Jeremy Otto
GOLF
Trojans qualify 4 for districts: The Mid Penn Conference held its golf championship at Dauphin Highlands G.C. on Thursday and four Chambersburg players qualified to advance to the District 3 Tournament.
Jeremy Otto placed 11th in the boys tournament with a score of 77 to earn a medal. Otto birdied Nos. 5 and 12 and suffered one double bogey. He had nines of 37 and 40.
For the girls, Emily Rensch, Emma Tolbert and Alaina Myers all finished among the top 18 to qualify.
Rensch tied for third with a score of 82, which included nines of 39 and 44. Tolbert shot 91 to tie for sixth place, while Morris scored a 102 and finished in a tie for 16th.
Casie Vanaman
FIELD HOCKEY
Cedar Cliff 3, Chambersburg 1: A depleted Trojan team kept it close in a Mid Penn Commonwealth defeat to the Colts in a road game Thursday afternoon.
“Most of our defense was out for various reasons and we had some very young girls in the back,” Chambersburg coach Kelsey Baker said. “I’m pleased with how they rose to the occasion. It can be really stressful to play defense and those young girls did a great job.”
Jaxin Frazer scored the goal for the Trojans (0-11, 0-7 MPC on a penalty stroke.
Baker said, “Our midfield did a great job connecting — you could see the chemistry. Mara Costolo, Jaxin Frazer, Morgan Smith and Casie Vanaman were playing beautifully. They’re starting to connect and it’s fun to watch.”
Ashlee Barrett
GIRLS TENNIS
Mechanicsburg 4, Chambersburg 1: The Wildcats (12-3) were able to get past the Trojans, who have been hot lately, in a non-league match at Mechanicsburg on Thursday afternoon.
Chambersburg (6-7) scored its only win at No. 1 doubles. Reese Miller and Ashlee Barrett posted a 7-5, 6-3 win over Ava Shepps and Annie Hu.
At No. 1 singles, Sarah Vessah fell 6-4, 6-2 to the Wildcats’ Taryn Zerby.