Author: Andy Sandrik

Harrisburg Mile (Elite) Wednesday, July 17, in Harrisburg Runners: 23 Winner: Brian Fuller, Mechanicsburg, 4:22; Top Female: Stefanie Cassel, Hummelstown, 4:48 Local.News Finishers Chambersburg: Ben Colli (4th in 4:28) Harrisburg Mile Wednesday, July 17, in Harrisburg Runners: 467 Winner: Peter Barto, Hershey, 4:42; Top Female: Olivia Wilson, Hershey, 5:19 Local.News Finishers Fayetteville: Wing Lam Cheung (7:03) Great Appalachian Valley Half Marathon Saturday, July 20, in Shippensburg Runners: 132 Winner: Addison Brooks, Fort Belvoir, Va., 1:19:32; Top Female: Skyla Taglieri, Georgetown, S.C., 1:31:22 Local.News Finishers Chambersburg: Steve Vanscyoc (2:06:18), Payton Dziemburski (2:06:41), Craig Leisher (2:18:06) Great Appalachian Valley 10K Saturday, July…

Some days you are the bug, other days you are the windshield. That was a good way to describe the weekend of racing for Greencastle driver DJ Myers, who competed in two Late Models races in two days at Path Valley Speedway. Friday evening’s “Night of Power” at Path Valley was a forgettable one for Myers, who crossed the finish line in 19th place. But things turned around on Saturday at the Austin Gelwicks Memorial, which saw Myers grind to Victory Lane over Lane Snook and Taylor Farlling. Myers worked his way into the Top 5 by mid-race, before he…

Three Chambersburg wrestlers — Gabe Nolan, Jaccob Stoner, and Frank Barrientos — had an opportunity to compete on one of the biggest stages their sport has to offer: The US Marine Corps Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Also known as “Fargo Nationals,” the trio of Trojan grapplers combined to chalk up three wins against the toughest Freestyle/Greco-Roman competition in the nation. Stoner led the crew, racking up a 2-2 record at 190 pounds in the 16U Greco-Roman division. Nolan, at 132 pounds, went 1-2 in 16U Greco-Roman. Barrientos, a heavyweight competing in both the Junior Freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions, went 0-2…

At 39 years old, I don’t consider myself “old” like my kids do, but I’m not exactly young, either. My knees make cracking sounds when I walk, I groan when I stand up, and my back hurts every single day. Gray hairs are shooting up by the dozen, and even though I’m not much of a drinker, I still wake up with a hangover any time I stay up past 10:30 p.m. Long story short: I’m in no position to compete for a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Most runners my age can say the same…

Midsummer Nights Mile Friday, July 12, in Potomac, Md. Runners: 188 Winner: Nicolas Crouzier, Gaithersburg, Md., 4:30; Top Female: Judi Jones, Saint Michaels, Md., 4:45 Local.News Finishers Fayetteville: Wing Lam Cheung (6:44) Diamond in the Rough Sprint Triathlon Saturday, July 13, in Perryville, Md. Athletes: 184 Winner: Stephen Schousen, Lancaster, 54:20; Top Female: Michelle Christine, Leesburg, Va., 59:43 Local.News Finishers Hagerstown: John Brown (8th in 1:05:23) Ninja 1 Miler Saturday, July 13, in York Runners: 5 Winner: H. Eberly, York, 8:23; Top Female: Debra Stutts, Hagerstown, Md., 17:19 Ninja 5K Saturday, July 13, in York Runners: 23 Winner: Jason Eberly,…

Two nights. Two brothers. Two wins. It was a weekend to remember for the Myers brothers, Cory and Craig, at the “Rumble in the Valley,” held at Path Valley Speedway on Friday and Saturday. Cory Myers, of Fayetteville, captured the 270 Sprints feature on Friday before taking taking third place on Saturday in a race that was won by his brother, Craig Myers of Chambersburg. The Myers brothers have combined for nine wins this season. Cory Myers started fifth in Friday’s race and made the winning pass on the third lap. On Facebook, he credits Myers Motors MRP Shocks, MRP…

Ephrata Firecracker 5 Miler Thursday, July 4, in Ephrata Runners: 507 Winner: Daniel Myers, Lancaster, 25:38; Top Female: Leah Maher, New Providence, 32:03 Local.News Finishers Chambersburg: Mason Rodriguez (40:55) Smithsburg: Daniel Long (45:24) Firecracker 5K Thursday, July 4, in Waynesboro Runners: 377 Winner: Hayden Parks, Greencastle, 16:11; Top Female: Lauren Norton, Martinsburg, W.Va., 21:00 Local.News Finishers Waynesboro: Kyle Phillips (2nd in 16:40), Will Campbell (5th in 17:56), Devin Barger (7th in 18:38), Chad Vaughn (10th in 18:49), Noah Hoxie (18:57), Clay Foreman (19:05, 1st in 20-29 AG), Noah Bockstie (19:09), Jayden Rooney (19:33), James Smith (20:09, 3rd in 40-49 AG),…

Few drivers on the sprint car circuit have seen more PA Speedweek races than Lance Dewease. The National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, known as the “Fayetteville Flyer,” is a three-time points champion of Pennsylvania’s biggest week of racing with wins in 1997, 1999, and 2001. Dewease, 58, is still racing on a part-time schedule and this year he made his return to PA Speedweek, competing in six of nine races. Over that span, Dewease logged three Top 10 finishes, taking 10th in the 410 Sprints at Port Royal Speedway on July 3, seventh at Hagerstown Speedway on July 4,…

One of the easiest positions to play in sports is the armchair quarterback. That’s someone, usually in a seated position far away from the action, who has a vocal opinion or critique about the play on the field. We’ve all played this role, to varying degrees, at one time or another. But while many armchair QB for the pros, I find myself doing it for my kids’ teams. No, I’m not a “Karen” at the games, but on the drive home I do tend to bounce between positive reinforcement and long-winded suggestions of drills and other methods that could spur…

The chances of a high school athlete landing on a college roster are not favorable. Only about one in 13, or seven percent, get to compete at the collegiate level. That makes the odds of playing two college sports in the same season — like Greencastle-Antrim grad Timothy Ehko did for Geneva College this spring — slim to none. Ehko took on two technically-challenging sports, dividing his time between the Golden Tornadoes’ golf and track squads, and put his versatility on full display. As a golfer, he was a scoring member of Geneva’s team in the final four meets of…