The biggest winner on the sports scene last week was none other than Mother Nature.
Weather caused all sorts of problems in the PIAA and MPSSAA postseason. Chambersburg and Greencastle-Antrim had district softball games washed away, while the MPSSAA Track and Field Championships were forced to postpone the final day of action until Monday.
The partial results from last week did, however, produce some excitement, not to mention a couple of state champions.
We’ll start at the state track championships in Maryland, where North Hagerstown freshman Caroline Philp nailed down a 3A state title in the 3,200 (10:44.31), while her twin sister Mackenzie finished third in 10:49.83. Smithsburg’s boys 4×800 relay team of Camilo Mellott, Gavin Gross, Dylan Lowe, and Dylan Herbst mined state gold in 8:11.28, while Herbst (2nd in 3,200, 9:39.46) and Cadyn Nesbitt (2nd in pole vault, 13-0) also earned podium finishes.
The PIAA Track Championships “weathered the storm” at Shippensburg University, and one area athlete shined brighter than the rest: Okenie McLaughlin. The Chambersburg senior captured a state championship in the triple jump with a hop, skip, and leap of 50-2.75.
Finally, Chambersburg’s boys baseball squad was able to dodge the rain last week and the Trojans took advantage by punching their ticket to the District 3-6A Championship game. The No. 5-seeded Trojans advanced to the final with a 3-0 win over No. 13 Northeastern and a 4-1 victory over No. 1 Hempfield. Chambersburg will face No. 11 Muhlenberg for the district crown on Monday.
Below is a sport-by-sport look at how teams in the Local.News1 coverage area performed last week:
Baseball
Records
Local.News1.org teams: Greencastle-Antrim (18-3), Chambersburg (17-6), Fairfield (10-12), Waynesboro (17-5, season is over), Smithsburg (15-8, season is over), North Hagerstown (11-7, season is over), South Hagerstown (9-11, season is over).
Scores
Monday, May 18
District 3-6A Quarterfinals
No. 11 Muhlenberg 9, No. 3 Waynesboro 7
No. 5 Chambersburg 3, No. 13 Northeastern 0
District 3-5A Quarterfinals
No. 3 Greencastle-Antrim 7, No. 6 Manheim Central 0
District 3-1A Semifinals
No. 6 Fairfield 7, No. 2 Shalom Christian 3
Thursday, May 21
District 3-6A Semifinals
No. 5 Chambersburg 4, No. 1 Hempfield 1
District 3-1A Final
No. 1 York Christian 3, No. 6 Fairfield 2
Baseball
District 3-5A Semifinals
No. 2 Lower Dauphin 4, No. 3 Greencastle-Antrim 3
Softball
Records
Local.News1.org teams: Greencastle-Antrim (17-4), Chambersburg (16-3), South Hagerstown (10-9, season is over), North Hagerstown (10-12, season is over), Smithsburg (9-13, season is over), Fairfield (6-13, season is over), Waynesboro (4-14, season is over).
Scores
Thursday, May 21
District 3-6A Quarterfinals
No. 2 Chambersburg vs. No. 7 Mechanicsburg, postponed TBA
Friday, May 22
District 3-5A Quarterfinals
No. 2 Greencastle-Antrim vs. No. 10 Twin Valley, postponed to 5/26
Boys track & field
Scores
Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23 (Day 3 postponed until 5/25)
MPSSAA Class 4A Championships
Team scores (26 teams, 6 of 18 events completed): 1. Crofton 26.25
MPSSAA Class 3A Championships
Team scores (30 teams, 6 of 18 events completed): 1. Sherwood 30, 17. North Hagerstown 5
North Hagerstown medalists: Walker Mason (4th in 3,200, 9:36.07)
MPSSAA Class 1A Championships
Team scores (21 teams, 6 of 18 events completed): 1. Patterson Mill 33, 10. Smithsburg 8
Smithsburg medalists: Dylan Herbst (2nd in 3,200, 9:39.46), Cadyn Nesbitt (2nd in pole vault, 13-0), Michael Wynkoop (4th in 3,200, 9:48.19), Rittenhouse Shuster (4th in triple jump, 42-5.5), Jacob Tyler (5th in high jump, 6-0), Grayson Wynkoop (6th in 9:49.25), 4×800 relay (Camilo Mellott, Gavin Gross, Dylan Lowe, Dylan Herbst) 1st in 8:11.28
Friday-Saturday, May 22-23
PIAA Class 3A Championships
Team scores (84 teams): 1. La Salle College 33, 20. Chambersburg 10
Chambersburg medalists: Okenie McLaughlin (1st in triple jump, 50-2.75)
Girls track & field
Scores
Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23 (Day 3 postponed until 5/25)
MPSSAA Class 4A Championships
Team scores (22 teams, 5 of 18 events completed): 1. Urbana 23, 17. South Hagerstown 4
South Hagerstown medalists: Trinity Savage (5th in long jump, 17-4)
MPSSAA Class 3A Championships
Team scores (27 teams, 5 of 18 events completed): 1. Westminster 28, 2. North Hagerstown 16
North Hagerstown medalists: Caroline Philp (1st in 3,200, 10:44.31), Mackenzie Philp (3rd in 3,200, 10:49.83)
MPSSAA Class 1A Championships
Team scores (21 teams, 6 of 18 events completed): 1. Patterson Mill 33, 10. Smithsburg 8
Smithsburg medalists: Lilian Hade (5th in pole vault, 9-0), 4×200 relay (5th in 1:47.28)
Friday-Saturday, May 22-23
PIAA Class 3A Championships
Team scores (80 teams): 1. JP McCaskey 42
