After two full days of competition at Cumberland Valley, the District 3-3A Swimming Championships came down to two teams and one wild relay race.
With the Chambersburg Trojans narrowly trailing Wilson for the lead in the team standings, it was time for the final race: The 400 freestyle relay. It took a record-breaking performance to get the job done, but the Chambersburg quartet of Alex Kaczmark, Amir Tasker, Jed Ritchie, and Derek Estep was up for the challenge. They swam to a district-record time of 3:06.33 to win the race and ultimately the team championship.
Chambersburg’s swimming team, which got individual gold from Estep in the 200 freestyle (1:40.71), highlighted an important week in sports for teams in the Local.News area.
Chambersburg’s boys basketball squad finished second at the District 3-6A Championships, while Greencastle-Antrim placed fourth at the 5A tournament. Both teams have qualified for the PIAA Championships.
Only one boys basketball team under the Local.News umbrella remains in the MPSSAA Championships: The Smithsburg Leopards. The No. 1-seeded Leopards are set to take on No. 3 South Carroll on Tuesday in the Class 1A West II Region Final.
Below is a sport-by-sport look at how teams in the Local.News coverage area performed last week:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Records
Mid-Penn Conference records: Chambersburg (19-6), Greencastle-Antrim (19-7), Waynesboro (10-11, season is over).
Washington County records (Local.News teams): Smithsburg (20-4), North Hagerstown (15-10, season is over), South Hagerstown (10-13, season is over).
Scores
Monday, Feb. 26
District 3-5A Tournament
Semifinals
No. 1 Hershey 76, No. 4 Greencastle-Antrim 61
Tuesday, Feb. 27
PIAA District 3-6A Tournament
Semifinals
No. 4 Chambersburg 45, No. 8 Red Lion 36
MPSSAA Championships
Class 3A West I Region Quarterfinals
No. 2 North Hagerstown 67, No. 7 Tuscarora 41
No. 4 Linganore 61, No. 5 South Hagerstown 41
Wednesday, Feb. 28
District 3-5A Tournament
Third-Place Game
No. 3 York Suburban 52, No. 3 Greencastle-Antrim 43
Thursday, Feb. 29
MPSSAA Championships
Class 3A West I Region Semifinals
No. 3 Oakdale 64, No. 2 North Hagerstown 56
Class 1A West II Region Semifinals
No. 1 Smithsburg 65, No. 5 Brunswick 41
Friday, March 1
PIAA District 3-6A Tournament
Final
No. 2 Cumberland Valley 48, No. 4 Chambersburg 39
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Records
Mid-Penn Conference records: Greencastle-Antrim (15-7, season is over), Waynesboro (11-11, season is over), Chambersburg (6-16, season is over)
Washington County records (Local.News teams): Smithsburg (17-8, season is over), North Hagerstown (4-18, season is over), South Hagerstown (0-21, season is over)
Scores
Wednesday, Feb. 28
MPSSAA Championships
Class 3A West I Region Quarterfinals
No. 2 Linganore 72, No. 7 South Hagerstown 9
No. 3 Westminster 49, No. 6 North Hagerstown 30
Friday, March 1
MPSSAA Championships
Class 1A West II Region Semifinals
No. 3 South Carroll 62, No. 2 Smithsburg 54
WRESTLING
Scores
Saturday, March 2
PIAA Girls South Central Region Championships
Waynesboro (37th place, 7 points)
SWIMMING
Scores
Friday-Saturday, March 1-2
PIAA District 3-3A Championships
Chambersburg boys (1st place, 289 points)
Waynesboro boys (22nd place, 16 points)
Waynesboro girls (9th place, 89 points)
Chambersburg girls (15th place, 36 points)
