After a feverish final week of the regular season, Pennsylvania’s playoff brackets have been locked in.
We counted seven area squads that have qualified for the District 3 postseason, including two local teams that will face each other.
On the volleyball court, Mid-Penn Colonial Division champion Waynesboro has qualified for the 6A dance as a No. 8 seed and the Maidens will host a first-round match against none other than their Franklin County playmate Chambersburg, which slides in as the No. 9 seed.
Fairfield’s girls soccer team exploded for a 14-4 record this fall, and the Knights will enjoy a first-round bye after being tabbed as the No. 2 seed for the 1A tourney.
Greencastle-Antrim and Chambersburg narrowly missed spots in the district girls soccer brackets, but their boys counterparts were more fortunate. The Blue Devils sneak into the playoffs as a No. 16 seed in 3A, while the Trojans — who finished as district runner-up in 2025 — make it into the 4A playoffs as a No. 14. Fairfield’s boys soccer team will be seeded No. 7 in the 1A playoffs.
Greencastle’s field hockey team is also bound for the postseason as a No. 13 seed in the 3A bracket.
While some sports are just beginning the playoff process in Pennsylvania, tennis and golf are already crowning champions. Chambersburg’s girls tennis doubles squad of Leah Wadel/Charley Kalathas made an unlikely run at the District 3-3A Doubles Championship last weekend. Unseeded, Wadel/Kalathas ran through their bracket with upsets over the Nos. 1 and 4 seeds on their way to a runner-up finish. The duo will be moving on to states.
The PIAA 2A Golf Championships also wrapped last weekend, with Fairfield’s Isabelle Studli winning a state medal. She fired an 82-78-160 in the girls tourney to finish in a tie for 10th place. Her teammate, Aden Frank, competed on the boys side and shot a 79-75-154 to finish in a tie for 30th place.
On the gridiron, Chambersburg and Greencastle kept playoff hopes alive by coming through clutch in must-win games. Smithsburg’s undefeated season came to a halt last weekend, as the Leopards fell to 7-1 with a 49-14 loss to Fort Hill. In flag football, Smithsburg (9-2) is one win away from a 2A-1A West I region championship after blowing out Williamsport 44-0 in the semifinals.
Cross country had the week off, but postseason action will be heating up this weekend. Maryland will be joining the playoff party shortly, as most of the state’s region brackets are scheduled to be drawn up in the coming week.
Below is a sport-by-sport look at how teams in the LocalNews1 coverage area performed last week:
Golf
Washington County: Boonsboro (34-32), Williamsport (23-35), North Hagerstown (19-24), Smithsburg (17-28), Clear Spring (3-46), South Hagerstown (2-33), Saint James (0-7).
Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 20-21
PIAA Class AA Championships
Fairfield boys finishers: Aden Frank (t-30th place, 79-75-154)
Fairfield girls finishers: Isabelle Studli (t-10th place, 82-78-160)
Football
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division: 1. State College (9-0 overall, 8-0 division), 2. Harrisburg (8-1 overall, 7-1 division), 2. Bishop McDevitt (8-1, 7-1), 4. Altoona (5-4, 5-3), 4. Cumberland Valley (5-4, 5-3), 6. Chambersburg (3-6, 3-5), 7. Cedar Cliff (2-7, 2-6), 8. Carlisle (1-8, 1-7), 8. CD East (1-8, 1-7), 8. Central Dauphin (1-8, 1-7).
Mid-Penn Keystone Division: 1. Northern (8-1 overall, 8-0 division), 2. Mechanicsburg (7-2, 6-2), 3. Hershey (6-3, 5-3), 3. Lower Dauphin (5-4, 5-3), 3. Palmyra (5-4, 5-3), 6. Gettysburg (5-4, 4-4), 7. Red Land (4-5, 3-5), 7. Shippensburg (3-6, 3-5), 9. Mifflin County (2-7, 1-7), 10. Waynesboro (0-9, 0-8).
Mid-Penn Colonial Division: 1. Susquehanna Township (7-2 overall, 6-0 division), 2. Trinity (5-4, 4-2), 2. Milton Hershey (4-5, 4-2), 2. West Perry (7-2, 4-2), 5. Greencastle-Antrim (5-4, 3-3), 6. Middletown (4-5, 2-4), 6. East Pennsboro (3-6, 2-4), 8. Boiling Springs (0-9, 0-6).
