Chambersburg's girls swim team picked up two key first places late in the meet and was able to hold off Central Dauphin 90-80 in a Mid Penn Commonwealth Division meet Tuesday at the Chambersburg YMCA.

Chambersburg's Ali Pastor took first in the 100 backstroke and Autumn Bowers followed by taking first in the 100 breaststroke.

Trojan coach Donnie Miller said, "I knew it would be close and we needed a safe cushion going into the 400 relay at the end. Both Pastor and Bowers did a nice job. They are seniors who came through when we needed them."

Bowers also picked up a victory in the 200 IM, an event she normally does not swim. The 200 medley relay team of Kelly Hamilton, Bowers, Chelsey Michael and Hannah Parson also took first.

The Rams won six events, but Chambersburg (6-3, 3-2 MPC), which has five straight victories, won the majority of seconds.

Hamilton was second behind CD's Samantha Wary in the 50 and 100 freestyle.

Miller said, "I wanted to swim Kelly in some races that she wouldn't dominate. Wary swam in states last year in both of those events, so she's very good. Kelly did very well; both of them were close."

GIRLS

Chambersburg 90, C. Dauphin 80

200 medley relay -- 1.Chbg (Kelly Hamilton, Autumn Bowers, Chelsey Michael, Hannah Parson), 2:16.48; 3.Chbg (Olivia Beckner, Hailey Parson, Teal Nitterhouse, Ali Pastor), 2:27.63

200 freestyle -- 1.Maggie Doughty (CD), 2:21.45; 2.Beckner (Ch), 2:27.40; 3.Jenna Happel

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(Ch), 2:28.06

200 IM -- 1.Bowers (Ch), 2:44.4; 2.Michael (Ch), 2:49.51

50 freestyle -- 1.Samantha Wary (CD), 28.24; 2.Hamilton (Ch), 28.45

100 butterfly -- 1.Gracey Tomalavage (CD), 1:16.29; 2.Michael (Ch), 1:18.10; 3.Hannah Parson (Ch), 1:19.93

100 freestyle -- 1.Wary (CD), 1:02.35; 2.Hamilton (Ch), 1:02.45; 3.Happel (Ch), 1:08.3

400 freestyle -- 1.Katie Lelinski (CD), 5:02.51; 2.Beckner (Ch), 5:04.08; 3.Lauren Kimberly (Ch), 5:49.88

200 freestyle relay -- 1.CD (Bailey Stump, Lexi Owens, Kelley McGuire, Doughty), 2:00.52; 2.Chbg (Bowers, Michael, Hannah Parson, Hamilton), 2:01.23; 3.Chbg (Nitterhouse, Taylor Parson, Hailey Parson, Happel), 2:13.85

100 backstroke -- 1.Pastor (Ch), 1:21.0

100 breaststroke -- 1.Bowers (Ch), 1:26.29; 3.Hannah Parson (Ch), 1:31.91

400 freestyle relay -- 1.CD (Doughty, Hailey Deichmiller, Lelinski, Stump), 4:41.72; 2.Chbg (Nitterhouse, Beckner, Happel, Pastor), 4:44.08; 3.Chbg (Hailey Parson, Meghan Merkle, Taylor Parson, Kimberly), 5:17.86

Next meet: Thursday, at home vs. Carlisle, 4.

MPC CAPITAL

Rockets defeated

Tuesday, at Mercersburg

Mid Penn Capital Div. meet

Northern pulled out a 90-78 victory over the James Buchanan girls ... Keegan Reed grabbed wins in the 200 IM (2:24.14) and 100 breaststroke (1:14.84) for the Rockets (1-11, 0-6) ... "Our kids had a really good meet," JB coach Kathy Hall said. "Reed had a great meet. Seniors Emily Mowen and Katie Ortbal had best times in their events today. Heather Sempowski swam really well. I'm really proud of all of them."

GIRLS

Northern 90, J. Buchanan 78

200 medley relay -- 1.Northern, 2:06.44

200 freestyle -- 1.Madison Osterhougt (N), 2:16.88

200 IM -- 1.Keegan Reed (JB), 2:24.14

50 freestyle -- 1.Jess Beeler (N), 27.43

100 butterfly -- 1.Beeler (N), 1:07.16

100 freestyle -- 1.Rachel Handley (N), 1:01.72

500 freestyle -- 1.Rebecca Wheat (N), 5:53.94

200 freestyle relay -- 1.Northern, 1:50.21

100 backstroke -- 1.Sam Harlacker (N), 1:14.11

100 breaststroke -- 1.Reed (JB), 1:14.84

400 freestyle relay -- 1.Northern, 4:07.46

Next meet: Thursday, at Shippensburg, 4.