For the second year in a row, sophomore Olivia Kearns is a PIAA South Central Region girls wrestling champion.
Kearns, a Shalom Christian student who wrestles in a co-op for Shippensburg, marched to the 118-pound title by winning all four of her matches by first-period fall. She needed just 42 seconds to dispatch Governor Mifflin’s Gianna Montegari in the championship match.
Kearns punched her ticket to the PIAA Championships next weekend, and the same can be said for a trio of Chambersburg girls: Reagan Evans (3rd at 136), Aulana Stanton (3rd at 170), and Jessica Li (4th at 106). Caleb Tyler, a heavyweight for Fairfield, will be making his third trip to states after taking second at the Class AA South East Regional last weekend.
The wrestling postseason is also heating up in Maryland, with the MPSSAA hosting its regional tournaments. Smithsburg’s girls crowned a 2A-1A West Region champion in Rileigh Romberger (120) and also got Top 3 finishes from Emmaleigh Mentzer (2nd at 115), Isabella Cox (3rd at 130), and Samantha Nieman (3rd at 170). On the boys side, the 4A-3A West Region tourney featured strong performances from South Hagerstown’s Logan Ardinger (3rd at 106) and Paul Ngolle (4th at 157).
From the wrestling mat to the pool, there was plenty at stake the District 3-3A Swimming Championships. Chambersburg’s boys took third in the team standings and got an individual title from Amir Tasker, who conquered the 200 freestyle in 1:39.08. On the girls side, the Trojans’ Calla Hoffman and Waynesboro’s Mady Barker each medaled in two events, as did Fairfield’s Samantha Lawler in the Class 2A meet.
Finally, our coverage area is down to its final three teams on the hardwood. Chambersburg’s boys secured a fifth-place finish at districts to earn a berth at the PIAA tourney, while North Hagerstown’s boys kept their season alive with an overtime victory over Tuscarora in the region quarterfinals. The undefeated Smithsburg girls open their postseason this week with a region semifinal matchup against
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 (19-7), North Hagerstown (13-8), Greencastle-Antrim (19-6, season is over), Smithsburg (12-11, season is over), Waynesboro (8-14, season is over), Fairfield (7-15, season is over), South Hagerstown (6-16, season is over),
Scores
Monday, Feb. 23
District 3-6A Consolation Semifinals
No. 10 Chambersburg 51, No. 6 Wilson 46
Tuesday, Feb. 24
District 3-5A Consolation Semifinals
No. 11 Exeter Township 65, No. 7 Greencastle-Antrim 43
CMC Small School Championship
Middletown 63, Smithsburg 54
Wednesday, Feb. 25
District 3-6A Fifth-Place Game
No. 10 Chambersburg 58, No. 8 Cedar Cliff 42
Friday, Feb. 27
MPSSAA Class 4A West I Region Quarterfinals
No. 4 Urbana 55, No. 5 South Hagerstown 50
MPSSAA Class 3A West I Region Quarterfinals
No. 4 North Hagerstown 80, No. 5 Tuscarora 77 (OT)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Records
Local.News1 teams: Smithsburg (23-0), Greencastle-Antrim (13-10, season is over), Waynesboro (9-13, season is over), North Hagerstown (7-15, season is over), Fairfield (4-18, season is over), Chambersburg (2-20, season is over), South Hagerstown (2-20, season is over).
Scores
Tuesday, Feb. 24
CMC Small School Championship
Smithsburg 66, Williamsport 30
Friday, Feb. 27
MPSSAA Class 4A West I Region Quarterfinals
No. 3 Thomas Johnson 74, No. 6 South Hagerstown 43
MPSSAA Class 3A West I Region Quarterfinals
No. 4 Westminster 57, No. 5 North Hagerstown 38
BOYS WRESTLING
Scores
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28
PIAA South East Class AA Region Championships
Team scores (47 teams): 1. Faith Christian Academy 258, 24. Fairfield 24
Fairfield medalists: Caleb Tyler (2nd at 285)
Saturday, Feb. 28
Class 2A-1A West Region Championships
Smithsburg medalists: Trevor Jessup (5th at 285)
Class 4A-3A West Region Championships
North Hagerstown medalists: Brady Bruette (5th at 157), Marcello Falconio (6th at 165), Bennett Mayne (6th at 190), Marques Dutton (6th at 285)
South Hagerstown medalists: Logan Ardinger (3rd at 106), Paul Ngolle (4th at 157)
GIRLS WRESTLING
Scores
Friday, Feb. 27
Class 2A-1A West Region Championships
Smithsburg medalists: Rileigh Romberger (1st at 120), Emmaleigh Mentzer (2nd at 115), Isabella Cox (3rd at 130), Samantha Nieman (3rd at 170), Kendall Crutchfield (4th at 110), Lilliannah Mentzer (4th at 190), Laila Ricketts (6th at 135)
Saturday, Feb. 28
PIAA South Central Region Championships
Team scores (62 teams): 1. Central Dauphin 165, 7. Chambersburg 57, 49. Waynesboro 6, 58. Greencastle-Antrim 0
Chambersburg medalists: Reagan Evans (3rd at 136), Aulana Stanton (3rd at 170), Jessica Li (4th at 106)
Class 4A-3A West Region Championships
North Hagerstown medalists: Quinn Chomor (4th at 140), Alexis Yeates (6th at 110), Reggan Chapin (6th at 135), Saniah Keye (6th at 130)
South Hagerstown medalists: Patty Ngogang (5th at 190)
BOYS SWIMMING
Scores
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28
District 3-3A Swimming Championships
Team scores (37 teams): 1. Cumberland Valley 280, 3. Chambersburg 235, 32. Waynesboro 1
Chambersburg medalists: Amir Tasker (1st in 200 freestyle, 1:39.08; 4th in 100 butterfly, 45.72), Cristian Pong (2nd in 100 butterfly, 49.66; 6th in 100 backstroke, 52.48), Cullen McGraw (2nd in 500 freestyle, 4:38.28; 6th in 200 IM, 1:57.57), Alex Kaczmark (4th in 200 freestyle, 1:41.10; 6th in 100 Freestyle, 46.70), Ethan White (5th in 500 freestyle, 4:41.46), 200 freestyle relay (3rd in 1:26.74), 400 freestyle relay (3rd in 3:09.48), 200 medley relay (8th in 1:37.85)
GIRLS SWIMMING
Scores
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28
District 3-3A Swimming Championships
Team scores (37 teams): 1. Wilson 374.5, 11. Waynesboro 61, 15. Chambersburg 57
Waynesboro medalists: Mady Barker (7th in 100 backstroke, 59.0; 8th in 500 freestyle, 5:13.74)
Chambersburg medalists: Calla Hoffman (3rd in 100 backstroke, 58.27; 6th in 100 butterfly, 59.36), 200 medley relay (8th in 1:55.74)
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28
District 3-2A Swimming Championships
Team scores (28 teams): 1. Schuylkill Valley 396, 22. Fairfield 26
Fairfield medalists: Samantha Lawler (5th in 100 breaststroke, 1:08.83; 7th in 200 IM, 2:20.72)
