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Chambersburg Girls Tennis Tops Cedar Cliff, 4-1

by Ed Gotwals

Chambersburg’s girls tennis team earned a 4-1 nonleague victory over Cedar Cliff on Thursday in Highland Park. Leah Wadel rallied after losing the first set to defeat Kiera Goodling at No. 1 singles. Olivia Keller won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, while Aria Barberio fell 6-2, 7-5 at No. 2.

The Trojans swept the doubles matches. Gretta Hill and Nina Kuchar won 6-0, 6-2, and Kendall Temchack and Sophie Keller recorded a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Chambersburg improved to 8-5.

In boys soccer, Chambersburg and Carlisle finished in a 1-1 tie. Deklin Shank scored for the Trojans early in the second half, but Carlisle tied the match after Chambersburg received a red card. Goalkeeper Brayden Shoop made six saves.

Brayden Shoop

Carlisle defeated Chambersburg 2-0 in girls soccer. The Trojans fell to 3-7 overall and 1-6 in the Mid Penn Commonwealth.

Published with Permission from Mid Penn Broadcasting. Read the full story here: https://thesportspage.blog/2026/10/01/chbg-roundup-girls-tennis-fights-to-earn-win-over-colts/

Franklin County Employees Raise $7,224 for United Way

Franklin County employees raised $7,224.12 for the United Way of Franklin County through the organization’s annual fundraising campaign. A total of 139 employees across 26 departments participated through monthly dress-down

Weather Update for Franklin County 10/15/2026

Chambersburg will see cooler weather Thursday before temperatures climb into the 80s Friday. Showers and possible thunderstorms will move through ahead of a sharp cooldown for the weekend. Today: Thursday,

Found Property

On 10/14/2026, The Chambersburg Police Department responded to the rail trail for found property. A foldable walker had been found along the side of the rail trail about a quarter

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