MECHANICSBURG — The Mid Penn Conference released its spring season all-star teams on Monday and Franklin County had two athletes earn Player of the Year for their divisions. In softball, Greencastle-Antrim’s Makayla Jerin took POY honors, while Jimmy Bell of James Buchanan was named in baseball — both in the Colonial Division. A trio of coaches also picked up Coach of the Years awards. In Colonial Division baseball, Shippensburg’s Brian Etter and Waynesboto’s Travis Hardman were co-coaches, while in Colonial softball, G-A’s Mark DeCarli was co-coach with Emily Quatrale of Northern York. The Mi ..read more

BASEBALL Chambersburg 5, Central Dauphin 0: Joey Diaz fired a complete game 4-hitter, walked just one and struck out 11 to lift the Trojans to a shutout win over the Rams in a Mid Penn Commonwealth game at Greene Township Park on Monday. Joey Diaz Chambersburg coach Scott Folmar said, “Joey’s had mostly good outings all year, but today’s game was probably as good as any of our guys have thrown that I can remember. He started by giving up back-to-back hits, but after that he controlled the game. He just pounded the strike zone — the only walk he gave up was with two outs in the seventh.” The ..read more

Taylor Mickey GIRLS LACROSSE Mercersburg Academy 16, Chambersburg 6: The Trojans and Blue Storm played in ugly weather Friday afternoon at Regents Field, and Mercersburg came out with a victory in a non-league game. For Chambersburg (2-15), Reagan Barrett tallied 3 goals to lead the offense. McKenna Myers, Taylor Mickey and Mara Costolo also found the net with shots. Gabriella Sabatino picked up an assist. Trojan coach Keara Allshouse said, “It was a hard-fought battle today. I’m hoping we can finish the season with a win on Monday (at Bishop McDevitt).” BOYS LACROSSE Trinity 18, Chambersbur ..read more

BASEBALL Chambersburg 6, Red Land 4: The Patriots and Trojans battled for 10 innings before Chambersburg emerged with a Mid Penn Commonwealth victory on Wednesday in Lewisberry. Harrison Benedict After Red Land tied the game in the bottom of the ninth with a solo home run, the Trojans scored twice in the top of the 10th. Aaron Vasquez led off with a single and, after an out, Ceagan Truett singled him to third. A fly ball to centerfield by Tyler Brechbiel enabled Vasquez to score. Then came a single by Jake Folmar and a walk to Logan Draper to load the bases, and a Joey Diaz single brought in ..read more

SOFTBALL Chambersburg 13, Cedar Cliff 0: Samantha Paetow had a big game at the plate to help the Trojans crush the Colts 13-0 in a Mid Penn Commonwealth game on Monday afternoon at Norlo Park. Karley Skultety Paetow was 4-for-5, scored 2 runs and drove in 4, and she had a double and home run among her hits. “Sam had a really good day at the plate — even her out was loud,” Chambersburg coach Chris Skultety said. The Trojans (12-3, 7-3 MPC) scored one run in the top of first inning, 4 in the second, 2 in the fourth and 6 in the seventh. The game was played at Norlo because Cedar Cliff’s field ..read more

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Trojans win Stan Morgan title: Chambersburg did not place first in any event at the Stan Morgan Invitational in Carlisle on Saturday evening, but by placing in the majority of events, the Trojans ended up capturing the team championship. Sienna Scott Chambersburg ended up with 74 points to outdistance the host Thundering Herd (65), while Waynesboro placed third with 53. “It was really nice to get a team victory in absolutely miserable conditions,” Trojan coach Chris Monheim said. “I’m hoping it propels us into a big postseason.” Natalia Holmes accounted for three seco ..read more

BASEBALL Chambersburg 9, Altoona 5: The Trojans had their best offensive game of the season Thursday evening at Greene Township Park and handed the Mountain Lions a Mid Penn Commonwealth defeat. Chase Stenger Chase Stenger had a big day at the plate for Chambersburg (4-9, 2-7 MPC), going 3-for-3 with 2 runs and 3 RBIs, including a 3-run home run in the second inning that wiped out the 4-0 lead Altoona (9-6, 5-5 MPC) had taken in the top of the first inning. “This was one of those games where I was really happy with the way our guys responded after falling behind early,” Trojan coach Scott Fo ..read more

Mara Costolo GIRLS LACROSSE Trinity 19, Chambersburg 6: The Trojans had trouble holding off a potent Shamrocks offense and were defeated in a non-league contest Tuesday evening at Trojan Stadium. Reagan Barrett produced four goals and an assist to lead Chambersburg (2-10). Also notching goals were McKenna Myers and Mara Costolo, while Elie Sarvis was credited with an assist.   ..read more

BOYS LACROSSE Central Dauphin 10, Chambersburg 8: The Trojans played their best game of the year, according to coach Joey Wilmot, but came up a little short of the Rams in a Mid Penn Commonwealth contest at Trojan Stadium on Thursday night. Tavian Ferguson “It was by far the hardest and best we’ve played all season,” Wilmot said. “Disappointed we couldn’t pull it out over a very good CD team, but I was proud of the effort.” Goalie Kristian Freeman posted a career-high 21 saves, giving him 413 career saves, second-most in program history. Wilmot said, “After their first two goals, Kristian pl ..read more

BASEBALL Chambersburg 7, Red Land 2: After struggling for five straight games, the Trojans’ offense took off Tuesday for a Mid Penn Commonwealth home win over the Patriots. Wyatt Martin Chambersburg (3-4, 1-3 MPC) struck for 10 hits, and a five-run bottom of the fourth inning proved to be the difference. “We’ll certainly take this win,” Trojan coach Scott Folmar said. “We got some guys on base (in the fourth) and we finally got some of the big hits we haven’t been able to get. I think it took the weight off our shoulders and we took some good at-bats the rest of the game.” Jake Folmar led of ..read more