Washington County: Smithsburg (7-1), Williamsport (6-2), Boonsboro (5-3), Saint James (4-3), North Hagerstown (3-5), South Hagerstown (2-6), Clear Spring (1-7).
Scores
Friday, Oct. 23
Chambersburg 37, CD East 14
Northern 31, Waynesboro 21
Greencastle-Antrim 14, East Pennsboro 9
Boonsboro 19, North Hagerstown 18
Fort Hill 49, Smithsburg 14
Liberty 35, South Hagerstown 13
Boys soccer
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division (Final): 1. Central Dauphin (15-2 overall, 12-0 division), 2. State College (12-4-2, 9-3), 3. Chambersburg (9-7-1, 5-6-1), 4. Cedar Cliff (7-6-5, 4-5-3), 5. Cumberland Valley (4-10-2, 4-6-2), 6. Carlisle (3-9-6, 2-7-3), 7. Mechanicsburg (2-13-2, 1-10-1).
Mid-Penn Colonial Division (Final): 1. Boiling Springs (12-2-4 overall, 8-2-2 division), 1. Shippensburg (12-3-3, 8-2-2), 3. Greencastle-Antrim (11-5-2, 6-4-2), 4. Gettysburg (4-7-5, 4-4-4), 5. West Perry (5-6-7, 3-3-6), 6. Middletown (6-5-7, 3-4-5), 7. Waynesboro (0-16-1, 0-11-1).
South Central Athletic Conference Division III (Final): 1. West York (15-1-1 overall, 12-1-1 division), 2. Big Spring (10-4-3, 9-2-3), 3. Fairfield (10-4-3, 7-4-3), 4. Shalom Christian (7-6-3, 6-5-3), 5. Littlestown (6-5-5, 5-5-4), 6. Delone Catholic (8-8-1, 6-7-1), 7. James Buchanan (2-15-1, 2-11-1), 8. Hanover (2-15, 1-13).
Washington County: Grace Academy (13-3-1), Broadfording (8-5), Heritage Academy (6-10-2), North Hagerstown (5-6-1), Boonsboro (5-7-2), Williamsport (5-8-1), Saint James (4-8-1), South Hagerstown (4-9-1), Clear Spring (2-10), Smithsburg (0-14).
Scores
Monday, Oct. 19
Gettysburg 5, Waynesboro 3
Francis Scott Key 4, South Hagerstown 0
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Greencastle-Antrim 3, CD East 0
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Carlisle 4, Waynesboro 0
State College 1, Chambersburg 0
Thursday, Oct. 22
Thomas Johnson 2, Smithsburg 0
South Hagerstown 1, Clear Spring 0
Girls soccer
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division (Final): 1. Cumberland Valley (14-0-3 overall, 11-0-1 division), 2. Mechanicsburg (13-4, 10-3), 3. Central Dauphin (9-8-1, 8-3-1), 4. Carlisle (8-8-2, 7-6), 5. Chambersburg (6-11-1, 3-9), 6. State College (6-12, 2-10), 6. Cedar Cliff (5-12-1, 2-10).
Mid-Penn Colonial Division (Final): 1. West Perry (13-3-2 overall, 9-2-1 division), 2. Shippensburg (10-2-6, 7-1-4), 3. Gettysburg (9-7-1, 7-4-1), 4. Middletown (9-5-4, 5-3-4), 5. Greencastle-Antrim (8-6-3, 4-5-3), 6. Boiling Springs (4-10-4, 3-8-1), 7. Waynesboro (0-18, 0-12).
South Central Athletic Conference Division II (Final): 1. New Oxford (14-2-2 overall, 11-1-2 division), 2. Bermudian Springs (11-3-3, 10-2-2), 3. Fairfield (14-4, 10-4), 4. Kennard-Dale (9-6-2, 7-5-2), 5. Eastern York (9-6-3, 6-5-3), 6. West York (5-11-1, 5-8-1), 7. York Catholic (2-14, 2-12), 8. York (0-14, 0-14).
Washington County: Smithsburg (8-4), North Hagerstown (7-4), Boonsboro (3-8-1), Clear Spring (2-8), Saint James (1-8), Williamsport (1-10), South Hagerstown (0-12).
