Greencastle

Ship girls place 3rd in District 3 2A swimming

Ship relay

The Shippensburg 200 freestyle team of, from left to right, Julia Strine, Madelyn Facchinei, Madison Osanitch and Makenna Morris, swam a school record time of 1:39.88 on Friday to place second in 2A at the District 3 Swimming Championships.

NEW KINGSTOWN — Shippensburg placed within the top five in four of the five events held Saturday at the District 3 Swimming Championships and ended up in third place in the team standings.

The Lady Hounds finished with 198 points to trail Schuylkill Valley and Northern York.

Julia Strine took fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.33, and she also placed fifth in the 100 freestyle in 53.67.

Madison Osanitch took fifth in the 500 freestyle with a clocking of 5:18.92. Makenna Morris placed eighth in the 100 free in 54.04.

Shippensburg’s 400 free relay team of Strine, Madelyn Facchinei, Osanitch and Morris were fourth in 3:41.97.

James Buchanan’s top finish came from its 400 free relay team of Annaleisse Hissong, Madison Price, Kortny Green and Sarah Kimmel (3:59.39).

In boys 2A, the top area finish was by Greencastle-Antrim’s Andrew Jackson, who placed 12th in the 500 free with a time of 5:15.15.

A story on the 3A events will be published later tonight. For the second straight day, snow pushed back the start time an hour.

District 3 Swimming Championships
Saturday’s Results
(Local results only)
GIRLS CLASS 2A
100 freestyle — 5.Julia Strine (Ship) 53.67; 8.Makenna Morris (Ship) 54.04; 18.Rachel Connor (Ship) 58.78; 19.Teddi Powell (Ship) 58.91
500 freestyle — 5.Madison Osanitch (Ship) 5:18.92; 23.Madison Price (JB) 5:57.49
100 backstroke — 15.Annaleisse Hissong (JB) 1:03.41; 24.Price (JB) 1:08.59
100 breaststroke — 4.Strine (Ship) 1:05.33; 11.Madelyn Facchinei (Ship) 1:11.74; 15.Mia Estep (Ship) 1:13.29; 16.Sarah Kimmel (JB) 1:13.54; 22.Kortny Green (JB) 1:18.91
400 freestyle relay — 4.Shippensburg (Strine, Facchinei, Osanitch, Morris), 3:41.97; 8.James Buchanan (Hissong, Price, Kortny Green, Kimmel), 3:59.39
Team standings: 1.Schuylkill Valley 274; 2.Northern York 233; 3.Shippensburg 198; 4.West York 185; 5.Trinity 178; 11.James Buchanan 65
BOYS CLASS 2A
500 freestyle — 12.Andrew Jackson (G-A) 5:15.15
100 backstroke — 15.Diego Gonzales (G-A) 59.54; 16.Jackson (G-A) 1:00.04; 21.Dylan Hervieux (G-A) 1:01.78
Team standings: 1.Bishop McDevitt 304; 2.York Suburban 188; 3.(tie) Boiling Springs, Trinity 187; 5.Schuylkill Valley 159; 16.James Buchanan 4