Author: Andy Sandrik

SU Military Science 5K Saturday, Oct. 19, in Shippensburg Runners: 29 Winner: Jonathan McKnight, Carlisle, 16:00; Top Female: Danielle Portier, Fayetteville, 21:39 Local.News Finishers Fayetteville: Brian Portier (25:03, 2nd in 40-49 AG), Kyle Koons (26:27, 2nd in 30-39 AG) Waynesboro: Tracy Bonebrake Miller (27:35, 2nd in 50-59 AG) SU Military Science 10K Saturday, Oct. 19, in Shippensburg Runners: 7 Winner: Stephen Myers, Carlisle, 46:29; Top Female: Taylor Reinecker, York Springs, 1:00:52 Local.News Finishers Chambersburg: Cliff Ocker (2nd in 53:57), Donald Grier (5th in 1:09:26), Lori Helman (7th in 1:18:07) Baltimore Marathon Saturday, Oct. 19, in Baltimore, Md. Runners: 1,787 Winner:…

It’s been a few weeks since the Chicago Marathon ran its course and still that world-record time — 2:09:56 — is etched into my running mind, and it’s blinking. The way Kenya’s Ruth Chepng’etich stormed to her third win in four years at Chicago, becoming the first female to break the 2:11 and 2:10 barriers, is the stuff that legends — and skeptics — are made of. Chepng’etich’s effort shattered the record of Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa, who ran a 2:11:53 at the 2023 Berlin Marathon. Sifan Hassan’s third-best time of 2:13:44 almost seems pedestrian at this point. It’s natural to…

Greencastle-Antrim’s girls volleyball squad has spent the entire regular season building a convincing playoff resume. Now it’s time for the Blue Devils, seeded No. 1 in the District 3-3A Tournament, to prove their worth on the postseason stage. Following a bye in the first round, Greencastle begins its playoff journey on Thursday with a quarterfinal game against No. 9 Susquehannock. We’ve selected this pressure-packed elimination contest as our Match of the Week. In the weeks and months to come throughout the high school sports season, we plan on spotlighting multiple teams and sports with our Match of the Week. Any…

Two Greencastle drivers — Transtan Stoner and Bradyn Kuhn — secured second-place finishes at Path Valley Speedway on Saturday in the final points racing program of the season. Stoner finished second in the 19-car field in the Wingless Super Sportsman feature behind Sam Leonard. Kuhn had a solid night in the 270 Sprints, going from ninth to second in a heat race before driving from third to second in the main event, finishing behind Jason Houtz. Malachi Doyle, of Chambersburg, landed a fourth-place finish in the Strictly Stocks feature. With Path Valley’s points race reaching its conclusion, there are plenty…

The postseason is about to kick off in Pennsylvania, and we’ve counted at least six Franklin County teams that have qualified for the District 3 dance. Girls volleyball has the most local playoff entrants, as Chambersburg, Waynesboro, and Greencastle-Antrim will all be playing win-or-go-home contests this week. The girls soccer teams from Chambersbug and Greencastle will be competing at districts, as will the Waynesboro boys soccer team. The individual postseason is already underway in Maryland, with local golfers and cross country runners taking center stage. South Hagerstown golfer Luke Leisinger shot an 81 to win the WCPS Golf Tournament last…

To say Chambersburg and Cumberland Valley’s football teams were coming from different places leading into Friday’s game at Chapman Field would be an understatement. The Trojans had just suffered a disappointing loss to Altoona, the last-place team in the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division. The Eagles, on the other hand, were riding high off one of the biggest upsets of the season with a win over Harrisburg. Not surprisingly, Cumberland Valley was the odds-on favorite for Friday’s game, but it was Chambersburg that pulled off the upset victory, with the Trojans defense forcing four turnovers in a 17-10 win over the Eagles.…

There’s a certain aura and mystique that surround the select teams that can navigate to the postseason without tasting defeat. North Hagerstown’s boys soccer program has a chance to do just that, but it won’t be easy as the Hubs face two winning teams in their final two games of the season. The road to a potential undefeated season resumes for North Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon when the Hubs pack their bags for a road match at Walkersville. The Lions would love nothing more than to spoil the fun for North Hagerstown but will have a tough task against the…

Hawktoberfest 5K Saturday, Oct. 12, in Hagerstown Runners: 130 Winner: Lucas Young, Hagerstown, Md., 16:42; Top Female: Cheryl Scholl, Hagerstown, Md., 20:44 Local.News Finishers Hagerstown: Yoan Compere (3rd in 19:16), Mike Martin (4th in 20:38), Timeo Compere (6th in 21:08), Skylar Detrick (8th in 21:38), Bryce Gates (23:26, 3rd in 30-39 AG), Aaron Rodgers (23:50), Brody Boyer (24:20), Matthew Vich (24:38), Zahir Scott (25:32, 3rd in 20-29 AG), Megan Curry (25:43, 2nd in 30-39 AG), Dean Mjanbe (26:55, 2nd in 16-19 AG), Kelsey Rodgers (27:29, 2nd in 20-29 AG), Sawyer Rachor (27:44), Christopher Cline (27:54), John Gates (28:42, 1st in…

There’s nothing easy about winning on the auto racing circuit, but the path to Victory Lane can be made easier by properly executing the three phases of Race Day: The qualifying round, heat race and feature race. Devin Friese understood the assignment and checked all three boxes while competing in the Masters Legends division at BAPS Motor Speedway on Friday and Saturday. The Chambersburg driver kicked off his weekend by running the second-fastest time in qualifying, then followed up by winning his heat race. Those efforts set Friese up for a second-starting position in Saturday’s 25-lap feature. Friese handled the…

As the travel soccer season rolls to its final games of the fall, five teams from the Local.News coverage area are still chasing the undefeated dream. Three of those are girls squads that hail from the Chambersburg-based Union Soccer Club: The U10 Wildfire (7-0), U11 Mambas (5-0), and U13 Eclipse (4-0-1), a trio of teams that are combining to outscore opponents by a 91-17 margin against competition in the Central Pennsylvania Youth Soccer League. Waynesboro’s youth soccer program has a good thing going in the United Recreational Soccer League, as two of its fifth- and sixth-grade co-ed teams — Waynesboro…