Scores
Monday, Oct. 19
Gettysburg 3, Waynesboro 1
Fairfield 4, CD East 0
Francis Scott Key 7, South Hagerstown 0
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Chambersburg 1, State College 0
Greencastle-Antrim 9, CD East 0
Thursday, Oct. 22
Fairfield 4, Littlestown 0
Linganore 3, North Hagerstown 0
Clear Spring 5, South Hagerstown 2
Volleyball
Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division (Final): 1. State College (14-1-1 overall, 12-0 division), 2. Central Dauphin (13-4 overall, 9-3 division), 3. Cumberland Valley (8-6, 8-4), 4. Chambersburg (11-6, 7-5), 5. Mechanicsburg (6-9, 5-7), 6. Cedar Cliff (2-16, 1-11), 7. Altoona (4-14, 1-11).
Mid-Penn Colonial Division (Final): 1. Waynesboro (14-6, 8-2), 2. Northern (11-9, 7-3), 2. Gettysburg (12-8 overall, 7-3 division), 4. Greencastle-Antrim (8-8, 6-4), 5. Shippensburg (5-14, 2-8), 6. West Perry (3-14, 0-10).
South Central Athletic Conference Division III West (Final): 1. Bermudian Springs (14-2 overall, 10-0 division), 2. James Buchanan (16-2, 8-2), 3. Littlestown (9-8, 5-5), 3. Shalom Christian (9-9, 5-5), 5. Hanover (5-13, 2-8), 6. Fairfield (3-14, 0-10).
Washington County: Grace Academy (17-2), Heritage Academy (13-4), Williamsport (11-3), Smithsburg (11-3), North Hagerstown (10-4), Saint James (10-6), Hancock (7-6), Boonsboro (7-7), South Hagerstown (6-7), Clear Spring (6-8), Broadfording (6-10).
Scores
Monday, Oct. 19
Chambersburg 3, Mechanicsburg 2
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Smithsburg 3, North Hagerstown 1
Jefferson 3, South Hagerstown 0
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Chambersburg 3, Cumberland Valley 1
Thursday, Oct. 22
South Hagerstown 3, Hancock 1
Smithsburg 3, Linganore 1
North Hagerstown 3, Manchester Valley 0
Field hockey
Mid-Penn Colonial Division (Final): 1. Gettysburg (13-3-2 overall, 10-0-2 division), 2. Greencastle-Antrim (11-5, 9-3), 3. Chambersburg (7-8-2, 7-3-2), 4. Shippensburg (6-11-1, 6-5-1), 5. East Pennsboro (5-12-1, 5-6-1), 6. Waynesboro (2-15-1, 1-11), 6. CD East (1-16, 1-11).
South Central Athletic Conference Division III (Final): 1. Big Spring (11-5-1 overall, 10-1-1 division), 1. Northeastern (11-6-1, 10-1-1), 3. Hanover (11-7, 9-3), 4. York Tech (6-9-3, 5-6-1), 5. Delone Catholic (4-10-1, 4-7-1), 6. Fairfield (2-12, 2-10), 7. Dover (0-17, 0-12).
Scores
Monday, Oct. 19
Greencastle-Antrim 1, Shippensburg 0
Cumberland Valley 8, Chambersburg 0
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Carlisle 11, Waynesboro 0
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Greencastle-Antrim 4, Middletown 3
Chambersburg 2, East Pennsboro 1
Girls flag football
Washington County: Smithsburg (9-2), Boonsboro (8-2), Clear Spring (5-6), Williamsport (4-6), North Hagerstown (3-8), South Hagerstown (0-9)
Scores
Monday, Oct. 19
Smithsburg 47, North Hagerstown 7
Williamsport 41, South Hagerstown 18
Wednesday, Oct. 21
MPSSAA 3A-2A West I Quarterfinals
Tuscarora 31, North Hagerstown 0
Thursday, Oct. 22
MPSSAA 4A-3A West I Semifinals
Urbana 43, South Hagerstown 0
Saturday, Oct. 24
MPSSAA 2A-1A West I Semifinals
Smithsburg 44, Williamsport 0
Girls tennis
Scores
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24
District 3-3A Doubles Championships
First Round: Leah Wadel/Charley Kalathas (Chambersburg) over Saisha Jindal/Katie Schiavone (Dallastown) 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinals: Wadel/Kalathas over No. 1 Emily Tippin/Lucy Lamparella (Wilson) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Semifinals: Wadel/Kalathas over No. 4 Abby Martin/Leighanne Chiong (Manheim Township) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Final: No. 2 Emma Teunissen/Katie Gergal (Central Dauphin) over Wadel/Kalathas 6-3, 6-1
