. Hershey (1-1, 1-1), 4. Cumberland Valley (2-0, 0-0), 4. Central Dauphin (1-0, 0-0), 4. Chambersburg (1-1, 0-0), 7. Carlisle (0-2, 0-1), 8. CD East (0-3, 0-2).
Scores
Monday, March 10
Chambersburg 4, Northern 1
Thursday, March 13
Lower Dauphin 5, Chambersburg 0
